Yeah, farming gets old too...ask my 72 year old brother...they've retired from farming 2500 acres and will be selling the place. None of their younger generations have ANY interest in taking over a farm property that's been in the family for over 80 years.
Too bad Filson doesn't take catalog pictures in alfalfa fields.
These are always fun artifacts from the glory days of Logging in PNW.
The first is what some might call a bushmaster knife. My grandfather made it in the early 1940s from saw steel. As a saw filer they used a saw tooth filer to break the metal down and give the shape. Part of the tip is actually the original saw tooth from the 12 or 16 foot blade. Or, so the story goes. I wasn't there then
It was called a "toothpick" by grand dad. It is balanced very nicely if nose heavy. solid tang all the way through the handle with melted aluminum.
Liked the knife your Grandfather made. My father made this knife for me back in the early 1960s. About a 6" blade made from tool steel.
