I’m open to persuasion!
But seriously, me and a large CASE stockman? No contest!
I’m open to persuasion!
You can tell that Queen #39 has done some work and been a loyal servant. .treefarmer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:19 amI wanted to copy Mike's pose but didn't want to stretch that spring from both ends so my spay is fully open. This is an EDC, farm used, it has opened a few bags of fertilizer, opened a few bags of seed and has opened a few deer during the years I have had it. It was bought used, it's a Queen #49.008.JPG
One more that is used a lot especially during deer season is another Queen, a #39. It is well used, I had to make a small notch in the mark side handle to open the skinning blade after I lowered the point that was too proud to carry. Shaving the kick dropped the nick below the frame. This one belonged to a neighbor and his widow traded it to me maybe 25 years ago.013.JPG
KY wonder, you'll find all sorts of knives here on AAPK and as you can see your old well used Canoe is welcome among all the other old knives that have worked for a living.
Treefarmer
That’s a fine old workhorse!treefarmer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:19 amI wanted to copy Mike's pose but didn't want to stretch that spring from both ends so my spay is fully open. This is an EDC, farm used, it has opened a few bags of fertilizer, opened a few bags of seed and has opened a few deer during the years I have had it. It was bought used, it's a Queen #49.008.JPG
One more that is used a lot especially during deer season is another Queen, a #39. It is well used, I had to make a small notch in the mark side handle to open the skinning blade after I lowered the point that was too proud to carry. Shaving the kick dropped the nick below the frame. This one belonged to a neighbor and his widow traded it to me maybe 25 years ago.013.JPG
KY wonder, you'll find all sorts of knives here on AAPK and as you can see your old well used Canoe is welcome among all the other old knives that have worked for a living.
Treefarmer
I know what you mean. I’ve always considered myself a CASE man. It was ingrained in me from my earliest days. But there are a couple of “off brand” knives that I carry a lot more often than my CASEs. But it always feels strange not to slip a CASE in my pocket in the morning.treefarmer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:21 pm Colonel, it's a strange feeling to have great regard and respect for my great old Case knives and yet mostly pick up a Queen as an EDC except on Sunday morning.
Treefarmer
I'd hold off on that nomination because there's more to this story. I don't want to mislead anyone to think I am the original owner of this knife because I'm not. The way it looks in the picture is exactly how I bought it from Steve several years ago, so it's been used by one or several other owners.
That knife has at least another 25 years of use in it.Ky wonder wrote: ↑Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:18 pm I am new to this forum, and noticed most photos are of knives in pristine condition.
So I thought I share the story of a 25 year old german bulldog canoe, this knife has been in my pocket for the last 25 years, it's a hard used farmers knife,
It has cut more Bailer twine, fertilize and seed bags than I ever want to open again, it has been used cleaning everything from squirrels to deer, as a tool working on numerous pieces of equipment , even cut me a few times
Loss and refound, never properly cleaned just wiped down with oily rag at times
Still snaps closed with enough force to separate a small finger if it's in the wrong place,
After 25 years ,this 1996, bulldog canoe, has lost its round shield, the etching Is unreadable these days, the date, bulldog, hammer forged blades, solingen steel marking are under quite a bit of crud
But even today my arms are hairless, where I shave them with this knife, to check for sharpness
So let's see some of your working knives
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