Ya know folks, I made a few (or more) mistakes on my first sheath. As noted in an earlier post, there was stitching torn out and resewn…multiple times. I drank a lot of coffee, smoked numerous cigars and spent several hours reflecting on my errors and abilities. But, I persevered. Out of Chaos Comes Order…
The Leather Sheath Project
I motioned that I was taking on a few new ventures to keep me from getting bored this winter. Well, this week I started in on a what I’ll call the leather sheath project. It look pretty straightforward After watching numerous YouTube videos, studying some of my sheaths and talking with my friend Dave Taylor…
I’m Back!!!!
This has been a loooong dry spell since I’ve added anything to the blog. There has been a ton of stuff going on and my priorities took me in a different direction. So what’s going on? A review of the summer Since I sold TSA Knives a couple of years ago I still carried a…
Time for Remembrance
Memorial Day is a time for remembrance of all those that made the ultimate sacrifice for the rest of us. It shouldn’t be an annual day of remembrance but an every day occurrence. Since its an annual event, I think its fitting to fall in May. May is the entrance point of summer. Trees are…
Why do you Collect?
I’ve never considered myself a collector, but my wife keeps asking me ‘why do you collect”? My stock answer is “I don’t”. I just accumulate. Focus In my humble opinion, to be a collector, you have to have a focus. That is, you’re collecting something specific. It might be guns, coins, knives, zippo lighters, etc….
Recent Gun Show News
Last weekend I participated in the recent gun show in Sauk Centre, MN. I set up 4 tables with axes, knives and accessories. Weather was cool and attendance was great. Saturday started with a line waiting to get in over a block long. The show stayed busy well into the afternoon. Most of the attendees…
Knife Prices and Availability
Last year I put up a couple of posts regarding knife prices and availability. At the time we were feeling the full effects of the Covid virus. Rising labor costs, rising material costs and shipping problems were being blamed on the virus. Here we are approaching the second quarter of 2022 and the situation regarding…
Condor Knives
I’ve carried a few Condor knives for over a year but the line has been around for years. Condor’s history dates back to the late 1700’s in Solingen, Germany. Originally a manufacturer of household tools, swords, military knives and agricultural tools they grew and expanded into overseas operations. In 1964 a move to El Salvador…
Automatic Knives
For years I had a fascination with automatic knives. I liked the concept but most were either a tactical design or the old stiletto pattern. Neither of these held much interest for me. Until fairly recently I never spent a lot of time carrying one as I never gave much thought to their usefulness. After…
Christmas Makes me Laugh
There’s a lot of emotions that come out around Christmas. There’s the sad, melancholy Christmas’ reminding us of losses and failures. Happy Christmas’ with kids, grandkids and friends enjoying each others company. Private Christmas’ we share just with close family. Christmas’ with more gifts then anyone deserves. Then there’s what I call the Funny Christmas…