Change of taste to a simpler time - am I the only one?

sodak said:
What would you call this?

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q203/sodak_photos/inventory/gba_zpsv8z5zxmd.jpg

This thread has motivated me to take it out of my "collectible" pile and make it my edc. Very traditional wharncliffe, but modern materials and a liner lock. That makes it not traditional, but I think it gives a nod to the traditional patterns.
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Glad its helped you get another knife out and use it some :).

But I'd never call that a traditional knife, and would hesitate to call it "inspired" by traditionals (personally). But perhaps it is giving a nod to them :).

This has been my EDC since I got it in Dec of 2011 (I think). And I think its somewhat the reverse of yours in concept. Traditional materials (some of them), and a more modern shape. But personally I don't think its inspired by traditionals much.

Not my photo, but a good one from the internetz.
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Gary W. Graley said:
ah yes, those were the days ;)
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Haha. Sometimes, I wish I could go back in time and buy up some of those old simple D2 and 440C knives that we could get any time we wanted. Excellent designs where the loveless influence was everywhere.
 
A.L. said:
Yeah, I know that might be annoying. People who turn 20 may whine they are old and I want to slap them. But still, you do feel older at 30. :)
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Lol, when I was in my early 20s, I thought people who were 40 were "old". Now at 52, I still feel young (and look and move much younger than I am). It's all perspective, I suppose. :)

I like and appreciate both traditional and modern. I usually carry and use both. Each one has its advantages. Although in terms of slipjoints, I carry an SAK more often than a knife-blade only slippie. For my uses, they're much more versatile. And I do consider SAKs "traditionals".

Jim
 
Brady, would you happen to be IN Brady? If so I'm up the road a bit in San Angelo.

I've always had a love for both types of knife. My buying trends do seem to flop back and forth though. I'll agree too that for some reason a traditional style pocket knife feels a bit more special.
 
I'm 45, and I have several modern folders that I like, enjoy, carry, and use, and I continue to buy more. But I still enjoy fondling and using my 30+ year old Buck 110.

One of the things I really like about it is that it was designed, built, and sold before the "tactical" craze began. The 110 was advertised simply as a folding/locking knife, suitable for hunting and other outdoors activities. It wasn't designed or advertised as the fastest, lightest, deadliest, heaviest-duty can-pry-open-a-tank knife. Just a simple, modest cutting tool. And I find that it excels at that purpose.
 
I always had traditionals growing up, that's what my Dad carried and what he gave me. For years I wanted a more modern knife, finally I decided to buy a decent knife of my own, rather than rely on gift knives from my parents. Since my Buck 110 had fallen out of my pocket when out on my parents property, I needed a new knife and bought my first modern knife, a Rat 1, about the same size at a Buck 110 and one of the simplest, most basic moderns (not a fan of assisted opens, or any other fancy stuff), I like the knife and carried it for a year, before deciding I wanted to go back to traditionals. Today, I mostly carry a Boker medium stockman, occasionally I swap it out for a SAK Soldier, the Rat 1 or the Buck 110 (I found it!), but I do love my traditionals, with natural handles. I am pretty happy with my little Boker, I have not bought another pocket knife since I started carrying it, if I do, it will likely be a traditional, I only have one modern on my list of pocketknives I want.
 
James Y said:
Lol, when I was in my early 20s, I thought people who were 40 were "old". Now at 52, I still feel young (and look and move much younger than I am). It's all perspective, I suppose. :)

I like and appreciate both traditional and modern. I usually carry and use both. Each one has its advantages. Although in terms of slipjoints, I carry an SAK more often than a knife-blade only slippie. For my uses, they're much more versatile. And I do consider SAKs "traditionals".

Jim
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I agree with you here. I always have (at least) a SAK in my pocket, it's the one knife that I could live with happily ever after, if I had to choose only one.
 
Check out the Traditional subforum. There's a whole community of people who like the old fashioned knives. It's VERY active.
 
Lately my tastes have changed from modern to traditional firearms and knives, from platic and aluminum, to wood and blued steel. Modern guns cerakote with latest Magpul furniture have changed to M1As and AK47, and titanium handled M390 steel blades have taken a backseat to traditional folders. My recent purchase include a few GEC #15s and a well used and maintained 1964 original Remington 1100 magnum.
 
needler420 said:
I'm 26 and I'm not a big fan of old traditionals. I do appreciate them but its before my time. Some of those tradtional like GEC and northwoods are not even users. The majority of people getting those are doing so for collecting and reselling with the occasional user.

Modern knife companies like spyderco and kershaw knives are pretty much all users expect for some of the limited sprint runs and special editions which become peoples safe queens.

Just like when people tell me to act my age not my shoe size. Well I don't want to whip out a tradtional in front of my friends and listen to them say comments like are you my grandpa? I'm a city boy who likes knives but despises survivalist and boy scouts.
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Needler, you need to broaden your knife horizons. You might be surprised. But you have to be open to using the knife and Northwoods and GEC traditional knives get used by many. After you have 20 or so, what do you need another user for anyway unless it is something special? Let's get serious.

My story: I grew up with traditional slip joints and used them for every knife task. I bought a two bladed Buck 110 clone, Schrade 250T (usa of course), and used that one for years as a hunting knife and field knife. Never owned a fixed blade until I was in my 30's. I learned in the 80's about practical knives..... Victorinox SAKs. They sold me. I bought thin modern knives back then to carry at times, but the SAK was a mainstay after I got used to them.

When I joined BF in 2005, I already had a reasonable accumulation of using knives (traditionals and moderns) and fixed blades of varying quality (custom/handmade to factory). My focus at first were modern knives because I didn't know much about the assisted openers, flippers and so forth at that point and wanted to try them out. I did. I still carry a SAK, and often a modern as well. I have no need for assisted openers although I really like my ZT 0770CF. Flippers.... no time or interest in them anymore.

I have gravitated to traditional frame lock Spyderco knives (vs quicker opening ones), better traditional slip joints again and still like to get a fixed blade now and them even though I seldom use them for anything. So, one carries a knife that they like. My likes have changed over the years. I suspect your's will too. But since you really were born into the modern knife era, you may never really appreciate a slip joint. You might be really surprised how functional a SAK is and discover you really don't need many of those "modern" knives. Variety is the spice of life.
 
There are so many people, myself included, that carry a traditional and a modern at the same time. I work in a parts department in a car dealership and I deal with all kinds of packages and wrapping on a daily basis. That being said, there are times I reach for the modern and others that the traditional will do the job. If I'm opening something for a customer, a 3.5 inch auto assisted blade might not be the best idea. When I go camping, a canoe may not be the only thing I want to have on me. Basically, different horses for different courses my friends...
 
killgar said:
I'm 45, and I have several modern folders that I like, enjoy, carry, and use, and I continue to buy more. But I still enjoy fondling and using my 30+ year old Buck 110.

One of the things I really like about it is that it was designed, built, and sold before the "tactical" craze began. The 110 was advertised simply as a folding/locking knife, suitable for hunting and other outdoors activities. It wasn't designed or advertised as the fastest, lightest, deadliest, heaviest-duty can-pry-open-a-tank knife. Just a simple, modest cutting tool. And I find that it excels at that purpose.
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I always carried the Schrade 250T (two blade 110 clone). It was my field knife (hunting, hiking, camping, and work) for years. I wouldn't however call the 110 light. The Buck 110 was considered a tactical knife in its day as it was revolutionary. I believe Texas made carrying one "illegal" by model number due to its popularity with bikers and so forth. I never knew that and carried my Schrade all the time in rural Texas (working). Most everyone had a Buck or clone back in those days on the farm and ranch. Those were the days. But I like these days better with the tremendous selection of really good knives.

I do have a couple Buck 110's, but never really used them much. I bought an as-new 250T (usa) this year at a knife show. I have misplaced or lost my orginal and just wanted one for old times sake.

I often carry both a traditional and a modern knife; sometimes two traditionals and one is almost always a SAK.
 
James Y said:
Lol, when I was in my early 20s, I thought people who were 40 were "old". Now at 52, I still feel young (and look and move much younger than I am). It's all perspective, I suppose. :)
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Oh absolutely! :thumbup: Age is nothing but numbers as they say.
 
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Yup, 27 now and almost exclusively carry traditionals, except when I'm out hiking or working on something when I'm going to need a knife an awful lot or in a hurry. Can't beat thumbstuds or a thumbhole for easy opening, but aesthetically traditionals are where its at these days for me.

Its also nice to be able to get my favorite handle material on a folder so frequently!

 
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For me it was more about discovering my taste rather than my taste changing. I tried a few of the modern designs but ended up enjoying and carrying traditional style slipjoints and SAKs. Nothing wrong with the modern designs, but they are usually more than I need in my daily life. I still have several and use them for appropriate tasks.
 
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