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by Maddogfl
Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:22 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Discussion
Topic: how much is gas in your area?
Replies: 495
Views: 28923

Re: how much is gas in your area?

I filled up this morning at $3.89/gal. in North Florida.
by Maddogfl
Sat Jul 30, 2022 7:44 pm
Forum: Other Sharp Objects
Topic: Arrow Heads
Replies: 263
Views: 65397

Re: Arrow Heads

In my 30s I used to look for arrowheads here in North Central Florida, At one time I had dozens, but gave them away over the years. These are the only ones I have left, and if the State of Florida had their wishes they would take them from me and put them in hibernation somewhere deep in the bowels ...
by Maddogfl
Fri Jul 29, 2022 7:55 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.
Replies: 40
Views: 1883

Re: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.

To the contrary MadDog. For me, using the clip makes it harder to lose your knife. A right handed person will place the knife inside of the front right pocket to the far right seam of the pants to ensure it will not open. Only the discreet clip is exposed on the outside of the pants. If I am wearin...
by Maddogfl
Fri Jul 29, 2022 6:55 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Penny Pocketknife
Replies: 1
Views: 367

Penny Pocketknife

Well, that is a bit of a stretch. The auction ended at a penny but the seller was making it up on $10.00 shipping. Tax, tag and title just under $13.00.
Still a nice blade for the money. This is how I deal with inflation. ;)
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:23 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.
Replies: 40
Views: 1883

Re: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.

Personally I despise tactical with clips, I despise traditionals with clips but I carry a tactical in the breast pocket of my bibs most of the time. Easy to reach, don’t mind using a tactical as a gasket scraper or wire cutter, what ever comes along. All that said and done, my Queen or Case is my p...
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Come slummin with me. Japanese made SOG
Replies: 1
Views: 321

Come slummin with me. Japanese made SOG

Plundering through eBay I came across this one in the final minutes with no bids so I got it like the little birdie sings; cheap, cheap, cheap. (right at twenty bucks shipped) It came in the mail today and I am pleasantly surprised. It is an inexpensive knife, even new, but it seems to be a cut abov...
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:12 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.
Replies: 40
Views: 1883

Re: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.

When I use a clip, they are uncomfortable sitting, driving and snoozing in the recliner…but I carry my cell phone in my right front pocket, and nothing else because of scratching up my phone, well left front pocket gets a knife, keys, and often I carry a small firearm like a baby browning 25 in the...
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:55 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Is It Knives or Knifes?
Replies: 53
Views: 2627

Re: Is It Knives or Knifes?

I call them knives, anyone else can call them knifes, I don't care I know what they're talking about. I agree, but wherever you go there will be a spelling Nazi who will come at you with both barrels for typing "The" as "Teh"; something that is easy to do if you are an imperfect...
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 7:26 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.
Replies: 40
Views: 1883

Re: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.

For me, if it’s a traditional style, the clip comes off as soon as I can find a screw driver. I’ve also done that with modern knife too like Benchmade. Right now the only knives that I have clips on is some Microtechs, but I don’t think I’d have a problem taking those off either. After the I take t...
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 7:04 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.
Replies: 40
Views: 1883

To clip, or not to clip, that is the question.

I just wonder how many of you knife folks carry their knives clipped to their pockets. I see a lot of it out in public but I have never had use for a pocket clip. Of course, I started carrying pocket knives long before the clips were a thing. I carried a pocket knife when I was in elementary school....
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Is It Knives or Knifes?
Replies: 53
Views: 2627

Re: Is It Knives or Knifes?

I call them knives, anyone else can call them knifes, I don't care I know what they're talking about. I agree, but wherever you go there will be a spelling Nazi who will come at you with both barrels for typing "The" as "Teh"; something that is easy to do if you are an imperfect...
by Maddogfl
Thu Jul 28, 2022 6:44 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Is It Knives or Knifes?
Replies: 53
Views: 2627

Re: Is It Knives or Knifes?

Typoglycemia: Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the h...
by Maddogfl
Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:38 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: "FOR FLESH ONLY "BLADES
Replies: 40
Views: 5779

Re: "FOR FLESH ONLY "BLADES

I always thought that it was an implication to save this blade for nutting hogs, in order to keep it sharp. I doubt that the metallurgy was different from the other blades. If I recall, I had the blade on a three blade pocket knife, and I avoided using that blade, although I had no future castration...
by Maddogfl
Sat Jul 23, 2022 4:02 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Is It Knives or Knifes?
Replies: 53
Views: 2627

Re: Is It Knives or Knifes?

Knifes is what you do to someone in a bar. Past tense: knifed. Plural of knife is knives, but knifes should work just as well, as whoever reads it knows what the other person is speaking of. It was not long ago, from a historical perspective, that spelling was not codified and multiple spellings of ...
by Maddogfl
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Camillus or Imperial
Replies: 8
Views: 591

Re: Camillus or Imperial

Willie that's pretty interesting, never knew Camillus glued their wood handles on. That still wouldn't apply to that patent though. That would only work on plastic or something that could be molded. Maddog if you look in the blade well can you see two fairly large holes in the liners behind the cov...
by Maddogfl
Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:29 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Discussion
Topic: how much is gas in your area?
Replies: 495
Views: 28923

Re: how much is gas in your area?

$3.68/gal, cash price, in South Georgia today. I nearly stopped and bled out the gas in my tank so that I could fill up with cheap gas...
by Maddogfl
Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: Schrade Legacy Forum
Topic: Imperial Apothecary or Pharmacy knife.
Replies: 24
Views: 7181

Re: Imperial Apothecary or Pharmacy knife.

Obviously, it had to be a giveaway, given like most pharmaceutical ad knives, there's tons of them, and few that actually look like someone carried and used it. I would lean in the other direction and suggest that this was a retail piece made to sell in drug stores, which was an important conduit t...
by Maddogfl
Mon Jul 18, 2022 5:15 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Discussion
Topic: Guns & Gun Related Stuff
Replies: 7205
Views: 512974

Re: Guns & Gun Related Stuff

My oldest boy, (17) works at a funeral home and is about to start his apprenticeship. The owner is as big a gun nut as we are and probably has more guns stashed around the funeral home than most people own. So he and Jackson get along really well. We’ll today Jackson has a funeral and the deceased ...
by Maddogfl
Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: Chinese-made knives
Topic: China made Camillus
Replies: 18
Views: 5305

Re: China made Camillus

There are just too many good American made knives in circulation for me to buy a Chinese knife. It might seem unkind, but it is my personal feeling that we have already sent China too many American jobs. We came to world power as an industrial giant and we have given it away to our enemies. Make no ...
by Maddogfl
Sun Jul 17, 2022 1:55 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Camillus or Imperial
Replies: 8
Views: 591

Re: Camillus or Imperial

Thank you to everyone for your help.
by Maddogfl
Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Camillus or Imperial
Replies: 8
Views: 591

Re: Camillus or Imperial

The knife makers seemed to have had an incestuous relationship with each other. You make mine, I make yours and we make each others...;)
by Maddogfl
Sat Jul 16, 2022 5:16 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Camillus or Imperial
Replies: 8
Views: 591

Camillus or Imperial

I bought this one this morning. Looking up the patent number, it is a Camillus patent dealing with the attachment method of the handles. Any ideas how that works, did Imperial have Camillus make the knife? Also, and guesses on the date of this one would be appreciated. I do know the range dictated b...
by Maddogfl
Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:55 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Nostalgia knife question
Replies: 10
Views: 777

Re: Nostalgia knife question

Maddogfl, I like your "new" knife! A folding hunter is one of my favorite patterns. Usually carry my old Queen #39 from Thanksgiving to the end of February. I think you live in the same Deer Management Unit as we do. Our maintenance plumber at the school board always carried the big Buck ...
by Maddogfl
Sat Jul 09, 2022 7:17 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Nostalgia knife question
Replies: 10
Views: 777

Re: Nostalgia knife question

I have an Old Timer USA that has XX stamped into the tang, seems that was a common way to designate seconds. FIW, I have never discovered what made it a second. No pics, too much trouble. I see nothing wrong with this knife. Of course it may have had a spot on the blade that is now a part of it's h...
by Maddogfl
Sat Jul 09, 2022 3:10 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Nostalgia knife question
Replies: 10
Views: 777

Nostalgia knife question

I acquired my three score and ten age yesterday, much to my surprise. I treated myself to a copy of the knife I carried in my 20s, in my pocket no less. I cut a lot of oakum with that knife, and got a lot of ribbing by the old guys (in their 30s and 40s) about carrying such a big knife in my pocket....

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