The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
The #66 Slim has been on my radar for a long time, but they never pop up... you are very lucky to have one.
Beautiful, and you've kept it in pristine condition. Appreciate you posting those pics.That’s a #77 Washington Punch Knife in Smooth Autumn Gold Bone, one of Charlie’s @waynorth Harness Jack SFOs (HJ#8, I believe).
I went to the IMOJI selection and found it woefully lacking Dave . I am sure that they are all made of Unobtainium . I still remember our conversation , face to face , about the very hard to find and wonderful material .Like Eric I have been around since the beginning.
About 2000 I discovered Queen's Schatt and Morgan line and began to deal with Clarence Risner. Clarence first told me about Bill and his influence on the Annual Reproduction Series or Keystone Series and also the File and Wire Series. By 2005 Clarence and Charlie teamed up with HJ #1, Charlie had found his true mate in Bill and I learned much more about this true Master Cutler. Both Charlie and Bill have a love and an "eye" for traditional pocketknives and what a ride it has been!I honestly believe that we are witness to a rebirth of tradition pocketknives that without Bill Howard might never have happened. I have had many conversations with Charlie about Bill's prowess as a Master Cutler, I don't know how many time Charlie has told me that " there is nothing that Bill can't do" from forging the TC bolsters to dying bone. Everything is done "in house" with the exception of heat treat. Bill knows how to build em so they look right!
Anyway I was in line for the first offerings also and have been a BIG fan Of GEC and of Charlie's SFO's ever since.
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I had a few from the first run and the Ebony was almost unusable. My tortious shell is perfect especially since I’ve used it so much. The others were pretty great as well.
I also remember that conversation Harry! Along with all the other good folks and fun we had!
Interesting, you mean the knife with the ebony covers couldn't lift a cap for sh*t? I've got the #85 Tidioute Crown Lifter (Canvas Micarta) - love the fat spear point profile and everything else about it, except I can't open a bottle of beer with it! It's gone into my "save to sell later" collection.
I had purchased the same #85 Micarta and quite literally broke my nails trying to open the spear and especially the cap lifter. Was my first multiblade and I was kinda hoping I’d like it but sold it a week later. It’s the first traditional I’ve ever parted ways and sold from my growing collection and I don’t really miss it.
Yes! The older 85s, like what F Fanglekai posted above with the easy open cutout - love 'em!I had purchased the same #85 Micarta and quite literally broke my nails trying to open the spear and especially the cap lifter. Was my first multiblade and I was kinda hoping I’d like it but sold it a week later. It’s the first traditional I’ve ever parted ways and sold from my growing collection and I don’t really miss it.
I have though grown mighty fond of the older #85’s, especially the rotten banana. I’d want to trade for one down the line but can’t see myself parting ways with any knife in my collection
It's really nice aside from that sinkhole pin. The stag feels good in hand and it cuts well.
No, I mean I almost broke my thumb nail opening it. Way, way too strong of a pull.
Did the color in the stag wear out naturally or did it come out when you cleaned the knife? Nice knives. OHMy first was a #85 EZ Open jack with natural stag covers.
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