"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

5K Qs said:
Congrats on the yellow CV 3347, Jer! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:
I think that model is a great stockman, 3 springs and all. I have a saw cut bone 6347 that a BF member basically made me buy to get the Case canoe I really wanted, and I'm sure glad he did force me to take it! :rolleyes:
I also have an LT347 like yours, but mine is NOT a mess. Here are the springs and a photo of the unkrinked blades in the handle:
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- GT
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This is what making knives when your sober is supposed to look like :D
 
I had a good day at an antique mall in a small farm town.
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The Bowie with the wooden handle looks like it was chrome plated, and therefore from a factory somewhere. The Bowie with the electrical tape handle, not so much. The little ones are a Hammer Brand(the littler), and an Imperial (the longer).
And the top two, Lord knows.
 
scrteened porch said:
I had a good day at an antique mall in a small farm town.
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The Bowie with the wooden handle looks like it was chrome plated, and therefore from a factory somewhere. The Bowie with the electrical tape handle, not so much. The little ones are a Hammer Brand(the littler), and an Imperial (the longer).
And the top two, Lord knows.
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Congrats on the new acquisitions, Jer! :thumbsup::cool::cool::thumbsup:
The antique mall wasn't in Lake Odessa, was it?
Last Christmas, I got a gift certificate for the Lake Odessa antique mall, but I didn't get there before COVID hit. I should have gone this summer, but now I'm scared to go again because of the pandemic's recent exponential growth. I wondered if that mall would be a mask-wearing venue.

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Congrats on the new acquisitions, Jer! :thumbsup::cool::cool::thumbsup:
The antique mall wasn't in Lake Odessa, was it?
Last Christmas, I got a gift certificate for the Lake Odessa antique mall, but I didn't get there before COVID hit. I should have gone this summer, but now I'm scared to go again because of the pandemic's recent exponential growth. I wondered if that mall would be a mask-wearing venue.
- GT
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Thank you. It was a great day.

Lake Odessa is a mask -wearing venue. There are two malls next door to each other and a smaller one out-board of downtown. There's also a thrift shop(?) next to the outboard mall. Just don't go to the big ones when they're having a cabin fever sale.

This recent coup of mine was from Parma, west of Jackson, a mainly masked venue with a few maskless jerks. (I still have rage issues, but I'm working on it.) Parma is so small that almost every business is the Parma So and So.

Nashville has a couple of antique malls. (N and W of Parma, N of Battle Creek) The Boardroom is serious about masks, and their chatelaine is enchanting. (Feel free to tell her the guy in the big canvas hat said so.)
 
scrteened porch said:
Thank you. It was a great day.

Lake Odessa is a mask -wearing venue. There are two malls next door to each other and a smaller one out-board of downtown. There's also a thrift shop(?) next to the outboard mall. Just don't go to the big ones when they're having a cabin fever sale.

This recent coup of mine was from Parma, west of Jackson, a mainly masked venue with a few maskless jerks. (I still have rage issues, but I'm working on it.) Parma is so small that almost every business is the Parma So and So.

Nashville has a couple of antique malls. (N and W of Parma, N of Battle Creek) The Boardroom is serious about masks, and their chatelaine is enchanting. (Feel free to tell her the guy in the big canvas hat said so.)
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Your helpful info is much appreciated, Jer! :thumbsup::thumbsup::)

- GT
 
I won't put a handle on this just yet.
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When I cut off the duct tape, I found it had just the one pin-hole at the butt end. The blade-side pin hole was very easy to drill with a not very special bit. I tried shaving a common nail with the edge, and I think the whole thing isn't any harder than a common nail. So I'll want to try hardening and tempering before I put any wood on it. An early project for my new propane forge when I get it set up.
 
screened porch screened porch Jer you are the only other person I ever encountered who knows Hereward The Wake...cheers
How about BeefMaster?....looks perfect for dealing with the meat at barbys..
 
meako said:
screened porch screened porch Jer you are the only other person I ever encountered who knows Hereward The Wake...cheers
How about BeefMaster?....looks perfect for dealing with the meat at barbys..
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I have a biographical novel about him on my Nook, from the days when copyright-free books could be downloaded for free without going through a service. Better make sure that stays charged.
BeefMaster is good. I'll see what kind of edge it takes.
BeefMaster would be a good name for an exceptional gaucho knife, too.
 
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