EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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We worked at improving the state of our 35 year old septic leaching bed today, which resulted in a rather odd knife carry for me. I think this is my only qualifier for Tanto Tuesday and one that was a gift from my youngest son not long after he came back to the Cape after 6 years studying architecture. He was pretty broke back then, just getting into knives, I'd gifted him a few, and he gave me a couple of Joe Pardue's, this one as kind of a haha throw-in.

Anyway, I needed something that wouldn't break my heart if it dropped into the bottom of one of my gummed up flow diffusers, and while it has a certain sentimental value, K would probably laugh rather heartily if that was the fate that befell this one.

Actually, despite its somewhat Mall Ninja appearance, this is not an altogether bad knife. The action is great, it's solid in hand, well-centered, the clip works great, its AUS8 blade is wicked sharp, and it's Taiwan made. I'll probably carry it again tomorrow, at least for the little time it takes for Aid-Ox Treatment II now that all the digging and opening is done.

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Wolverine666 said:
That thing is awewome. What’s the exact model?
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Thanks! It’s a Johann van Deventer Mini Gold. I had JD make this one for me but now don’t recall what type of wood we ultimately went with off the top of my head. He also makes them in a Midi and Standard size. The knife was originally designed by Jarred van Otterloo (JVO Designs).
 
Suburban tree trimming with a Tramontina "bolo" machete. This brute cost less that $20 thirty, forty years ago, and they don't cost much more today! I know it is the wrong tool for branches this big, but Mrs. Tramontina doesn't care. And I needed a little exercize. I'm not really "carrying" this one, although I did "carry" it from the garage to the back yard.

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Is he showing off the blade, or the fingernail?!?! You be the judge!!!

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The boy does appear to enjoy wrapping his fingers around the sharp edge. He says he likes the feel of the sharp edge against his skin. That is something you don't see every day! We're having fun now!

The cheap wood handle had warped and the rivets were loose, so I punched the loose rivets out of the handle and epoxied everything together with Corby rivets. It seemed too stupid to put an exotic wood handle on it, so I trued up and cleaned up the original and everything remains in harmony. A cheap handle on a cheap, industrial blade. Low rent, but you can move some material with this thing, and the simple handle has no hot spots.

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A cheap, smelly India stone will grind out most of the chips and rolls and put on an edge that is starting to cut receipt paper. I put a wide convex area along the edge with a 1x30 belt sander, so I can get away with the India stones for three or four touch-ups before putting it back on the belt. Even using a slow-speed sander and very light pressure, this blade coughed up the most gigantic burr I had ever seen! Wide and proud, it might have had its own zip code! That's a big burr!
 
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