Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
Yes
How long have you collected knives?
21- 25 years
Favorite Kind of Knives
Whittlers, especially CASE "Seahorse",
and the Great Eastern "Gippetto" Whittlers.
I also like other utilitarian frames and whatever appeals to me at the time.
Hey, Uncle Whiskers...
So good of you to stop by and say hi. I can tell right now that this is going to be more fun than watching a barn board warp.
We're gonna' have to go into negotiations for that "Red River Valley Knife Assn. 2003 Seahorsie that you have. I have the world's largest collection of Seahorsies, and that one needs to come live with the rest of it's brothers and sisters.
LTA... UJ
This is "Miss August" in the 2009 Case Collectors Calendar...
Hey, Uncle Wiskers...
How about I trade you a nice Cadillac for that knife. You go ahead and get it in the mail, and I'll call the Caddy dealer in your home town and set it up so you can just sigh for it.
Hey J.J, I am not sure what kind of wood this is. The piece of wood I used on the first two that I carved were out of the same piece of wood. That particular wood made excellent carving material, however, the knife in the picture that you commented on was a piece of wood I found on the side of the road. It was extremely difficult to carve with and I will never use that again. Also, I took that video down because it was messed up. I will remake the video and let you know when I get it posted. I am thinking of getting me a spruce 2x4 and trim it down into small pieces for carving, however, I am unsure how it will carve. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks
Hi J.J.,
Thanks for the welcome. I'm sure that my grandson will enjoy our new hobby; that is, if Pop doesn't take over! Gotta git me some peach pits now...hate to admit it, but S.C. peaches are superior to Georgia's.
Regards,
Frank
JJ... I'm sorry to hear that you're all crippled up. I have a bad right knee that has the maniscus missing, and a bad left hip. Authritic shoulders and a titanium heart valce. I go in tomorrow for jaw bone removal and reconstruction and all new teeth. At least I'll be able to bite Ain't Donna.
My first car was a 1941 surplus army jeep. I was 9 years old and didn't NEED brakes, thank you. I was immortal. My second was a 1935 Ford pickup flathead V8. It was so much more powerful than the Jeep. It had mechanical brakes, but it had BRAKES! I was wiping with the top leaves. The last pickup I had was a 51 F-1. It was that olive drab color. Remember that? I really want a 53 to 56 F-100 street rod. I've always wanted one.
I see that I'm really getting too old and inactive to get anything new. I guess maybe they will bury me in my old 95 Taurus SE. They'll have to drain quite a bit of gas out of it, though. I've already filled it up once this year. It's a good old car, and I've never had to replace anything on it but the plugs, the oil and the tires and the fanbelt. Hacku'va good old car!
I was reading on Pickup.com the other day that Ford and GM are going to use the same diesel engine in their heavy duty pickups. It'll be called the Dura-Max. I feel so dirty just telling you that. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/03/gm-and-ford-to-announce-powermax-diesel-partnership.html
Although it may have been an april fool's joke. Interesting reading, though...
UJ
hey JJ just picked up a swell center camillus 3 blade whittler, I know they are pretty common, except was kind of excited about this one, has
the Boy Scouts of American emblem on it. What do you think, I only give
50 cents for it, Hope I didn't get hurt LOL
handle is broke right above the emblem at the first pin. Lots of patena, other than that looks like it was never sharpened. All the blades look to
me 100% Looks just like the one I had in 1957 or so. Long pull Camillus
underlined all in capital letters, then says NEW YORK USA, I'm sure its
Derlin, but cut like Rogers Bone, I'll try to get a picture up this evening
after I come out of the barn and get through with my chores. Which should be before the knife show tonight.
Howdy J.J., was just admiring your peach pit carvings. Very cool, they look like they take a lot of time to make. But man, your fingers have got to get sore from holding those while carving!...And how many times have you nicked your fingers while doing that.......Like I said, they are cool.
Hey J.J.,
Got some peaches this week, but they were small. The pits are 1-1 1/4" long. My wife reminded me that lots of the pits of the big Elberta peaches that we got last summer were split. Do you carve smaller pits, or do you stick with the big ones?
Frank
NW GA
J.J.,
I'm gonna save my pits for you. Might not be "gooduns", but I don't know "spit about pits". I assume that I should lay them out in the sun to dry...right? At some point, I'll get your address and send you a box of pits.
Frank
Hey J.J., Here's the start of our peach pit collection I'll send to you. I uploaded a couple of pics of our knives. I'll post them on my Comment Wall shortly.
Frank
Hey J.J.,
Got a couple dozen more S. GA peaches today. Pits are a little larger, but not whoppers. I'll add em to the collection....told my wife not to throw any more peach seeds away....she looked at me like I'm crazy! Nothing new tho; she's been doing that for 43 years.
BTW, I tool your advise...got a Case Seahorse Whittler coming!
Frank
Hey, JJ...
I think I'm gonna' live! I have 2 doctor's appointments this week and then Ain't Donna goes on a dive trip down in Texas. Looks like I'll be batchin' this week-end.
Tslil, my knifemaker friend from Israel (where knives are ikllegal), will be in the 20th. I'm really looking forward to it. He's bringing his family and I can hardly wait. He makes some awesome knives.
I got a new seahorsie from Charles Hoover this week. It's a masterpiece in Damascus and Dinousaur Bone.
See ya later, my friend...
LTA, UJ
Thanks JJ I'll look into those groups and see if there is anything I can contribute. I'm a little rusty, I haven't been to a club meeting in a couple of years and really need to inspect and polish my collection, but with trying to keep my companies afloat it's not easy.
Bought a Crandell swell center one bladed jack knife at a place where I go to check out their knives. It's name is marathon gas station or Greens. It's in Tuxedo, NC. We also saw the largest fireworks display or one the largest I had ever seen . It's hard to imagine that this happened in Tuxedo. Those folks sure are patriotic.Hope you had a great 4th. I did eat to much and paid the price. Frank S.
J.J., I have two Seahorses a Pearl and a red bone one. I think it is called a Fire Oak Worm Groove. I like the pattern, I have a buddy who just collects Seahorses and he has about 45-50 of them. I will have to try and get him on here with some photos. Hope all is well with you.
Howdy all,
Just got back in and stopped by the Post Office to check the "mail".
Spent the last 9 days in Pennsylvania, so I'm loads behind. I'll get caught up and back into my routine in a day or so. I did get to pick up another Seahorse while I was gone, (Harvest Orange Pocket Worn).
JJ
The Pocket Worn Harvest Orange looks real nice. I hope you enjoyed your vacation. I sent my friend an invite to join and he did, I don't think he has posted anything yet.
jordan hyland
May 21, 2009
Alvin V. Kinsey
May 24, 2009
george morningstar
May 26, 2009
Jim Prather
Hey, Uncle Whiskers...
So good of you to stop by and say hi. I can tell right now that this is going to be more fun than watching a barn board warp.
We're gonna' have to go into negotiations for that "Red River Valley Knife Assn. 2003 Seahorsie that you have. I have the world's largest collection of Seahorsies, and that one needs to come live with the rest of it's brothers and sisters.
LTA... UJ
This is "Miss August" in the 2009 Case Collectors Calendar...
May 28, 2009
Jim Prather
How about I trade you a nice Cadillac for that knife. You go ahead and get it in the mail, and I'll call the Caddy dealer in your home town and set it up so you can just sigh for it.
May 28, 2009
Jacob Hendrix
May 31, 2009
In Memoriam
Scott King
Thanks for keeping your eye on things while I was at Blade Show. I appreciate it mucho!
May 31, 2009
Frank Plant
Thanks for the welcome. I'm sure that my grandson will enjoy our new hobby; that is, if Pop doesn't take over! Gotta git me some peach pits now...hate to admit it, but S.C. peaches are superior to Georgia's.
Regards,
Frank
Jun 1, 2009
In Memoriam
Scott King
Jun 1, 2009
Frank Plant
I'll probably have some S. GA peaches in the next couple of weeks...would be happy to send you some pits.
Frank
Jun 1, 2009
Tony B
:-)
Jun 1, 2009
Jim Prather
Fords and Seahorsies. JJ, life don't get no better than that! YOU da' man!
LTA, UJ
Jun 1, 2009
DAVID W. MCCULLOUGH
Jun 2, 2009
Jim Prather
My dream car...
This is "Chirpinstein". Back when I didn't weigh enough to live in Oklahoma without rocks in my pocket.
Jun 3, 2009
Doug Scearce
Your Friend Doug!!
Jun 4, 2009
Jim Prather
My first car was a 1941 surplus army jeep. I was 9 years old and didn't NEED brakes, thank you. I was immortal. My second was a 1935 Ford pickup flathead V8. It was so much more powerful than the Jeep. It had mechanical brakes, but it had BRAKES! I was wiping with the top leaves. The last pickup I had was a 51 F-1. It was that olive drab color. Remember that? I really want a 53 to 56 F-100 street rod. I've always wanted one.
I see that I'm really getting too old and inactive to get anything new. I guess maybe they will bury me in my old 95 Taurus SE. They'll have to drain quite a bit of gas out of it, though. I've already filled it up once this year. It's a good old car, and I've never had to replace anything on it but the plugs, the oil and the tires and the fanbelt. Hacku'va good old car!
I was reading on Pickup.com the other day that Ford and GM are going to use the same diesel engine in their heavy duty pickups. It'll be called the Dura-Max. I feel so dirty just telling you that. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2009/03/gm-and-ford-to-announce-powermax-diesel-partnership.html
Although it may have been an april fool's joke. Interesting reading, though...
UJ
Jun 4, 2009
Jim Prather
http://www.fordvehicles.com/F150raptor/
Jun 7, 2009
Charles Ray Wagnor
the Boy Scouts of American emblem on it. What do you think, I only give
50 cents for it, Hope I didn't get hurt LOL
Jun 8, 2009
Charles Ray Wagnor
me 100% Looks just like the one I had in 1957 or so. Long pull Camillus
underlined all in capital letters, then says NEW YORK USA, I'm sure its
Derlin, but cut like Rogers Bone, I'll try to get a picture up this evening
after I come out of the barn and get through with my chores. Which should be before the knife show tonight.
Jun 8, 2009
Dave White
Jun 8, 2009
mark r. pederson
Jun 9, 2009
Dave White
Jun 9, 2009
Andrew R.
Jun 9, 2009
Andrew R.
Jun 10, 2009
Andrew R.
Jun 10, 2009
Andrew R.
Jun 10, 2009
Andrew R.
Jun 10, 2009
robert lunnen
Jun 15, 2009
Frank Plant
Got some peaches this week, but they were small. The pits are 1-1 1/4" long. My wife reminded me that lots of the pits of the big Elberta peaches that we got last summer were split. Do you carve smaller pits, or do you stick with the big ones?
Frank
NW GA
Jun 17, 2009
Frank Plant
I'm gonna save my pits for you. Might not be "gooduns", but I don't know "spit about pits". I assume that I should lay them out in the sun to dry...right? At some point, I'll get your address and send you a box of pits.
Frank
Jun 18, 2009
Frank Plant
Frank
Jun 19, 2009
Frank Plant
Frank
Jun 19, 2009
jack walker
Jun 20, 2009
Frank Plant
Got a couple dozen more S. GA peaches today. Pits are a little larger, but not whoppers. I'll add em to the collection....told my wife not to throw any more peach seeds away....she looked at me like I'm crazy! Nothing new tho; she's been doing that for 43 years.
BTW, I tool your advise...got a Case Seahorse Whittler coming!
Frank
Jun 24, 2009
Frank Stennett
Jun 24, 2009
Frank Stennett
Jun 24, 2009
In Memoriam
Scott King
Man you must have been really busy posting and stuff here in the last hour or two....you pic is everywhere LOL!!
Jun 25, 2009
Jim Prather
I think I'm gonna' live! I have 2 doctor's appointments this week and then Ain't Donna goes on a dive trip down in Texas. Looks like I'll be batchin' this week-end.
Tslil, my knifemaker friend from Israel (where knives are ikllegal), will be in the 20th. I'm really looking forward to it. He's bringing his family and I can hardly wait. He makes some awesome knives.
I got a new seahorsie from Charles Hoover this week. It's a masterpiece in Damascus and Dinousaur Bone.
See ya later, my friend...
LTA, UJ
Jul 6, 2009
Jim Prather
Jul 6, 2009
James Cole
Jul 7, 2009
James Cole
Jul 8, 2009
Frank Stennett
Jul 8, 2009
Frank Stennett
Jul 8, 2009
Kurt Shanor
Jul 14, 2009
In Memoriam
Scott King
Jul 15, 2009
Rodney Smith
Jul 15, 2009
Kurt Shanor
Jul 19, 2009
In Memoriam
Scott King
Jul 22, 2009
J.J. Smith III
Just got back in and stopped by the Post Office to check the "mail".
Spent the last 9 days in Pennsylvania, so I'm loads behind. I'll get caught up and back into my routine in a day or so. I did get to pick up another Seahorse while I was gone, (Harvest Orange Pocket Worn).
JJ
Jul 25, 2009
Kurt Shanor
Jul 26, 2009