All scratched up in the pocket

2Dead said:
For most knives I don't mind if they are in the pocket with other stuff and they get scratched up. If I pick a knife to be a user then the scratches don't bother me. Here are a couple of users that ride in the pocket (and are my most recent pics)


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What's the knife in that first pic with the bail? I really like that.
All my knives are cheap users so in the pocket they go. If wearing jeans and the knife isn't too long it goes in the watch pocket, easier to grab and I don't use that pocket for anything since I stopped carrying a Zippo. I have one of those RR Dog bone Jacks and love the pocket clip sheath that came with it,so I use that if I don't have my Rat1 with me.
 
I don't carry my keys or change in my pockets.

But I carry as many as 5 slip joints at a time so I use the covers to keep the knives from banging into each other!
 
Lower end knives up to 3 5/8" I just drop in with the keys.
Nicer knives up to around the same size I will put in a slip and drop in the pocket.
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Bigger knives, up to around 4 1/4" I will get out of the bottom of the pocket with a slip that has a clip on it; because when they won't lay flat it drives me crazy.
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kamagong said:
I want to share a puukko that my friend made.



This picture was taken a few years later.



As you can see, the knife has endured some bumps and bruises along the way. The bolster has picked up a few dings. The handle has become stained. Not even the sheath was spared by the ravages of time, having been exposed to some sort of adhesive in his shop. But judging from the amount of blade loss, these cosmetic imperfections have not affected the knife's utility any.

Use your knife. How else will they acquire the marks of beausage?
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If I recall correctly, using the term "beausage" correctly on a forum earns you a 5% discount from your next purchase from Rivendell.

Thumbs up from one retrogrouch to another.
 
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WuGod said:
What's the knife in that first pic with the bail? I really like that.
All my knives are cheap users so in the pocket they go. If wearing jeans and the knife isn't too long it goes in the watch pocket, easier to grab and I don't use that pocket for anything since I stopped carrying a Zippo. I have one of those RR Dog bone Jacks and love the pocket clip sheath that came with it,so I use that if I don't have my Rat1 with me.
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All the knives in the top pic are 2 blade GEC #33 Conductor pen knives. 3 3/8" closed, main blade about 2 1/2" and they weigh about 1.6 oz. The middle one is a SFO version from Collectorknives.net in Northfield trim (long pull clip blade, lined bolsters, bail) without the standard NF UN-X-LD (or cloud) shield and with a secondary coping blade instead of a pen blade. It is #12 of 22 made with stag covers in 2011. Here's a pic from when new
 
I don't worry about it. LFP gets my keys and a leatherman(or occasionally a big single locking blade, depends on what I'm doing) and whatever else gets dropped in there. RFP gets a proper knife and whatever change I have on me, and whatever else gets dropped in there, this week the knife and change were accompanied by a couple of chain mail rings and some screws. My wife makes chain mail jewelry and wall hangings and had me take some to size up to a rod as a wall hanging support, and the screws were to pick up some more of the same size for a machine I was working on. I'm a knife user not a collector, although I have enough my wife questions that. If you are serious about collecting and want to keep them pretty then a pouch or something probably makes sense. For me the scratches and dings are just character marks and over time tell a story of the life me and my knives have lived, same as the patina that grows on my carbon steel knives. To each their own, do what makes you happy.


Jon
 
I use my knife in a pouch. A pouch won't keep your knife perfect but it does prevent nasty dings with keys (I dont have change as I dont use cash often). I am selling off all my knives and will just have one or two knives left once I clear my herd so I really want to be able to keep my knives well cared for. Second, I find the pouch holds the knife well in my pocket.
 
pinnah said:
If I recall correctly, using the term "beausage" correctly on a forum earns you a 5% discount from your next purchase from Rivendell.

Thumbs up from one retrogrouch to another.
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Ummm ... Isn't Rivendell a bicycle company?
 
afishhunter said:
Ummm ... Isn't Rivendell a bicycle company?
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Yes. Their owner/head designer Grant Peterson coined the term beausage in his Rivendell Reader. Grant's interests later turned to sharp objects.

You might think of Rivendell as the GEC of bikes. Many parallels.
 
I'm coming from the other direction. I wear a pocket watch and don't like having either it or my phone screen scratched up by my knife. I don't like a pocket slip for a traditional, it slows the opening down even more and the KSF one I have is way too wide for a traditional. I use a belt pouch and love it as a solution.
 
I treat my knives like I do the bed of my truck....rough.

In the pocket they go with keys coins and whatever else I put in there.

When I get a truck with a nice smooth scratch free bed it's best to just throw a chain back there and let it slide around for a week so you won't be scared to scratch it.
 
pinnah said:
Yes. Their owner/head designer Grant Peterson coined the term beausage in his Rivendell Reader. Grant's interests later turned to sharp objects.

You might think of Rivendell as the GEC of bikes. Many parallels.
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I dunno ... are you sure GEC is high enough on the totum?
High end Lugged steel frames (((((drool))))) are what dreams are made of ...
 
I'll admit to not reading all 4 pages of this thread before posting, but it's my opinion that pocket knives are in two categories. 1) Users and 2) treasures. Thus I tend not to carry and use my "treasures" and also, I tend not to worry about what my "users" may find in my pockets. Users are going to get scratched, patina'd, and sometimes worse. It's the life of a pocket tool which can be pretty harsh at times. My "precious" is in the "user" group and it looks it. I don't have a recent picture of it or I would post it next to a photo of it when new. I still love that little knife and, to me, it looks great, now as then. The rotten banana bone 66 jack has been a frequent rider in my pocket. Actually, most of the time lately. I watched this knife pass through several hands over the time I've been in this forum and I count the previous owners almost as family and carrying the knife brings me a sort of kinship with those people.

I thought I'd post this before I spent a lot of time reading the other posts because I wanted to give an honest, uncolored picture of my thoughts on the subject.

Ed J
 
Does anyone carry the serialized Gec's. I got a serialized Northfield 66 calf roper number 3 of 25 for christmas. I was really looking forward to using that knife. However I'm not sure if I should carry the serialized 66. I have a lots of other knives to choose from.
 
I don't own a serialized knife, so I cannot answer from that perspective. If you are looking forward to carrying it, I would say carry it. Worst case, you can use a slip to protect it from the pocket stuff.
When someone gives me a knife, it gets pocket time.
 
archertl said:
Does anyone carry the serialized Gec's. I got a serialized Northfield 66 calf roper number 3 of 25 for christmas. I was really looking forward to using that knife. However I'm not sure if I should carry the serialized 66. I have a lots of other knives to choose from.
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I have a few that I carry, I dont care if they are serialized. I did have a prototype 57 once that I couldnt bring myself to carry so I sold it. Im not in the habit of collecting things I dont use.
 
archertl said:
Does anyone carry the serialized Gec's. I got a serialized Northfield 66 calf roper number 3 of 25 for christmas. I was really looking forward to using that knife. However I'm not sure if I should carry the serialized 66. I have a lots of other knives to choose from.
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I suggest that you carry it if you are so inclined. If you look at GEC's production totals for just about any year and pattern you will find that there were often less non serialized knives made than serialized knives. Serial numbers might add a slight preference for some collectors but it doesn't necessarily make them the rare bird.

If the #3 serial number is not significant to you personally then I suggest sticking it in your pocket.
 
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