All About Pocket Knives

Started off the day smelting range lead into ingots for future use. Since the forge was fired up made this primitive push dagger. Blade forged from square stock.

Cool project, and good job!

Oh that is cool RKJ...indeed a great project. Nothing like a great Saturday afternoon and you say to yourself, "well I'm finished with those pesky range lead ingots, what's next? Hey, how about we hammer out a world class push dagger... the forge is already hot, and I have this old piece of antler. By golly let's do this!"

lol. Thanks appreciate the kind words. Sorta close to the story. Not sure about the “world class” that’s pretty nice compliment.

C-WADE7 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 14, 2025 10:55 pm Cool project, and good job!

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Rockingkj wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 1:05 am lol. Thanks appreciate the kind words. Sorta close to the story. Not sure about the “world class” that’s pretty nice compliment.

Well I think it is

Actually, I have an affinity with push daggers. My dad had a news paper article from New York from 1900 that advised citizens to avoid all Eastern European immigrants, particularly the Polish, as they were known to be armed with push daggers and couldn't be trusted. That's when my family arrived. The game would be for me to ask if I could have one, and he would reply "can you be trusted?" Times haven't changed, only the nationalities.

Great story! I’ll probably put this one out for sale at the next gunshow in the fall.

Oh good deal.

OK - so this is not the same article as I spoke of, but it implies the same message. I found this one later in life that validated my Dad's clip. Print this and have it with the dagger and tell your prospecive buyers "Knife Approved by Lars, authentic Pole". LoL! Bet it sells then....

They just had the Polish days festival at North Loup Ne. Last weekend. Not too far from where I live. Apparently a trust worthy bunch, no knifings that I know of.

Oh now that was funny! Did you get in on the kielbasa?

I did not go. But then again I did not go to Danish days either and I’m Danish. Must be some sorta hermit.

Lars0729 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:07 am Oh now that was funny! Did you get in on the kielbasa?

Thought you might like this one.

Rockingkj wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 4:09 am I did not go. But then again I did not go to Danish days either and I’m Danish. Must be some sorta hermit.

You're probably too busy cranking out cool knives.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Fri Jul 18, 2025 6:51 pm

Rockingkj wrote: ↑Sun Jun 15, 2025 4:09 am I did not go. But then again I did not go to Danish days either and I’m Danish. Must be some sorta hermit.

You're probably too busy cranking out cool knives.

lol. Appreciate that

Thought you might like this one.
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Dude - not funny. That guy owes me twenty bucks!

Actually, I love it. You can share Polish jokes with me all day long. My people survived two world wars, Soviet occupation, and McDonalds hamburgers. We know how to laugh! Thanks for sharing it.

Glad you liked it!