All About Pocket Knives

TheMadHungarian wrote:When in the city for the day there are just some things you need to take a photo of, the Statue of Liberty is one of them.

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Hey Ted ( Mad Hun), your photography is really great. That Liberty pic just grabs me! Thanks for sharing. I'm retired Air Force. Live down near Reading.

tjmurphy wrote:

mrwatch wrote:A robin built a nest again in our bird feeder. Two fledged.

....thanks, t.j., that's one I never heard before!!!............ ..................

bladebuddy wrote:

TheMadHungarian wrote:When in the city for the day there are just some things you need to take a photo of, the Statue of Liberty is one of them.

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Hey Ted ( Mad Hun), your photography is really great. That Liberty pic just grabs me! Thanks for sharing. I'm retired Air Force. Live down near Reading.

I have good friend down your way, Scott W, another knife knut with mad skillz, his woodworkin' skills are breathtakin'. He made this pen from an Osage Orange tree branch originally cut for a longbow, bad grain was my gain. The knife handled in Osage also was a gift from Nathan Carothers of Carothers' Performance Knives.

There were no leash laws when I was growing up. If there were they were generally ignored.

One of our neighbors had two dogs. They wandered everywhere together. One day, they were crossing the street in front of our house. One was struck by a car and killed. The other walked slowly to his companion, sniffed the body and vomited. He then lay down next to his friend and stayed there until the owner removed it.

My Mom's brother rode a Harley back in the 50's. He had a small dog that would ride behind him on the saddle. Uncle Lelus had a fatal heart attack at work and never came home.

Pepper waited patiently for several days, then stopped eating and finally died within a couple of weeks curled up next to the closed garage door. The Harley was inside.

Don't try to tell me animals have no feelings or emotions.

Charlie Noyes

You can't tell me they don't feel, here's my dog, 15 y/o now but these pics were taken when he was a few years old, now he mostly looks tired.

Yesterday we had a lite rain. This Robin used our front porch to dry off.

A couple of older pics for today.

Always wanted to capture the moment the match went from sulphur to flame, harder to capture than you think.
Hardest thing was tryin' to capture this shot without the kids in it, in retrospect I think a couple of kids woulda gave the picture a whole different feel. The logistics of dealin' with the parents and gettin' releases signed just weren't worth it.
This one was just fun, I've posted this in a few photography forums with the title, "Freezin' your nuts off"

Thanks TMH, those are very enjoyable photos. Love that match and flame.

I found this old red-ear slider turtle while riding fence. It was trying to get through the field fence, kept moving over a few feet and trying again but it's shell was too wide to get through. Picked him up and sat him down on the other side. Funny thing was it wasn't afraid of me a bit - never pulled in its head, never stopped moving its legs. Couple of minutes later he was out of sight, headed toward the creek. I've watched these turtles before and noticed they keep heading generally down hill although logic says they must have gone uphill, at some point!

Ken

Some really KOOL pics being posted!! Kudos ALL!!! John

Found the bucket in the tree while hiking.. No water in there!!! John

A couple of my favorites.

Great pictures Ted - you have a talent for photographic art!

John, nice patina on that bucket! Always makes you wonder what the story is, when you find something like that.

Ken

Some favorite pipes.

Quick Steel,
I noticed the jigging on 3 of the pipes bowls. Is it identified in any way as jigging patterns on knife handles?
Treefarmer

Treefarmer, not to my knowledge. This style, sometimes called rustic, is usually achieved by sandblasting. I often prefer this style because the rough texture, i.e. multiple surfaces, dissipates heat more readily than a smooth bowl.

An old Bible from the flea market.

Here's an old book that my sister gave me for my birthday in 1973. Does anyone know it? Great reading!

There's a series of 6 or 7 Foxfire Books, all of 'em great reading.

Here you go Greg, got one with a different cover, almost same wording on the front. Seems like there were several volumes of the Foxfire Book, maybe? You're right sayin' it's a great read!
Treefarmer
EDIT: TheMadHungarian has verified what I was trying to remember concerning different volumes.

Greg, I had that book (same cover). Haven't seen it in years so it may be gone.

Yes Ted they are. It gives one hope that the old ways will not be forgotten.

A buddy that I used to deer hunt with and I used the method of tanning deer hides with the tannic acid in the brains with great success.

My dad had several Foxfire editions that I spent many a summer day reading in my youth. He often carried one with him when we went backpacking to read aloud around the campfire or to pass the time while sitting in the tent during a downpour. Great old, folksy wisdom contained therein. Great memories...thanks for sharing.

~Q~

Mumbleypeg wrote:I found this old red-ear slider turtle while riding fence. It was trying to get through the field fence, kept moving over a few feet and trying again but it's shell was too wide to get through. Picked him up and sat him down on the other side. Funny thing was it wasn't afraid of me a bit - never pulled in its head, never stopped moving its legs. Couple of minutes later he was out of sight, headed toward the creek. I've watched these turtles before and noticed they keep heading generally down hill although logic says they must have gone uphill, at some point!

Ken

Hi Ken,
I have kept turtles for almost 70 years.
The two I have now, have been in my back yard for about 15 years.
They swim about in a pond in the summer, and sleep 5 months of the year in winter.[digging under ground]
They eat a little amount of chicken, from time to time - and love earth worms.
They will go up hill, over rock walls. Rain will make them think of moving and they will head off looking for deep water.
Hot sun will bring them out of the water, to sit on a rock or side of the pond. KG.