Modern Traditionals

comis said:
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WE knives Rusty Gent, everything is flushed with good workmanship, I like this far better than the few Lionsteel I owned.

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Depending how you look at it, but I do consider SAK as modern 'traditional'. Some of it's models have lineage goes back more than 125 years ago.
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As far as Victorinox goes about 95% of their knives are 100% traditional, they are generally a traditional scout pattern format or a small lobster pattern format.
I would say the only models that are borderline are the older ones with that slide lock on the side because they are two handed but are not so traditional in form.
Their one handed models like the trekker and such are 100% modern, theres just not as many of these models.
 
I just gotta say that the term " modern traditional " is an oxymoron and theres no such thing.

I'm not saying theres anything wrong with these traditional knife inspired modern folders, but the traditional knife word just doesn't have the craving for the latest and greatest like the modern world does so it's preferable that their kept seperate.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I just gotta say that the term " modern traditional " is an oxymoron and theres no such thing.
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There's no oxymoron if it's thought of as knife designs that incorporate trends from both categories of knives, but if you don't like the name you can call it whatever you want. The point was to briefly describe a category of knives that exhibit certain feature combinations, and clearly those in fact exist.

I'm not saying theres anything wrong with these traditional knife inspired modern folders, but the traditional knife word just doesn't have the craving for the latest and greatest like the modern world does so it's preferable that their kept seperate.
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This, like any other category of knives won't appeal to everyone. I'm skeptical that all people who buy traditional knives won't be interested in these. I happen to be one of them. I'm capable of liking more than one thing at a time.
 
Kaizen1 said:
There's no oxymoron if it's thought of as knife designs that incorporate trends from both categories of knives, but if you don't like the name you can call it whatever you want. The point was to briefly describe a category of knives that exhibit certain feature combinations, and clearly those in fact exist.



This, like any other category of knives won't appeal to everyone. I'm skeptical that all people who buy traditional knives won't be interested in these. I happen to be one of them. I'm capable of liking more than one thing at a time.
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I’m interested.
 
Kaizen1 said:
There's no oxymoron if it's thought of as knife designs that incorporate trends from both categories of knives, but if you don't like the name you can call it whatever you want. The point was to briefly describe a category of knives that exhibit certain feature combinations, and clearly those in fact exist.



This, like any other category of knives won't appeal to everyone. I'm skeptical that all people who buy traditional knives won't be interested in these. I happen to be one of them. I'm capable of liking more than one thing at a time.
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The oxymoron is just in the terminology as modern and traditional cannot truly exist in the same knife.
I'm just nitpicking here though.

A lot of people who enjoy both do like these knives ( the many many traditionalists like me don't)
 
Hickory n steel said:
The oxymoron is just in the terminology as modern and traditional cannot truly exist in the same knife.
I'm just nitpicking here though.

A lot of people who enjoy both do like these knives ( the many many traditionalists like me don't)
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Good thing this was posted in General and not the Folksy Forum then.

I’ve got a Traveler on my radar at the moment.
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JAB said:
Good thing this was posted in General and not the Folksy Forum then.
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I should have not even commented , and apologize for getting this off topic.
There was actually a thread with this same title over on the porch ( the traditionals section) and there was a good deal of disputing in it.
I believe the common issue being that those who like both can easily just post the less traditional stuff here and leave the porch for the truly traditional stuff.

As a traditionals guy these aren't my thing, but I do think they are probably good for the modern world.
When everything has been done , this could be a good pace to turn.
 
^^I apologize if my comment was too snarky but that’s what I meant - this thread would definitely not go over well there due to the construction of the knives in question but to a lot of members “traditional” translates to pretty much any slipjoint as well as many lockbacks regardless of materials - hence “modern traditional” for want of a better descriptor.:cool:
 
Hickory n steel said:
I should have not even commented , and apologize for getting this off topic.
There was actually a thread with this same title over on the porch ( the traditionals section) and there was a good deal of disputing in it.
I believe the common issue being that those who like both can easily just post the less traditional stuff here and leave the porch for the truly traditional stuff.

As a traditionals guy these aren't my thing, but I do think they are probably good for the modern world.
When everything has been done , this could be a good pace to turn.
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I almost started the thread over there, but I wanted to make sure it would be received well. I read the rules and saw that what I had in mind wasn't allowed so here we are. Hope I didn't come off too snarky
 
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Kaizen1 said:
I almost started the thread over there, but I wanted to make sure it would be received well. I read the rules and saw that what I had in mind wasn't allowed so here we are. Hope I didn't come off too snarky
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No I Understand.

While larger than I'm gravitating towards more nowadays, I will say i saw a number in this thread with some very nice clip point blades.
Clip point blades you don't really see in production traditional knives and certainly no normal modern folders.
I'm still staying with my little traditional knives but some of this stuff almost tempts me.
 
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