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2023: A Knife Odyssey
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2/24
Happy Friday, party people. Today’s pocket companion is the GEC 77 Yankee Barlow in 1095 with some beautiful cocobolo covers. This 2022 run was pretty strong, and this particular specimen has some of the best fit & finish and walk & talk of any of the many GECs I have handled over the years. The 77 is one of GEC’s most popular patterns and with good reason.
Happy Friday, party people. Today’s pocket companion is the GEC 77 Yankee Barlow in 1095 with some beautiful cocobolo covers. This 2022 run was pretty strong, and this particular specimen has some of the best fit & finish and walk & talk of any of the many GECs I have handled over the years. The 77 is one of GEC’s most popular patterns and with good reason.
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2/25
Tom Krein’s Pocket Bowie is such a great mix of portability and functionality. This one, with its satin CPM-3V blade and twill carbon fiber over blue liners with silver hardware, is truly a little big knife that punches well above its weight class.
Tom Krein’s Pocket Bowie is such a great mix of portability and functionality. This one, with its satin CPM-3V blade and twill carbon fiber over blue liners with silver hardware, is truly a little big knife that punches well above its weight class.
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2/26
Another Super Sweatpants Sunday in the books, and I was accompanied by one of my favorites - the Boker Solingen Barlow Prime EDC with a satin N690 blade and black canvas micarta covers. With its linerless construction and sunken joint, the Prime EDC comes in at a whisper light 1 oz and a compact 3 1/2” closed length and is as easy to carry as it is useful for EDC.
Another Super Sweatpants Sunday in the books, and I was accompanied by one of my favorites - the Boker Solingen Barlow Prime EDC with a satin N690 blade and black canvas micarta covers. With its linerless construction and sunken joint, the Prime EDC comes in at a whisper light 1 oz and a compact 3 1/2” closed length and is as easy to carry as it is useful for EDC.
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2/27
Happy Maple Monday to you all! Today we have the Spyderco Chaparral in birdseye maple and a satin CTS-XHP blade. While I am ecstatic that Spyderco chose wooden handle scales for one of my all time favorite models, unfortunately, many specimens from this run were stuck with some pretty lame examples of maple and ended up looking more like cardboard or something similarly monochromatic. However, the knife lottery gods smiled upon me, and I wound up with a pretty solid example. The maple scales came to me very dry and thirsty, but a few coats of boiled linseed oil fixed them right up. Coupled with a thin frame and thin, laser sharp blade made of one of my favorite steels, this Chaparral makes for an attractive and useful EDC blade.
Happy Maple Monday to you all! Today we have the Spyderco Chaparral in birdseye maple and a satin CTS-XHP blade. While I am ecstatic that Spyderco chose wooden handle scales for one of my all time favorite models, unfortunately, many specimens from this run were stuck with some pretty lame examples of maple and ended up looking more like cardboard or something similarly monochromatic. However, the knife lottery gods smiled upon me, and I wound up with a pretty solid example. The maple scales came to me very dry and thirsty, but a few coats of boiled linseed oil fixed them right up. Coupled with a thin frame and thin, laser sharp blade made of one of my favorite steels, this Chaparral makes for an attractive and useful EDC blade.
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2/28
Good morning! In the pocket today is a Fiddleback Forge Pygmy with “spalted” satin A2 blade, sapphire burlap scales, and natural micarta pins and lanyard tube. The Pygmy comes in at a small 5.25” OAL and disappears in the pocket. This model is was FF’s effort to provide a barebones design at a the lowest price point possible while still retaining everything that makes their custom knives special, and they absolutely nailed it.
Good morning! In the pocket today is a Fiddleback Forge Pygmy with “spalted” satin A2 blade, sapphire burlap scales, and natural micarta pins and lanyard tube. The Pygmy comes in at a small 5.25” OAL and disappears in the pocket. This model is was FF’s effort to provide a barebones design at a the lowest price point possible while still retaining everything that makes their custom knives special, and they absolutely nailed it.
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Reminds me of some of DW Childress small fixed blades that are handy and easy to carry.
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3/1
Happy Wharncliffe Wood Wednesday, wadies and gents! Today we have what is ostensibly the closest thing to a GEC “grail” that I possess - a 62 Easy Pocket Carver prototype from 2013. Only 1 of 46 produced, it’s is sporting satin 440c blades and some drop dead gorgeous birdseye maple covers. The 62 is one of my absolute favorite patterns from GEC, so coupled with stainless blades and beautiful wood, this is about as perfect a knife that GEC has made for my personal preferences.
Happy Wharncliffe Wood Wednesday, wadies and gents! Today we have what is ostensibly the closest thing to a GEC “grail” that I possess - a 62 Easy Pocket Carver prototype from 2013. Only 1 of 46 produced, it’s is sporting satin 440c blades and some drop dead gorgeous birdseye maple covers. The 62 is one of my absolute favorite patterns from GEC, so coupled with stainless blades and beautiful wood, this is about as perfect a knife that GEC has made for my personal preferences.
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3/2
Today I am carrying a Wombat by Jason Taber. The Wombat is a pattern of Jason’s own making that leverages a Lanny’s Clip handle and a modified Native blade with a mean top swedge. This particular one is 3 5/8” closed and is sporting some Russian vintage canvas micarta covers and a belt satin finished wafer thin CPM-154 blade. For those that may not know, Jason is the son of David Taber or Dr.T, another well known traditional knife maker. Jason learned from the likes of Tony Bose and Enrique Peña and produces a truly amazing knife whose fit & finish and walk & talk rivals that of some of today’s top makers.
Today I am carrying a Wombat by Jason Taber. The Wombat is a pattern of Jason’s own making that leverages a Lanny’s Clip handle and a modified Native blade with a mean top swedge. This particular one is 3 5/8” closed and is sporting some Russian vintage canvas micarta covers and a belt satin finished wafer thin CPM-154 blade. For those that may not know, Jason is the son of David Taber or Dr.T, another well known traditional knife maker. Jason learned from the likes of Tony Bose and Enrique Peña and produces a truly amazing knife whose fit & finish and walk & talk rivals that of some of today’s top makers.
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3/3
Happy Framelock Friday, my damies. I have in my pocket today a CRK small Sebenza 21 in basketweave damascus with thuya burl inlays. The thuya inlays were fairly short lived in the Sebenza lifecycle, but they made for some truly gorgeous knives. The etch on the damascus here is particularly dark and deep, so it looks spectacular and provides a subtle texture on the blade.
Happy Framelock Friday, my damies. I have in my pocket today a CRK small Sebenza 21 in basketweave damascus with thuya burl inlays. The thuya inlays were fairly short lived in the Sebenza lifecycle, but they made for some truly gorgeous knives. The etch on the damascus here is particularly dark and deep, so it looks spectacular and provides a subtle texture on the blade.
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Thank you! All is well here, and I hope the same for you! There are definitely plenty more knives to see.
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3/4
Fiddleback Forge Lil Snowbill with a 3/32” convex ground spalted A2 blade with bloodwood scales over black liners with white pin stripes. The bloodwood on this is absolutely gorgeous, and I wish more makers put it to use. The Lil Snowbill is a bit of a tribute to maker Bill Snow and his interestingly designed knives that employed the ring finger bump on belly of the handle. This little nub is designed to go under the ring finger (not between fingers), lending a good bit of grip and control on an otherwise small and smooth handle. It seemed counterintuitive at first, but I assure you it works quite well.
Fiddleback Forge Lil Snowbill with a 3/32” convex ground spalted A2 blade with bloodwood scales over black liners with white pin stripes. The bloodwood on this is absolutely gorgeous, and I wish more makers put it to use. The Lil Snowbill is a bit of a tribute to maker Bill Snow and his interestingly designed knives that employed the ring finger bump on belly of the handle. This little nub is designed to go under the ring finger (not between fingers), lending a good bit of grip and control on an otherwise small and smooth handle. It seemed counterintuitive at first, but I assure you it works quite well.
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2/5
Happy Spydie Sunday to you all. The original Caly 3 was released with an unassuming satin VG10 blade and black G10 handles. Though on the plain side, it was an interesting design that stemmed from the Calypso line snd feels like a natural extension of the hand. It quickly caught on, and a classic was born.
Happy Spydie Sunday to you all. The original Caly 3 was released with an unassuming satin VG10 blade and black G10 handles. Though on the plain side, it was an interesting design that stemmed from the Calypso line snd feels like a natural extension of the hand. It quickly caught on, and a classic was born.
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2/6
Today for Micarta Monday, we have a Bark River Micro Canadian in red herringbone micarta over green liners with an S45VN blade. While I normally shy away from knives with finger scallops, this little guy is perfect in hand. It provides maximum control by bringing your index finger and thumb close together while also being small and goofy enough to not raise eyebrows in public. I attempted to capture the grip in the last pic, but my apologies for the off-putting forced perspective making my fingers appear to be disturbingly chonky,
Today for Micarta Monday, we have a Bark River Micro Canadian in red herringbone micarta over green liners with an S45VN blade. While I normally shy away from knives with finger scallops, this little guy is perfect in hand. It provides maximum control by bringing your index finger and thumb close together while also being small and goofy enough to not raise eyebrows in public. I attempted to capture the grip in the last pic, but my apologies for the off-putting forced perspective making my fingers appear to be disturbingly chonky,
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3/7
Happy Timpson Tortoise Tuesday, folks! In the pocket today is a Birdvis Knives (or Nick Timpson) Lanny’s Clip. This beauty comes in at 3 3/4” closed and is decked out in premium Italian tortoiseshell acrylic over white accent liners with a hand rubbed CPM-154 blade. Nick has an unbelievable amount of skill for such a relatively new maker and used to put out a wide variety of patterns in all shapes and sizes. Lately he seems completely fixated on only producing his own two patterns over and over again (and over and over and over again), so unfortunately interesting & unique pieces such as this Lanny’s Clip seem to have gone the way of the dinosaur.
Happy Timpson Tortoise Tuesday, folks! In the pocket today is a Birdvis Knives (or Nick Timpson) Lanny’s Clip. This beauty comes in at 3 3/4” closed and is decked out in premium Italian tortoiseshell acrylic over white accent liners with a hand rubbed CPM-154 blade. Nick has an unbelievable amount of skill for such a relatively new maker and used to put out a wide variety of patterns in all shapes and sizes. Lately he seems completely fixated on only producing his own two patterns over and over again (and over and over and over again), so unfortunately interesting & unique pieces such as this Lanny’s Clip seem to have gone the way of the dinosaur.
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2/8
In the pocket today is a Tom Krein TK-1 Wharnie for Wharncliffe Wednesday. This particular one is sporting a satin finished Nitro-V blade with Snakeskin Copper CF, black liners, and copper hardware and mosaic pin. It terms of objective utility, the TK-1 Wharnie is one of the finest small fixed blade designs available today.
In the pocket today is a Tom Krein TK-1 Wharnie for Wharncliffe Wednesday. This particular one is sporting a satin finished Nitro-V blade with Snakeskin Copper CF, black liners, and copper hardware and mosaic pin. It terms of objective utility, the TK-1 Wharnie is one of the finest small fixed blade designs available today.
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2/9
I am carrying the 2022 BF Traditional Forum knife produced by GEC. A “bunny knife” style trapper with satin 1095 blades and ebony covers. After being on BF since 2011, this is my very first forum knife, and I am quite happy I decided to take the plunge last year. There is a history lesson behind the bunny knife that was detailed somewhere over on the porch, but I’ll let you fine folks hop over there to read it.
I am carrying the 2022 BF Traditional Forum knife produced by GEC. A “bunny knife” style trapper with satin 1095 blades and ebony covers. After being on BF since 2011, this is my very first forum knife, and I am quite happy I decided to take the plunge last year. There is a history lesson behind the bunny knife that was detailed somewhere over on the porch, but I’ll let you fine folks hop over there to read it.
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