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“Stuff is eaten by dogs, broken by family and friends, sanded down by the wind, frozen by the mountains, lost by the prairie, burnt off by the sun, washed away by the rain. So you are left with dogs, family, friends, sun, rain, wind, prairie and mountains. What more do you want?”
–Federico Calboli
What is the significance, if any, of the fancy knot tying?
Good question, or at least one I have wondered about. Apparently like many things in eastern falconry the existence of the knot is functional but its appearance mostly esthetic. Not sure if they do it today but probably– traditional Japanese falconry with gosses is VERY traditional.
So, like Japanese bondage then? ;^) Kinbaku, or shibari, I think.
Uuuhh– yeah.
The cephalopod/ tentacle theme– if you have seen examples of that– is old in Japanese art too. I have seen it on sword sheathes and more….
Who cut the front off that 1911?
Kimber — it is an Ultra Carry.