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[Re: DogTired]
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07/18/14 09:38 PM |  
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DogTiredJoined:  Apr 2010 Posts: 25,608  OP Junk Yard Dog |  
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Thanks.  MB, it's not grass, it's waist-to-chest high weeds and brush.  Lots of poison ivy.  SF45ACP has volunteered to use his metal detector to help look.  I need to sharpen up the 24" machete. .
 As for the sheath, PM me if interested.  Would rather not publicly shame an otherwise respected kydex bender.
 
 JYD #126
 Super JYD #13
 
 "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
 
 - Benjamin Franklin
 
 "A free people ought to be armed."
 
 - George Washington
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|  Re: I lost my best friend!
[Re: DogTired]
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07/19/14 06:18 AM |  
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MastiffJoined:  Feb 2012 Posts: 1,491   Junk Yard Dog |  
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I'm not interested in the who, I'm more interested in the why.  Did the Kydex loosen up over time?  Was the retention screw too loose?  Did the...operator...not seat the knife firmly?  Did heat play a role?
 I'm kinda surprised it was Kydex to tell the truth.  I suspected it was an old leather sheath that loosened up over time.
 
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|  Re: I lost my best friend!
[Re: DogTired]
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07/20/14 01:43 AM |  
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DogTiredJoined:  Apr 2010 Posts: 25,608  OP Junk Yard Dog |  
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No retention screw to speak of.  No heat to speak of--it was only about 70 or so.  No operator error.  Sheath as tight as it ever was.  Just didn't have as good of retention as others I've got. Ones that come up over the handle like the Mashed Cat design seem a bit more retentive. 
 JYD #126
 Super JYD #13
 
 "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
 
 - Benjamin Franklin
 
 "A free people ought to be armed."
 
 - George Washington
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[Re: DogTired]
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07/20/14 09:37 PM |  
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GeneralDeliveryJoined:  Mar 2014 Posts: 2,638   Junk Yard Dog |  
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 "Courage is the virtue which champions the cause of right." -Cicero
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|  Re: I lost my best friend!
[Re: DogTired]
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07/20/14 11:45 PM |  
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DogTiredJoined:  Apr 2010 Posts: 25,608  OP Junk Yard Dog |  
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Well, I sharpened the machete, but haven't had a chance to drive out to look.  Maybe some time this week with any luck.  Supposed to be storming all week.  That should be awesome for the blade... 
 JYD #126
 Super JYD #13
 
 "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
 
 - Benjamin Franklin
 
 "A free people ought to be armed."
 
 - George Washington
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[Re: DogTired]
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07/21/14 02:33 AM |  
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Private KlinkJoined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 47,627   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Super-squirrels aren't afraid of the rain!     Use your super vision to find that knife!!!   
 Junk Yard Dog #1
 Moderator/Leader of the Pack
 Good night Mrs. B, wherever you are!
 Long Live the Brotherhood of the Yard!
 
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[Re: DogTired]
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07/21/14 08:53 AM |  
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ReneeJoined:  Aug 2008 Posts: 2,982   Junk Yard Dog |  
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[Re: Renee]
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07/21/14 03:29 PM |  
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RainwalkerJoined:  Feb 2007 Posts: 8,297   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Sorry for the loss. I hope it turns back up eventually.  
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[Re: DogTired]
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07/21/14 03:44 PM |  
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coyotebcJoined:  Mar 2007 Posts: 10,860   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Fingers crossed for you finding it  
 The stripes of a tiger don't wash away.
Be a man of steel not clay
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[Re: coyotebc]
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07/21/14 03:48 PM |  
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Private KlinkJoined:  Sep 2006 Posts: 47,627   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Tell the kids that a reward is posted for finding it!   
 Junk Yard Dog #1
 Moderator/Leader of the Pack
 Good night Mrs. B, wherever you are!
 Long Live the Brotherhood of the Yard!
 
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|  Re: I lost my best friend!
[Re: DogTired]
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07/21/14 10:36 PM |  
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DogTiredJoined:  Apr 2010 Posts: 25,608  OP Junk Yard Dog |  
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HA!  My oldest already said "So if I find it, will you give me a hundred bucks?  $75?  $50!  That's my final offer!"  And THAT after I found his hunting knife for him after he lost it a couple years back!  The little rat!  Where does he get that from?  Oh wait, I guess I'm a rat with a bushy tail....   
 JYD #126
 Super JYD #13
 
 "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
 
 - Benjamin Franklin
 
 "A free people ought to be armed."
 
 - George Washington
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[Re: DogTired]
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07/22/14 08:55 AM |  
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MastiffJoined:  Feb 2012 Posts: 1,491   Junk Yard Dog |  
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Tell your son I'll give him $75 to find it, and of course I'll pay for the shipping. 
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