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Mar 6, 2024 12:28:51   #
Horseart Loc: Alabama
 
KTJohnson wrote:
My previous post brought up the subject of knives. I've always been fascinated by them since I was a little kid, perhaps that's why my grandfather gave some of his to me instead of some of his other grandkids.

Pictured below is one in which he made the blade out of an old file ground down. I have no idea where he got the handle. If he told me, I've forgotten that part. The name is no one in our family that I know of. This one is really quite ornate.


Interesting and beautiful. I have a butcher knife my dad made from a broken saw blade and the handle from a broken brick. I should post it here. Stays sharp but I have to clean it and dry it well as soon as I use it because it tends to get a little rust if you leave a speck of water on it.

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Mar 6, 2024 14:27:22   #
KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan
 
Horseart wrote:
Interesting and beautiful. I have a butcher knife my dad made from a broken saw blade and the handle from a broken brick. I should post it here. Stays sharp but I have to clean it and dry it well as soon as I use it because it tends to get a little rust if you leave a speck of water on it.


Feel free to post it here.

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Mar 6, 2024 17:13:54   #
HRoss Loc: Longmont, CO
 
A beautifully crafted piece.

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Mar 8, 2024 16:03:24   #
KTJohnson Loc: Northern Michigan
 
trackmag wrote:
Thanks for this post and all of the great car postings that I look forward to it seems like nearly every day. I often wonder how you can spot so many interesting car. And I wonder if you have a personal favorite.

If you're a big knife fan and are not familiar with the Guy Clark song Randall Knife you need to listen to it. I had the pleasure of knowing this talented singer/song writer and this is a tremendous song.

Clark, who is now gone, was also a friend of my son Clayton. The Randall Knife has been around since 1937 and if
you can believe the website the original Mr. Randall's son and his company are still making them. I understand that there is a 5-year waiting list for a Randall Knife.

Earlier this year, my soon to be 50-year-old son presented me with my own personal Randall Knife that he had made for me. He said it was years in the making.

Of all the presents that I have received in some 80 years, my Randall Knife is the favorite. Listen to that Guy Clark son. I can not imagine a knife lover not liking the song.

Again, thanks for your posts. They are always a great way to start the day.
Thanks for this post and all of the great car post... (show quote)



I am a Guy Clark fan, but I had never heard that song before. Thanks for pointing it out to me. Listening to him again is like listening to an old friend.

Also, I had never heard of a Randall Knife, but I looked them up - very nice!

As far a a personal favorite in cars ... that's a hard one.
For style I've always loved the Lamborghini Miura (never seen one in real life).
I also really like the Orange BMW 3.0 I posted a while back ( I owned a BMW 1600 that I liked a lot).
I love almost all the cars of the late 30s, Duesenbergs & Auburns especially.
My first car was a 57' Chevy, two-door hardtop - kind of partial to that one.
And the most fun to drive car I've ever owned was an Acura Integra.

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Mar 8, 2024 16:43:11   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
Horseart wrote:
Interesting and beautiful. I have a butcher knife my dad made from a broken saw blade and the handle from a broken brick. I should post it here. Stays sharp but I have to clean it and dry it well as soon as I use it because it tends to get a little rust if you leave a speck of water on it.


That speck of rust indicates a carbon steel blade and that's a good thing. I'd like to see it.

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Mar 8, 2024 16:45:12   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
KTJohnson wrote:
I am a Guy Clark fan, but I had never heard that song before. Thanks for pointing it out to me. Listening to him again is like listening to an old friend.

Also, I had never heard of a Randall Knife, but I looked them up - very nice!

As far a a personal favorite in cars ... that's a hard one.
For style I've always loved the Lamborghini Miura (never seen one in real life).
I also really like the Orange BMW 3.0 I posted a while back ( I owned a BMW 1600 that I liked a lot).
I love almost all the cars of the late 30s, Duesenbergs & Auburns especially.
My first car was a 57' Chevy, two-door hardtop - kind of partial to that one.
And the most fun to drive car I've ever owned was an Acura Integra.
I am a Guy Clark fan, but I had never heard that s... (show quote)


I also like Guy Clark. I am sure that there is a subset of UHH subscribers who would connect with his song "Things That Work".

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Mar 9, 2024 14:11:09   #
topcat Loc: Alameda, CA
 
Nice set. A very interesting knife, and it is great that he gave it to someone who appreciates it.

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