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2021 CalendarPermalink Reply by John Kellogg on March 31, 2016 at 19:27

I prefer a full tang knife over a hidden tang knife.

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Greentree on March 31, 2016 at 19:36

All of the fixed blades in my collection are made with a full tang.

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Permalink Reply by Shlomo ben Maved on March 31, 2016 at 19:47

D ale--you also forget the very forgettable (I wish I had) movie Pootie Tang.

John McCain--I agree with his statement--Tang sucks and with D ale that Tang wasn't invented by or for NASA.

Wiki

The creator of Tang, William A. Mitchell, also invented Pop Rocks, Cool Whip, a form of instant-set Jell-O, and other convenience foods

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Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on March 31, 2016 at 20:04

I prefer full tang knives

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Permalink Reply by Paul Bishop on March 31, 2016 at 20:27

Maintaining a tangful attitude cuts a clear path through the briar patches of life.

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on March 31, 2016 at 20:40

Some people think that Tang was developed for the moon mission but the product actually pre-dates the Space program,  Tang was first developed in 1957 and was a poor seller for General Foods. All of that changed when Tang was first used by NASA on John Glenn's Mercury mission!  Buzz Aldrin was a poor spokeperson for Tang.  When asked what the thought about it, Buzz said "Tang Sucks!"

A variety of knives were also used by NASA during the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo program.   One of the most famous was the Randall Model 17 "Astro".  This full tang knife  featured a 5,5 stainless steel blade, a stainless steel cross bar and micarta handles.  Astronaut Gordon Cooper did the final design work on these historically important knives.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on March 31, 2016 at 21:14

The tang stamp can tell you when a Case knife was made.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Kitchens on March 31, 2016 at 21:37

A broken and is a very sad thing, indeed.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 1, 2016 at 4:48

Poontang

Enjoy some fine um... Grapes.

“I tried it once but it disagreed with my sensibilities”
~ Oscar Wilde on the joys of wild poontang

:)

dead_left_knife_guy said:   Yes you did, D ale, & I'm not saying it's WuTang Clan -- I'm just not sayin'.  :)

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on April 1, 2016 at 4:54

!!!! ... Seriously , hope you're feeling better , Jan ... !!!!

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Permalink Reply by Jim Kitchens on April 1, 2016 at 13:32

My reply was, "a broken tang is a sad thing." 

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Permalink Reply by LawrenceMerkel on April 1, 2016 at 14:37

Knife tangs get in my way went using a knife.

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