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Pattern 048 Case 31048CV
4 1/8" closed
$30 and change, taxes and all at the local Farmer's Feed & Seed type store.
Lady friend's knife. I mentioned in another thread how when the idea is for me choose a knife, I instead stick another Case Yellow Handled knife in her hands, and she ends up buying it.
She stuck this Bare Head Trapper in my hand -"use this one" when I returned these others of hers I was piddlin' with.
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Out of the box this knife was scary sharp! Fit and finish - excellent. The "walk and talk" - oh yeah, nice!
She used this knife for a variety of chores I shared earlier. It has taken on a patina and has "character and soul". I happen to believe in Norton India Stones, simply because I was raised with them, and used them everyday for sharpening and maintaining carbon steel hand tools.
This knife and the others have not seen a Norton Stone - yet. Instead, just a touch up with a small red , hand-held Rapala fillet knife sharpener. Think mini ceramic "V" sticks, and IIRC we paid less than $2 for ours.
I have used this Bare Head Trapper to cut a water heater hose,to repair a vehicle, and a lamp cord to fix a lamp used on a timer as part of home security for a elderly person.
I am going to call these "defensive purposes". Car gotta run to evade, and lights deter unwanted folks.
Already mentioned elsewhere this same knife having seen a lot of food preparation by Lady friend, and myself.
Piddlin' and Whittlin' , cutting boxes and everyday stuff.
Got this invite and we ended up going "simple" or "basic". Just a wild hair something to do, and something some of us do for fun, keep skills up and to learn from.
Part of this as a result of the snow in CO recently.
We had power, gas, electric and all - we did not use it. Weather was dreary and ~ 45*F , windy and damp. By the time we left had dropped with the sun going down and wind picking up. Reading a thermometer when we left , in a more rural setting, 35* F.
Now we added for fun, all us using a plain old pocketknife. No Tactical, No locking blades, No Swiss Army - just a plain old pocketknife or slip-joint, depends on the term one prefers.
Before dark, trimmed the wicks in the oil lamps. Shavings for the fireplace, as we were not going to use the gas starter. Now I was thinking about using a Magnesium starter, decided to not do so, not my knife, and though she said I could, I used my Zippo to start the fire.
I did not feel right using her knife this way. I could have used a Old Hickory paring knife...still...we are sticking with pocketknives. Matter of principle.
Where we were has the old fireplace inserts that swing over the coals to cook at various levels / heights.
Made tea, heat water in a saucepan, and put tea bags in to steep.
Made coffee, old camp percolator. Something about that "Perc, Perc-ing" and the smells of coffee done on a fire.
Steaks were not going to take long, but the 'taters will and so with these tossed in, along with baked onions, baked apples...damn these smells will drive you nuts!
Case Bare Head Trapper preformed, as did a Case Sodbuster Jr, and Stockman.
These again all yellow handled and with CV blades. Fourth person used a OLD Shrade Old Timer Stockman.
More Retro kicked in, so the battery radio with tape player , played a cassette tape of Louis Lamour, Abbot & Costella, and Jack Benny.
We visited, like folks used to do before TV, and listened, shared and had a great time. We piddled, whittled, with the knives, and all until time to toss on the steaks, these don't take long...
Meal was great, company was greater.
Atmosphere , ambiance with no power, granted had it really been out we would felt different, still some practical skills practiced.
Bare Head Trapper was sharp, performed,and I did give it a very light touch up on the Rapala mini sharpener. Fits in a jacket pocket real easy.
Soap and water , rinse with hot, dry and used some Singer Sewing Machine oil the hosts had handy on pivot joints.
Life was simple before we chose to make it difficult.
Steve
Pattern 048 Case 31048CV
4 1/8" closed
$30 and change, taxes and all at the local Farmer's Feed & Seed type store.
Lady friend's knife. I mentioned in another thread how when the idea is for me choose a knife, I instead stick another Case Yellow Handled knife in her hands, and she ends up buying it.
She stuck this Bare Head Trapper in my hand -"use this one" when I returned these others of hers I was piddlin' with.
-
Out of the box this knife was scary sharp! Fit and finish - excellent. The "walk and talk" - oh yeah, nice!
She used this knife for a variety of chores I shared earlier. It has taken on a patina and has "character and soul". I happen to believe in Norton India Stones, simply because I was raised with them, and used them everyday for sharpening and maintaining carbon steel hand tools.
This knife and the others have not seen a Norton Stone - yet. Instead, just a touch up with a small red , hand-held Rapala fillet knife sharpener. Think mini ceramic "V" sticks, and IIRC we paid less than $2 for ours.
I have used this Bare Head Trapper to cut a water heater hose,to repair a vehicle, and a lamp cord to fix a lamp used on a timer as part of home security for a elderly person.
I am going to call these "defensive purposes". Car gotta run to evade, and lights deter unwanted folks.
Already mentioned elsewhere this same knife having seen a lot of food preparation by Lady friend, and myself.
Piddlin' and Whittlin' , cutting boxes and everyday stuff.
Got this invite and we ended up going "simple" or "basic". Just a wild hair something to do, and something some of us do for fun, keep skills up and to learn from.
Part of this as a result of the snow in CO recently.
We had power, gas, electric and all - we did not use it. Weather was dreary and ~ 45*F , windy and damp. By the time we left had dropped with the sun going down and wind picking up. Reading a thermometer when we left , in a more rural setting, 35* F.
Now we added for fun, all us using a plain old pocketknife. No Tactical, No locking blades, No Swiss Army - just a plain old pocketknife or slip-joint, depends on the term one prefers.
Before dark, trimmed the wicks in the oil lamps. Shavings for the fireplace, as we were not going to use the gas starter. Now I was thinking about using a Magnesium starter, decided to not do so, not my knife, and though she said I could, I used my Zippo to start the fire.
I did not feel right using her knife this way. I could have used a Old Hickory paring knife...still...we are sticking with pocketknives. Matter of principle.
Where we were has the old fireplace inserts that swing over the coals to cook at various levels / heights.
Made tea, heat water in a saucepan, and put tea bags in to steep.
Made coffee, old camp percolator. Something about that "Perc, Perc-ing" and the smells of coffee done on a fire.
Steaks were not going to take long, but the 'taters will and so with these tossed in, along with baked onions, baked apples...damn these smells will drive you nuts!
Case Bare Head Trapper preformed, as did a Case Sodbuster Jr, and Stockman.
These again all yellow handled and with CV blades. Fourth person used a OLD Shrade Old Timer Stockman.
More Retro kicked in, so the battery radio with tape player , played a cassette tape of Louis Lamour, Abbot & Costella, and Jack Benny.
We visited, like folks used to do before TV, and listened, shared and had a great time. We piddled, whittled, with the knives, and all until time to toss on the steaks, these don't take long...
Meal was great, company was greater.
Atmosphere , ambiance with no power, granted had it really been out we would felt different, still some practical skills practiced.
Bare Head Trapper was sharp, performed,and I did give it a very light touch up on the Rapala mini sharpener. Fits in a jacket pocket real easy.
Soap and water , rinse with hot, dry and used some Singer Sewing Machine oil the hosts had handy on pivot joints.
Life was simple before we chose to make it difficult.
Steve
