New, old school pocketknife for the woods.

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tknife

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I generally shy away from folders in the field, especially slipjoints (just personal preference) But the knives from Great Eastern Cutlery really grabbed my attention. This is the Tidioute Scout trapper model, and it is stout. Some serious snap in the backspring, and I love the brown Micarta. Oh, and the fact that it's 1095 steel, can't wait for the nice patina :thumbup:
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Thanks guys. It feels great in hand and in pocket too.

caine, great patina on yours! I will be using it in the kitchen to get some color going.
 
Around $60. I got it from knivesshipfree.com, so no shipping charges was nice too.
 
Wow. I'm not usually a slipjoint fan either, but that micarta is very nice. I'm going to have to put them on my list...if I can find the end of it that is...
 
I have an identical Northfield with bone scales. I always thought the micarta would make a nice beater.

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I have a NIB never been used Old timer Buss saw w/leather sheath (USA) with tweezers & Awl, Razor sharp carbon steel blade and saw blade has a brass liner lock,I have been debating whether to use it or not...I decided to break it out and use the OT next outing . Excellent Folder T love the scales...
 
Dude those buzzsaw trappers are sweet, I bet you will enjoy using that one. The tweezers actually work too!
 
I've been eyeing one of those lately. Would really like to get a nice classic looking slipjoint, and I really want one in a carbon steel. Will probably end up getting one of the Great Eastern knives by the time summer comes around.
 
Really nice looking knife. I'm fancying a new classic slipjoint myself. Probably get something Sheffield made. To be honest, most of the stuff made there now is sub-standard and overpriced, but I'm a Sheffield lad and becoming sentimental for my youth! :)
 
Jack Black said:
Really nice looking knife. I'm fancying a new classic slipjoint myself. Probably get something Sheffield made. To be honest, most of the stuff made there now is sub-standard and overpriced, but I'm a Sheffield lad and becoming sentimental for my youth! :)
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If you want something from Sheffield, try one of these. I don't have one, but I have heard good things about them.

http://www.littlemesters.com/exist/cart.html
 
lambertiana said:
If you want something from Sheffield, try one of these. I don't have one, but I have heard good things about them.

http://www.littlemesters.com/exist/cart.html
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Thanks lambertiana. There's still one or two shops in Sheffield where I can pick up those knives. I'm glad they're still being made, and a lot are still made in small cutlery shops (the 'Little Mesters'.) Most of the knives I've seen aren't that special though, they're not always well constructed, and where they really fall down is in the steel and heat treatment. All the big old names are owned by one company too, and they basically sell the same knives with different stamps on. I had a small cutlery set-up there myself once and tried to modernise things a little as have others, but there's hard resistance to it as most small cutlers can sell their knives anyway, and increasingly getting good prices trading on the Sheffield name. One Sheffield cutler who does use modern techniques, who I've worked with in the past, is Stuart Mitchell, but Stuart only makes fixed blades. I'm sure I'll find something to keep in my pocket though and thanks for the link :)
 
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