Hen & Rooster – I’m Not talking Chicken Ranch Stuff

One of the “old time” brands that still exist today in the knife world is Hen & Rooster. The bulk of their production is still in Germany with some knives being made in Spain – and of course China. For their “story” you can <<< GO HERE >>> and read it off their site. pretty interesting stuff . . .

But Bruce – they are owned by Frost Cutlery! – Their not “real” Hen & Rooster knives! – Frost Cutlery is kinda the Remington of the knife world – but in a good way . . . Where Remington would inhale a small company ( and some not so small! ) and that would be the last you would see of them – because heaven forbid they might compete with big green – Frost Cutlery has kept several brands alive and for the most part has maintained the quality and reputation of the brand – and in a lot of instances have improved them – go to Frost Cutlery <<< GO HERE >>> and look at the side bar and the listing of brands they sell – some of the brands would have vanished had it not been for the effort by Frost to keep them alive – Note : Frost SELLS a lot of brands on their site – not just their own – enough of this – let’s take a look at this little jewel – and that is an accurate description of this one . . .

This particular knife is a hybrid – the blades are German stainless and the rest is made in Spain – kinda like that Dodge your driving – 75 plus percent of the components are manufactured off shore – but it’s assembled here – so it’s an American car . . .

You’re looking at a “Hen & Rooster Blue Smooth Bone Mini Stockman” – that’s a whole bunch of name for such a little knife – but it’s worth every word – everyone who has handled it all say pretty much the same thing – How do they get so much goody in something that small??

The logo side . . .

And the other side . . .

I be loving the mottled blue color on the bone scales – sweet stuff . . . Not a large knife by any stretch – those are 1 inch squares . . .

A look at the blade logo . . .

And the other side . . .

Just a sweet knife – small enough to fit in a pocket – or purse! – and not take up a lot of room – Sharp right out of the box – well most folks would consider it sharp – I’m jaded in that respect – Wilkinson double edge razor blades from 30 years ago – THOSE were SHARP – just saying . . .

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Hen & Rooster knives and Smoky Mountain Knife Works are a great pair to draw to!

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Modern Supermarkets

Any store you go in across this fruited plain – the food is plentiful – the selection is mind boggling – it’s edible – safe – fresh – food “poisoning” from a supermarket is as rare as someone getting killed with an AR pattern rifle – so rare that it’s national news when it happens – the last known case of pork trichinosis was in 1956 – if I remember correctly . . . What were we talking about again??

That’s it – Supermarkets – the average “big” supermarket has 75,000 plus different items – but again – what’s it all dependent on? . . . that’s right – OIL and ENERGY – if it were dependent on “green” wind and solar about 90% percent of us would starve to death – remember – during the “cold war” we “sold” millions and millions of tons of wheat to Russia ( and never got paid for any of it ) and still had plenty

” . . . when a government feeds part of the people, it prepares all of the people to be slaves. The next step is to regulate labor and its wages . . .” – and for bonus points where did that quote come from?

The envy of the entire planet – Isn’t it amazing what capitalism can achieve?

What did socialists use before tallow candles? Electricity . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Modern Harvesting Technology

The advances in farming – the ability to feed more people per acre – with less overall cost – it all runs on oil . . . Not wind – not solar – but oil – Want to starve to death?? Go Green! – the quickest and easiest way to get rid of 40 to 60% of the world’s population – less pesky peasants makes control a lot easier for our owners . . .

Absolutely amazing innovations and techniques – and it all runs on oil . . .

Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!

Busy – Busy

Picked up this MTech dagger pattern knife on Amazon for 20 Bucks – Pakka Wood Scales and the pattern caught my eye. I realized when I bought it it was more “decorative” than functional – bur damn – I have butter knives that are sharper! After an hour or so with it – it is beginning to be sharp – a few more hours of working with it – it will be sharp – it won’t retain an edge very well – it’s straight stainless – but a dagger is not generally used in a “protracted” fashion – It will be sharp enough to stick with – and look good – and of course I make it look better – LOL!

Got two real nice Kissing Crane knives in from Kennesaw Cutlery – Check those folks out!! – I got the 2021 St Patty’s Day Commemorative . . .

Green dyed bone on the “back” side . . .

Really sweet engraving ( yes . . . I know it’s done on CNC machinery ) and red filled logo on the “front” side . . .

A look at the blade etching – most folks would consider it sharp – I may dress the edges a little but it’s not a “working” knife – it’s a commemorative . . .

And picked up a pearl stiletto – really good looking – they lay the pearl veneer on the frame then use clear acrylic scales over it – gives it a great “depth” effect . . .

And a Damascus blade – it was sharp out of the box – I dressed it a little with the V-Sharp and a few light strokes with a steel rod – Sharp?? – somewhere between “That’s Just Stupid” and “OMFG!!”

But Wait – There’s More!

Took the tow hooks off my new “old beater” to put a bull bar on to use for auxiliary lighting mount points – it came with an LED light strip – got a pair of Hella 700FF driving lights mounted and a pair of Hella 550 amber fog lights coming that will mount just above the Led strip . . .

It took over 10 hours of trying to stick arms into places that they wouldn’t fit to remove the tow hooks and mount the bar and I admit I did talk ugly to my truck several times – I honestly thought about having a friend come over and cuss at it in Japanese – but he was at work . . .

The tow hooks are installed on the frame and then the truck is actually built around them – only 4 bolts – piece of cake to remove them – Oh HELL NO!! – Never Again – I will spend money and pay someone to remove tow hooks if I have a stupid moment and ever get involved in something like this ever again – getting the wiring through the firewall and switches installed into factory “blank” locations – turning into total a total suck -it will be nice when it’s finished – don’t know how well it will photograph – but I will try to get some out in the middle of nowhere/middle of the night pics for y’all when it’s all done . . .

Some of you folks may remember this little darling from THIS POST – Well I took a few more pics and hacked out some more stuff about it for an upcoming article/review at SG2 for Nick Walker . . .

Have a glamour shot . . .

Which reminds me . . .

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Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!