ARELOR wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã > -=> ATROXI wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ã >ã > JA> My wife 'collects' pens. :-) She has different pens for journaling,ã > JA> bible study, work, note taking, etc.ã >ã > AT> That's interesting. I'm trying to resist the urge of buying more pensã > AT> than I need at the moment. For now, I have four. I hope that stays thatã AR> way. Haha!ã >ã > I've started 'collecting' pocket knives. :-) Don't know why I've gottenã > into them of late, but very cool! My dad gave me commemeratives over theã > years, and some of them were cool, some not so much, but now I'm really ãgettã AR> ing into them, so Iã > know more how my wife feels. LOLãã AR> Welcome to the knife club.ããThanks! Glad to be here! :-)ãã AR> Actually, I am more of a fixed-blade fan. Pocket knives are cool butã AR> the ones that are really dependable are actually too expensive for thatã AR> they offer. And besides, I can strap a bowie knife on me anyway soã AR> portability is not exactly a problem :-)ããI'm actually kinda surprised that I'm not more of a fixed blade fan...ãI guess it comes from being able to put it in my pocket and no oneãknows it is there but me...ããPlus, working in a school, I couldn't very well strap a knife to myãside. :-)ããããã... At the prompt, remove disk, spit on it, then retry.ã--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52ã þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta * Memphis, TN * winserver.orgã

Re: knivesã By: JIMMY ANDERSON to ARELOR on Fri Apr 02 2021 11:47 amãã > > I've started 'collecting' pocket knives. :-) Don't know why I've gottenã > > into them of late, but very cool! My dad gave me commemeratives over theã > > years, and some of them were cool, some not so much, but now I'm reallyã > gettã > AR> ing into them, so Iã > > know more how my wife feels. LOLã > ã > AR> Welcome to the knife club.ã > ã > Thanks! Glad to be here! :-)ã > ã > AR> Actually, I am more of a fixed-blade fan. Pocket knives are cool butã > AR> the ones that are really dependable are actually too expensive for thatã > AR> they offer. And besides, I can strap a bowie knife on me anyway soã > AR> portability is not exactly a problem :-)ã > ã > I'm actually kinda surprised that I'm not more of a fixed blade fan...ã > I guess it comes from being able to put it in my pocket and no oneã > knows it is there but me...ã > ã > Plus, working in a school, I couldn't very well strap a knife to myã > side. :-)ã > ã > ããYou would be surprised at the sort of thing you can strap on you without nobodyãbeing the wiser.ããI got started with folders too, and I have a bunch of them. My issue is theyãdon't really make good ones that are affordable. That would be one-hand-openersãwith a safe lock mechanism and good integrity, and no bullshit design.ããIf you have not noticed, fixed vs folder is a lot like vim vs emacs in theãknife world.ãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

ARELOR wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã > Plus, working in a school, I couldn't very well strap a knife to myã > side. :-)ã >ã >ãã AR> You would be surprised at the sort of thing you can strap on youã AR> without nobody being the wiser.ããLOLãã AR> I got started with folders too, and I have a bunch of them. My issue isã AR> they don't really make good ones that are affordable. That would beã AR> one-hand-openers with a safe lock mechanism and good integrity, and noã AR> bullshit design.ããI've been buying from Smokey Mountain Knife Works. I'm really liking theãRough Ryder brand! ããI'm not looking for one hand openers. I'm buying more traditional two andãthree blade and changing up what I'm carrying every few days. :-)ãã AR> If you have not noticed, fixed vs folder is a lot like vim vs emacs inã AR> the knife world.ããI work IT, but that goes over my head! LOLãããã... The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem.ã--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52ã þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta * Memphis, TN * winserver.orgã

Re: Re: knivesã By: JIMMY ANDERSON to ARELOR on Sat Apr 03 2021 06:57 amãã > I've been buying from Smokey Mountain Knife Works. I'm really liking theã > Rough Ryder brand!ã > ã > I'm not looking for one hand openers. I'm buying more traditional two andã > three blade and changing up what I'm carrying every few days. :-)ã > ããI will have to look at those brands, to see what they offer.ããI have a couple of Leatherman multitools, and some Victorinox SAKs. I like theãVictorinox Equestrian one. It comes with a hoof pick for cleaning horse hooves,ãwhich is always handy. That said, I am very partial to knives you can operateãwith just one hand.ããOne of my horses managed to entangle herself with a rope to the point sheãnearly suffocated on that thing. Being able to hold her still with one handãwhile I opened the knife with the other had no price. Still the half a secondãit took me to deploy the blade must have been the most stressful instant in myãlife (believe me, it beat being cornered by a weirdo in a public bathroom). Andãthe lock of the thing failed on me and I slashed my hand.ããThe knife cost 3 eur (literally) and the mare is still with me, so notãcomplaining here. But fixed blade for the win XDãã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

Re: Re: knivesã By: Arelor to JIMMY ANDERSON on Sat Apr 03 2021 09:16 amãã > while I opened the knife with the other had no price. Still the half aã > second it took me to deploy the blade must have been the most stressfulã > instant in my life (believe me, it beat being cornered by a weirdo in aã > public bathroom). And the lock of the thing failed on me and I slashed myã > hand.ã >ã > The knife cost 3 eur (literally) and the mare is still with me, so notã > complaining here. But fixed blade for the win XDã >ããget a ka-bar knife. i still have one i got when i was 15yrs oldã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

Re: Re: knivesã By: MRO to Arelor on Sat Apr 03 2021 01:18 pmãã > Re: Re: knivesã > By: Arelor to JIMMY ANDERSON on Sat Apr 03 2021 09:16 amã > ã > > while I opened the knife with the other had no price. Still the half aã > > second it took me to deploy the blade must have been the most stressfulã > > instant in my life (believe me, it beat being cornered by a weirdo in aã > > public bathroom). And the lock of the thing failed on me and I slashed myã > > hand.ã > ã > > The knife cost 3 eur (literally) and the mare is still with me, so notã > > complaining here. But fixed blade for the win XDã > ã > ã > get a ka-bar knife. i still have one i got when i was 15yrs oldããThanks for the advice. I have one already. I count it as one of my best.ããThe sheath that came with it, though, was one of these tacticool pieces ofãfancy junk. I had to make one myself. It makes me sad when you get an awesomeãknife and a crappy sheath with it.ããI mean, it must suck when you are about to Kill A BeAR and the sheath gets onãyour way :-Pããã--ãgopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalkenãã---ã þ Synchronet þ Palantir BBS * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FLã

ARELOR wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-ãã > I've been buying from Smokey Mountain Knife Works. I'm really liking theã > Rough Ryder brand!ã >ã > I'm not looking for one hand openers. I'm buying more traditional two andã > three blade and changing up what I'm carrying every few days. :-)ã >ãã AR> I will have to look at those brands, to see what they offer.ããsmkw.com - I'm in Tennessee, but the other end of the state. I want toãcheck out their retail space when I'm back that way though!ãã AR> I have a couple of Leatherman multitools, and some Victorinox SAKs. Iã AR> like the Victorinox Equestrian one. It comes with a hoof pick forã AR> cleaning horse hooves, which is always handy. That said, I am veryã AR> partial to knives you can operate with just one hand.ãã AR> One of my horses managed to entangle herself with a rope to the pointã AR> she nearly suffocated on that thing. Being able to hold her still withã AR> one hand while I opened the knife with the other had no price. Stillã AR> the half a second it took me to deploy the blade must have been theã AR> most stressful instant in my life (believe me, it beat being corneredã AR> by a weirdo in a public bathroom). And the lock of the thing failed onã AR> me and I slashed my hand.ãã AR> The knife cost 3 eur (literally) and the mare is still with me, so notã AR> complaining here. But fixed blade for the win XDããOh wow! Yeah, that makes a difference for sure!!!ãããã... Warning! Tagline thieves abound. See next message area for details!ã--- MultiMail/Mac v0.52ã þ wcQWK 8.0 ÷ Omicron Theta * Memphis, TN * winserver.orgã