I received an order of the recently released Adler Canoe Ax and actually had a chance to try one out. Right up front I have to tell you it’s a great ax for the outdoorsman or even around home. Let me tell you a little bit about it. Ever since I read the release of…
Coffee, Knives & Memories
I was talking to my sister a few days ago and she reminded me that our dad had passed away just 5 years ago. “Just 5 years ago” really doesn’t seem possible. Dad was born in 1917 and lived to the lively age of 98. He was truly a great guy and a lot of…
Chinese Knives in our Future?
I became a fan of some of the Chinese knives when I saw the quality reach and in some cases surpass a few of the remaining US knife manufacturers. Combine the higher quality with premium blade steels at incredibly reasonable prices and what’s not to like! I sold some in the store and used a…
Ice Out Contest Winner!!!
I meant to post this earlier today, but the weather has been so nice I didn’t want to come inside! The ice went out late last nite / early this morning 4/26/20. So the winning guess closest to the ice out time is: 4/29/20 ~ 3:11AM CST T. Tam This has been one of the…
Ice / Slush Update 4.23.20
I haven’t had a chance to check the ice / slush conditions this morning but as of last nite….the end is in sight!!! This past week has seen snow, freezing temps, sunny days, day time temps in the 30’s, temps in the 60’s. It’s been an interesting week!!!! As expected, once the sun came out…
Ice Update 4.17.20
It’s been just over a week since the last Ice Update. And things haven’t changed much! The temperatures have ranged from the 50’s to the mid teens. Ice that had melted reformed a few days ago and the open water near the shore closed back up. Unreal. We are hoping that starting this weekend we’re…
Latest Ice Update 4.9.20
The cutoff date for entries is tomorrow so here’s the latest Ice Update. Anyone that thinks they’ve got special insight into this ‘science’ is pretty special in my book! In the last few days I’ve seen the temperature range from the 50’s to the teens. We’ve had rain, snow, wind, everything you can imagine, we’ve…
Ice Out Entry Date Now 4.10.20!
Due to rapidly changing ice conditions the Ice Out Entry Date cutoff is now 4.10.20. I moved it up a couple of days. The reason is we’re seeing a swing in weather that took us from a low of 16 degrees two nights ago to highs in the 50’s. On top of that, we had…
Ice Conditions 4.3.20
Ice conditions have/are changing fast. The weather has been in the low fifties during the day and upper thirties at night. And then…..things changed. Last nite the temps dropped into the 20’s and we had snow. Tonite the lows are going to be in the single digits and by Monday we’ll be back in the…
Ice Out 2020 Entries
To enter your guess, email your guess as to the Date, Time (AM, PM CST) and your name to: greg@trestlepineknives.com Entries: 4/7 /20 2:10 pm TSmith 04/10/20 3PM CST John H 4/12/20 6:00 AM CST Randy 4/15/20 2PM Dave O 4/16/20 1PM CST Jerry G 4/29/20 ~ 3:11AM CST T. Tam 4/30/20 ~ 3:45PM CST Jdean…