Old Friends Friday

[AR RiverValley]

Well I learn something new everyday. Nice to get it out of the way in the morning.

Here's an old friend I used to carry daily. I'm inspired to go find it for today:

Great looking long pull 305!! Made me wish I had grabbed my 303 or 301 this morning. But today I'm carrying the Case 2 blade. This is an old pic but you can be sure that it will peel an apple at lunch today.

 

[Jack Black]

Here's an old friend I used to carry daily. I'm inspired to go find it for today:

That looks like its had plenty of love r8shell, thanks for finding it out :thumbup:

Nice to see that soddie Jack! I almost put ole yeller in my pocket, but I ended up with these two, which hadn't been carried in awhile.

The blue was a gift fron the inlaws and my first Case. The 6375 needed some TLC. This morning; I touched up the blades, washed in some hot water, silver polished the bolsters and bone, washed again, dryed, oiled in mineral oil... then in my overalls it went.

A classic my friend Those are very nice too :thumbup:

 

[Dr. Scott]

This thread inspired me to go looking for an old friend that I haven't seen in a couple of years. I wasn't sure I still had it...might have lost it. It made me sad to think about it being gone. There's probably never going to be another run of these.

But in the pocket of an old, unused briefcase, in the back of a closet, I found my old friend.

I remembered it being all scratched up, but it actually looks almost pristine.

How I survived in the dark ages before Radio Jacks!

I took the bail off my Wenger Standard Issue, because I'm one of those guys who always closes the spear blade on to his bail, and I wanted the slimmest possible profile for my EDC.

I'm glad to get reacquainted with this old friend. We just needed a nudge from this thread to get us back together.

 

[kamagong]

That's a beautiful knife. A true pocket companion, at home here on Old Friends Friday.

 

[Gevonovich]

This thread inspired me to go looking for an old friend that I haven't seen in a couple of years. I wasn't sure I still had it...might have lost it. It made me sad to think about it being gone. There's probably never going to be another run of these.

But in the pocket of an old, unused briefcase, in the back of a closet, I found my old friend.

Happy to see you reunited! So cool to hear

 

[Jack Black]

What a beauty

I'm glad to get reacquainted with this old friend. We just needed a nudge from this thread to get us back together.

Aw, that's a sweet story Scott :thumbup:

 

[waynorth]

Robey and Facey!

I have always admired Robeson's regular Barlows for their pocket-friendliness.
I bought this one at a gun show over 20 years ago, and carried it when I was still building houses and doing renovations. Robeson rounded everything off, and did semi-sunk joints. You knew it was in your jeans, but you, and it, were happy it was there!
This old friend will accompany me to the Museum of Anthropology today to get an opinion on Little Facey (in the pic) to see if the art dealers are right about its origins!

Glad I didn't miss Friday this week!!

 

[so.fulton]

A true...... and worn friend.

 

[Markesharp]

Robey and Facey!

I have always admired Robeson's regular Barlows for their pocket-friendliness.
I bought this one at a gun show over 20 years ago, and carried it when I was still building houses and doing renovations. Robeson rounded everything off, and did semi-sunk joints. You knew it was in your jeans, but you, and it, were happy it was there!
This old friend will accompany me to the Museum of Anthropology today to get an opinion on Little Facey (in the pic) to see if the art dealers are right about its origins!

Glad I didn't miss Friday this week!!

Can you tell us what they think it's origins are Charlie?

I hope it's not that bad luck charm the Brady Bunch found in Hawaii!

 

[AR RiverValley]

Thank you Kamagong and Jack Black! That old Case has been in the family for a long time. Seemed like a perfect fit for Old Friend Friday.

 

[sitflyer]

A true...... and worn friend.

Very nice post! :thumbup:

 

[5K Qs]

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Jack, the handles on this knife are gorgeous!! :thumbup::thumbup: Maybe not as moving as that ox horn you have , but spectacular nonetheless!

Boker Barlow, grand canyon bone:

~ P.

Very classy barlow!

With all my excitement surrounding shiny new barlows, I let this old guy fall by the wayside. A perfect day to correct that.

No time for glamor shots today, but it deserves a thoughtful photo shoot soon.

Very classic barlow!!

*Ba-ding* (my cue)

Consummate congress there, Paul! :thumbup::thumbup:

Well I learn something new everyday. Nice to get it out of the way in the morning.

Here's an old friend I used to carry daily. I'm inspired to go find it for today:

Rachel, that Buck looks fantastic! :thumbup: In my "mental dictionary", the illustration for the entry "pocket knife" looks very much like that! I really need to get me a classic black-handled Buck.

Great looking long pull 305!! Made me wish I had grabbed my 303 or 301 this morning. But today I'm carrying the Case 2 blade. This is an old pic but you can be sure that it will peel an apple at lunch today.

Love the iridescent handles! :thumbup:

This thread inspired me to go looking for an old friend that I haven't seen in a couple of years. I wasn't sure I still had it...might have lost it. It made me sad to think about it being gone. There's probably never going to be another run of these.

But in the pocket of an old, unused briefcase, in the back of a closet, I found my old friend.
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I remembered it being all scratched up, but it actually looks almost pristine.
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I'm glad to get reacquainted with this old friend. We just needed a nudge from this thread to get us back together.

That's a nice SI, Scott!

A true...... and worn friend.

I could look into those smoky red handles for a long time! That's a beautiful knife!

Thanks for introducing me to your old friends, folks!

- GT

 

[pertinux]

Paul: TA DAAAAAA!

If I were ever to have a WLST, it would be one just like that. :thumbup:

I keep seeing folks talking about the WLST. What does it stand for?

'Tis a story:

...what does WLST stand for? Seen it used a couple of times in this thread and can't figure it out.

Weird Little Stubby Thing

All royalties go to Pertinux who has the registered trademark.

Yes! It all started in Charlie Campagna's estimable thread, What Makes a Good, Traditional Barlow?, in which he presented scans of his traditional barlows of yore and then slowly but surely unveiled the on-going development of what would become the #15 TC Barlows.

When it was clear that new, 3.5" barlows were indeed the pipeline, puukkoman did say, and I quote:

I'm really looking forward to these, too. It's exciting to see GEC produce a REAL barlow, instead of that weird little stubby thing they've been making.

And off we went! So, Alex/puukkoman gets original credit, but as pmew notes, I jumped on the trademark right away. To whit:

Of these Weird Little Stubby Things®, I'm going with the one in the middle.

~ P.

 

[waynorth]

As wonderful an historical synopsis as ever there was!!:thumbup:

I for one, feel the warm and fuzzies whenever I hear or see the term WLST(R)!

Whenever I see a WLST(R) as well!!

 

[lambertiana]

I bought this in 1984, and carried it for a number of years. Eventually I traded it to my brother. This week it came back home.

 

[dave308ek]

Jack, I love your beautiful old knives and great threads.

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I like this old friend, a simple stockman.

 

[Jack Black]

Jack, the handles on this knife are gorgeous!! :thumbup::thumbup: Maybe not as moving as that ox horn you have , but spectacular nonetheless!

Jack, I love your beautiful old knives and great threads.

Thanks guys, you're very kind

Today I'm going to slip my old Otter Webermesser in my pocket. It was sent to me by Andi, about 2 1/2 years ago I think, and it means a lot to me because of that, and also because I think it's a pretty nice knife. It's been too long since I carried my Otter, but today, for Old Friend's Friday, it's going back in my pocket, and we're going to get re-acquainted :thumbup:

 

[Humppa]

Thanks for the words, Jack! Much appreciated!

It honors me, my friend. :wink:

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for the words, Jack! Much appreciated!

It honors me, my friend. :wink:

The honour is mine Andi :thumbup:

 

[556hunter]