My daily carry knife

Paracelsus

Paracelsus

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My daily carry knife is this plain ol' lil' pocketknife. PJ Tomes made this front-lockback in stainless steel, pearl, and 420V. The blade is zero bevel flat ground from 3/32 inch stock, and is three inches long. The knife is 3 3/4 inches long closed and 6 7/8 inches open. This knife has super smooth action and great walk and talk (click). It has been my daily carry knife for three months. I love it.

The last pic is really poorly exposed, but I was trying to show how the depth and figure in the pearl. The knife is very close to flawless. And a blast to actually use. Its quality is not in flashy materials, but is in its exceptional workmanship, line, form, and function. A almost perfect marriage of beauty, simplicity, and utility.

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Sorry for the poor pictures. I should have cleaned the fingerprints off the knife first. And no, there is No pocket clip.
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Paracelsus

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Paracelsus:
And no, there is No pocket clip.
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Forget the clip, how do you open that thing?
J/K, that is one gorgeous knife.
Really flows.
 
Is it just me or does that resemble one of Bailey Bradshaw's folders?I know P.J.s been around for a long time.Did Bailey ever work with him?Anyway its a great design and looks good with the pearl handle.
 
Robb, very astute observation. Yes, some of Bailey's knives look a lot like PJ's designs. For reasons that are private, Bailey does not seem to be interested in acknowledging his teacher. Plenty of folks know where he learned his stuff, however.

Anthony, LOL. Yeah, I do mention this little knife a lot. It replaced my Spyderco Centofante, which I also mentioned a lot. I have an evil agenda to promote small, non-tactical knives as an alternative to large folders with synthetic handles, clips, and big scary blades.
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Phil, still waiting on the 'moose' two bladed folder with 52100 blades and stag scales. I got to handle one at the Chesapeake show for which PJ had an earlier order. I should be getting mine soon.

Owen, it opens two handed like any traditional lock back. It is not a 'tactical' knife unless you happen to be an envelop or a piece of fruit.

I am a really big fan of PJ's work. He has decided to spend the rest of his knifemaking career making Working knives. I think they are still Art knives, but their purpose is to be used.

This particular knife was PJ's personal daily carry for a couple of years. It was going to be engraved by JW Smith, but carpal tunnel problems got in the way. PJ said he put the knife on the table at the NY show just to see what happened. I was very happy to be able to buy it. He seems very happy that someone like me got it (meaning someone who would actually carry and use it).

PJ has a small two bladed peanut that is really an incredibly well made knife. He was talking a lot of orders for it at the NY show from other knifemakers. A knifemaker that makes knives for other knifemakers probably knows what he is doing. Even Tim Herman is a fan of PJ's knives.

Paracelsus
 
Paracelsus--that is one gorgeous knife. Too nice in fact for me to bear the thought of you jamming it into a pocket full of change, keys, and loose rocks. Since it's clipless, how do you carry it without dinging it up--dedicated otherwise empty pocket, perhaps, or maybe a pocket sheath?
 
It has a small leather slip sheath that PJ made. I keep that inside a larger pouch with a velcro closure that Gary Graley gave me. It rides in my right front pocket. I try to keep coins out of that pocket. Keys are on the left side anyway. Yes, it takes a moment to get it out, but it seems to be well protected from damage by this double pouch system.
 
Howdy Para- I thought that knife looked familiar- I saw it on PJ's table at the NYC show in November. Glad it has a good home.
Enjoy it in good health.

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My daily carry is a Benchmade 710. Looks like time for an upgrade. I heard you and Chefget had dinner with Mr. Tomes. I am enjoying the kitchen knife that I bought from Mr. Tomes.

Cheers,
Damon
 
Actually Damon, Chefget cooked for PJ, myself, and Zaza Revishvilli. It was the single most amazing meal I have ever had. We had a great time. Michael just worked his butt off in the kitchen to impress us
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Thanks again Michael!

Paracelsus
 
If anyone lives within driving distance to Baltimore. I highly recommend Chefget's restaurant. I took my wife there for the fine dining experience and we both enjoyed it. Well worth it. We were given a tour of the kitchen. I saw some of his kitchen knives, including his Simonich chef knife (knife content), and he even mailed my wife his recipes. What a super experience! And best of all he is a knife nut.

Thanks Michael.

Cheers,
Damon
 
Mr. P, I think a guy's daily carry knife should reflect what he enjoys collecting. That way you have one of your favorites in your pocket or on your belt and if you enjoy talking about what you collect, you have an example of it with you. I strictly collect damascus folders and love showing them to people who may have never heard of or seen damascus. Thanks for sharing.
 
Originally posted by Paracelsus:
"Robb, very astute observation. Yes, some of Bailey's knives look a lot like PJ's designs. For reasons that are private, Bailey does not seem to be interested in acknowledging his teacher. Plenty of folks know where he learned his stuff, however."

I consider myself a friend of both PJ and Bailey and Bailey is not afraid to acknowledge
his teacher. In fact, he mentioned that in a
profile of him (Bailey). The dispute that arose between them has been settled, and I no longer feel awkward about the fact that they are both still my friends.
Speaking of all this, I must share some things about them both. First, I own the very knife that Bailey won the "Best New Maker" award at the Blade Show, and it is pictured in Blade.
I have several knives on order from Bailey and can't wait to get them. My daily carry is a small Bradshaw stag handled Wharncliffe with a fabulous 52100 blade. I use the heck out of this blade and it serves me well.
I also have one Big Honkin® machete made by PJ which I bought from him at the Guild Show in 98. He told me a great story about one of his machetes; a friend of his bought one and took it with him on a fishing trip in the Bayou. The guy turned around in his boat to see an alligator reaching up and grabbing his dog. He immediately grabbed the machete and whacked the gator in the back of the neck, trying to behead it. The gator released his dog, and sunk into the swamp with the machete still lodged in it's neck. The next day, he went back fishing and a couple of other fishermen floated by and told him they couldn't believe it, but they just saw a gator swimming around with a machete sticking in it's neck. So, somewhere in the swamp, there still might be a gator wearing PJ's classy machete. Ouch! I bet it still hurts!

Barry D. Hatchette
"Everybody's Friend; Nobody's Stranger"
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Para, that is a sweet piece you have there.

Now, since it appears that you are done with the knife that USED to be your daily, you should ship it directly to me so that it can still get out and play. Thanx in advance.
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Gots ta get me some of Mr. Tomes's stuff.

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Sometimes I catch myself assuming that everybody knows their way around a pocket knife. Then I remember what the first three letters of "assume" are.
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