Yet another trip down memory lane from last week.
The classic and trusty 8ot and one of my favorite delrin era knives made, the craftsman 9554 whittler.
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Appealing aged pair; the faux stag covers on the Craftsman are admirable!
Brilliant and beguiling, Rachel!
Well, as it so happens ......
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But I am also a bit superstitious when it comes to this endeavor, and could not find the one piece of gear I simply cannot do without: my lucky Filson hunting hat. I have moved a couple of times in the last few years, and thought it was just lost to that process. A couple of nights before I was to leave, I decided to give it one last look. Sure enough, I found the
thaumaturgical hat in the last place I hadn’t looked. But in that same box was my hunting knife of many years, that I had also thought was lost. It is an unremarkable Buck, but works well and also has it’s share of good fortune.
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I was hesitant to bring it along, wanting to start new traditions, but thought it fortuitous to have found it and it would be bad karma to not bring it. It is a really good knife for field dressing, so I cleaned it and put a fresh edge on it, and put it in my pack.
So, on opening morning, I saw a buck. I was planning on only shooting a doe, but there he was. Nothing huge or especially remarkable, but a decent buck for where I hunt. I had a good shot but he started to move as I was going to shoot. And making the cardinal sin of shooting at a (albeit slow) moving target, I hit a tree. To my utter amazement, he simply stopped walking. I worked the bolt of my rifle, found him in the crosshairs and fired again. He went straight down. Then bounced right back up again. I chambered the last round in my rifle and fired again. He went down for good. Both shots that hit were lethal and within an inch of each other. I am naming this buck “3 Strikes”
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I like to think that my dad was with me to some degree that morning, and that some physical items really are lucky. I am also beginning to think that some traditions you should honor even if the memories bring up some sad truths about someone passing. (Sorry this post is so long).
Cool story, Tom; congrats on finding and using old equipment and on the successful hunt!
And, as Jeff noted, thanks for expanding my vocabulary: "thaumaturgical" is not a word I can remember running across prior to your post!
My wooden Wednesday totes are both of the Barlow variety; a S&M Daddy Barlow in lightning wood and a Lionsteel/CK Barlow in ebony.
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Morning folks, going with some wood today, my 2019 Guardians Lambsfoot SFO and a vintage Joseph Haywood
Have a good day peeps
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Nice buck!
I had to look up that word you used to describe your hat ~ I thought it might be a fancy word for ugly!
And if you ever saw my favorite hats, you’d know that is a good thing.
I figure the uglier my hat is, the better I look in contrast.
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Today I have the Eagle in ebony, and Camillus in cocobolo.
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Terrific timber twosomes for WW, JJ & JB & AF!
JJ, the lightning wood on the S&M looks thaumaturgical
, and Jack, Lucy is such a chameleon, depending on the light – that's a champion photo of Lucy in the bright sun!
Jeff, your pair is not only likably ligneous, but the makers and the wood types display all-star alliteration!
The dermatologist says I have to keep the sun off my face, so I wear ball caps year-round, and may have to try your trick for improving my appearance.
Today in my pocket this Victorinox alox old cross.
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Distinguished Pioneer, José!
Good morning. First time posting in over a week and I’ve got Linus and a stag Churchill in my pocket today.
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Welcome back, Ron; excellent pairing for your triumphant return!
I hope you and your new phone are healthy as horses now!
Merci, Gary! (That's sort of a rhyme, too!
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Vince, we should get us a couple of berets inscribed with "
Club des poètes français"
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Me too Gary, though I just thought that's just how the countryside smelled!
Those are Turkish Hazelnuts my friend, I gathered them just down the road, actually just opposite my dentists. I did thankyou, just needing sticking back in (though I am finding it a little proud)
Thanks again Gary
Thanks for the replies, Jack.
My siblings and I used to get a variety of "exotic" fruits, nuts, and candies in bags that all the kids received after our annual school Christmas program. Your hazelnuts remind me a little of what I remember as nuts we called "filberts"; they were quite good (but the best part of the Christmas nuts was being allowed to use the nutcracker that was hidden away with the Christmas decorations most of the year!
(I just googled the two types of nuts I mentioned, and discovered they're actually the same! Interesting link:
https://www.thespruceeats.com/why-are-hazelnuts-called-filberts-1808319 )
Finding knives older than we are gets harder every year, doesn't it?
Thanks, Gary. I also find the pile side jigging at least, if not more, interesting. In the right lighting, I almost see a zig-zag pattern.
I'm not sure thanks are in order for posting that video. I only vaguely remember the song, and had to google the lyrics to make sure I was hearing them correctly.
Nibbling on bacon, chewing on cheese
Sam says to Suzie, Honey, would you please be my Mrs.
Suzie says yes with her kisses
Now he's tickling her fancy, rubbing her toes
Muzzle to muzzle, now, anything goes as they wriggle,
Sue starts to giggle...
Speaking of interesting old fashioned candy, here's some from our friend in Yorkshire, along with an ebony Lambsfoot for Wooden Wednesday.
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Thanks, GT. Nice to see that scout again.
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I've got a great recipe for chopped chicken liver. Full of iron, but I only make it a few times a year, for cholesterol reasons.
If one thing doesn't get you, another thing will.
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Cool pic of your big ebony, Rachel!
The song is shockingly risqué, but it WAS the '70s and muskrats ARE complete ANIMALS!
Ain't that the truth about health concerns?!?
My blood work shows possible anemia concerns (red blood cells are too big??) as well as my perennial walking the knife edge of borderline cholesterol concerns (too much LDL, too little HDL, but triglycerides to be proud of). I may have to give up my 10 peanut butter M&Ms per day and my 12 tortilla chips after supper each night, as well as increase exercise beyond my current 60+minutes/day!
For Wooden Wednesday.
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Outstanding OO and jigged wood!
For Wooden Wednesday, the 2015 Bladeforums CSC double-ended jack.
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That's a grand wood-handled BF knife, Dean!
Heck of a handful of pocket knives, Taylor!
Those are a couple of the best from 2019, IMHO!
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Fantastic foursome you have today Gary; always love an old Imperial but that BSA Sarge is very cool!
Thanks for your consistent positivity, JJ!
The Sarge Barlow may be my only example of 440C blades, and the Imperial toothpick isn't my grandpa's knife, but it's VERY similar to one he carried 60 years ago!
Very beautiful these knives, Gary.
A bunch of nice choices, GT.
I appreciate your assessments, José & John.
Today in my pocket this little knife Case XX peanut.
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Impeccable stag peanut!
Stag/Horn Knife of the Week is a Big Joker lockback:
Lambsfoot of the Week is a Wright stag senator I call Man Jack (thanks for the GAW,
@R.c.s ):
- GT
