All About Pocket Knives

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:29 pm "Z" I recognize most everything you posted but what the heck are "stick battery makitas"? Inquiring minds want to know.

BTW, at NCR we called parallel jaw pliers 'Bernards'.

zed6309 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:04 am Sorry jerry forgot pics
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koldgold wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:44 pm Ripster,
Those pictures bought back old memories of the first car I drove on the road [without a licence at 14 solo]
It was a 1948 Packard 6. I can also remember seeing an early Packard 16.

Just north of Sydney Australia, is a large water-way - back in the 1960's the Postman had one of those amphicar.
I think I can remember seeing a Chev amphical also, back in the 1960's....Ken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-2IqX3x-y8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar

Stanwade wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:17 am

zed6309 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:04 am Sorry jerry forgot pics
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I remember the first time I played with one of the these as a kid. My dad's buddy had one. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Then one of my friend's dad's got a rechargeable battery screwdriver for Christmas, probably around the same time, and we unscrewed everything in his house with it!

cudgee wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:46 pm

Stanwade wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:17 am

zed6309 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:04 am Sorry jerry forgot pics
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I remember the first time I played with one of the these as a kid. My dad's buddy had one. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Then one of my friend's dad's got a rechargeable battery screwdriver for Christmas, probably around the same time, and we unscrewed everything in his house with it!

When i was a kid i loved tinkering and making things and was intrigued about how things worked. My dad bought his first electric drill, i'm talking mid 60's, he had only had hand drills till then. I, in my wisdom decided to pull it apart while he was at work, to see how the drill worked. BIG mistake, had no idea how to put it back together , only did it once. Luckily back then before the throw away society, we had a electrical shop that fixed valve radios and stuff, he was able to put it back together, PHEW, i learnt my lesson though, never mix up your ambitions with your abilities.

cudgee wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:21 am Going even further back in time. This was in an email sent to me from a hobby supplier i buy knife maintenance tools from. It is a model that looks very accurate in design, this company does not sell cheap rubbish.

A Wells Fargo Wagon.
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Unk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:31 pm Nice, Ryan. I have found the steel on vintage Keen Kutters to be excellent. Very easy to get razor sharp, and holds an edge well.

My wife made lemon blueberry cupcakes this week. Pretty darn tasty.

Unk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:31 pm Nice, Ryan. I have found the steel on vintage Keen Kutters to be excellent. Very easy to get razor sharp, and holds an edge well.

My wife made lemon blueberry cupcakes this week. Pretty darn tasty.

glennbad wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:32 pm

Unk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:31 pm Nice, Ryan. I have found the steel on vintage Keen Kutters to be excellent. Very easy to get razor sharp, and holds an edge well.

My wife made lemon blueberry cupcakes this week. Pretty darn tasty.

I'll be right over!

Unk wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 4:25 am I'll save one for you guys!

I took some of the cupcakes over to an old friend and his wife yesterday. My wife likes to make cupcakes, so I always take some over to them. As I was leaving, he asked if I had a .380. I said yes, I bought one for the wife last year but we've haven't even shot it yet, due to Covid and moving, retirement, etc. He pulled out three boxes of ammo and said here, take this, I don't have a .380 anymore. I thought that was a pretty good trade - 6 cupcakes for 200 rds of ammo! Especially since you can't hardly find ammo lately.

I told him I expect to be paid in ammo now whenever I deliver cupcakes.

Unk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:31 pm Nice, Ryan. I have found the steel on vintage Keen Kutters to be excellent. Very easy to get razor sharp, and holds an edge well.

My wife made lemon blueberry cupcakes this week. Pretty darn tasty.

peanut740 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:22 pm After the snow and ice melt and heavy rains over the weekend, the Ohio River has come up for a closer look. The river is normally about 3/4 of a mile away.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:25 pm

peanut740 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:22 pm After the snow and ice melt and heavy rains over the weekend, the Ohio River has come up for a closer look. The river is normally about 3/4 of a mile away.

Hope it doesn't get as high as it did in '39.

peanut740 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:31 pm

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:25 pm

peanut740 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:22 pm After the snow and ice melt and heavy rains over the weekend, the Ohio River has come up for a closer look. The river is normally about 3/4 of a mile away.

Hope it doesn't get as high as it did in '39.

'37.It is predicted to only rise less than a foot more.

peanut740 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:31 pm

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:25 pm

peanut740 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:22 pm After the snow and ice melt and heavy rains over the weekend, the Ohio River has come up for a closer look. The river is normally about 3/4 of a mile away.

Hope it doesn't get as high as it did in '39.

'37.It is predicted to only rise less than a foot more.