Show me your humble, rough-and-ready traditionals!

[notthatsharp]

pretty much everything i have is a candidate for this thread.

That is a group shot too my liking!

 

[hawaiianhawk]

Hey Wouldestous, how do you like that Aitor pocketknife? I like that pointy leaf-shape.

Here are mine.

I'm noticing a lot of Douk-Douks around here lately.

 

[Hammer67]

Looks very nice, do you have any more info on that knife ?
Is that an Opinel-like lock ring ?

I don't know that much about the company, but they are/were also French, like Opinel. I don't believe they are still making these, however. Rosewood handle, stainless blade. Nothing fancy, just a simple knife with a ring lock that I've had for years and has gone everywhere.

 

[wouldestous]

notthatsharp;
thanks!
heres some more of my humble knives. the orange svord peasant knife is the only one out of this pic i have carried and used to any significant degree (yet).

hawaiianhawk;
the aitor model is called the 'castor' and mine is their smallest size, the 'pequena'. handle is bubinga wood. its a good 'day off' knife but if you needed to use it all day or if you have big hands then one of the larger sizes might be better.
i find it easy to sharpen with my mediocre-at-best skills.
it doesnt have a nail nick so you have to pinch the blade to open it, similar to a douk douk. though the aitor is a little easier than my douk douk to open.
in general i think its a pretty knife with an interestingly shaped blade and handle that you can cut stuff with (lol) for less than the price of a nice dinner for two at red lobster.

 

[Gevonovich]

 

[Stich2442]

All my knives are workers, but my Opinel #9 is my true ruff and ready
The modifications were out of necessity, handle thinned out blade sits deep in handle from years of sharpening, eventually turned into a easy open. The Boker was my first nice knife it seemed expensive at a time when I did not have a lot of extra money and I was proud to use it.

The Case 6244 & Camillus #21 I picked up at flea markets, I bought them because I liked the fact that someone used the heck out of them.

The pen blade looks unused on the Camillus

Pete

 

[notthatsharp]

notthatsharp;
thanks!
heres some more of my humble knives. the orange svord peasant knife is the only one out of this pic i have carried and used to any significant degree (yet).

Again, nice! Really like that black toothpick.

 

[wouldestous]

Again, nice! Really like that black toothpick.

thanks, man!

the toothpick is made by queen as is the sodbuster just below it in the pic. that toothpick is my other 'day off' knife, actually. i find those queen knives require a little more patience to sharpen than other brands but they seem like good stuff once you get them where you want them.

 

[black mamba]

My basement workbench knife, used mainly for cutting off golf club grips and adjusting reloading dies.

Early '60s vintage Ulster USA scout knife, mine from new.

 

[jc57]

Old Schrade-bladed Parker Frost knife similar to the 194ot. Missing a bolster, and the tip of the blade broke off a while back so I tried to reprofile it.

 

[puukkoman]

^^^ That one's even made with Swinden Key construction, just like the Old Timers!

 

[Woodrow F Call]

A couple here are new, but these are my traditional work knives.

 

[notthatsharp]

I really enjoy this thread, which probably tells me I've found my type of knife in the good old workhorses so many of you have posted. I thought I'd update the pic of my Douk-Douk on the first page, which wasn't really a new pic. It's seen some pocket wear, sticks and (sharpening) stones, and food since then. Here ya go:

(don't worry guys, the bottle was pretty much empty when I started Nice treat after a long day of studying)

 

[bakerg2g]

Here's a few that I've used or still use. They're used for more of the dirty work. But
they're still great old knives...imho

Jason