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Jul 8, 2022·edited Jul 8, 2022

As far as I can tell, Mr. Swanson was using a Gerber Multi-plyer 400 to pull his tooth.

Thanks for the response! It was the highlight of my month having *THE* Nick Offerman say my name.

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On a completely unrelated topic, I was browsing the woodshop website and came across the autographed books... Will the signed copies of The Greatest Love Story be available again in the near future? I never *ever* spend more than $10-$15 on a single book (and even then it has to be a really good one), but I could perhaps be persuaded to splurge a bit... If only it were available...

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Dear Nick,

Thank you so very much for the answer to my inquiry about the Victorinox/Yosemite/PITH. Also, for the shout-out on your world famous blog. As a result of your post of my name in your blog and subsequent answer, to my question I am going to become a subscriber, as in $$. 😎🧓

Have you exhausted the supply of the personalized Tinker knives with the "PITH" personalization. Isf so..OK as I already have a copy of ALL, YES ALL, your books. Someday they will be handed down to my heirs and become "classics" or the New-age of reason and commentary.

If you do not have any more of the PITH Tinkers, I will order one from Victorinox Custom Shoppe.

Keep writing, acting, woodworking, and be of good cheer.

P.S., I am a native Illini aging man.

Your fan,

Michael Korak

ksot1146@gmail.com

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Sadly, I recently had to surrender my 20-yr old Super Tinker to the TSA (my fault for forgetting it was in my pocket, grrrrr), and I sure wish that dope Yosemite-themed baby was available for purchase!! I was there in mid-May, what an amazing place! And we hiked Glacier (including Grinnell Glacier) last year, so the first section of Where the Deer and Antelope Play was such a nostalgia trip to read! Enjoy your work; would love to buy you some bourbon (or Lagavulin, whatever) if you're in KY visiting the Berry family sometime... 🥃

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Pray tell, what are those other techniques for opening a bottle of red?

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Thank you Nick for nerding out with us on the EDC topic today! I always love when craftspeople shine a light on the tools they use to get things done. It always inspires me. Have a great weekend, wherever the road takes you.

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Always a small Swiss knife in a pocket and now a new gerber multi-toy on the belt.

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Full of pith and vinegar, you are?

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and i didn’t know i lost it my tools!!! damn it.. lol

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yes thank god

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For reasons that shall forever remain a mystery, the first thing that popped into my head was a question about whether that's the origin of the word 'pithy' and it turns out yes. Sort of?

1. (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.

2. (of a fruit or plant) containing much pith.

I guess that's appropriate.

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