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Many of us have so many knives that our heirs will probably be overwhelmed by trying to understand their significance. Also, we seldom reflect upon why our father, grandfather, or uncle used one particular knife in preference to all others to the point it became a part of their legacy to us.
I suspect few of us look far enough ahead to consider our heirs may appreciate a particular blade just because we did, and attach sentimental family value to an otherwise common tool. It doesn't have to be a slip or traditional blade just because that is what we have come to view as an old knife. Someday a tactical in carbon fiber will become another 'old knife'.
Mine will be a rather common and unremarkable Craftsman small stockman purchased from Sears in 1970 in the town where I was born. I returned after living 2000 miles away for 15 years, and worked there for 2 years before moving away again forever.
I still carry the Craftsman but rarely use it so it will outlast me. It was in my pocket when my children were born, it helped to build every home where my children have lived, it has been on every hunting and fishing trip, cut everything imaginable, and survived intact (sort of like me). It never failed, stayed sharp, and was always there when needed because there was no reason to leave it behind. I mentioned a couple of other things about it in another thread.
At this point, it's doubtful there will be another to be passed on with the same legacy. I've given all of my Queens to my kids, one at a time, but they are knives to be used by them to build their own lives.
Is there one that you want to pass along as 'your knife' ? I doubt our ancestors thought their knife would have special value to us, it just sort of happened. It's something to think about.
I suspect few of us look far enough ahead to consider our heirs may appreciate a particular blade just because we did, and attach sentimental family value to an otherwise common tool. It doesn't have to be a slip or traditional blade just because that is what we have come to view as an old knife. Someday a tactical in carbon fiber will become another 'old knife'.
Mine will be a rather common and unremarkable Craftsman small stockman purchased from Sears in 1970 in the town where I was born. I returned after living 2000 miles away for 15 years, and worked there for 2 years before moving away again forever.
I still carry the Craftsman but rarely use it so it will outlast me. It was in my pocket when my children were born, it helped to build every home where my children have lived, it has been on every hunting and fishing trip, cut everything imaginable, and survived intact (sort of like me). It never failed, stayed sharp, and was always there when needed because there was no reason to leave it behind. I mentioned a couple of other things about it in another thread.
At this point, it's doubtful there will be another to be passed on with the same legacy. I've given all of my Queens to my kids, one at a time, but they are knives to be used by them to build their own lives.
Is there one that you want to pass along as 'your knife' ? I doubt our ancestors thought their knife would have special value to us, it just sort of happened. It's something to think about.
. Maybe it will be my future grandchildren who will really appreciate my first few attempts.
