Going back to the basics.

T. Erdelyi

T. Erdelyi

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I've been collectin'/accumulatin' for the last 20 or so years, I've gone through fixed blades, standard folders, tactical/utility folders, customs, and now I'm back into the classics, here are my last three buys, all slipjoints. I've come to appreciate the amount of work that goes into a multiblade slipjoint, and am now looking at them in a new light,(I've always carried at least one slipjoint).

Anyone else starting to feel the same way?

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Those are nice! I'll bet the one on bottom (Camillus?) gets razor sharp! That old steel really bites into a cut.

As for your question, I've pretty much always stuck with more traditional slipjoints, outdoors and military patterns. Not exclusively, but as a rule (I do have a few CRKTs, and a Kershaw Vapor and Whirlwind, very nice knives :) ). Those patterns have simply always been more useful for me. Not against tacticals, mind you, they're just not my cup of tea.
 
well, mostly. The micra on my keychain isn't very traditional and sometimes a Spyderco Rescue tags along but I always have a 2 blade trapper in my front left pocket. Sometimes a yellow CV Case but more often than not an abolone celluloid Camillus. If I can get a good leather sheath for my Buck 110 I might just give my cousin the Rescue. He works stock at Trader Joe's and could probably use a good knife. My last four or five knives have been traditional. Two trappers, Buck 110, HI JKM-1, 12" sirupati, SAK Tinker. There's a reason these designs have been around for long. They work. Sure, there are modern knives that will go down as classics, like the Delica or the AFCK. In many ways they're superior to the knives of yesteryear. Lighter, stronger, faster, better steel. But it's easy to start chasing the next big thing. Harder to sit back and enjoy what you already have.

Frank
 
nice pic of the two queeens!!! as far as going back to sj? sometimes, I like them all. When it comes to sj's i prefer saks most of the time.
 
Nice knives! And yeah, I've been feelin' the same way lately. Not that I'm stout hearted enough to make a total switch over or anything but...I am discovering more and more room for slipjoints and traditional designs in my knife drawer.

And I still can't deny, that when I need the sharpest, best cutting, most efficient knife possible....my Benchmades, and spydies stay clipped right where they are while I dig out the ole Remington Stockman.
 
I recently got back into more traditional folders myself.

I did the whole tactical folder thing for about two years in which time i went through several(over a dozen) high end tacticals. Emersons,Benchmade,a few customs, well you get the idea. Then I got tired of buying the latest and greatest blade every 3 weeks so I took a step back and bought a Victorinox Tinker, Swiss Army Maverick watch and a Red photon3(attatched to Tinker)

I've never been happier with my daily gear. It's light,dependable and most importantly out of the way.

I used to carry a big tac, folder, A big ass G-shock forester(which i never use dthe gadgets anyway) and a 9 volt surefire. All big heavy and kinda wierd people out when you use them in front of people. you try cutting a string of your wifes sweater in a four star restaurant with a Buck/Strider spearpoint and see what reaction you get

What I carry now is just as useful. and a little more practical
 
I'm working on sizing my carry down a bit... I've had the latest purchase in r/f since buying it friday, FRN/PE/VG-10 delica for a work beater... haven't even thought of putting my millie or ti-lite in r/f yet, as I carry a 4" fixed on right hip.

I've been carrying a stockman's for about 1.5-2months, and it hasn't caused any stampedes like my one handers, even though the main clip-point blade is longer than 2 of them. Got my dad's old stockmans from him about 3 weeks ago, and carried it a couple times so far, don't feel bad about abusing the cheapie like I would about the oldie.

I'm trying to get back to 4-5 carry, instead of 7-8... don't know how I made 2yrs carrying just my delica and a multi.
 
I've never strayed to far away from slip joints. Over the last 15 years I've been through a ton of one handers yet always seemed to find a SAK tucked in a pocket. Now I've "culled the herd" down to my Sebenzas and a couple beaters, and my alox SAKs. My V-nox Settler sees more pocket time than anything else.

Paul
 
Nice acquisitions!!!!!:)

I've been (almost) all over the knife map. Accumulation with a small regard towards actual traditional "collecting".

I've been slowly building several different sub-categories of collections. In the folding knife category I have sub categories. I have (a few of each) Easy-Openers, TL-29's (linesman tools/electrician's knife), lobster pen knives, some cheap Boy & Girl scout knives, premium jacks, Peanuts (new Case), sleeveboard lobsters, and many other singles of different styles that may become additional sub-categories collections of their own.

I'm just now starting to really get into advertising knives. I like them because they're available (mostly) at reasonable prices, found easily, and make a great collection as well. You can also sub-categorize advertisers as well.

I've also been accumulating knife related asvertisement items. These items really add to displays and also increase (for the most part) in value over time.

I love collecting knives in general but I have the most fun with the folders.

--The Raptor--
 
i've pared down a lot lately. It's hard to completely abandon the one-hander since it's so handy, but SAKs rule the EDC now. I carry a cybertool 41 instead of my gerber multitool most days, and there's a Camper, Trailmaster, Plumber, Rucksack or Tinker on board as well depending on mood and circumstance...
 
There's just no way that I can totally give up a one-hand-pocketclip knife.
They're just so easy to carry and use...so I'll keep my Spyderco G-10 Police in my right pocket.

But I did buy a slip-joint today.
It is a Camillus folder with a marlin spike!

No, I don't really need a marlin spike...but this folder is just so interesting that I had to have it.

Slip-joints are cool,
Allen.
 
Slipjoints are the only things that hold my interest now. Nowadays I only have a few one handers and they are users. The only other 'tactical' I've seen lately that catches my eye is the John Smith RF-1... My EDC rotation contains an old kershaw and two old Spyderco one-handers - all are users and all have stuck around because they have exceptional lockup and ergos.

To balance those three are a Queen Dogleg, an AG Russell Rope/Whittler and a little Bulldog "Sunday Whittler". If I'm only going to walk out of the house with one, it's the Queen.

My collection of non-users is basically all traditional stuff and has grown recently but only because I keep finding some really nice Bulldogs on eBay... Like you T. Erdelyi I really appreciate the amount of time and effort it takes to make one correctly (well made factory sj's are a real treasure). An added benefit is that in this high-tech world (and my job as a software developer keeps me on the 'bleeding edge') it's nice to carry something that is basically unchanged for many, many years. Maybe it's my way of quietly rebelling against a world obsessed with high-tech fads. :-)

I have a few SAKs that are always on my keychain or in my car and I have my eye on the Alox handled Electrician because it looks like a very useful little knife to throw in a bookbag or briefcase - something I wouldn't mind throwing into checked luggage at the airport and carrying in a foreign country...

Beyond that my real passion is two and three blade sj's with bone handles. There's a warmth to bone (and stag) that you just don't get with G-10 or carbon fiber. I like to collect patterns that i would find useful if I actually carried them. I'm not a stockman or trapper fan for some reason but I do like most whittler patterns and two-blade jacks with a long and short blade (Queen's dog leg and serpentine jack, for example). I saw plenty of handmade knives that fall into this category at the Blade show in Atlanta. One dealer had a Shadley serpentine jack that I nearly drooled on! :) But, finances being what they are I have to stick to factory knives for now...

Jon
 
Originally posted by StoneDog
... (and my job as a software developer keeps me on the 'bleeding edge') it's nice to carry something that is basically unchanged for many, many years. Maybe it's my way of quietly rebelling against a world obsessed with high-tech fads. :-)...Jon
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I worked for 7 years in the Semiconductor buisness building Wet Benches, so the knives I carried into the cleanrooms were all tactical neck hangers,(can't strip off a clean room bunny suit to get to your knife)

Since leaving the Buisness I've carried more traditional slipjoints as part of my EDC rotation.

We also had a saying, it went like this,"Our equipment was bleeding edge at the foreskin of technology"
 
I love slipjoints and traditional blades. I always carry a tree brand barlow and a beautifull sardinian traditional knife pattern called "pattada"( named after the region in sardinia). love my opinels and laguioles as well.
I usually mix my traditional blades with a tac-knife.(afck in rotation with the crkt m16 le spearpoint.)

god bless

Matthias
 
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