Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

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What do these knives have in common? They all currently can be found residing in my tee-shirt drawer!
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If I was to grab a knife to take with me on a walk in the timber that surrounds my house, it might be #1, #3, or #6. But no knife that I own feels better in my hand than #2, the Randall. BTW, #1 is a knife I created at my forge.
 
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screened porch screened porch Hope you'll be pleased with it Jer :thumbsup: I find them very comfortable in the hand, I put some coats of stain, oil and coat of yacht varnish on mine and find it even better. With a Puukko dangler sheath there's little risk of losing the knife-good tight fit. Nor does it give you a nasty prod in the ribs when you sit down, unlike many belt-knives.:eek:
 
the-accumulator said:
What do these knives have in common? They all currently can be found residing in my tee-shirt drawer!
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If I was to grab a knife to take with me on a walk in the timber that surrounds my house, it might be #1, #3, or #6. But no knife that I own feels better in my hand than #2, the Randall. BTW, #1 is a knife I created at my forge.
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Time frame, all sixites vintage?
 
Jack Black said:
Great knife Jer :) :thumbsup:
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Will Power said:
screened porch screened porch Hope you'll be pleased with it Jer :thumbsup: I find them very comfortable in the hand, I put some coats of stain, oil and coat of yacht varnish on mine and find it even better. With a Puukko dangler sheath there's little risk of losing the knife-good tight fit. Nor does it give you a nasty prod in the ribs when you sit down, unlike many belt-knives.:eek:
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Thank you both. I'll put more oil on handle and sheath, but yes, it's a great knife with many endearing features. The sheath fits perfectly and the knife sits deep.
 
Top one I forged probably in the 1990s. Next is the Randall that, based on the sheath, dates between 1968 and 1986. The third is Japanese and is probably 1980-2000?? Forth is an early Buck with upside down logo...1970s? Fifth is Sheffield, maybe 1960-70s. Last is totally sterile with Micarta scales, I'd guess early 2000s. T-A
 
tongueriver said:
Does anyone one know who made this knife with the Aurum etch for NRA? All thoughts appreciated!
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AZCK sold one previously and the listing claimed Schrade was the maker. There is a similar Aurum etched bowie that was Schrade made.

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I sprayed some satin enamel on these handles (it's what I had).
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Jack Black Jack Black gave me the Brusletto, and the Marttiini is a new arrival.
Somebody had roughly sanded much of the handle on the Brusletto, and I wondered why, but I have a theory now. Maybe the handle had a design or a slogan that somebody wanted to get rid of to make the knife look more rustic or historic. Anyway, the enamel evened out the color, and to a lesser extent the shine.
The Marttiini looks and feels about the same, but the handle should be less absorbent now (it soaked up a lot of oil earlier).
 
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I sprayed some satin enamel on these handles (it's what I had).
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Jack Black Jack Black gave me the Brusletto, and the Marttiini is a new arrival.
Somebody had roughly sanded much of the handle on the Brusletto, and I wondered why, but I have a theory now. Maybe the handle had a design or a slogan that somebody wanted to get rid of to make the knife look more rustic or historic. Anyway, the enamel evened out the color, and to a lesser extent the shine.
The Marttiini looks and feels about the same, but the handle should be less absorbent now (it soaked up a lot of oil earlier).
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That's an improvement on the Brusletto Jer, hope you're getting some use out of it. They use good steel :) :thumbsup:

Here's my Marttini, I had a slightly fancier one, but put it into a giveaway some years back :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
That's an improvement on the Brusletto Jer, hope you're getting some use out of it. They use good steel :) :thumbsup:

Here's my Marttini, I had a slightly fancier one, but put it into a giveaway some years back :thumbsup:

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I'm pleased with my results on the sweet little Brusletto. I'd thought of sanding smooth the rough sanding, but I would have ended up with a step at the ferule and a loose sheath. I thought as briefly as possible of sanding off the surviving varnish, but that would have been extra work.
Nothing warms my heart like getting away with murder.
You're right about those Marttiinis; they're great knives, too.

Have you seen the New Scandinavian Cooking where Andreas takes us to the Brusletto factory and cooks in their heat-treating oven?
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I'm pleased with my results on the sweet little Brusletto. I'd thought of sanding smooth the rough sanding, but I would have ended up with a step at the ferule and a loose sheath. I thought as briefly as possible of sanding off the surviving varnish, but that would have been extra work.
Nothing warms my heart like getting away with murder.
You're right about those Marttiinis; they're great knives, too.

Have you seen the New Scandinavian Cooking where Andreas takes us to the Brusletto factory and cooks in their heat-treating oven?
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LOL! :D Nice photo Jer, you've definitely made a big improvement :) No, I haven't seen that, I'll have to see if I can find it. I did a lot with Brusletto in the early to mid 90's, but I don't think I've ever seen their factory :cool: Here's the other Martinni, I think scruffuk scruffuk won it. I have to say, the other one is more to my taste (some choice verdergris in that first pic! :eek: :D) :) :thumbsup:

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