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Weekend Over Open Thread: Better late than never…

Source: Knife Magazine

Hey everyone. Between Black Friday, Press Week preparation, and family commitments, I just didn’t have time to sit down and write an open thread post.

Mark R. is the winner of the CRKT M40. I will have a Ruana T-shirt to give away at some point this week. Ideas?

I hope y’all had a good weekend. Have things gotten crazy in your neck of the woods?

If you find any good deals for Cyber Monday, please send them my way for the deal thread.

Here are a couple of pictures of Stuart B’s camping trip to Anza Borrego:

Be well everyone.

 

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H. Clay Aalders is a lifelong edged tool user. He spent the past 20 years as a woodworker and fishing guide in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, and Tennessee. While guiding in Idaho, Clay worked part-time writing for a local newspaper, and upon moving to Tennessee began writing for the blog The Truth About Knives - spending his last 5 years there as Managing Editor. His background is in fixed-blade hunting and bushcraft knives, but has jumped into the world of vintage slipjoint collecting with both feet since coming to work at Knife Magazine. Clay’s primary role is as Digital Editor, curating and creating new content for our website and blog, as well as maintaining the Knife Magazine social media accounts (FB/IG: @theknifemag, Twitter: @knifemagazine). He is also a contributor and Associate Editor of the print magazine.

9 Comments

  1. Reply
    Ricky Hockensmith

    Congratulations Mark R! The M40-03 is a quality knife. I do not usually give a “thumbs up” to most production knives; however, Kit Carson was an innovator in knife design. He sits among the other great knife thinkers: Blackie Collins, Frank Centofante, Bill Moran et al, who continue to inspire current and future knife designs. Stuart B: Thanks for sharing the photos of Anza Borrego. I reckon the sunrises and sunsets on those rock pillars are awesome! Hocky on a Monday morning in Maryland

  3. Reply
    Mark R

    Thank you, Clay, and Hocky! It may find its way to my son’s Christmas stocking. Maybe Found out over Thanksgiving that our #2 daughter is expecting her first child next June! So it was a great holiday!!
    Stuart-I understand why you chose it escape the city for Anza Borrego. What a beautiful, serene place!
    Hockey-do you know if Queen made pocket knives for K-Bar in the early 80’s, and if they did, what type of steel did they use for the blades? And off hand, any idea what a mint K-Bar gun stock folder with stag handles might be worth? Or where I might find that information? My Google-foo is weak on this quest.

  4. Reply
    StuartB

    It’s a great time of the year to hit the deserts here in SoCal. Cooler weather and great skies. Anza is mostly state park, but we also have access to vast BLM lands (yes, the ‘other’ BLM). Next time I am out I will look for some ironwood, or similar, to whittle away at; there is always a supply of dead tough desert wood stuck in the washes that could make some beautiful handles, rich colors and tight grains

    • Reply
      Ricky Hockensmith

      Stuart B: I referenced, “Official Price Guide to Collector Knives”, 15 Edition, copyright 2008, by C. Houston Price & Mark D. Zalesky. This book has an extensive section on Kabar (aka KA-BAR, Ka-Bar prior to 1951). In 1982 Ka-Bar was bought by Cole National Inc (CNI. of Cleveland, Ohio. CNI went bankrupt and American Consumer Products bought Ka-Bar and moved operations to Solon, Ohio from Olean, New York. In May 1996 Alcas Inc. bought Ka-Bar and moved it back to Olean, New York. Your question about “Queen” making knives for “K-Bar (sic)” in the 80’s is unknown to me; however, I will make some inquiries. With all the back-and-forth of ownership during the 80’s and 90’s, I would not be surprised if other knife companies made knives for Ka-Bar, e.g. Schrade. Regarding info on a “gun stock folder with stag handles”, Page 309 in the guide shows the only “Gunstock” pattern as a “Gunstock Jack”. Pattern 2237, 3 1/8″ L (Closed) with Stag handles is $210/mint. So, if your knife has this pattern number with two blades it was made prior to 1951, i.e. “KA-BAR”. Regarding “gun stock jack knives”, Bernard Levine’s book, “Levine’s Guide to Knives and their Values”, Expanded 3RD Ed., Page 154 states, in part “The “real” gunstock jack is similar in shape to the swell-center regular jack . . . almost all true gunstock jacks have two blades.” Both of these books are outstanding references with Levine’s book having thousands of illustrations. Lastly, IF your “mint K-Bar” qualifies as an original and meets specifications AND you may consider selling it, then I would be interested. I enjoyed this research and hope it was helpful, Hocky

      • Reply
        Mark R

        Thank you very much for your help.

        • Reply
          Ricky Hockensmith

          Mark R: I inadvertently directed my “Reply” to Stuart B.; however, you saw it. Enjoy your day. Hocky

  5. Reply
    Jason K

    Stuart, did you have much trouble fitting the monolith into the jeep?

    • Reply
      StuartB

      Jason – too funny, though I did bury a couple of logs out there but thankfully no one has found them yet!

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