Show me your workbench, toolbox, or junk drawer traditional knives!

coyote711

coyote711

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Do you keep any "Non-EDC" traditional knives laying around somewhere?

I keep these two out in the garage … a Case 6347 and a Victorinox Gardner. Perfectly good knives and I like having them around and using them, but I never actually carry 'em on my person - they stay on the workbench in the garage until needed.

How about you - do you have traditional knives you never carry, but often (or occasionally) use? Let's see 'em! :)



 
I keep this customized Camillus Electrician's knife on my workbench along with a China Imperial sodbuster.

 
This RR Eureka stockman is on one bench in my basement.
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This Ulster scout is on the other basement workbench.
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This Owl Head large sowbelly is in my kitchen organizer for easy access.
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I carry an igloo backpack with me to work now that the weather is warming. I am going to keep this guy in a pocket for those times I need something stout to cut with. Thanks again Aaron.



This one used to sit in the little center council tray in my wifes vehicle. I used it for fishing and decided I needed to steal it back from her :). Its now in my tackle box and my preferred carry for shore side chores. Thanks again Paul.



My garage knife is a fixed blade of non traditional style.
 
rockgolfer said:
I carry an igloo backpack with me to work now that the weather is warming. I am going to keep this guy in a pocket for those times I need something stout to cut with. Thanks again Aaron.



This one used to sit in the little center council tray in my wifes vehicle. I used it for fishing and decided I needed to steal it back from her :). Its now in my tackle box and my preferred carry for shore side chores. Thanks again Paul.



My garage knife is a fixed blade of non traditional style.
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That sheepfoot F&F is a workhorse I bet!
 
coyote711 said:
Do you keep any "Non-EDC"traditional knives laying around somewhere?
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Nope. I carry a pocket knife so that I don't have to keep a knife at the work bench.
 









These plus a couple of TL-29's and a few unmentionables sit out on my bench full time. Mood and circumstance dictate which I will grab for a particular chore.
 
These are the toolboxes that live in my shed.



These three knives live in those toolboxes.







As Frank said; I generally don't keep a knife (except maybe a box cutter) on my workbench as I always have a knife or knives with me.
 
For years I did not carry a knife at work but got one out every morning along with calipers, a scale, a tape measure, and a calculator (machinist). I don't like anything in my pockets at work.

Hanging around here gave me ideas for easier carry and got me focused on always having a knife handy. Now that's all I have in my pockets all day, a knife.

Anyways, my teenage boy favorite knife was a Mercator. I bought two years ago and tried to see how much this one could take.

It cut plastic by being hit on the spine with a plastic hammer (a lot) and many other inappropriate uses and held up very well for years. I finally bent the backspring, pried it part, bent it back and re-assembled it. It is in my toolbox for rough jobs still.

I've seen folks speak of Mercators here before, I hope it squeaks through as traditional. It's a toolbox knife for sure.

Yup, red spacer.

 
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