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Things are a bit different nowadays-

In days gone by, folks used knives everyday and 'bout all day long. Knives were used for cleaning freshly caught fish for dinner, opening a can of beans to cook on the open fire, cutting rope and leather straps, to passing the time by whittling on a stick.

My how times have changed.

So, let me ask you- the last time you used your knife, what did you use it for?

Tags: cut, knife, last, time, use

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 29, 2009 at 16:02

Making a Peach Pit Basket.

Permalink Reply by bill bedenbender on April 30, 2009 at 11:46

I used it to cut open some boxes at work.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Scott King on April 30, 2009 at 11:50

J J Your peach seed carvings are really cool.
I bet those little suckers are hard as a rock to try to cut too!
Making a Peach Pit Basket.

Permalink Reply by Rusty R Halsey on April 30, 2009 at 19:48

Trimmed the gristle & fat from a pork loin. My med Case stockman's main blade is perfect for this, and being CV holds an edge pretty good.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 1, 2009 at 0:42

Scott King said:

J J Your peach seed carvings are really cool.
I bet those little suckers are hard as a rock to try to cut too!
Making a Peach Pit Basket.

You don't cut them, unless the pits are from hot-house peaches. Those are soft. Good pits are extremely hard. About all you do is scrape a little off at a time. It is an addictive past-time. They're easy to carry around, so I always have something to do. I got a whole bunch of baskets made last year, during my youngest daughters soccer practices.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Scott King on May 1, 2009 at 7:50

Am I weird or what- I can't find anything to cut, or scrape :)

J. J. Those are really cool.

Hey guys, I found a real whittler (not the knife, but a person). He teaches it too- been a professional whittler it for humpteen years. I'm interviewing him, via email now and expect to feature him on Cutlery News Journal next week. You know whittling is a dying art form.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 1, 2009 at 8:43

Scott King said:

Am I weird or what- I can't find anything to cut, or scrape :)

J. J. Those are really cool.

Hey guys, I found a real whittler (not the knife, but a person). He teaches it too- been a professional whittler it for humpteen years. I'm interviewing him, via email now and expect to feature him on Cutlery News Journal next week. You know whittling is a dying art form.

Looking forward to that interview.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 1, 2009 at 12:07

Guess you're weird ! LOL Teacher at my daughters school asked me how I carved a monkey. Told him that I just removed anything that didn't look like one. (DUH)

Scott King said:

Am I weird or what- I can't find anything to cut, or scrape :)

J. J. Those are really cool.

Hey guys, I found a real whittler (not the knife, but a person). He teaches it too- been a professional whittler it for humpteen years. I'm interviewing him, via email now and expect to feature him on Cutlery News Journal next week. You know whittling is a dying art form.

Permalink Reply by Steve wells on May 1, 2009 at 18:33

To cut the top off of a push up popsicle for my Grandaughter,Oh and to open the mail,and to cut a water hose: Well thats what I used it for today

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Scott King on May 1, 2009 at 19:09

You are funny too.

Again today, I didn't have need for one. My dilemma- one day I'll tell you about it. The folks over at the ETCC know about it though. :)

Steve wells said:

To cut the top off of a push up popsicle for my Grandaughter,Oh and to open the mail,and to cut a water hose: Well thats what I used it for today

Permalink Reply by Wilma Slicer (Lynsie) on May 2, 2009 at 17:08

i always use mine in the kitchen the most! Opening packets of sauce or rice or chicken, beef...I have also been known to cut meat with it if I'm not near a kitchen knife (most the time I use my knife anyway, cause it is sharper!)

Also, opening mail is the number two task.

Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 2, 2009 at 17:25

J.J. Smith III said:

Scott King said:

Hey guys, I found a real whittler (not the knife, but a person). He teaches it too- been a professional whittler it for humpteen years. I'm interviewing him, via email now and expect to feature him on Cutlery News Journal next week. You know whittling is a dying art form.

Scott,
I’ve been waiting for the "whittler" article, since you mentioned it. It was well worth the wait. Whittling is indeed becomming a lost art. I miss the days of seeing the “Old Timers”, sitting in the town square, making shavings. Thanks for a great article.
JJ
For those that missed it -http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/2009/05/02/meet-a-master-whittler/trackback/