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   From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Thu, 17 Oct 2024, rbowman wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:10:33 +0200, D wrote:   
   >   
   >> Branding. The classic is the one that 99% of all swedes played with when   
   >> they were children, so I suspect they are capitalizing on peoples   
   >> nostalgia.   
   >   
   > You may be right. I carried a 'cat knife' in high school and for years   
   > after.   
   >   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_K55K   
   >   
   > I have one with all the black paint worn off, a missing loop, and the   
   > blade worn down from repeated sharpening. However, I also have one I   
   > bought a few years ago from nostalgia. It was more than ten times what I   
   > paid in the early '60s. It's on my desk in a plastic sleeve, a memento   
   > rather than an everyday tool.   
      
   In the country house I have an old Mora that must be around 35 years old,   
   if not older. It's been battered, thrown, dropped, been used to dig with   
   etc. etc. So many memories bound up in that knife. I think that one day, I   
   should really take the time to polish it, sharpen it, and oil the wood to   
   restore it to its former glory!   
      
   > Besides being cheap the knives had two things going for them. They are so   
   > flat they could be carried in a back pocket behind a wallet and not be   
   > detected in a casual pat down. With a little work with a small file the   
   > profile of the root of the blade could be smoothed out so it could be   
   > flicked open with one hand.   
      
   I love it! I call that a "hackable" product. Products which are designed   
   in a way so that you can then lovingly improve them and tailor them to   
   your own unique taste! =)   
      
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