Jack's Random Tuesday Carry

My eagle claw eventually closed on this Kutmaster stockman.
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A lucky fumble of fate today, as I grabbed this Queen Canoe, which was gifted to me a few years back from @pmew. It has really nice fit and finish, and a forced patina has been applied to the D2 blades, a satin finish to the bolsters, and I think it may have been professionally sharpened. A nice example of the pattern I think :thumbsup:

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Chui said:
- nice one, Jack, she's a beaut :thumbsup:

I'll join you today with my Canoe as well............where shall we go..? :D

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Thanks Paul, a canoe trip would be very nice at the moment wouldn't it? :D That's a lovely craft there my friend :thumbsup:
 
scrteened porch said:
It took me a while to claw up a traditional knife this morning.
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It can be a problem Jer! :D ;) :thumbsup:

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Chui said:
- a canoe trip...........oh, my, goodness :cool: wouldn't that be just grand. Like many of us, I haven't had a proper break/holiday for over a year now...........I'll just close my eyes and imagine...

Have a great week :thumbsup:
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Yes, same here, I had a few trips planned this year, and have to cancel all of them :( I'm living vicariously through YouTube :rolleyes: :thumbsup:
 
When this Railsplitter was new it bristled like a porcupine in hand. Every corner and edge seemed to have been left unbroken by the factory. A bit of filing and sanding remedied that completely. Everything else about it was of the highest quality so it was worth a little effort to make it comfortable to use. With a small amount of TLC it is now a stout, snappy, superb example of fine cutlery.

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This unusual A.G. Russell locking folder was a kind gift from a friend and fellow Guardian last year, and is my random pick for today :) While it's not a traditional Wharncliffe Knife, it has both a Wharncliffe blade, and a Wharncliffe frame. Fit and finish is excellent :) I first remember hearing AG's name, in relation to traditional knives, in 1979, but the only knife of his I had, prior to this gift, was a Sting, and only the CRKT version at that. When I first became active on The Porch, I remember receiving a 'Friend' request from him, and a kind message. His passing was a sad loss to the knife industry :( Nice to have one of his folders :) :thumbsup:

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AG loved knives and made some beauties. I hadn't seen that one before.
I have his bird-and-trout, which is the bigger brother of the hunter's scalpel that still survives; the smaller of his cowboy or rancher sodbusters, which I no longer see in his catalogues; and the giant wharncliffe/clip trapper. I share his enthusiasm for the most blade in the least handle of a folder.

Today I thought I'd delve in one of the smaller side-bays of my former sock drawer, and this Barlow fairly leapt into my hand. They're much less clunky to me with a single blade. This is the only regular single blade I have, and I'm glad to have it.
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scrteened porch said:
AG loved knives and made some beauties. I hadn't seen that one before.
I have his bird-and-trout, which is the bigger brother of the hunter's scalpel that still survives; the smaller of his cowboy or rancher sodbusters, which I no longer see in his catalogues; and the giant wharncliffe/clip trapper. I share his enthusiasm for the most blade in the least handle of a folder.

Today I thought I'd delve in one of the smaller side-bays of my former sock drawer, and this Barlow fairly leapt into my hand. They're much less clunky to me with a single blade. This is the only regular single blade I have, and I'm glad to have it.
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Sadly, his knives were never available here, and getting them shipped over here (not sure that was even possible), with tax and import fees would have trebled the price of some of them :( That's interesting about the blade/handle ratio Jer, something I often notice with old Sheffield Jacks is that they really crammed a lot of blade in there. I think that's true of the larger Lambsfoot Wright's do too :thumbsup:

That's a really nice Remington Barlow my friend :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Sadly, his knives were never available here, and getting them shipped over here (not sure that was even possible), with tax and import fees would have trebled the price of some of them :( That's interesting about the blade/handle ratio Jer, something I often notice with old Sheffield Jacks is that they really crammed a lot of blade in there. I think that's true of the larger Lambsfoot Wright's do too :thumbsup:

That's a really nice Remington Barlow my friend :thumbsup:
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Thanks, Jack.
It may have been in AG's description of this one where he mentioned that he liked to fit a blade bigger than you'd believe possible.
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Maybe I'll have to carry this one today. Definitely jacket weather this week.
I have a discontinued unassisted flipper of his, too, but even with a jacket there are only so many pockets.
 
scrteened porch said:
Thanks, Jack.
It may have been in AG's description of this one where he mentioned that he liked to fit a blade bigger than you'd believe possible.
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Maybe I'll have to carry this one today. Definitely jacket weather this week.
I have a discontinued unassisted flipper of his, too, but even with a jacket there are only so many pockets.
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That's a great-looking Sodbuster Jer :) The more pockets the better! :D ;) :thumbsup:
 
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Half/Stop said:
Good morning! I’ve picked this MAM liner lock for my random carry today. We’ve got a nice hard salami and some good cheddar for later. The inox blade on this MAM is thin and razor sharp. It is a dandy slicer! :) :thumbsup:

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Happy slicing Ron! :) :thumbsup:
 
JB in SC said:
Jack Black Jack Black

I had a number of AG’s knives over the years, he was truly fine person and great fun to talk with. I’ve never seen that pattern, very unique.
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Thank you Jerry, both for the compliment, and for your memories of AG :)

I scooped up this Wheatley Brothers Jack today, ivory covers. I picked it up just after the first lockdown finished here :thumbsup:

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