Camping trip with the Lady Finger (Long and lots of pictures!)

Sweet pics and a wonderful knife. The Ladyfinger (and especially the old style) is one of my favorites.
 
Looks like a great trip... That photo of the your cooked meal while camping is making me hungry!

I like Osage wood scale handles too... But it also seems to be popular and not necessarily easy to score.

Those thin 3/32" blades can really slice... I think the "old school" (gaurdless) version makes for an excellent kitchen/utility and steak knife. In time, funds permitting... I wouldn't mind getting a nice sample 1/8" TT Ladyfinger as well.
 
Uncle_P said:
Really like the size comparison shot of the ponderosa pine, that meadow looks inviting. Love the trout story also. Thanks for sharing.
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I love big ponderosa pines! I know of any other one that would take several people to give it a hug.

NoFair said:
Sweet pics and a wonderful knife. The Ladyfinger (and especially the old style) is one of my favorites.
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Agreed! I am loving this knife. Super excited to try dressing some game with it.

PolRoger said:
Looks like a great trip... That photo of the your cooked meal while camping is making me hungry!

I like Osage wood scale handles too... But it also seems to be popular and not necessarily easy to score.

Those thin 3/32" blades can really slice... I think the "old school" (gaurdless) version makes for an excellent kitchen/utility and steak knife. In time, funds permitting... I wouldn't mind getting a nice sample 1/8" TT Ladyfinger as well.
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The meal was awesome! I'll probably make it again next weekend while we're camping. The Osage is definitely nice. Very popular, there are a few guys that collect it here. I'm sure you could score one though! I'm definitely a big fan of thin steels. I think a 1/8 TT OS Lady would be a sweet knife!
 
Very nice share! Great pics, brought back a lot of old deepwoods trekking I used to do with my hounds. Pretty impressed that your hound sniffed the fish but didn't grab it and run. I never had one that wouldn't steal a fish in a heartbeat (of course they were always beagles with the traditional F.S.S. mentality).
 
Beautiful knife, one we'll enjoy seeing around here for many years to come. Congratulations Orion on finding a favorite and a keeper. I like how you used the tarp instead of the fly, expanding greatly the "vestibule" area and keeping your tent more breathable on a summer evening. I love forests dominated by P. Pines, they're an amazing species and a true giant.
 
crex said:
Very nice share! Great pics, brought back a lot of old deepwoods trekking I used to do with my hounds. Pretty impressed that your hound sniffed the fish but didn't grab it and run. I never had one that wouldn't steal a fish in a heartbeat (of course they were always beagles with the traditional F.S.S. mentality).
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Hah! It's nice to have a dog companion out in the woods with you. We've only had him since last fall so it's new for me. He was totally uninterested in the fish. He just likes being with us and rolling around in the grass! He's also a big fan of going out with us to see our horses.

trestle said:
Beautiful knife, one we'll enjoy seeing around here for many years to come. Congratulations Orion on finding a favorite and a keeper. I like how you used the tarp instead of the fly, expanding greatly the "vestibule" area and keeping your tent more breathable on a summer evening. I love forests dominated by P. Pines, they're an amazing species and a true giant.
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Thanks! I'm really looking forward to getting more time with this knife. I love this tarp! It's huge which is awesome, but it's also really light. We were expecting rain so I figured why not make a little area we could hang out under in the even of a storm. Lucky the micro storm that rolled through mostly got blocked out by the trees above us, but I was prepared.

Ponderosa pines are one of my favorites as well. I grew up climbing all over the big ones around our house. Straight ponderosa forest aren't super common in my area, but I sure do love it when I find one or spend any time in one. Definitely the giants of many Colorado forests.
 
Great post!

I am still trying to find my first fiddleback and even though that ladyfinger isn't quite what I am looking for, I want one now.
 
Thanks! Good luck finding your first. It can be a little overwhelming considering all the different options! The Lady Finger comes in two 'versions'. The Old School which is what you see here, and the "new school" or guarded version in which they take the grind in a bit more which produces are guard on the knife. For example this one at DLT http://www.dlttrading.com/fiddleback-forge-ladyfinger-oreo-burlap-black-white-liners.

The Old Lady Finger was the model that I first fell in love with back in 2009 or 2010 when I first started checking out Andy's work. I'm not a huge fan of the "new school" version, so it wasn't until I started seeing more Old School ones pop up that the old love was re-kindled.

I think you'll be happy with whichever model you choose as your first!
 
The one I had my eye on was a newer model and upon looking at pics again, the Older model like yours looks much much better imo.
 
delkhouri said:
The one I had my eye on was a newer model and upon looking at pics again, the Older model like yours looks much much better imo.
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:thumbup: Glad to steer you in the right direction! As far as I know, the Old School versions aren't at any of the dealers. They've only appeared on the Friday sales.
 
I don't remember seeing one in the flea market. There was a few on the Friday sale when I got this Osage one but there has not been any since that I'm aware of.
 
That's a "new school" one. See how it had a guard, whereas the one that I have the grind is left at the edge of the blade instead of taken in to create the guard.
 
Wow, great thread. One thing about the potatoes - you could just chop everything up, add some butter, and put it inside aluminum foil (like a burrito) and throw it right on the coals. Wouldn't need to bring the pan then.


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PooN said:
Wow, great thread. One thing about the potatoes - you could just chop everything up, add some butter, and put it inside aluminum foil (like a burrito) and throw it right on the coals. Wouldn't need to bring the pan then.


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That's a good way to cook them as well!! I was already bringing the stove for boiling water in the morning. Figured why not pack the extra weight to help get in shape for hunting season. :D
 
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