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They are the sportsman’s' best friend. Whether used on a fishing trip or for cutting up that big buck, pocket knives are invaluable. They come in many different shapes and sizes. The smaller knife is better used for hunting purposes. The longer thinner pocket knives are better for your fishing uses. Fixed blade or folding pocket knives give you a product with different handling characteristics. Knife handles come in different materials. Wood, rubber, horn, leather, plastic and many other materials adorn these blades. Blades appear in many different forms. A few of these different blade materials on these pocket knives consist of 154 cm, 420, aus-8, 440, Ats-34, aus-6 and D-2 steel. Some steel will hold an edge longer and some will resist rust and the elements better. Higher carbon steels are better for most purposes. D-2 and ats-34 are superior blade materials. Good tempering is an added plus for determining blade characteristics.

You will pay more out of pocket for expensive handle materials. Prices will be higher for horn and other exotic materials used for handles. The better blade metal will be more expensive than lesser quality blades. The better blades will hone to a sharper edge. Blades with higher rockwell hardness will usually stay sharper longer. A rockwell hardness of 58-60 is usually good and serviceable. Blades come today in many different forms.

Ceramic blades are very sharp and usually are so hard they have to be sent back to the manufacturers to be sharpened. The only drawback is that they are very brittle and break easier than standard blades. Titanium and powdered titanium used in blade materials are very serviceable and make good blades.

Buffalo bone handles look good on Obsidian blades. Some pocket knives that are sold are dedicated to be close copies of period pocket knives. Bowie pocket knives come in many different patterns and lengths. They come with matching handles that depict different eras in history. Many pocket knives like the case products are considered collectable. They come in a variety of handle material and blade configurations. Knife collectors are abundant and keep the knife companies very busy. There are period pocket knives made for reenactors and collectors. Modern pocket knives are being produced that mirror those worn by the early Native American and the mountain man. The sheaths that accompany these pocket knives are made from many different materials. Leather, kryton and other materials are offered to cover and carry these pocket knives.

Many are embellished with materials of choice. Some have snap closures and others have nice receptacles for their fixed blade counterparts. Some sheaths are embellished with beads and some are adorned with leather lacing..

Get the knife that fits you and fits the intended use that you require of it. If you want to carry a personal knife, a small folding knife is perfect. Folders are also made for heavy work on deer and other game animals. Sets of pocket knives are sold for the serious sportsman that will handle every chore from gutting and skinning down to steak preparation.

Usually the bigger pocket knives appear in softer metals. large knifes used in place of an axe for cutting are usually made of this variety. Some knife makers claim that their pocket knives will plow through two elk. Some pocket knives are manufactured to be pleasing to the eye but will not hold up well under intense use. Fixed blade pocket knives can take a lot of abuse and do not require a locking devise to make them stable and safe. Keep your pocket knives sharp. A sharp knife will be much safer and it will do it's intended job much quicker and easier. Be safe and enjoy the wide range of products offered to the consumer. You have so much to choose from.

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IT'S FUNKY FEBRUARY! by B. Blitterlees & E. Craboon

Copyright The Quipping Queen 2005.

IT'S FUNKY FEBRUARY OF COURSE!
(Calendar of Odd Events for - FEBRUARY 2005)

**Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees and edited by Lord Earl Craboon --

Why is everyone so happy?

Because it's festive, flirtatious and frolicking February of course -- ahem ...the shortest month of the year. So find yourself some frisky fortune cookies and have fun!!

Merry-making males better beware, because who knows when all those feisty females will cash in their frequent flubber cards, (you know, the ones with little red hearts all over them.) By the way, toss those Twinkies all you Princes of Pucker Power!!!

Aquarians will need to put down their personal diaries for a moment and listen (which is a difficult task for warter-carriers like you). Say, aren't you the rainbow-inspired, paragliding, Uranus folk with weird friends who get a real kick out of telling others what needs to be done? Oh do stop gloating, it doesn't become you. And yes, we all know it's now your turn to run the zodiac! (Thank God it's only for a month!)

On the other hand, if you're a ridiculous rooster or heartbroken hen-pecker with a touch of barnyard blues, you're probably relieved to know that your twelve-year cycle in the Chinese astrological calendar has finally arrived. (Oh whoopee-ding for everyone else!)

And, if you were just waking up after a long winter nap like the groundhog, you'd just as soon hit the frigging snooze alarm button, and grab a bit more shut-eye before facing a wild bunch of cavorting Cupids on Valentine's Day!

So, without further adieu…here's what you can do to keep yourself tickled pink for the entire month of February:

February 1: INTERNATIONAL DAYDREAMING DAY (time to see who can gaze vacantly into space the longest …while listening to a long-winded lecture or munching on molecules)

February 2: HUG A GROUNDHOG DAY (time to press the flesh with grunt and groan types who seem to spend most of their time in the barnyard of life chasing their own shadows -- and check out what Wiaraton Willie has to say for himself)

February 3: AQUARIUS HERITAGE DAY (beware of water carrying geniuses eating unusual food and are a tad independent, mentally odd, tactless, or eccentric for their own good)

February 4: NATIONAL 'PASS THE BUCK' DAY (a wonderful way to honor those who are forever delegating dirty jobs to other poor souls lower down the food chain of life)

February 5: WHOOP-DE-D00 DAY (get ready to build sandcastles in the air, draw outside the lines, and share your favorite wind-up toys with other grown-up kids at work)

February 6: DING DONG AWARENESS DAY (time to remember when you last invited a bible-thumper or political candidate into your home to discuss the future of grommets)

February 7: ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM APPRECIATION DAY (in honor of all sorts of big bogies or couch critters we ignore, and we'd just as soon others did too please!)

February 8: GET THEE TO A MUMMERY DAY (time to dress up and pantomime or lip-sync your all-time favorite celebrity or perhaps a cartoon character if you're really in a pinch)

February 9: COCK-0'-THE WALK DAY (your frisky fortune cookie says it's time to pay tribute to all the red roosters you know who are brave, motivated, proud, romantic, and a tad blunt ...if truth be told )

February 10: SHOW & TELL DAY (okay it's about time to haul out your really neat travel slide show of your trip to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with spell-binding commentary!)

February 11: THE-RIGHT-WAY-TO-DO-IT DAY (remember what Mum taught you ...how to use a knife and fork, or other vital stuff like how to install a toilet paper roll correctly)

February 12: FIRST-IN-LINE DAY (finally an occasion celebrating persons whose surnames begin with “X”, “Y” or “Z”...so everyone else, kindly step to the back of the line!!)

February 13: FREE LUNCH DAY (now you can call in your markers and collect all those outstanding IOUs you've been saving for a rainy day – WOW are you ever lucky!)

February 14: SLINGS & ARROWS OF OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE DAY (how else do you expect to bewitch a beautiful beast; and no chocolate unless it's made of soy or tofu ...you twat)

February 15: FLY YOUR OWN FLAG DAY (now where did I put that “Jolly Roger”?)

February 16: GONAD GAMES DAY (better known as 'potentate pissing contests')

February 17: RED DEVIL AWARENESS DAY (time to sprout horns, wear red tights and carry a booming great pitchfork to scare the heck out of your favorite Nemesis naturally)

February 18: DR. SEUSS APPRECIATION DAY (hint: try raiding the kids' room because you'll need all the help you can get just to speak in riddles and rhymes all day long)

February 19: HOPSCOTCH AWARENESS DAY (time to go back to elementary school at recess time; hope you can hop, skip and jump...if not, you'd better hire a kangaroo)

February 20: FINGER FOOD APPRECIATION DAY (fee fie foe fum ...today's especially good news for weight-watchers, picky eaters or those wanting to ditch dishwashing duty)

February 21: CHOCOLATE ICE-CREAM FOR BREAKFAST DAY (in honor of taboo treats parents tell you not to eat for the first meal of the day or you'll suffer a fate worse than death)

February 22: GALOSHES, GUMBOOTS & GO-GO BOOTS (time to pay homage to forgotten fanciful footwear worn by damsels-in-distress or those devil-may-care types)

February 23: DIVESTMENT AWARENESS DAY (time to indulge in nothing but Naked Truths... especially if it involves a tale about an unappareled Emperor ...without so much as a figleaf to his name)

February 24: FAKE IT OR FLAUNT IT DAY (the only day you get to act any way you please, provided of course you're willing to pay for the consequences of your foolish little escapades)

February 25: PITY POT DAY (time to trade or toss your troubles away… in a trashcan?)

February 26: MENTAL FLOSS DAY (the only occasion you can tell all the “Knock-Knock jokes” you want without anyone threatening to arrest you for verbal harassment)

February 27: BREAK OPEN THE PIGGY-BANK DAY (no time like the present to splurge on a great cause; just make sure it's your money there Ms. Socialite or Mr. Spendthrift)

February 28: SMALL PLANET APPRECIATION DAY (ever wonder what the world would be like without Venus and Mars gumming up the works and making fools of themselves?)


About the Author

Compiled by Lady Beatrice Blitterlees (in polite circles referred to the Duchess of Dither) and edited by Lord Earl Craboon (better known as the Duke of Doorknobs), both loyal members in the Court of The Quipping Queen (www.quippingqueen.blogspot.com).

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