Did your Traditional knife get a workout today? -Part II

[t.sous11]

Some simple whittling with the 66 calf roper

 

[Sonnemann]

Used this to remove an offending rosebush protrusion in my dad's driveway and couldn't resist the hammy photo op

 

[Jack Black]

My GEC 66 Serpentine Jack cut up flapjack and an onion to go with a burger. Got pics of the flapjack, but having problems uploading pics

 

[Stich2442]

Last night used my Case medium stockman to cut onion & garlic for my pizza

Sorry didn't take any action shots

Short story, so while I was driving to go away for our anniversary, my wife asked do you want to move soon? I said sure, little did I know she shot out emails to 3 or 4 realtors to come in and assess our home #%+%#>£¥ :-( some of you know I'm home with my daughter which means jobs/renovations that should take a day takes two weeks to get done, so basically every room is about 75% done and I have realtors showing up starting Thursday ( good times also since my daughter, my music room / office disappeared so I also have to find a conditioned storage unit to store 7 guitars, 1 bass, 2 mandolins, a banjo, keyboard, amps, and recording equipment, along with other items including my knives :-( don't want someone helping themselves during a open house.
So today I used my Boker large congress to help me do a number of task, pull out caulking and repair windows, this last winters nor'easters plus salt water did a number on my windows and wood, scraped off the salt that seized up the pins on my screens, etc, etc,etc.
The 4 different blades I find super useful for all the different task I tackled today and the days ahead.

I have to pick 4 knives to keep home, the rest are going into storage either Tuesday or Wednesday

Pete

 

[Toddwalla]

Good old Rebel Yell. Made right here in my home town. Created by a former mayor of Louisville, Charlie Farnsley. That's my kind of mayor!

Good Ol' Rebel Yell indeed! I love bourbon, and Rebel Yell was calling my name this weekend. My roommate is from Louisville too, I'll ask him if he knew about Charlie. Thanks for the trivia!

 

[gruntmedik]

Good old Rebel Yell. Made right here in my home town. Created by a former mayor of Louisville, Charlie Farnsley. That's my kind of mayor!

I've done a bit of yellin' myself. I too, am from Louisville.

No pics, but my #10 Opinel cut up some onions and tomatoes for our cook out this evening.

 

[GarnetandBlack]

wish i had snapped some pics but my case trapper filleted a trout this afternoon. tasty supper indeed.

 

[Jack Black]

Great-looking pizza Pete. Hope your move goes OK my friend, and that you'll not be too far from that sweet-looking fishing spot of yours.

Jack

 

[Jack Black]

Cap-lifter on my Bladeforums 2011 knife had some use last night opening bottles of Brass Castle Bad Kitty Porter.

 

[jkulysses]

I used my GEC 76 Outlaw Jack to cut some rope to attach to the lid of a plastic vault so we could lower it down onto the casket. My dad digs graves so I help him sometimes on the weekends if I have free time. We did 2 of them on Saturday. No pictures though it probably wouldn't be all that appropriate I don't think.

 

[Jack Black]

My Bladeforums Easy-open Jack spread 'Fiery Butternut & Cracked Black Pepper Preserve' (purchased at Malton Food Festival and pretty darn good) on oatcakes for my elevenses Then shaved some fatwood, before helping me make a lunchtime sandwich (Moroccan-style hummus and vine tomato)

 

[jc57]

Inspired by all of Jack Black's "gourmet cooking with a pocket knife" posts, I decided I would prepare breakfast today with nothing but a Case Small Texas Jack.

Before:


Getting there:


Ready to eat!

 

[GarnetandBlack]

Tasty lookin breakfast here! Looks like you forgot the shrimp and grits though

Used my trapper to cut up some venison and open the mail. no pics, sorry

 

[Modoc ED]

Ladies and gents, our apologies.

Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, the original thread,

"Did your Traditional knife get a workout today?"

has become discombobulated beyond all recognition, you should pardon the technical jargon. It had to be moved offline. At the moment, I cannot even find the original post. All we can do is start over again.

So,
What did you do with your traditional knife today?

I used my Queen mountain man to cut some twine for staking plants in the garden.

Frank - Could you edit the title of this new thread with the words Traditional Knife in quotes and in all caps such as this:

Did your "TRADITIONAL KNIFE" get a workout today? - Part II

That may lessen the chance of a non-Traditional Forum Mod from ruining either this new thread or another thread in Traditionals.

Thanks for starting this new one; however, it'll take quite a bit of work by Sarah and the others to bring it up to snuff as it was before the hack-job.

 

[knarfeng]

No.

The Super Mod knew what forum it was, which you would know if you had read my post in the Lounge.

The mods are human. Humans make mistakes.

The mod apologized. I apologized. It's time to drop it.

I really do not want any more PMs on this subject.

 

[Jack Black]

Frank - Could you edit the title of this new thread with the words Traditional Knife in quotes and in all caps such as this:

Did your "TRADITIONAL KNIFE" get a workout today? - Part II

That may lessen the chance of a non-Traditional Forum Mod from ruining either this new thread or another thread in Traditionals.

Thanks for starting this new one; however, it'll take quite a bit of work by Sarah and the others to bring it up to snuff as it was before the hack-job.

Good idea Ed, it was a real shame about the old thread. I liked to look through it often, see what we were all doing at Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc. Also to see how the patina of different knives changed, particularly as they were gifted between members. I regarded it as one of the core threads of The Porch.

Many thanks to Pertinux for trying to save the thread (http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...from-General-Devours-Traditional-Forum-Thread) :thumbup:

Inspired by all of Jack Black's "gourmet cooking with a pocket knife" posts, I decided I would prepare breakfast today with nothing but a Case Small Texas Jack.

Before:


Getting there:


Ready to eat!

Great pics and thanks for the compliment, but I think my own efforts have been very modest compared to some of our resident chefs Not to mention, the fishermen, hunters, whittlers, and all of us who have posted here regularly :thumbup:

And for tonight...



(Have to confess the pie is from the supermarket Was very tasty though )

EDIT - My apologies Frank. My internet connection is terrible at the moment, and I had started writing my post before yours (above) appeared. I didn't see it until after I'd posted.

 

[pertinux]

Thanks for starting this new one; however, it'll take quite a bit of work by Sarah and the others to bring it up to snuff as it was before the hack-job.

To clarify further, my attempts to restore posts with a work-around (having to manually sort and copy links and then text and then editing to restore format, with even more steps necessary to locate and re-insert images, clarify hyperlinks, etc.) were not encouraging, so I don't plan to continue. You can see the potential "first post" of an Archive below; it took everyone a while to build momentum with pictures.

If nothing else, however, I did learn that I'm not solely responsible for Stich2442's ending up with a White Owl in autumn gold. I don't know if this is encouraging or disappointing.

~ P.
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Did Your Traditional Knife Get A workout Today?

In today's world the uses a knife finds itself performing are a lot different than they used to. Be interested to see how you folks put yours to use. Gardening, plumbing, cutting oat bales open, trimming a gasket, cleaning a squirrel.... it doesn't matter. Just like to see how you get the old traditionals dirty in the modern age.

I found myself doing a little surgery on some spark plug wires today, had to cut the old boots off the wires and replace them with something a bit meatier... without damaging the wire cover or core. Razor wouldn't work because you'd cut right through the core and not know it. Needed a blade I could invert and run the spine along the core and cut off the boot. The little pen blade worked perfectly.

Great topic, when I was working (quit 6 months ago to raise my daughter ) I would have had a laundry list for you, from cutting insulation, Sheetrock, cement board, flex duct, scraping mortar, starting holes in sheet metal, notching strapping, trimming shims ( all done with Opi #9, and Boker stockman ), I even have wired zone boards using only ( although not traditional ) a leatherman squirt. Nowadays a little less demanding, prepping fruits and vegetables for homemade baby food, fishing gear, gutting fish, carving/whittling, food prep for big people, a ribeye once a week and, home maintenance.
-Pete

I have just been sitting around the house today but my queen @9 did get to cut some wrapper off some saltines. I spent most of the day re profiling my case large stockman and a few others. The queen did get a ton of use over the weekend cutting open: packages of fishing hooks, plastic worms, gummy worms, cutting up hotdogs for bait, opening a several bags of hush puppies for a fish fry, cutting fishing line, and some rope.

Used a Case CV Canoe this afternoon to cut lettuce from the garden, prepare carrots & potatoes for supper and fillet a rainbow trout.

I used mine (today it was a Rough Rider copperhead) to cut some cardboard to use for packaging, but that was pretty much it. Spent most of yesterday afternoon and last night driving to DFW and back (about 600 miles round trip) to bring my daughter-in-law home from her trip to Australia the last couple weeks. I was wasted after getting back at 2:30 AM this morning, so haven't really done anything significant today. I can only imagine how she felt today after traveling for 30 hours without a good night's sleep.

Ed J

Great thread!
Can't wait to post some pics for this one...

I know you were looking for pics, but....

Today I used my old Kutmaster jack to prune back my tomato plants so the fruits will ripen. I also used it to help me construct a strop for my dad so I won't have to sharpen his knife so often.

Looking forward to others' input.

Frosty

Case stockman helped with an apple today. Weekend comes around one of them should see some work.

Got my Case yellow CV Peanut today!
Late in the day though. Like around 4-ish.
Not much went on from then.
Made my fingernail less rough from where I ripped it off, stropped it to clean up a rough factory spot on the edge, and cut meat during my dinner meal.
Ill get out there during hay season, fishing, hunting, it will see more.
I think it will make it those few months.
If not, theres a Sod-Buster that will handle stuff

I carried a Buck 501 for a lot of the day.
I used it to cut an old sock into a bandage for one of the dogs after he got ruffed up in a fight.

I usually have multiple chores for my knives everyday, but it was a slow day.

opened 3 boxes & cut my sandwich @ lunch

A few decades ago I'd have had a laundry list for you.
Weekends, I still might have a couple of decent items to list.
Weekdays, about all I do is open goodie bags.

During my shift at the hospital I usually only bring the knife out for my lunch or snack in the afternoon. At home it usually helps to prep my salad for the next day. I am still a student so have a pretty pathetic kitchen setup. Have one good kitchen knife but I often just opt to use my pocket knife for little stuff.

During the weekends I will often do little whittling projects and such. Can't wait to have some time off to go camping again

Today my Queen teardrop linerlock in D2 opened mail, cut up some cardboard, and sliced some plastic cartons open.

It cuts so beautifully, that it's a shame it doesn't get more work than it does. Queen's D2 is top, TOP stuff!!

I enjoy threads like these.

For a recent chock-full-o'-pictures compilation, see "Knives In Action". I'm still amused by the sudden appearance of skinned Sika and parROT (emphasis on second syllable) in the midst of the computer cables, vegetable and fruit conquests, etc.

~ P.

opened 3 boxes & cut my sandwich @ lunch

I have really been trying not to purchase any "new" knives but a couple of you guys have white owls that are really tempting me. I keep telling myself only rescue old knives at the flea market, plus the only new knife I had on my short list is the #62 courthouse in spring green , but I'm gonna have to add the owl to the list. Thanks fellas, I blame you

Yep, the White Owl is an ideal size pocket knife, and that autumn bone is quite attractive. Mine was ebony. If it had been autumn bone, and without the bail, I would probably still have it.

Very minor workout today for the sheepsfoot blade of the small stockman (but the day is still young!): opening the package containing my newly arrived Queen Dan Burke half whittler.

The "Queen Dan Burke half whittler"....that thing looks beautiful! Were gonna need some money shots of that one...lol

I have really been trying not to purchase any "new" knives but a couple of you guys have white owls that are really tempting me. I keep telling myself only rescue old knives at the flea market, plus the only new knife I had on my short list is the #62 courthouse in spring green , but I'm gonna have to add the owl to the list. Thanks fellas, I blame you

The white owl is a great knife. Just a touch small for my uses

Originally Posted by TheSharpStuff
... The queen did get a ton of use over the weekend cutting open: packages of fishing hooks, plastic worms, gummy worms, cutting up hotdogs for bait, opening a several bags of hush puppies for a fish fry, cutting fishing line, and some rope.

Now there's a workout I could get behind in a hurry.

Nothing like a fish fry with some freshly caught fish. I've been so busy making a living I can't remember the last time I actually got a line wet. Always take a week off for deer season but never seem to make time for fishing.

Will

Originally Posted by Thalestin
At home it usually helps to prep my salad for the next day. I am still a student so have a pretty pathetic kitchen setup. Have one good kitchen knife but I often just opt to use my pocket knife for little stuff.

When I was in grad school I had one kitchen knife too, it was a Buck 303. I cannot believe I lost that thing somewhere in the move after graduation!

Originally Posted by Stich2442
I have really been trying not to purchase any "new" knives but a couple of you guys have white owls that are really tempting me. I keep telling myself only rescue old knives at the flea market, plus the only new knife I had on my short list is the #62 courthouse in spring green , but I'm gonna have to add the owl to the list. Thanks fellas, I blame you

It will take one heck of a knife to get the owl out of my pocket, I'll tell you that. The most comfortable knife I have ever pocketed. The single spring does magical things for comfort but it also allows a slightly meatier blade grind which I noticed this knife has in comparison to my other GEC main clip knives. It's sturdier than you'd think.

Will

EDC:d my Case medium Stockman CV with punch, used it to cut some bananas, a pear and open a package with a book that a friend send me. First day of use for it.

Great bone on that Half -Whit of yours Doug. I'd like to get the Schatt Keystone version of this myself.

Today out in the country, CASE Amber Bone Mini Copperlock in the pocket. This is so light and yet offers more than enough pointy stuff. Cut open fertilizer sacks, trimmed pea-sticks, cut twine for young planted saplings, trimmed some old clematis vine. Very useful gardening knife.

Regards, Will

 

[Toddwalla]

My knives are doing their part to get this thread up and going...Today, my soddy aided me as I made a fried egg and arugula sandwich and some fried potatoes.

 

[Jack Black]

Very nice Todwalla, I find the Sodbuster a nifty food prep knife :thumbup:

 

[Toddwalla]

Very nice Todwalla, I find the Sodbuster a nifty food prep knife :thumbup:

I agree! I generally drift to the opinels for food prep, but lately I feel like I've been neglecting my Sodbusters. I think we both appreciated the workout.