I have a story that started 2 days ago and will end tomorrow. I'm not sure it can get more traditional.
My next door neighbor has been there since I was 14, and I'm 36 now. He was born in 1925. He is 84 and gets around like he's 60. I've called him grandpa for 22 years. He is like family. He has been carrying a small/medium stockman style Old Timer 40 years. The exact same knife. I've seen it many times over the years. Blades are worn down and black, but she's as pretty a knife as I've ever seen. He's an old country boy that has used that things religiously for all these years.
2 days ago I went to an antique mall to look around. I found a Schrade Old Timer 340T that looks about like grandpa's. It was $11.50. It was definately someones user for many years. Its got a fair amount of wear on it, but by no means used up. Probably still has 70% of its blades still there. I bought it, its like grandpa's. I love the old knives that have been used. They are the prettiest to me when they have years of use on them. I was planning to sharpen her up and put her back to work. This knife has been used fairly over the years and deserves to be made useful again.
I come home from the antique mall and walk over to grandpa's house. He has a huge garden and he gives me space for my corn. I check out my corn and when I get ready to head back, he comes out of his garage. I'm proud of my new used Old Timer. I said to him "let me see your knife". To my amazement, he said that he lost it last week. After nearly 40 years, its gone. My heart sank as I showed him my Old Timer.
I brought it home and cleaned it a bit. She wouldn't cut butter, so I sharpened her up. Oiled her and have her ready. Me and my 3 year old daughter will take it to him tomorrow as a gift. This man is a true Old Timer himself. A gentleman and traditional as they come. I can think of nothing better for this little knife than to let grandpa put it back to work. 2 Old Timers put together as friends.
My next door neighbor has been there since I was 14, and I'm 36 now. He was born in 1925. He is 84 and gets around like he's 60. I've called him grandpa for 22 years. He is like family. He has been carrying a small/medium stockman style Old Timer 40 years. The exact same knife. I've seen it many times over the years. Blades are worn down and black, but she's as pretty a knife as I've ever seen. He's an old country boy that has used that things religiously for all these years.
2 days ago I went to an antique mall to look around. I found a Schrade Old Timer 340T that looks about like grandpa's. It was $11.50. It was definately someones user for many years. Its got a fair amount of wear on it, but by no means used up. Probably still has 70% of its blades still there. I bought it, its like grandpa's. I love the old knives that have been used. They are the prettiest to me when they have years of use on them. I was planning to sharpen her up and put her back to work. This knife has been used fairly over the years and deserves to be made useful again.
I come home from the antique mall and walk over to grandpa's house. He has a huge garden and he gives me space for my corn. I check out my corn and when I get ready to head back, he comes out of his garage. I'm proud of my new used Old Timer. I said to him "let me see your knife". To my amazement, he said that he lost it last week. After nearly 40 years, its gone. My heart sank as I showed him my Old Timer.
I brought it home and cleaned it a bit. She wouldn't cut butter, so I sharpened her up. Oiled her and have her ready. Me and my 3 year old daughter will take it to him tomorrow as a gift. This man is a true Old Timer himself. A gentleman and traditional as they come. I can think of nothing better for this little knife than to let grandpa put it back to work. 2 Old Timers put together as friends.
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I mean, that old ratty thing probably only has 20 or 25 more years in it! 
