Knives in the Wild

[GSPTOPDOG]

Over the weekend and Monday, the weather was amazing ( about 74-78 degrees...I know a little cold for the folks in Florida and Hawaii ). I decided to do a little hiking with the dog.

However, not everything always works out. I blew out my flip flop. Stepped on a pop top. Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.
But at least there was booze in the blender and soon it did render that frozen concoction that helps me hang on

[Madmarco]

"...wastin' away agin' in Margaritaville..."! Nice shots Dog!

[GSPTOPDOG]

"...wastin' away agin' in Margaritaville..."! Nice shots Dog!

Thanks Mark!

[jmh58]

[Madmarco]

Whoa, I like those T/D's John! HNY bud!

[TripleF]

Yesterday...

[doglegg]

John, Scott, excellent.

[jmh58]

Thank You Mark and Floyd..
John

[jmh58]

[Dan In MI]

Most excellent photos, John! As I'm hoping to add a Candiru to my collection this year, I gotta ask: where did you get the handles on yours?

[Jtx]

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Great photos! I really like the stag on the folder.

[Madmarco]

Nice knives John! I have the Spydie version of your ESEE, and it's a great little knife! More teriffic pictures too! You're a handsome ole' devil in your older age my friend! And no, I'm not "different", just paying you a compliment! Are you using the ski poles for cross-country, or are they cross-country poles being used as walking sticks? Enquiring minds want to know! lol!

[doglegg]

Glad you are out and about John.

[jmh58]

Most excellent photos, John! As I'm hoping to add a Candiru to my collection this year, I gotta ask: where did you get the handles on yours?

Hi Dan.. Thanks.. Nice to see ya posting.. The handle came from TKC (The Knife Connection).. They make a world of difference on the Candiru.. Also put a pair on my ESEE 4 and gave me more handle purchase.. Worth every cent in my world!!
John

[jmh58]

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Great photos! I really like the stag on the folder.

Thanks Lee.. Those are bone handles.. Moss Brown is what I think Case called them,,
John

[jmh58]

Nice knives John! I have the Spydie version of your ESEE, and it's a great little knife! More teriffic pictures too! You're a handsome ole' devil in your older age my friend! And no, I'm not "different", just paying you a compliment! Are you using the ski poles for cross-country, or are they cross-country poles being used as walking sticks? Enquiring minds want to know! lol!

Mark.. You are too much!!! Thanks.. That little ESEE is fast becoming a favorite.. Great little belt knife and handy too..
Those are hiking poles (walking sicks).. The wife got those for some yrs back and they are super.. It was slippy yesterday and they helped me from falling flat on my face more than once!!
John

[jmh58]

Glad you are out and about John.

Thanks Floyd.. It was nige finally getting to do a Jan 1st hike.. Been trying for the past seems forever Jan 1st hike but it was either raining or snowing..
John

[Madmarco]

Nice knives John! I have the Spydie version of your ESEE, and it's a great little knife! More teriffic pictures too! You're a handsome ole' devil in your older age my friend! And no, I'm not "different", just paying you a compliment! Are you using the ski poles for cross-country, or are they cross-country poles being used as walking sticks? Enquiring minds want to know! lol!

Mark.. You are too much!!! Thanks.. That little ESEE is fast becoming a favorite.. Great little belt knife and handy too..
Those are hiking poles (walking sicks).. The wife got those for some yrs back and they are super.. It was slippy yesterday and they helped me from falling flat on my face more than once!!
John

Ah ha! Thanks for fillin' me in John! You are most fortunate to have such a thoughtful better half monitoring your well-being, the chances of us ole' geezers thinking of something like that to prevent falls is slim to none. Good on her my friend!

[Dan In MI]

Nice to see ya posting.. The handle came from TKC (The Knife Connection)..

Good to see you back, too! And thanks for the info. TKC has some great-looking ESEE handles available.

[Josephharrington]

This is not like everyone else’s pictures, but I feel it belongs here. Here is a handmade sheath knife from Malawi (in Africa) my nephew gave me for Christmas. The blade appears to be made from some kind of metal (this knife was probably hand made by some tribesman over there), the handle, while appearing to be some kind of wood, is really undue goatskin. The scabbard is also goatskin, but dyed. It is definitely unique!

[Madmarco]

to AAPK JH! Any knives you post don't need to be similar or the same as others ahead of them, in this particular thread, if it's an outdoor knife that's the only criteria, and plenty of us stretch that definition anyway! That knife you posted is really cool, I for one have not heard of a goatskin handle, a sheath yes, but not a handle! Jess Horn who is no longer with us built high-end folders out of Africa!

[jmh58]

Nice knives John! I have the Spydie version of your ESEE, and it's a great little knife! More teriffic pictures too! You're a handsome ole' devil in your older age my friend! And no, I'm not "different", just paying you a compliment! Are you using the ski poles for cross-country, or are they cross-country poles being used as walking sticks? Enquiring minds want to know! lol!

Mark.. You are too much!!! Thanks.. That little ESEE is fast becoming a favorite.. Great little belt knife and handy too..
Those are hiking poles (walking sicks).. The wife got those for some yrs back and they are super.. It was slippy yesterday and they helped me from falling flat on my face more than once!!
John

Ah ha! Thanks for fillin' me in John! You are most fortunate to have such a thoughtful better half monitoring your well-being, the chances of us ole' geezers thinking of something like that to prevent falls is slim to none. Good on her my friend!

You spoke the absolute truth Mark!!!
John

[jmh58]

Nice to see ya posting.. The handle came from TKC (The Knife Connection)..

Good to see you back, too! And thanks for the info. TKC has some great-looking ESEE handles available.

I cant say enough about the quality of their handles..
John

[Madmarco]

Mark.. You are too much!!! Thanks.. That little ESEE is fast becoming a favorite.. Great little belt knife and handy too..
Those are hiking poles (walking sicks).. The wife got those for some yrs back and they are super.. It was slippy yesterday and they helped me from falling flat on my face more than once!!
John

Ah ha! Thanks for fillin' me in John! You are most fortunate to have such a thoughtful better half monitoring your well-being, the chances of us ole' geezers thinking of something like that to prevent falls is slim to none. Good on her my friend!

You spoke the absolute truth Mark!!!
John

I always do brother, you can count on that!

[GSPTOPDOG]

Most excellent photos, John! As I'm hoping to add a Candiru to my collection this year, I gotta ask: where did you get the handles on yours?

I remember the Candiru from my time in South America... except it was NOT a cool survival knife...

Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa), toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae native to the Amazon Basin where it is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

These smaller species are known for an alleged tendency to invade and parasitise the human urethra; There are short sensory barbels around the head, together with short, backward pointing spines on the gill covers. So in plainer language the fish is supposed to swim up your private parts and then get stuck there because of the spines::td:: I swam in the Amazon river while there and I'll tell you... I was always a bit nervous once I was in water waist deep...