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Nice story Carl. It simply but effectively illustrates a knife truth!
There are "intangibles" to knife ownership that almost cannot be explained.
The most effective, well-engineered knife can still be unloveable, if it doesn't have that "certain something"!
 
My grandfather died when I was just 12 and since he spent most of those later years in the VA hospital (WWI vet) I did not have these kind of moments. I am however trying to have a better time with sharing of things with my grand son's. Great story and thank you for sharing it.
Charles
 
Once again, a nice story and good life lessons from the older man. I note that the rifle used for the shooting lesson is a Winchester 69. My own .22 rifle for high school shooting was a Winchester 69A - one that I wish I still had. The older man has good taste in knives and firearms.:cool:
 
waynorth said:
Nice story Carl. It simply but effectively illustrates a knife truth!
There are "intangibles" to knife ownership that almost cannot be explained.
The most effective, well-engineered knife can still be unloveable, if it doesn't have that "certain something"!
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True, I've had some VERY nice knives that I just didn't click with for some reason, hence did not carry them like I'd hoped I would when I bought them. There was absolutely nothing wrong with them at all, but we just didn't click. There's just that "chemistry" that the right knife has to have to become a beloved EDC. It's not proportional to the cost of the knife either, it's intangible little traits that draw us to a knife and make it "The One".

But when it's all boiled down to the basics, it's a cutting tool and it must function as that or it's just a pocket weight!
 
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