Do you have a knife that you are associated with?

kamagong

kamagong

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Yesterday was a slow day so I took some time to read a couple of jackknife's stories. In them he often talks about the memories he has of friends and family and the knives these men carried. His father had a Case peanut, his grandfather an IXL Seaman's knife and Hen & Rooster stockman. Waynorth's grandfather carried a monster of a knife from Italy I think and Peter's (stockman242) granddad carried a small stag handled penknife. These knives became associated with their owners over time, as their children and grandchildren watched their loved ones use these everyday companions to do everything from opening packages to cutting up fruit to anything else a good, sharp knife is used for.

Do you have a knife that you are identified with? One that is so associated with you that if you ever lost it your family members would know immediately whose it was? If so, what is it? Pictures would be much appreciated if you have them.

Here's mine -
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I have this well-worn Vic Huntsman that has been an almost constant companion since I was 12. One time I lost it in a strip mall parking lot. An acquaintance who worked in a store there found it days later and knew at once that it was mine.
 
I don't have one that I associate with me yet. However in my mind I will always associate my Dad with his Buck 317. It's made every hunting trip he has ever been on. Both are still around and fairly sharp:)
 
i almost always have my Case large stockman on me, and i personally associate that knife with myself.

but i don't think i pull it out in "public" enough for it to be associated with me by anyone...

but most people in my life associate any and all knives with my name. :rolleyes::D
 
The closest anyone's come to associating me with a knife would be my wife and my Pacific Salt. I was using a Buck 371 one day to open a the newer Killers CD a few weeks ago. She noticed and was wondering what happened to my "yellow knife". I assured her all was well, and that it was in my pocket. Of course, this begged the question of "How many knife do you really need?", and I told her just a couple :)
 
I dont have a specific knife just knives in general. I am the only one in my family or my fiances family that carries a knife everyday. Just the other day my fiance was telling me they were having trouble cutting open a toy and my 4 year old soon to be niece said "if Knife_Geek was here he would have a knife"
 
Well, most folks I know in the knife forums know I prefer slip joints, and specificaly the moose pattern... Family and friends know me for having a knife at all times, and that I collect them, but honestly, I don't know if they associate me with any certain one.. If they do, i would guess it to be be either a moose since i have carried one of those the most for the past 2 or 3 years, and if not that, a large custom bowie I made, since that was what I carried for several years before that.

I associate my Dad with his Schrade folding hunter, and a medium sized all metal stockman he has..

G.
 
Kamagong,
Fine looking stag stockman there:thumbup:What is it please and dimensions?
Thanks, W
 
I have a couple of knives that bring back lots of memories.

The first is a fixed blade hunting knife I received as a Christmas gift when I was probably 14 (1970). It is a Solingen Germany stag handle. I have carried this knife on many hunting, camping and fishing adventures. This knife lay idle for some years when I was in the navy. After my navy adventure it was once again at my side for many more adventures. Over the years this knife has been misplaced for long periods of time. I once found it in the game pouch of an old hunting vest, another time it was discovered in the back of a drawer in my workbench. I have worn out a couple of sheaths for this knife. I recently replaced the dried up leather spacers with some nice maple burl and brass spaces I made. It now resides in a place of honor in my underwear drawer waiting for its next adventure.

The other knife is a Buck 112 that I purchased in the ships store when I was first stationed aboard a ship in the Navy (1977). This knife has been around the world a few times as both a sailor and a government contractor. This knife has lots of “battle scars’ from its many adventures. It has opened countless beer bottles, a warehouse worth of boxes and left a few scars on me. I stopped carrying this knife on a regular basis once I became primarily an office worker. It also resides in the place of honor waiting for a call to duty.

Greg
 
When I was in graduate school, I always carried a certain non-traditional tacticool folder, and I was definitely associated with that one. Since I graduated and started making money, I have too many knives, and switch it up so often, there's no way I can be associated with any particular one of them. I'm searching for one I could be happy carrying every day for several years, but I like so many knives, I don't know if it will be possible.

My grandfather on my father's side always carried a Buck 301, and whenever I see one, I think of him. My grandfather on my mother's side was a marine in WWII, and kept his issue Kabar in his office. Whenever I see a Kabar, I think of him. I have the Kabar, but Granddad's 301 was lost when he flipped his tractor one time. He replaced it with something else, which I don't remember. He was a tough old dude- he was still breaking horses well into his seventies. His vehicle of choice was a big old International Harvester "Super H" three-wheeled tractor, and would use the bush-hog to mow on the most ridiculous slopes. He flipped that thing 3 or 4 times that I know of. Every time he would just bail out on the up-slope, let the thing roll, and then go get another tractor to sort the mess out with. It never did any permanent damage to the tractor, or my grandpa. Tough old tractor. Tough old guy!

Many years ago, I bought my dad a "mini-kutmaster" keychain multi-tool. It was a cheapie I picked up at Wal-mart. He has carried and used that thing every day since, it has turned out to be a wonderful little tool. That cheap little thing has picked up a beautiful polish over the years, and looks better now than when it was new. The little blade has been resharpened countless times, but there's still plenty of it left. Dad really knows how to take care of his stuff. He has been carrying and using the same cheap plastic comb since his ROTC days in college- over 30 years now.

My Dad carried a Kershaw Blackout for a long time (ten years maybe?), and was very upset when the torsion bar snapped and the AO stopped working. I had an identical one, which I gave him, and he's been carrying that ever since. I've given him many, much fancier knives over the years, but for some reason, he loves the Blackout.

I need to settle down on a knife before my son gets much older. I think by the time he's old enough to pay attention, I'll have it sorted out. I'd like to carry a knife long enough for him to associate it with me, so he can hold it and remember me when I'm gone. We (hopefully) have a good long while to work on that yet.
 
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My father had a two blade Schrade stockman, that he carried for years. This knife went through the laundry so many times, that my father knew it would be on the dryer, rather than on his bureau when he was looking for it. I don't know if he lost it or what. He always had a smaller stockman or trapper style knife in his pocket. My father also has an old Schrade Sharpfinger that hadn't seen the light of day until I cleaned it for him. In the sheath for about 20 years! Needless to say, it wasn't that clean. It was still razor sharp though :eek:. I've loaned my father my Spyderco kitchen knife and my PJ Tomes collaboration production kitchen knife, he still prefers his wood handled, now bent, Chinese kitchen knife. He's had it for a while, I sharpened it a couple times, surprisingly still pretty sharp. He's had it maybe 15 years. I gave my father a couple of knives, but he would either lose them, or just not carry them. I asked him what he wanted, and he said a single spey blade trapper. Winchester had one, made by Queen I surmise, and I found one on eBay for him. He uses the hell out that knife. I tried to get him to use a Spyderco or Benchmade, he won't have any part of it. He likes the old stuff, because he is one, or so he's said :D.

My grandfather had an old advertisement knife, he was a Coca Cola salesman and had an old Coca Cola knife, I have no idea who the maker was, my brother has it now.

A friend of mine who is retired has an old SAK that he has carried since he was a kid.

I flip knives so much, I don't know what the heck I want. I have had so many nice slippies, I wish I would keep them. I am saving up for a custom, maybe I'll keep those better ;).

In my family, I could have any number of knives on me, they joan on me about the number of knives, and that it's always something new. It would probably be my Gossman PSK. I believe that my little brother met Scott at a school function, other than that, they know the PSK because of "the knifemaker down the road."
 
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I've been all over the place with knives in my life.

I used a scout knife when I was a kid, a army issue scout knife and later a Buck 301 stockman for a long time. In the late 80's and 90's I was into yellow soddies by Case and Eye-Brand. Most times a sak would be floating around someplace. Around the late 90's I started carrying my dad's old Case peanut I had sent in to be reconditions, and I got bit by the peanut bug. Meanwhile, Opinels had been also floating around since I got my first one in 1982.

I guess if I had to classify my knife use as a food group, it would be a stew; a little of everything in there.
 
I'm right now searching for the knife that I want to become exactly that.

I'm leaning towards either a TL-29 (I love those things), or a nice ebony harness jack with a certain kind of punch(like the one on a sak, not the Northfield one) and preferably a clip blade. edit: a Case 12031 L probably, cause the harness jack is way too expensive.

The problem is that I'll have to find one in a decent condition, so it can show what I accomplished with it.

Thanks for this post, since I'm leaning towards the one knife at a time, right tool for the job, carry small 'stuff' in your pockets philosophy, I've been thinking a lot 'bout this lately.

I'm just not sure about the knife - yet. I'll probably be doing the one year commitment once I find it.

Peter
 
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Interesting to find out that so many of us rotate between knives. I think we should all settle down and pick a favorite, otherwise there won't be that special knife that our kids and grandkids will fight over. ;)

willgoy said:
Kamagong,
Fine looking stag stockman there:thumbup:What is it please and dimensions?
Thanks, W
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It's a large German Eye Brand. 4.25" closed. Good, tough knife able to handle real work, although more often than not those tasks get assigned to my sodbuster. Takes a great edge.
 
I hope to keep this one long enough to be associated with it.
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You guys already know what I like, and those around me know I have a passion for the cattleknife. Years ago me and my buddy Bill with some others pestered Queen into coming out with a limited run of these. When the pattern came available I was like I am now broke, and nearly missed getting one. I still think Bill saved one over for me, and weather he did or not I'm greatful to him. This one will always be my favorite!
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Yellerhandles my kids, wife, other family and friends know me with.
The main one is my Sodbuster jr CV. Nice and black blade.
They see me use my medium stockman and peanut cv yellerhandle some also.

I have pics of my daughter at 11 months old holding my Sodbuster in one hand an apple slice in the other and acting like she is cutting it.
She will be 3 this week, and she will whoop anyone for touching daddy's knife.
 
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