Galoots,

OK, I guess it must be a Gary thing.  I also have and use them but don't
carry them in the pocket.  Have a CaseXX in the shop, a Swiss Arrny knife
upstairs, a Boy Scout knife i bought when I was a scout in the mid 60s in
my backpack for my commute (bicycle), and in the van is a leatherman, and a
Victronix with 3-1/2 inch lock blade, 4 inch saw blade,.  Oh, and there's
the gold knife on my pocket watch chain.

Gary Caron
York PA

On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Marvin Paisner  wrote:

> Galoots,
>
> Rest easy "Knifeless Souls" I'm covering for you, I always carry at least
> two knives. Sometimes three.
>
> To give this some context the second and third are the little Swiss Army
> Classic model, only a bit larger than 2" overall.  Always have one of those
> with me (usually in the watch pocket) and the other on my key ring when I'm
> away from home. The SAK Classic SD is actually a useful little tool with
> its scissors, nail file toothpick etc.
>
> My main carry varies, at home it's a SAK Farmer with its metal "Alox"
> scales.  Just super galootish knife to have around my rural acreage with
> its blade, wood saw, awl and screwdrivers. Great saw for small branches,
> and it's flush cutting. When I go to town the I find Farmer a bit bulky
> with keys and change in my pockets so I carry a Fallkniven U2.
>
> Hiking in the mountains I carry a larger belt or folding knife for self
> defense and SAKs come along for utility. We were expected to have a knife
> at work and I carried an original style Leatherman multi-tool which has
> lots of good features but a rather poor knife blade.
>
> Some Galoots confess to a saw problem, I confess to having been a knife
> "aquirer", (a few Benchmades & Spydercos in the mix) but my heart still
> melts when I pick up my old single blade I*XL by George Wostenholm,
> Sheffield. Twice lost and then found, blade worn down from sharpening,
> broken spring replaced and re-scaled with ebony. Paid $5 new in 1970 and
> carried for nearly 20 years in my pocket. Now that's a knife!
>
> Marv Paisner
> Kootenay Lake, BC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Troy Livingston"
>
>  You are not alone. Perhaps there is a junior grade Galoot category we
>> knifeless souls.
>> Troy
>>
>
>  >On 10/18/2014 9:35 AM, Gary Katsanis wrote:
>>
>>> You know: I actually don't carry a pocket knife. Maybe I'm not a Galoot?
>>>
>>>
>
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