Winter is nearing...

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Blade Lady

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I really have no idea why I still live in a State that has a real Winter, my Kids are all grown with their own lives, my Husband passed after being one of the fittest men I ever knew, to having MS, afib heart, two strokes, and in the worst pain ever. But for what issues life can toss at a person, I learned so much more than most women would ever learn,

I can build, make sash wooden windows, program a car running a tuned system, gunsmithing, shoemaking,knife care and simple knife projects like making my own scales and recently sheaths from kydex, and basic self defense skills, both firearms and blades.

I attempted to catalog all the knives my Husband purchased and I about felt overwhelmed, I am betting I have over 750 knives in hard nottom 20 inch canvas bags, and over 40 of those same bads full of ammo and weapons of war.

I had a pin/screw placed in my foot and big toe, and have had them pull halfway out, which certainly put my daily plans on hold again. I've wanted to list some knives to sell, just far too much for me right now, my puppies are about all I can take care of.

There are some really super people on this website/forum. In today's world good people are a real blessing. It is my hope to get to know you all and vice versa.Thanks for reading this novel here,
Cindy
 
Welcome to the Forum. Sounds like you have been through some things and I agree about winter, although watching large snowflakes drifting down can be calming sometimes.
And that is a great number of knives to sort through and try to sell, might be good to do that in small batches to start, clearly marked as to which description goes to which knife is a good practice, less confusion for everyone, maybe a number beside the knife.

Winter, usually an expensive time of year with heating bills, I’m reminded of this poem

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening​

BY ROBERT FROST
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

Good luck with your sales and the coming season
G2
 
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Blade Lady said:
I really have no idea why I still live in a State that has a real Winter, my Kids are all grown with their own lives, my Husband passed after being one of the fittest men I ever knew, to having MS, afib heart, two strokes, and in the worst pain ever. But for what issues life can toss at a person, I learned so much more than most women would ever learn,

I can build, make sash wooden windows, program a car running a tuned system, gunsmithing, shoemaking,knife care and simple knife projects like making my own scales and recently sheaths from kydex, and basic self defense skills, both firearms and blades.

I attempted to catalog all the knives my Husband purchased and I about felt overwhelmed, I am betting I have over 750 knives in hard nottom 20 inch canvas bags, and over 40 of those same bads full of ammo and weapons of war.

I had a pin/screw placed in my foot and big toe, and have had them pull halfway out, which certainly put my daily plans on hold again. I've wanted to list some knives to sell, just far too much for me right now, my puppies are about all I can take care of.

There are some really super people on this website/forum. In today's world good people are a real blessing. It is my hope to get to know you all and vice versa.Thanks for reading this novel here,
Cindy
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We’re glad you’re here!
 
I sympathize with your opinion completely. A serious winter sounds fun for a week or two, but I have the luxury of going home where snow rarely exists longer than 48 hours.

My condolences for losing your husband, I hope he is at peace and you can find some comfort through your grief.

I agree with the others: this is a nice place full of nicer people. If you're willing, I'm sure folks here would like to see your completed handle and sheath projects.
 
There are certain people here who impress the holy hell out of me. Now I’ve found another one. You’re remarkable, Blade Lady.



“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
-Havelock Ellis
 
Post some pics, share what you and your husband loved.

We all love seeing knives, doesn't matter who made them, how much they cost, where they came from...

Arizona is nice, this time of year, monsoon season just passed.

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Most of the knives are in thick canvas bags that have stiff bottoms to help support the weight, I have a new camera and started to take pictures but cannot figure out how to load them on my desktop for then posting here. Amazon...haha! They never give you manuels for electronics and such, and the scant directions do zilch!
It really bothers me as my phone takes bad pictures, got the camera as I really want anyone viewing these pictures of knives for sale, to see how nice the knives look, many just new never used, just oiled and stored.
Those of you that are married here, know the closeness of your relationship, my relationship with my Husband has always been like the words of a Frankie Valli song, "Can't take my eyes off of you"...My Husband gave me an education on so many things, I could fill up a few thousand page books and guides on how to do things, like resetting a brand new barrel in an AR15, torque from the factory is generally ho hum, but if you re-torque it, you can get better milage out of it and better accuracy. So many things like that.
 
RHINOKNIVES said:
Welcome to BFs.
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Thank you.
oldmanwilly said:
I sympathize with your opinion completely. A serious winter sounds fun for a week or two, but I have the luxury of going home where snow rarely exists longer than 48 hours.

My condolences for losing your husband, I hope he is at peace and you can find some comfort through your grief.

I agree with the others: this is a nice place full of nicer people. If you're willing, I'm sure folks here would like to see your completed handle and sheath projects.
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Not sure where completed one are at, but I can show what I plan to do upcoming, putting scales on knives that did not have any on them, and converting cold steel throwing spikes to having actual scales as the come with thin parachord. I have a thin smal draw saw normally used for trimming guitar necks to replace the nut or slot for a fret, this little sharp thin hand saw works well to do fine cutting on scale material, I have nice drill press frome home depot and vice base for holding work setups to hold things while drilling.
 
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