The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Hopefully tomorrow for yours KenLogistics are so messed up. I ordered a flashlight on the 16th, and it's been all over Virginia, then to San Francisco, then Sacramento. We live an hour north of Sacramento, so of course they sent it south to Lodi (yes, like the CCR song). Now it says "In transit to next facility", which will probably be in Idaho or Georgia.
I'm trying hard not to think about that 86, so it'll surprise me when it comes.
PM me your address and in honor of Jon McD's great giveaway, I will send you this knife:Congratulations,young man.
Craftsman is a rank and trade in the British Armys REME ( Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) my corp, I think I will have to get one myself one day.
Morse code,you must of had electricity,that doesn't sound hard-core,what a few finger blisters.try walking 40 miles in drifting snow and - 50 with the wind chill just to pass a message.Us real old hardcore oldys Use morse code and semaphore,whats a smart phone?
Oh wow you had messages? Back in my day we didnt even have language, we had to walk 50 miles to the next cave and grunt and hit each other with clubs to communicate.
Wow that is incredibly kind of you,it looks lovely is it electrians knife?
Boattale
Johnnythefox
Craftsman knives - from whichever manufacturer made them - are so fun to have in the collection. They are great rugged working knives. Thanks as always for sharing your experiences and great photos!!!
Oh yes I do, it looks just stunning.
You want to talk about torture? My wife told me I got two packages in the mail today. One is a flashlight I ordered, and the other can ONLY have come fromHopefully tomorrow for yours Ken
JonMcD
. I work an hour away from home, and don't get off until 3:30pm pacific time. TORTURE!
Interesting work, you and I served in similar fields; we called it Service & Recovery in the US Army and that function fell under heavy equipment maintenance in the Ordnance Corps. I spent my first 12 years as an officer in S&R and HEM. Here are some pictures I took when I was Company Commander of a HEM Company during a NATO Exercise in Northern Italy of my Guardsmen recovering a 5000 gallon tanker from a rice paddy in September 1986. Just like in your picture it required multiple wreckers pulling in two directions to right and drag the disabled vehicle out of the muck. I like the CRAFTSMAN name for the S&R job title - fits appropriately. I carried a SAK Huntsman in those days, gave my first one as a gift to an Italian Army Warrant (who allowed me to command his Panther through their post maintenance trail check). Bought a new SAK Huntsman when I got back to Fort Bragg. OHCongratulations,young man.
Craftsman is a rank and trade in the British Armys REME ( Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) my corp, I think I will have to get one myself one day.
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Great photos, I was a VM (vehicle mechanic) though I often worked with recovery mechanics.Interesting work, you and I served in similar fields; we called it Service & Recovery in the US Army and that function fell under heavy equipment maintenance in the Ordnance Corps. I spent my first 12 years as an officer in S&R and HEM. Here are some pictures I took when I was Company Commander of a HEM Company during a NATO Exercise in Northern Italy of my Guardsmen recovering a 5000 gallon tanker from a rice paddy in September 1986. Just like in your picture it required multiple wreckers pulling in two directions to right and drag the disabled vehicle out of the muck. I like the CRAFTSMAN name for the S&R job title - fits appropriately. I carried a SAK Huntsman in those days, gave my first one as a gift to an Italian Army Warrant (who allowed me to command his Panther through their post maintenance trail check). Bought a new SAK Huntsman when I got back to Fort Bragg. OH
I was in the newspaper digging this 432 out of someone’s front garden,I am removing the front drive train so I can tow it.The pocketknife I carried back then (bought at Bragg when I returned from the Exercise) and the pocketknife I am carrying today. You will like that Craftsman you are being gifted by Boattale. OH
Nothing wrong with a big smile, my war face was a grin! OH
That is one mashed cab.Interesting work, you and I served in similar fields; we called it Service & Recovery in the US Army and that function fell under heavy equipment maintenance in the Ordnance Corps. I spent my first 12 years as an officer in S&R and HEM. Here are some pictures I took when I was Company Commander of a HEM Company during a NATO Exercise in Northern Italy of my Guardsmen recovering a 5000 gallon tanker from a rice paddy in September 1986. Just like in your picture it required multiple wreckers pulling in two directions to right and drag the disabled vehicle out of the muck. I like the CRAFTSMAN name for the S&R job title - fits appropriately. I carried a SAK Huntsman in those days, gave my first one as a gift to an Italian Army Warrant (who allowed me to command his Panther through their post maintenance trail check). Bought a new SAK Huntsman when I got back to Fort Bragg. OH
Boattale
After following along on your adventures with Peckerwood, I convinced myself that I needed to find one. I had to get a used one, because I couldn’t find a new one in CV or 1095. So, it arrived in the mail today. I’m going to refrain from naming him as long as I can, but it’ll happen as soon as he bites me!
used = better
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