A pocketknife used to be part of every boy’s standard outfit. With various rules in government schools, private malls, and other public places, not so many carry them any more. Mine do. But mine also carry a Totin’ Chip. It’s an earned card from the Boy Scouts that shows they have passed safety and usage qualifications for a knife, ax, hatchet, and other similar tools. What wonderful tools they are in the right hands. A good pocketknife is useful for so many things. That big, long branch that looks perfect for a walking stick except for the couple of shoots … Continue reading →