All About Pocket Knives

philco wrote:

royal0014 wrote:philco, would you care to educate me about a game of cornhole?
That term has a dubious meaning in my neck 'o the woods

Glad to royal. Here's a link to the official rules as posted by the American Cornhole Association.

http://www.playcornhole.org/rules.shtml

Thanks philco

I think that's what we southern hicks would call a bean-bag toss.
Ranks right there with pitchin' hoss shoes (or toilet seats )

Royal -- I read on another source (Wikipedia) that it's called "Corn Hole" (also known as bean bag toss, corn toss, baggo or bags) because the bags for that game are filled with 15-16 oz of corn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornhole


I guess the original meaning of that term is too deeply ingrained in my psyche.

Jerry, I strongly advise against using the word "deeply" during a discussion of this subject matter.

Charlie Noyes

Groan. This juvenile humor is getting to me (cause I'm not the one thinking of it.)

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Just picked this up in a lot off Ebay. They were calling it an Abalone knife, I believe MOP would be a better description. They used the word huge. Not sure how big it is, but judging from the other items, I think it's gonna push 8"-10"! Can you imagine the size of the original shell this would have come from?!
It could be anything from an ancient ceremonial piece to a vintage letter opener to a modern day cheese knife. Can't wait to get it in hand, just hope they package it properly.
WB

Scored this small vice at an estate sale today...

I picked this up on ebay.
The seller listed it as an "Ornate Light Duty Crate Hammer".
I guess for use on light duty crates?

I found it searching for old cigar box hammers.
I figured it was worth the $6 + the $2.53 shipping!

orvet wrote:I figured it was worth the $6 + the $2.53 shipping!

I guess it was. These folks are mighty proud of the one they have.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/old-antique-too ... _127wt_644

Halloween is just around the corner and I can't wait to start carving pumpkins. I picked up this brand new set of (candy cake decoration) knives just for the purpose!

I recently bought myself a new desk chair. I didn't look closely enough at the box before I purchased it.

....my youngest son(former marine) has the same problem, jerry!!!...he eats anything that doesn't eat him first!!!!..... .........

carrmillus, what you posted about your son made me laugh as I remembered an incident several years ago . It seems the school district that I worked for was required to have an inspection of all the outdoor bleachers on the football and baseball fields. We contacted an engineer out of Tallahassee and he came to our county to do the inspection. I was to accompany this guy and working up to dinner time, we stopped at local fast food restaurant. I ordered a big hamburger and he ordered a veggie burger . He explained to me, he was a Hindu and they didn't eat beef. It really surprised me and all I could think to say was, "I'm a Southern Baptist and I'll eat any thing that don't eat me first!" We had an interesting discussion concerning our different faiths over dinner and he actually sent me a Christmas card for several years.
Treefarmer

Picked up this original pair of"channel locks" today with pat#
I believe they are still being made in Meadville Pa today

Nice Channel Locks Gino!
What I really like about Channel Lock, besides their quality, is they are one of the few companies who hasn't moved all their production offshore. They are still making tools in the USA (at least part of the tools are made here)!

Nice old channellocks, Gino!

I think the olde tymers used to call those water-pump pliers.

tjmurphy wrote:I think the olde tymers used to call those water-pump pliers.

Oh no!! I'm an old timer?!!

WB

You're a pup, W.B.

Well then, why does my wife keep tellin' me she can't teach me any new tricks?!

WB

tjmurphy wrote:I think the olde tymers used to call those water-pump pliers.

FUNNY... .......it's just like when a old bird yells out " GRAB ME A PAIR OF DIKES!!" you know exactly what he wants...........now a days,a YOUNG BUCK...........YA NEVER KNOW

whitebuffalo58 wrote:Well then, why does my wife keep tellin' me she can't teach me any new tricks?!

WB

Just tell her, it's the trainer, not the trainee.

No! Wait! That's not a good idea. No wonder I'm single.

I think those smaller pliers were called battery or ignition pilers, the larger ones were called waterpump pliers. ftd