Pinnah's Summer Traditional Pattern Bracket - Nominations Sought

SK, one of my hang-ups with "pen knife" is that it strikes me as such a huge category. Sort of like saying "jack". In terms of jacks, I think we distinguish between Barlows, serpentines (including peanuts), easy-opens, swell end and equal end jacks, just to name a few. In my original list, I named only 2 jacks - Barlows and serpentine. Could you similarly narrow down pen knife? Would senator pen be best? Sleeveboard pen?


By the way... The other slip joint that I was fishing for and never got in terms of a nomination was the lobster. I would think it might be worth listing just because of the continued popularity of the Victorinox Classic. I don't care for these at all, but I'll sleep better knowing that, yes, ok, I did mention them.
 
I was wondering about the Jacks category, since there are so many variations of which the Barlow and Serpentine are two. I'm not suggesting there should only be one "jack knife" as I recognize the significance of the Barlow, but what about all the other jacks? I imagine everyone here has a favorite, mine happens to be the serpentine style, but others will like English, Gunstock, Equal-end, Dogleg, Bullet end/candlestick, Coke bottle/Swell center, Easy open, etc. etc. varieties.

Just somethin' to chew on :D
 
From the "pick two" list, I strongly support the sailor knife. It has a strong, identifiable style, plenty of tradition & history, & is alive & well today.

I have trouble choosing another.
-I have never seen an electrician with an electrician's knife.
-Barlow is a handle style, not a knife style.
-Sodbusters might be traditional butchers knives in German areas, but they seem to have lost the tradition. They are seen as a general purpose, tough folder now.
- Pen knives are historical. nobody uses a quill anymore. The tradition that started the pen knife has died.

If you want a second, I think "jack knife". At least it covers a lot of knives, & people still use it for the same reason they always did.
 
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