Off Topic Favorite Traditional knife

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What is y'all's favorite traditional knife or knives to carry and why do yall like to carry that or those knives? Stockman, Congress, Trapper, Barlow, canoe, etc. I'm sure I'm missing some knives. Feel free to post pictures of the knife or knives. I carry these folders and my multi tool everyday. I never leave the house without them.
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Stockman or a Trapper. Remind me of the older days I guess. They looked better then the so called Tactical stuff.
 
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I often like to pair a traditional with something modern, works really well together, here's a small Pemberton next to a SAK.

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Toothpick is one of those pattern that grew on me until I started carrying it, great ergo.

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Calf pen knife here is pretty interesting, it has a one hand opening feature. Some believed that it was designed for soldiers with one arm after the civil war.
 
My favorite patterns are: 1. Barlow, it was my first knife as a kid,I bought a Case one this year and a couple vintage ones at flea markets. 2. Peanut or two blade jack, very similar to a barlow. 3. Stockman, had one as a kid and then bought another usa Old Timer 25 years ago, great design. 3. Scout/Camp/SAK, I kind of group all these together, love all the designs and how useful they are. 5. Canoe, nice classic design and they come in large and small. 6. Traditional lockback knives like a Buck 110, Case Mako, or the various vintage versions, I don't carry one anymore but feel every collection needs one version at least. My least favorite is a trapper, I have a couple but just never warmed up to them.
 
Henry Beige said:
Opinel No.6, Okapi Biltong, and Alox Electrician. And the Channel
Locks. That’s what was in my pocket a year ago, or whenever I took this pic, and it’s in there today.


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How useful do you find those #424 ignition pliers on a daily basis ?
Have you checked out their little #524 slipjoint pliers ? To me it seems a pair of straight jaw slipjoints would be a bit more useful.
I'm assuming those are 1/4" longer than the 4.5" they're listed at just like the 524's ?
Maybe I'm missing something though, I still need to get a pair of those 424's. When I do I'll have to try carrying them and see.
I haven't even tried carrying my 524's, but I may have to.
 
Hickory n steel said:
How useful do you find those #424 ignition pliers on a daily basis ?
Have you checked out their little #524 slipjoint pliers ? To me it seems a pair of straight jaw slipjoints would be a bit more useful.
I'm assuming those are 1/4" longer than the 4.5" they're listed at just like the 524's ?
Maybe I'm missing something though, I still need to get a pair of those 424's. When I do I'll have to try carrying them and see.
I haven't even tried carrying my 524's, but I may have to.
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The thing I like about Channel locks, Tekton and Knipex is that the jaws are parallel, so that they work on hex nuts. Slip joint pliers will work, too, but the parallel jaws grip better without slipping, and they work on the flats without buggering the corners. Of course, it is the mark of a bodger to use any pliers on a hex nut, but sometimes you just have to go with what you got.
 
Henry Beige said:
The thing I like about Channel locks, Tekton and Knipex is that the jaws are parallel, so that they work on hex nuts. Slip joint pliers will work, too, but the parallel jaws grip better without slipping, and they work on the flats without buggering the corners. Of course, it is the mark of a bodger to use any pliers on a hex nut, but sometimes you just have to go with what you got.
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That's why I carry a 4" adjustable and mostly use my pliers for holding and grabbing, but those little 424's seem like a good option for sure.
I do carry a pair of Channellock 420's at work instead of a 6" adjustable, but do have one as well as some 5.5" slipjoints in my little tool bag if needed.

Either way I'm gonna get a pair of those 424's for my 1/4 drive general purpose kit ( 1/4 drive set with other small tools added )
 
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I love the idea of a traditional knife in my pocket but my nails do not cooperate.

A Vic Cadet or Spartan is as close as I can get and even then it is hit and miss because of my nails.
There is no way I could ever use one every day. Bummer.
 
My "normal" EDC is a 4 blade Scout/Camp knife or an SAK "Huntsman" pared with a large (4inch or larger closed) Stockman, a full size moose, and a canoe in my RF pocket.
There has been a Buck 110 or Old Timer 6OT or 7OT on my belt pretty much every day since 1968 or 1969. For the last couple years, it has been the 110 exclusively.
In January, 2020, I added a Marbles MR417 slipjoint two blade folding hunter on my belt as well.

On days when I know I'll be doing things out of the "ordinary" (such as working with rope/line, for example) I'll add the appropriate knife, such as a Marlin Spike to my pocket.
Sometimes I'll switch out a Barlow, a (large) Sunfish, a "half hawk"/loom knife (sheepsfoot main with pen secondary) or something else, for the canoe, and a (full size) trapper in place of the moose.
The (large) stockman is always part of my EDC.

I also have a SAK "Signature" on my key ring for the scissors and ink pen, but truth to tell, I usually forget I have it with me.

In one of the tool bags on my (adult) trike, I keep a Buck 371 stockman (with G10 covers) and a replica/faux Cold War era 110mm SAK Bundeswhr for the slightly longer saw than what is on the Huntsman.

In the under seat bag on my Rollator (4 wheel walker) I keep a Mora number 1, a trapper, another Buck 110, and a second (large) stockman, as well as a (flat band) slingshot and the ammo for it, along with a reach extender (why the THEY (or the "THEM", if you prefer) had to make the ground/floor so far away ...) and a warm hat and rag wool gloves in the cold months.

"Be Prepared" was driven into my (somewhat) thick(er than "normal") skull when I was a youngling.

I don't have a picture, sorry.
 
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Calf pen knife here is pretty interesting, it has a one hand opening feature. Some believed that it was designed for soldiers with one arm after the civil war.[/QUOTE]
Well, that blade did come out right after or during the latter years of the war, and it was/is called/known as a/the "One Armed" blade.
(when applicable, I ain't figured out exactly how they was expected to open the secondary blade. "With their teeth" isn't a viable option ...)

Most of the vets of that war were farmers. They still needed a knife for some (most?) of the farm chores. For whatever reason(s), some chose not to carry or use a sheath knife.
 
sabre cat said:
I love the idea of a traditional knife in my pocket but my nails do not cooperate.

A Vic Cadet or Spartan is as close as I can get and even then it is hit and miss because of my nails.
There is no way I could ever use one every day. Bummer.
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If you broaden the definition of “traditional” to include knives besides the type we would have carried as kids in the US, you will find plenty of options which are easy to pinch open without using your nails. I too avoid knives with stiff pulls which require you to use the nail nick to open, because I get painful cracks in my fingertips from dry skin in the winter. All these are easy to open for example:
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Just Tom. said:
If you broaden the definition of “traditional” to include knives besides the type we would have carried as kids in the US, you will find plenty of options which are easy to pinch open without using your nails. I too avoid knives with stiff pulls which require you to use the nail nick to open, because I get painful cracks in my fingertips from dry skin in the winter. All these are easy to open for example:
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I have “modern” knives that I can use. They work very well for my needs but, it is not the same as stockman in my pocket.

I have a very nice Case medium trapper that I carried at my daughter’s wedding. I will never use it again because the ergonomics just do not work for me. Even my Cadet or Spartan can be problematic.

Maybe someday I’ll get a Benchmade Proper or some other modern version traditional. If someone would make a one with a pocket clip life would be a little better.

As for the cracks in your fingertips, I feel for you. A long time friend suffers with the same problem. He carries a Buck 110 to overcome the issues. Doctors tell him that nothing can be done.
 
sabre cat said:
I love the idea of a traditional knife in my pocket but my nails do not cooperate.

A Vic Cadet or Spartan is as close as I can get and even then it is hit and miss because of my nails.
There is no way I could ever use one every day. Bummer.
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Case Mini Copperlock, Tribal Lock and Buck 501's are really easy to pinch-grip open. No need to use the nail nick. The Mini Copperlock is a great pocket knife.

Just a thought.
 
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