Amber Across America (AAA) – A Fitting Tribute To Ivoryman

[bestgear]

Amber wen along on a walk with me and Billy. I thought I had posted this here yesterday but I must have forgot.

love it Charlie, I’m glad you are getting some quality time with Amber. Happy Sunday!

[QTCut5]

Cool pics, Squach

[doglegg]

Amber wen along on a walk with me and Billy. I thought I had posted this here yesterday but I must have forgot.

Fine pics.

[Sasquach]

Amber on another outing.

[Sasquach]

Update: Amber has been riding in my watch pocket since her arrival. I am trying to give her plenty of exercise so she can build character. More pics to come as we go on.

[QTCut5]

From the looks of the scattered empties, Squach, it certainly seems you're giving Amber quite the initiation party!!

I am a big fan of old glass bottles. Used to love digging in dump sites for glass artifacts at abandoned homesteads I found while mtn biking around in the Mojave desert. (Topdog probably knows what I'm talking about )

[knifeaddict1965]

Amber on another outing.

Great pictures Charlie! I'm sure I'man is looking down and beaming with pride and approval of your and Amber's many adventures.

[Sasquach]

From the looks of the scattered empties, Squach, it certainly seems you're giving Amber quite the initiation party!!

I am a big fan of old glass bottles. Used to love digging in dump sites for glass artifacts at abandoned homesteads I found while mtn biking around in the Mojave desert. (Topdog probably knows what I'm talking about )

When I was a kid in AZ my Granddad was a "rock hound" and we would go out on the desert and look for rocks like agate, quartz, mica, Apache Tears geodes etc. He would tumble and polish them for jewelry and ornaments. Grandma always told us to keep our eyes peeled for old glass pieces and whole bottles. She would put them on the porch roof in the direct sunlight where they would turn color if they were old enough. Lavender, purple, green and some blue were the colors that they turned if I remember correctly. Some of the pieces would get tumbled and polished but the whole bottles went in her collection. The bottles in my photo were all laying together at the base of a hollow tree as if someone had collected them but left the there.

[BuckSharp]

Glad to see Amber out and about enjoying nature and the treasures you find on your walks, Charlie. I'm enjoying the pics...Keep 'em comin'!

[rea1eye]

Really enjoying the pictures and stories told of Amber.
I think this may become the most viewed and posted
thread AAPK has ever seen!!

Bob

[Sasquach]

I had a rough day yesterday. I wasn't feeling good and I had a lot to do, that's a bad combination. By the time I got done I was ready for a hot shower and early to bed. Amber was in my pocket but didn't get out for much exercise. I'll have to make up for it today.

[bestgear]

Thanks for the update Charlie - pocket worn will be a good look for Amber

[QTCut5]

A knife doesn't have to cut to be of service. It can provide comfort simply by having it in your pocket. Hope you're feeling better, Squach, and know that like a good friend, Amber will be there when you need her.

[Sasquach]

Thank you gentlemen. I'm feeling much better this morning. The therapeutic value of hot water and rest should never be underestimated. It's just a forgone conclusion that, as you get older, you need a lot more hot water and rest!!! I'll have a more interesting update this evening, stay tuned.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Boy Charlie you are really setting the bar high for the rest of us in this AAA. Beautiful pictures and great backgrounds. Nice job.

[Sasquach]

Amber was along on our walk today and she was in on dinner prep. I noticed after I washed up the dinner dished, including Amber, that she is showing small signs of starting a patina.

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Amber was along on our walk today and she was in on dinner prep. I noticed after I washed up the dinner dished, including Amber, that she is showing small signs of starting a patina.

Charlie, these photos look very similar to the way IvoryMan photographed his knives. Amber is looking good with the veggies!

[Sasquach]

Thank you gentlemen! Having my photos compared to those of Ivoryman is a compliment I don't deserve but I'm flattered anyway.

UPDATE: Amber has been riding in my watch pocket this whole time and has been cutting twine and opening boxes as mail order Christmas gifts arrive. She won't be with me when I start wrapping them so she's taking part in getting them ready to wrap. I took the pics below to show the little bit of patina Amber has developed in the time she has been with me. It's not much but it's a beginning.

I have been marveling at the ACSB handles on Amber and wondering why there has been something familiar about them. I didn't think I had any knives with similar handles until that little light of lucidity went off in the back of my head. I do have one knife that equals the beauty of Ambers' handles. When you have as many canoes as I do it takes the brain (especially an old one) a while to wander through the inventory. The last pic is a Queen (before they closed their doors) canoe with the same look handles. If I remember correctly Queen called it Honey Stag Carved Bone.

[QTCut5]

Nice to hear you're putting Amber through her paces and giving her a lot of opportunities to earn her stripes, Squach. The developing patina is testament to her many experiences. It's cool you identified a fellow ACSB knife in your vast canoe collection I wonder if Amber will run into other ACSB cousins in the homes of the other members she visits on her journey

Enjoy your final week with Amber; it will pass all too quickly

[Sasquach]

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving family dinner yesterday!

Amber attended a turkey feast at my sons' house and was instrumental in preparing the cranberry sauce for the table.

Amber and I have bonded well but unfortunately our time together is running out, tick-tock, tick-tock.....

[bestgear]

Amber and I have bonded well….

I want to openly thank Charlie for his quiet acceptance of his abbreviated time with Amber due to the manufacturing delays we all experienced. I made the decision to keep the original visitation schedule rather than extend it and Charlie didn’t pushback or try to change the plan.

I knew you’d bond and that’s forever Charlie. Thanks for treating Amber so well and showing her the best that Maryland has to offer.

[Sasquach]

Amber and I have bonded well….

I want to openly thank Charlie for his quiet acceptance of his abbreviated time with Amber due to the manufacturing delays we all experienced. I made the decision to keep the original visitation schedule rather than extend it and Charlie didn’t pushback or try to change the plan.

I knew you’d bond and that’s forever Charlie. Thanks for treating Amber so well and showing her the best that Maryland has to offer.

It's just the way life flows, not always according to plan. The amount of time Amber spends with me is unimportant because it's not about me. It's about Ivoryman and how we remember him. I am just honored to have been included in this process.

[bestgear]

….it's not about me. It's about Ivoryman and how we remember him

while the real Sasquatch may have a Big Foot, our Sasquach has a Big and set the bar high for future visits.

[QTCut5]

Amber attended a turkey feast at my sons' house and was instrumental in preparing the cranberry sauce for the table.

I wonder if Ivoryman ever experimented with cranberries when he was perfecting his patented patina process Wouldn't surprise me if he did. I'm sure he would heartily approve of Amber getting put to work in the kitchen to prepare a Thanksgiving meal. Well played, Squach

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

Charlie, I thoroughly enjoyed your posts and photos while Amber has been with you! Many
Compliments to you also Tom, for accepting the short visit and your outstanding posts and photos! Again many
Believe Amber is gonna have a wonderful ride before going off the mainland!