Wednesday, 15 March 2017

knives

for some unknown reason, i recently decided that i needed a new pocket knife. it was probably that guy whose dad arranged for him to be nailed to a cross  whispering sweet nothings in my ear again. that son of a bitch won't leave me alone after i've sparked a bud or two. i still haven't figured out if he whispers in my ear because he genuinely likes me or if he's just fuckin' with me.

the first knife i picked up was a BUCK MINI ICEMAN. it was dirt cheap and it feels real good in my hand so i have no buyer's remorse. it has thumb studs for one handed opening which isn't exactly easy with this small knife. it was a struggle to open with the thumb stud and it hurt my thumb but i kept fritzing around with it until i mastered the technique. then i looked at my thumb and it was bleeding! now my thumb hurts like crazy so i'm trying to stop playing with it until it heals.

since my thumb was injured, i decided to pick up a knife that opens with a flipper: BUCK VANTAGE SELECT. the flipper works better than the thumb studs so once again i have no buyer's remorse. after playing with it for a day, my index finger hurts and i can't open it as quickly as i could when it first arrived but the index finger is not damaged like the thumb. just a little sore.

so i have 2 new pocket knives and also have 2 sore fingers. the good thing about having 2 sore fingers is it has dampened my enthusiasm for buying more knives. but the fingers should be good as new by the time the weather improves and the scooter is back on the road. if i get a good enough knife, maybe i can join an outlaw biker gang. now that i've played around with a few cheap knives, i might be able to select a good knife that i'll  actually use rather than just stick in the drawer and forget about it.  so it goes.

billy loves you sons of bitches.
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15 comments:

  1. peppylady (Dora)15 March 2017 at 20:25

    I've never had a pocket knife before. Buck knife once consider putting there factory in our town. Not sure why they didn't actual settle here. But there still in North Idaho, and one of my cousin friends work for them.
    Coffee is on

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    1. E. Rosewater16 March 2017 at 09:46

      my little warranty card says to mail it to post falls idaho if if falls apart.

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    2. peppylady (Dora)16 March 2017 at 13:59

      Post fall is a little over an hour drive for me.

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  2. Gorilla Bananas16 March 2017 at 00:10

    I like the kind of knives that you can use to carve a piece of wood into an effigy, maybe for use as a voodoo doll. Do biker gangs have witch doctors?

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    1. E. Rosewater16 March 2017 at 09:48

      i'll be infusing them with my viking spirit for the next few weeks then the magic should begin.

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  3. PipeTobacco16 March 2017 at 14:24

    Sorry about the lack of posting your comment! It was not intentional. The settings I have make comment moderation occur after the first six days of a post.... Unfortunately, something is wrong in the passwords I use to let me publish it and I haven't sat down and tried to figure it out. I really do apologize. If your comment occurs before six days (I think) after the post was written, it auto posts. I did that a while back when the ad bots were hitting me hundreds of times a day.

    PipeTobacco

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    1. billy pilgrim17 March 2017 at 12:01

      apology not necessary. i'm more interested in what kind of pocket knife you carry around.

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    2. PipeTobacco17 March 2017 at 16:51

      All I have is a traditional and seldom used Swiss Army pocket knife. I'd like something nice too, but haven't found one yet that appeals to me so that I'd really carry it around all the time yet, but I have been looking a lot too. Ample beer, whiskey, and pipes have been adequately consumed as well to celebrate St Patrick's day correctly!!!! And, in case you are interested, by channeling of Jack Elam is going great! I have never let my beard and moustache get so full before (would trim it relatively short. It is bushier than I had expected, and damn if the kids at the Starbucks , cafeteria, and even in my class aren't bemused. I have been told I am "rocking out" my beard at least a half dozen times in the last two weeks. Not sure if they are serious or making fun.... But it doesn't matter to me... I'm having a helluva lot of fun with it.

      PipeTobacco

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    3. E. Rosewater18 March 2017 at 09:37

      there are literally thousand of EDC knives out there. it's 8 months since i shaved or cut my hair. the bad news is i kinda look like shit, the good news is the wife is embarrassed by my appearance and isn't dragging me around with her.

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  4. Mr. Shife17 March 2017 at 15:22

    I think Mr. Rosewater in an outlaw biker gang sounds excellent. You and Rip could have some great adventures to share. Heal up fast and I like the music choice for this post. Take care.

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  5. E. Rosewater18 March 2017 at 09:38

    thanks for your continuing support mr shife.

    i have to admit that i'm having second thoughts about hooking up with an outlaw biker gang.

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  6. BBC21 March 2017 at 04:24

    Get one Crocodile Dundee would approve of.

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    1. BBC21 March 2017 at 04:36

      A knife I often use is an old paring knife I keep on my chair side stand, it has an HSS blade. Hard to sharpen but it sure is a good knife.

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    2. E. Rosewater21 March 2017 at 10:29

      the buck vantage is pretty good. it took me a while but i finally figured out that wrist action is more important than finger/flipper action when it comes to opening the son of a bitch.

      i've got a few utility knives that are my blades of choice when it comes to slicing and dicing.

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  7. Mr. Shife24 March 2017 at 14:16

    Happy Friday, Mr. Rosewater. Hope all is well.

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