Show off your traditional knife and Lighter

This thread has LEGS! I'm going to have to dig out some of my other lighters! :D :thumbsup:

lithicus said:
If I didn't smoke I would most likely go butane 100%. It's hard to say. However, I do smoke and can maybe offer a different perspective 🙂

I appreciate the weekly ritual of topping off my Zippo with fuel. Like oiling my blades to prevent rust. Could I just buy stainless? Yes, it is more convenient. But I enjoy the pleasures and functional benefits of carbon steel and the maintenance that goes along with it. The history of lighters and what made Zippo successful brings me joy. I can fix my Zippo insert if almost anything goes wrong, which cannot be said of butane inserts.

Fwiw, I also use "the bag trick" and on my EDC insert replaced the rayon with "cotton bacon". I can go 2 weeks without needing a refill if need be. And I light it about 20 times a day. A 12fl oz can of fuel lasts me about 6 months and it's less than 5 bucks. I also have a small fuel canister on my keychain just in case but have never needed it. Spare flints are stashed on top of the cotton. If I'm packing a lighter for long term storage and reliability, I simply pack a bic.

No hate on the butane inserts! They are great too! I know that lighter fluid, flints, and wicks are not for everyone. But, I also think there is a time, place, and perspective that supports doing things "the old fashioned way" 😁
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Great post :) I should point out that my butane insert takes flints (it sparks like a Zippo) :D ;) :thumbsup:
 
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Jack Black said:
This thread has LEGS! I'm going to have to dig out some of my other lighters! :D :thumbsup:


Great post :) I should point out that my butane insert takes flints (it sparks like a Zippo) :D ;) :thumbsup:
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😅 I've been enjoying the thread for sure. I'm simply more knowledgeable about Zippos than pocket knives as I collected Zippos first. But, I've stepped up my traditional knives game by participating here and am excited to keep learning more! That is cool your butane takes flints. If I did ever get a butane, it would 100% be one of those open flame (ie; not torch) versions without question. Something about that flickering flame is just so calming.

Jack Black said:
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What a cool and unique lighter! I've not sure I've ever seen one like it!! And I'm jealous of your lambs, this one included 😁 Love seeing your posts in the Guardians thread!
 
lithicus said:
😅 I've been enjoying the thread for sure. I'm simply more knowledgeable about Zippos than pocket knives as I collected Zippos first. But, I've stepped up my traditional knives game by participating here and am excited to keep learning more! That is cool your butane takes flints. If I did ever get a butane, it would 100% be one of those open flame (ie; not torch) versions without question. Something about that flickering flame is just so calming.


What a cool and unique lighter! I've not sure I've ever seen one like it!! And I'm jealous of your lambs, this one included 😁 Love seeing your posts in the Guardians thread!
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Thank you very much for the kind words my friend, I love the way different posters bring different things to The Porch :) That's a Rope Lighter or Fisherman's Lighter, they are truly windproof, burn no fuel other than the wick (which can be easily made), cost next to nothing to run, and can last for decades between wick changes (the only part that needs to be replaced more regularly is the flint). They were very popular here at one time, many decades ago, particularly with trawlermen, anglers, and convicts (who made their own)! :eek: Unfortunately, removing the tax from disposable lighters here, led to their disappearance, (and the closure of a lot of match factories). They smoulder rather than burn, so are great for lighting cigarettes, but for lighting camp fires, twig stoves, etc I have replaced the wick with some waxed jute twine. Works great :thumbsup:

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Jack Black said:
Thank you very much for the kind words my friend, I love the way different posters bring different things to The Porch :) That's a Rope Lighter or Fisherman's Lighter, they are truly windproof, burn no fuel other than the wick (which can be easily made), cost next to nothing to run, and can last for decades between wick changes (the only part that needs to be replaced more regularly is the flint). They were very popular here at one time, many decades ago, particularly with trawlermen, anglers, and convicts (who made their own)! :eek: Unfortunately, removing the tax from disposable lighters here, led to their disappearance, (and the closure of a lot of match factories). They smoulder rather than burn, so are great for lighting cigarettes, but for lighting camp fires, twig stoves, etc I have replaced the wick with some waxed jute twine. Works great :thumbsup:

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This is great information! I might have to look into one of these myself now!! I certainly consider myself an angler, and so it only seems fitting 😄 I think my next lighter/knife picture here will be something not Zippo related to keep away the bias 😝
 
Jack Black said:
Thank you very much for the kind words my friend, I love the way different posters bring different things to The Porch :) That's a Rope Lighter or Fisherman's Lighter, they are truly windproof, burn no fuel other than the wick (which can be easily made), cost next to nothing to run, and can last for decades between wick changes (the only part that needs to be replaced more regularly is the flint). They were very popular here at one time, many decades ago, particularly with trawlermen, anglers, and convicts (who made their own)! :eek: Unfortunately, removing the tax from disposable lighters here, led to their disappearance, (and the closure of a lot of match factories). They smoulder rather than burn, so are great for lighting cigarettes, but for lighting camp fires, twig stoves, etc I have replaced the wick with some waxed jute twine. Works great :thumbsup:

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That’s something I haven’t seen before, thanks for the post! and pre-waxing the wick material is a great idea, also helping to keep it waterproof. Very cool Jack.
 
lithicus said:
This is great information! I might have to look into one of these myself now!! I certainly consider myself an angler, and so it only seems fitting 😄 I think my next lighter/knife picture here will be something not Zippo related to keep away the bias 😝
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When I was first a member here, another poster was asking me about trench lighters, and I told him about the fisherman's lighters. I tried to get him one, but drew a complete blank, tobacconists hadn't sold them for decades, and I couldn't find them anywhere on the internet. I came across them on the big river site a couple of years back. Search for 'Rope Lighter'. I had a friend who was a teacher in a UK high security prison, and he told me about some of the homemade ones he had seen, even had a couple. The convicts used strands from a new mop-head or plaited dishcloth for wicks :thumbsup:
Jsega51 said:
That’s something I haven’t seen before, thanks for the post! and pre-waxing the wick material is a great idea, also helping to keep it waterproof. Very cool Jack.
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Thanks buddy :) :thumbsup:
 
Had a successful day today, went to Fayetteville/Fort Bragg to visit customers; I told one of them what I was looking for and she took me to a Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Shop which had the Zippo Butane insert and Butane fuel. My first pocketknife purchase of the year arrived Sunday evening, a Schrade USA 893 Lumberjack (a Schrade Open Stock knife). Finally when I got home I pulled out a new Zippo I had bought in 2003 to be the lucky lighter converted to Butane. Got a big football game to watch after dinner tonight, so I'll get my Zippo set up tomorrow. This is certainly an informative and entertaining thread. OH
Ps the instructions on this Zippo insert state that it operates with a traditional flint.
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Old Hunter said:
Had a successful day today, went to Fayetteville/Fort Bragg to visit customers; I told one of them what I was looking for and she took me to a Pipe, Cigar & Tobacco Shop which had the Zippo Butane insert and Butane fuel. My first pocketknife purchase of the year arrived Sunday evening, a Schrade USA 893 Lumberjack (a Schrade Open Stock knife). Finally when I got home I pulled out a new Zippo I had bought in 2003 to be the lucky lighter converted to Butane. Got a big football game to watch after dinner tonight, so I'll get my Zippo set up tomorrow. This is certainly an informative and entertaining thread. OH
Ps the instructions on this Zippo insert state that it operates with a traditional flint.
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I'd love to see it lit once you get it setup. I'm watching the game tonight too 😂

And very cool knife! Schrade's started my knife collection off. I believe I read it is similar to the 93OT. I think that was only offered in stainless. Is yours stainless as well?
 
lithicus said:
Being that I don't often carry a backup lighter, a match book is my go to. Your matches are being carried in style!

And, I recently picked up two camp knives myself. One colonial and another imperial. Your Utica looks very nice!!
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I appreciate the kind words, but the pictures don't tell the whole story. That knife is rough, even by my lax standards. It has excellent snap, just a little bit of blade play and no cracks in the rough black scales. But, it was a bear to clean up. The bail was already missing and there is a lot of pitting. I have close to a dozen older (arched stamped) Utica's and this one is an oddity. The bolsters look and feel more like steel or an alloy different than nickel. The liners seem to be steel as well. They aren't brass. I paid less than $10 for it, so I can't complain.
 
Nexus-6 said:
I appreciate the kind words, but the pictures don't tell the whole story. That knife is rough, even by my lax standards. It has excellent snap, just a little bit of blade play and no cracks in the rough black scales. But, it was a bear to clean up. The bail was already missing and there is a lot of pitting. I have close to a dozen older (arched stamped) Utica's and this one is an oddity. The bolsters look and feel more like steel or an alloy different than nickel. The liners seem to be steel as well. They aren't brass. I paid less than $10 for it, so I can't complain.
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Funny you mention this because my colonial camp knife was a bit of a mess too! 😂 It's functional and I paid little for it. So, I can't complain. But was simply surprised by some of its "features" once it arrived!
 
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