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My grandfather told me that it cost no more to keep a sharp knife as it does a dull one. He of course was right.
Good job Bob!!!! (I"ll be whetting my knife now)

It's still nice to see that the vast majority of us here are still of the same mind!!

Gramps keeps a seegar box of old and assorted Pocket knives he has collected thru the years out in his shop in one of the gun safes. The choosing of a knife from that box is not to be taken lightly. Each knife has a story that is shared with the new recipient.

As many of you already concurred, a rite of passage.

Gramps keeps a pretty tight rein here when it come to some things!

Did you dull them first?

Moms and Dads pissed at Grandpa?

WHAT??????


We all country folk!!!

Good job Bob!

I have no kids or grandkids, but all of my nephews got their first knifes from me.
I am of course, their favorite Uncle.

Both Gramps had passed by the time I was that age. First knife Dad gave me was one of his old Case pocket knives. I was busy carving myself up within the hour.

Good on You! got to spend the weekend with my 2 year Grandson, I think Iv found someone to leave my old guns to i Hope! he love guns calls them his Pow- pows has a toy single action, life size, I showed him Mine! he wants to trade me! lol, told him when hes a bit Older!

Wants to trade!!! That's awesome!!!!

Good Job. I have carried a knife daily since I was 7 or 8 we used to be able to carry them to school. I actually get very anxious if I dont have a pocket knife on my person. One of the reasons I dont like flying. One of the first things I did when I got my luggage was to dig my knife out of the claimed baggage. My wife says I am weird but guess whom is always asked if they have a knife.

At age 7 he had my uncle teach me how to sharpen a knife. On several later occasions, as he squirted blood, he would raise pure hell after having to use my folder, as to why a kid my age needed such a sharp knife.

Todays the first time in my life I remember those times fondly. I still shudder at the time I had to prescribe a steroid-antibiotic ointment for his severely sliced knuckle that he refused getting sutures for.

7mmMato!

I understand. I generally have two knives on me everyday. One a fixed blade. Never can have too many knives.

First knives, oh how that brings back memories.

Son #2: "uncle Ron, I am going deer hunting. Will you please sharpen my knife". Next day, "Here is your knife John but remember, it is really sharp". Following afternoon on Superbowl day, "Uncle George (the doctor in the family) during halftime can you please stitch me up".

Job finished neatly with somewhere around a dozen stitches.

Son #3. the tough guy: "Mom, I cut myself".
Mon, the not one to panic type, "OK I'll be there in a minute, let me finish what I am doing".
Son #3, "Mom, I really cut myself".
Mom, "I'll be there in a minute."
Son #3, "No Mom, I mean I really cut myself"!

Another trip to see Uncle George and another dozen or so stitches. They all survived.

They're lucky kids to have a cool grandpa like you! I had one and miss him every day.

A n 8! Oh how I miss mine. Over 40 and 50 years ago the left me!!!

Good for you. My grandfather did the same thing.

AALF I haven't heard that term since my grandpa passed 20 years ago. You brought back fond memories. Thank you both.

Dull knives are DANGEROUS! They'll slip!

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Just a few!

Ok, he had taken my son and his grandson to the river bottom to teach him the finer points in the art of squirrel hunting, as if he knew anything of art or finer points of anything. Son had evidently been remiss in cleaning the chamber of his 20ga old Winchester single shot and a hull stuck. In his typical lack of care fashion he grabbed sons knife and cut a switch of cane, trimmed it down at the joints with the as usual cut toward his joint where the Old Timer stopped in bone. A little more trimming and hull expelled and a strip of hankey tied down and around and the finer points education moved on, after of course, a little hell raising about why in hell a kid his age needed a knife that sharp.

I always carry at least two. One's a switchblade.

When I was just about to become a teen my grandfather told me a gentleman never left home without a knife, a Zippo lighter, a handkerchief for himself and a clean white handkerchief for any lady who might need one.

I am ashamed to say I ignored his advice until I became a man but from the time I graduated I have followed his advice including the Zippo I carried during all the years I did not smoke.

I cannot begin to count the number of times I have given away a clean white handkerchief to a lady who needed it. Today you will not find me anywhere without my grandfathers list on board. Since I started to enjoy cigars my Zippo has a butane insert.

You juvenile delinquent !!!! Imagine! A switchblade!

You get that website I sent you earlier???

You look at them Bowie knives????