AFAustin
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I only recently starting reading this forum, and I have enjoyed it very much. The wealth of knowledge, freely shared, and the friendliness and courtesy, are outstanding. It seems that love of traditional knives and certain traditional values, like courtesy and civility, are a natural fit.
I have enjoyed knives for a long time, and over the last few years I have become a huge fan, and proud owner, of Bark River fixed blades. They are superb cutting tools, with strong historical roots, and many of them are so beautiful as to be functional works of art. I guess it was a natural progression for me next to be bitten by the traditional folders bug, since many of them share the same attributes.
So, I have begun buying a few traditional folders, beginning the enjoyable process of figuring out what I like and what I don’t. I tend to “over buy”, play with them a little, and then sell most and keep a few (my “knife budget” is limited).
I thought I’d share the eclectic group I’ve acquired so far, each of which has been so much fun to get in hand and try out. Any and all comments are most welcome, as I’m just a 1[SUP]st[/SUP] grader in this school, and eager to learn.
Thanks,
Andrew
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I have quickly taken to the trappers, especially the single blades, and this 1998 Bulldog 4[SUP]th[/SUP] generation is the largest knife in my little group. The red celluloid is pretty wild, but I really like the blade shape with its broad tip.
This GEC Northfield #89 Whittler is probably not the most practical knife in the world, but boy is it pretty, to my eyes at least.
The Canal Street Half Moon Trapper is one of my most used knives---big enough but not too big, thin and light, high grade stainless, which is a champ in the kitchen, and a looker to boot.
My latest acquisition is this GEC Tidioute #33 Conductor, in smooth bone. Because of the black “tick marks” on the face side, it was sold as an EDC model, making it a nice buy. It is a great all around size---small enough to be unobtrusive (and legal everywhere), but with a pretty serious main clip, and a stouter-than-usual pen as well.
Yet another GEC here, a #25 Drop Point Jack. Very slim and nice in the pocket, but a most capable blade (and I’ve always liked drop points).
My only (so far) venture into the strange and wonderful land of Fight’n Roosters is this little MOP Whittler. Get a load of the small stylized clip blade.
I’m not sure there’s a knife I’ve read more about on this forum than the Peanut (thanks, Carl!), and so I just had to get one. It is a cool little knife, and works and cuts bigger than its size. I didn’t like the hump, though, and so I smoothed it out. I am happier with its new silhouette.
Finally, this little German Eye Half Congress just appeals to me. I like the square bolsters in such a small knife, and the little carbon sheepsfoot blade took a very nice edge.
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My little group will undoubtedly evolve as I learn and as my tastes develop. But for the moment, they are one happy family.
I have enjoyed knives for a long time, and over the last few years I have become a huge fan, and proud owner, of Bark River fixed blades. They are superb cutting tools, with strong historical roots, and many of them are so beautiful as to be functional works of art. I guess it was a natural progression for me next to be bitten by the traditional folders bug, since many of them share the same attributes.
So, I have begun buying a few traditional folders, beginning the enjoyable process of figuring out what I like and what I don’t. I tend to “over buy”, play with them a little, and then sell most and keep a few (my “knife budget” is limited).
I thought I’d share the eclectic group I’ve acquired so far, each of which has been so much fun to get in hand and try out. Any and all comments are most welcome, as I’m just a 1[SUP]st[/SUP] grader in this school, and eager to learn.
Thanks,
Andrew
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have quickly taken to the trappers, especially the single blades, and this 1998 Bulldog 4[SUP]th[/SUP] generation is the largest knife in my little group. The red celluloid is pretty wild, but I really like the blade shape with its broad tip.
This GEC Northfield #89 Whittler is probably not the most practical knife in the world, but boy is it pretty, to my eyes at least.
The Canal Street Half Moon Trapper is one of my most used knives---big enough but not too big, thin and light, high grade stainless, which is a champ in the kitchen, and a looker to boot.
My latest acquisition is this GEC Tidioute #33 Conductor, in smooth bone. Because of the black “tick marks” on the face side, it was sold as an EDC model, making it a nice buy. It is a great all around size---small enough to be unobtrusive (and legal everywhere), but with a pretty serious main clip, and a stouter-than-usual pen as well.
Yet another GEC here, a #25 Drop Point Jack. Very slim and nice in the pocket, but a most capable blade (and I’ve always liked drop points).
My only (so far) venture into the strange and wonderful land of Fight’n Roosters is this little MOP Whittler. Get a load of the small stylized clip blade.
I’m not sure there’s a knife I’ve read more about on this forum than the Peanut (thanks, Carl!), and so I just had to get one. It is a cool little knife, and works and cuts bigger than its size. I didn’t like the hump, though, and so I smoothed it out. I am happier with its new silhouette.
Finally, this little German Eye Half Congress just appeals to me. I like the square bolsters in such a small knife, and the little carbon sheepsfoot blade took a very nice edge.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My little group will undoubtedly evolve as I learn and as my tastes develop. But for the moment, they are one happy family.
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