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thebuzzardsloft · Post by **thebuzzardsloft** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:35 am

This group is great and I enjoy the knowledge and sharing of information you so generously give to all. I have been posting a little lately and have not taken the opportunity to introduce myself to the group. My name is Ron, and I live in the Upper Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee around Dale Hollow Lake, home of the World Record Small Mouth Bass. I retired a couple of years ago and moved here from Atlanta to enjoy the Mountain Views, fishing, and knife collecting. I collect Case and all other makers of Saddlehorn patterns, Schatt & Morgan's all patterns, Bob Cargill's Cripple Creek knives, KaBar, Parker Cutlery, a few fixed blades, and various other knives that make sense to me. I have even collected a little nonsense knives now and then and put a couple of tomahawks in my collection in a weak moment. I have a wife that is crazy about me and buys me a knife once in a while (that’s how I got my first case of the Schatt’s) and she even brought me 3 new fishing lures home yesterday. My GOD good women are wonderful thing. Especially red heads! Most all of my knives are minty, I like the BLING as kids would say today. Currently I have about 650 knives in my collection with the Schatt’s and Case leading the totals. My wife has about 30 in her little collection of leg knives.

I go by the handle of the buzzard’s loft, because that’s the view I have from my perch here in the mountains. I’m two time Nam vet, married to the greatest wife a man could ask for, we have 8 children between us, and next month we will be lucky enough to add our 7th grandchild to our clan. I have collected something all of my life, but nothing that gives me the joy and pain those knives have.

Hope to contribute to the boards as I can, and I am lucky enough to have already benefited from the generosity of a board member here. I appreciate what you all give back to the hobby.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:24 am

welcome ron. looks like you got a little heaven on earth. looking forward to seeing some of your collection. this is a great learning site and there is always something to learn. come on in.

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:50 am

Warm welcom to the site Ron

That is a beautiful veiw you have there. With 650 knives you have a lot of posting ahead of you

Looking forward to seeing you on board.

s-k

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:50 am

thebuzzardsloft; "moved here from Atlanta".
After seening your photos I can see why you made a real good move.

Now I am thinking about your RED HEAD

If you mess up in your old age I will be willing to take your place.
I am still waiting for my FRIST knife from my wifey.

Welcome I will be looking and waiting to see your knives.

PA. might want to move too??

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:53 pm

Welcome aboard Ron, glad to have you here. I can see you have a beautiful place to perch.

Ah, the life, would love to spend my time fishing, with knives, and of course my lovely wife. I'd love to wake up to that view every morning.

AHEM, Ken, you keep that up and you will get your first knife from wifey between your shoulder blades.

Come to think of it, I am missing a 4 1/4 inch 5 blade stockman with abalone handles, 1 of a kind. Hmmn, I got an email.......from Normal, Ill. ..................seems it was about how long a blade does it take to kill.

Now this knife, one that would do the job goes on a walk-about.

Connection..........Hmmn

Welcome Ron, please excuse the Normal banter that makes this place so friendly. I look forward to seeing some of your knives as well as some nice smallmouth pictures. Dang I love to fish, hunt, dive, and make knives. I think my abalone card and fishing license was about $70.00 here in California.

WELCOME, that would be Texas size.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:12 pm

Ron!!!!

I really appreciate all the help with the Cripple Creek info!!

PS:Being a Desert dweller,the pics of your view remind me of how much I miss all that BEAUTIFUL greenery !!

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:29 pm

Welcome Ron,
Your picture reminds me of the mountains where I grew up in Southern Oregon, except there we had mostly evergreens above 4000 ft. elevation.

I hope you enjoy the forum and all the good natured bantering that goes back & forth. I have participated in several forums but consider this one to be Home! There are a great bunch of people here who freely share their knowledge, and between everyone here there is a lot of knowledge.

Enjoy the forum!
Dale

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:44 pm

Ron, welcome aboard. Nice view and beautiful wood deck you have

there. By the way, I have a Red Head at home also. In Blues music Red

Headed woman are suppose to be bad luck and trouble but not mine,

she's the best thing that's ever happened in my life!

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:29 pm

Hukk's lost abalone

Come to think of it, I am going to keep an EYE out for the snail-man a
"..4 1/4 inch 5 blade stockman with abalone handles, 1 of a kind."

He is my friend cuz I gave him a Christmas Knife.

About time Hukk jumped in and had some fun.

You must fell no pain today.

I do like REDS. They are sooooo warm a bit like FIRE!!

thebuzzardsloft · Post by **thebuzzardsloft** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:48 am

Hey All,

I really appreciate the warm greetings. Some of you may be a little too warm about my red head. It took me 50 years to find her and about 3 minutes to tell her I was in love.

Fishing was great today, I have been out four of the last ten days. The first two days there were no fish to be had. The third day I caught two nice Smallies, today my fishing partner caught one and I had the biggest dam fish in the lake kick my butt all the way to the boat. I saw it three times but it was a better man than me today and spit my lure right back in my face as it came to the boat. My god I love a good fight as much as I like putting them in the boat.

Knives oh yea, I have some, um here's a knife, my wife, a fish, and another knife. It's a knife Sandwich.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:58 am

very nice knives. but you better watch out for ken(justold52). i think he likes redheads.

whens the fish fry?

SFC ADP · Post by **SFC ADP** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:38 am

1st off: Thank you for your service from one soldier to another!

You have FANTASTIC Knives!!! The ones you have shown so far. I am very immpressed. And the views you show that you are awesome!
Welcome to the forums, and I look forward to seeing more of your collection!

Adam

knowtracks · Post by **knowtracks** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:17 am

Nice Saddlehorns Ron!

Good lookin outfit.
And Welcome Home Brother

Freedom isn't Free

Dave

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:22 am

Welcome again & Semper Fi

Dale

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:40 am

"Some of you may be a little too warm about my red head."

OK I will kool off some. You have to tell me though do you show her things on this site?

No dought in my mind you are a MAN of Quality and fun.
I can tell by the two gay wenney roasters.

thebuzzardsloft · Post by **thebuzzardsloft** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:50 pm

I appreciate the welcome home brothers as I welcome you all as well. Truly we live in the greatest country on earth and enjoy the freedoms all of our brothers through history have given so much for.

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:57 pm

is that one of the dogs of war?

SFC ADP · Post by **SFC ADP** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:33 pm

On thoat pearl case with the engraved bolsters, did you have that work done, or buy it like that?
And would you happen to know who did the custom work, as it looks fantastic!

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 4:44 am

Welcome Ron, UUH...I think those weenies are done there bro.

Nice pics too

Singin46

P.S. Ya gotta watch Ken there partner, he's a little fond a reds.

sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 2:35 pm

Well it looks like I missed the offical welcome party but since you have proclaimed a case of the Schatt's all is well..

I agree with SFC that is one fantastic looking engraved Pearl and I mean FanTastic...

I could almost forget about everything else after looking at that beauty...

Then again it looks like beauty is something you are accustomed to after seeing your Buzzards loft and wonderful wife.

Welcome to AAPK and break out your digital camera and start sharing those 650 lovely's with us...

Regards,

Sunburst

Gunsmoke47 · Post by **Gunsmoke47** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:21 pm

Beautiful Saddlehorns!

Looking forward to seeing some more. Kelley

thebuzzardsloft · Post by **thebuzzardsloft** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:25 am

SFC ADP wrote:On thoat pearl case with the engraved bolsters, did you have that work done, or buy it like that?
And would you happen to know who did the custom work, as it looks fantastic!

Sorry it took so long to reply but we had the the grandkids for the last four days and we spoiled them rotten and broke all the rules their parents set. JUST LIKE THEIR DAD DID MINE!!! LOL

The pearl case was bought like that. I had purchased a very unusual engraved hobo knife off eBay late last summer. I asked the seller about the engraving and if he had any others or saddlehorns for sale. He said that he had a few other knives for sale but had not decided if he wanted to sell any. I asked about the engraver and if he would do some custom work and he said the gentleman was retired and did not take orders. If he had time he did a knife but did not want to take a custom order. Just after Christmas the Seller contacted me again to tell me that he had decided to sell his saddlehorn that was engraved and asked if I was interested. As you can see from the picture, it was one of those I couldn't live without.
Too bring this long story to a close, no I cannot give you a name of the engraver. I know he is in Canada, as is the Seller. He knows I am interested in more engravings and if he comes up with any I will surely let everyone know they are available.

Buzzard

TinyToothpick · Post by **TinyToothpick** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:12 pm

Welcome and WOW!!! You sure have it goin on there. The pics of the knives are great, the pics of everything is great. So good to see a good american enjoying his bounty.....you've earned that in my opinion. I too thank you for serving this good country. Can't wait to see some more pics of yours. Welcome again to AAPK.

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