My dad grew up in northern Minnesota and all I ever saw him carry was small and medium 2 blade jacks of whatever brand the local hardware store had in stock. I spent my working career in New Mexico (1977-2007) and saw a lot of Buck 110/112s and their clones as well as large Stockman (Schrade, Camillus and Case). Probably where I picked up my love of stockman knives.
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Regional patterns in north America?
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I live in mid-north Alabama; what I've primarily seen in my younger years was Schrade Old Timer stockmans and Case yellow delrin trappers. A few bigger lockbacks, Buck 110s and the similar knives from Schrade, Klein, etc. I don't get out and about much anymore, but mostly see el cheapo low quality throw away modern styled knives, used for a while until broken or really dirty and then tossed in the trash.
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As a young boy in the 60s in Middle Tennessee, my friends and I carried dime-store Barlows. As a teenager in the 70s, camping and backpacking, Buck 110 Folding Hunters and 112 Rangers were king. My Ranger went everywhere with me for the next 40 years until it was inexplicably lost.
My brother-in-law was eight years my senior and was always outdoors...fishing, dove hunting, bow hunting. When he passed he left behind but two traditional knives, both medium stockmans. One a Buck Cadet and the other a Schrade 34OT.
I'm 58 now and sadly, personally know of no one else who carries a traditional knife besides my dad.
My brother-in-law was eight years my senior and was always outdoors...fishing, dove hunting, bow hunting. When he passed he left behind but two traditional knives, both medium stockmans. One a Buck Cadet and the other a Schrade 34OT.
I'm 58 now and sadly, personally know of no one else who carries a traditional knife besides my dad.
My grandma was born in Fresno, I'm still in the central valley about 90 miles north of Fresno is the reason I asked, I was in Gilroy today, coming back saw some Tule Elk near San Luis Reservoir.
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I am originally from southeast Indiana and I never considered any knife to be a Regional Knife . My Dad was an electric lineman and always had a Barlow and a hawkbill pruner or what some people called a linoleum knife. Now that I live in Wisconsin , I am not aware of any regional knife unless it would be a Rapala fillet knife. It seems as though my Grandsons are more interested in my traditional knives than my son or son-in-laws are. They just want some like Pappy's.
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Cool! Much of my family is still in Fresno, on the west edge and in Kerman, and my favorite spots to hunt/fish/camp/etc are above Madera so I make that drive all the time. You got lucky, I havn't been seeing those elk much lately.
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Fishcakes-sounds like he should have one. Don't know if you have alox or cellidor scales on yours, but IMHO the alox will prob last longer and you could get it engraved if you want, possibly for free depending on price and where you pick it up from. Good on you for wanting to do this fer yer bud. Always good to hook someone new in
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Thanks, Neal
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Fishcakes-sounds like he should have one. Don't know if you have alox or cellidor scales on yours, but IMHO the alox will prob last longer and you could get it engraved if you want, possibly for free depending on price and where you pick it up from. Good on you for wanting to do this fer yer bud. Always good to hook someone new in
Thanks, Neal
Thanks man. Im gonna see what i can get locally when i get home first. If i find a hiker or sak with similar tools then ill pick that up. If not, he may get alox.
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I have been in 30 some of the lower 48, and all I can say is you see more western styled knives the further southwestern you get, almost always some cheap lock back/ more modern design, you see more tacticool everywhere else. The only actual traditional ones are always the "big heavy Bowie knife the fur traden, sharpshooting, Indian warrior Chief, buffalo hunting man with knee high boots and an all black outfit/ military uniform/ stereotyped Native American dress had when he was fighting the (enter in fake group of people here)." Cheap steal, stag(?) handles, brass guards and a pretty mean looking blade of some massive length. A native of Illinois, mostly I see some camouflage folding knife, or some all black assisted opening knives with pocket clips and horrible grinds.
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Camouflage knives....stupidest things in the world.:grumpy: Along with camo wallets.
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I am also in NJ and while I often carry a modern, I will always have a traditional on me (Normally a sodbuster, sak, or opinel).
The one thing that quite a few people don't think of, is if someone carries a quality (for arguments sake, $50+), they wil likely be "knife person" or it was gifted by one.
Given that, it may also be the case that a traditional might be carried for food or use around skittish people.
While I will concede that more carry modern folders, I don't think traditionals are as few and far between as we may think. Mostly because they aren't readily noticed (mine stands upright next to my wallet).
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All of that said, I don't often see knives as a whole, aside from some tradesmen who carry lower end moderns and the errant GC who carry trappers or tl29s.
Agreed, ive chosen a peanut as my knife for food and as the knife i use around "skittish people" as you put it.
It also depends on what area of nj youre from. I grew up in sussex county where there are farms and life in general is more relaxed, and nearly everyone up there has a knife. South new jersey is very similar, farmland and normal hardworking people. I live in bergen county know, and theres a huge overflow from nyc, people whove never thought to carry a knife for any reason and dont understand why anyone would.
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commissioner ed Norris was a radio host in Baltimore, might still be, I remember him mentioning that everyone in NYC carried a knife for self defense when he was a kid when he got his own radio show.
Thats crazy man, cause now if you carry ANY locking blade, theyll arrest you for carrying a "deadly weapon". Funny enough, fixed blades are technically legal in nyc. I always carry only my peanut in nyc because if any cop arrested me with it, his coworkers would most likely laugh them outta the station.
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So in NYC you can carry a Buck fixed blade Special but not a mini Copperlock? Geeez...what has this country come to?
Technically, yes. Because the cop could grab your copperlock by the blade and flail it around until it locks open, proving its a "gravity knife".
Meanwhile, while technically legal, a fixed blade would most likely get you detained for a couple hours at the very least.
Peanut is my city knife. I do my best to say away from nyc, but with a girlfriend who loves concerts its very difficult.
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No its not.
The concerts are pricey. Ditch the chick, use the money you save to buy a new knife and take a new girl out to dinner using your new knife to cut your (now very easily affordable) steak.
Lol,
Or buy your girl flowers and a Pruner so you will have company down at the klink.
No its not.
The concerts are pricey. Ditch the chick, use the money you save to buy a new knife and take a new girl out to dinner using your new knife to cut your (now very easily affordable) steak.
Lol,
Or buy your girl flowers and a Pruner so you will have company down at the klink.
Well weve been together for 4 years, live together, and Ill probably marry the girl. Shes calmed down on the concerts considerably. Now we go to maybe 2 a year.:thumbup:
New knives do sound good though. Maybe id get to try out some more of cases smaller patterns
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