Case Sodbuster Jr.

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QuakKillz,

Joe Talamadge is one member to do a search under, he has some nice works dealing with this.

Seriously though, our older folks are our best natural resource.
I would simply ask some older lady or gent, to show you how.

It may be the lady that does the cooking in a BBQ joint, or the lady butcher in a Mom&Pop Grocery store.

The neat older gents that whittle in front of the courthouse, that retired fella doing some woodworking out of his house, farmer, rancher, ...

Besides making a new friend, they have made one too. They can and will pass on a lot more about knives and sharpening stones, life lessons, one cannot buy for any amount of money.

Yes I know this sounds corny and dumb...still..

The reality is, we have Older folks that their kids and grandkids are not interested in these things.
Some kids and grandkids do not live near these older folks either.

These older folks really and honestly want to pass this stuff forward, and since kids and grandkid are not...for whatever reason, they really would appreciate being able to pass onto you, and others like you.

I am serious, and have seen it too many times over too many years.

I was passed forward to by such folks, and I sure do appreciate it still.
In like turn, this is why I pass forward to others.

 

[QuakKillz]

thanks for the words sm...

your posts are definately lessons

 

[TrapperReady]

The neat older gents that whittle in front of the courthouse

You mean the prone guy in the flexcuffs with the Tazer jammed into his side for brandishing a deadly weapon outside of a government building? That guy?

I'd insert a smilie or two, but I'm not sure if I'm joking.

 

[Joe Demko]

Things may be different in small southern towns, but around here "loafing" in front of a courthouse with a knife in your hand will get you a lot of attention from some deputy sheriffs, if not from the Sheriff Hisownself. Even in the more rural counties. Most (if not all) courthouses in PA have metal detectors you have to pass through to enter. Taking that Sodbuster inside would get you even more attention.
I used to do the deputy thing, and I even got hassled once over my badge tripping a metal detector in another county's courthouse. I wasn't in uniform at the time, so they weren't being as crazy as that sounds, but still...

 

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Life was simpler before it got difficult....

I mean folk used to whittle and play checkers out front of the courthouse...
Then I used to just walk on in to the Judges Chamber with a sidearm and eat lunch, visit, watch the pretty girls go by from his window...

Small towns with Squares still have the checkerboard on tables made into them around the square, where the statues are...

Veterans Hospital, volunterring or just going to hang out we whittled. Same deal at a Ped's hospital, kids getting to go outside, see the puppies the nice folks brought for the kids to see and whittle and piddle...

Maybe this is what is wrong with our country today?
Old ways restricted too much ....


Sad, real darn sad, and just so wrong!

 

[Valkman]

whittle and piddle...

LOL now there's a great line! Watch your shoes!

 

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FWIW,
It is a bit difficult to type and change socks and shoes at the same time...

 

[Pax Jordana]

whittle and piddle...

Dog and I used to visit hospice units.. thank goodness they always have hardwood/linoleum floors..

sm's right - sometimes it's as easy as asking. I've never had someone say "no, I would rather not talk about myself and share things I"m interested in"..

 

[Sistema1927]

I am a sucker for Case knives, and normally alternate between a blue bone Russ-Lock and a bonestag Cheetah Cub for pocket carry, both in stainless.

However, the whole "patina in DP" routine reminds me of the knives I carried as a teenager, so I ordered a pair of the Sodbusters, one for me and the other for my grown son. We can have a "bonding" moment with a mug of DP, and then maybe "whittle and piddle" in front of a courthouse.

 

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We can have a "bonding" moment with a mug of DP, and then maybe "whittle and piddle" in front of a courthouse.

1. Really neat to hear you like Case knives and you and your son will have some quality time together.

2. El Tejon around here might be getting a run on some really odd defense cases with members piddlin' outside court houses. *smirk*