Hi to Pappy, Greg, John,Ron, Jesse, and everyone else. The thought of spring and the classic is what's keepin me going through the winter which has set in here in Michigan, we had our first substantial snow storm last weekend, 11 inches and high winds to create some big drifts. The temps here are below normal for this time of year, single digits and teens, so I think it's gonna be a long nasty winter. Oh well, when life gives you ice, go ice fishing.
John is quite modest in talking about deserving the knife I made for him, I won't go into all the details but like you other southerners he has given many gifts of the heart in the short time I've known him, John went out of his way to set up accomodations this last classic for my wife and me and made sure we were comfortable the entire time we were there,just like Pappy, Ron, Greg, Bear, I know I'm leaving lots of people out, you're all good people. I wouldn't even consider going anywhere else for my spring vacation, if I can't go to the classic I'm not goin anywhere.
My archery season here ended with a spike horn that I shot with the longbow John gave me that was made by cornstalker, I used a bamboo shaft from David Knight, and a home made blade from bandsaw blade stock that saw filer brought the first year I was there. I gutted the deer with my favorite hand made knife from a file blade, the knife making bug was fed by Gregb at this last classic, so in a way I took ya all hunting with me. Sadly medical issues prevented me from hunting as much as I usually do. But theres always next year.
Hope you all have an extra merry Christmas, have good health, the gift of family and a few cool gifts to top it all off.
VB
