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.
You have 2 in that nice pile that really catch my eye . The ones at 4 & 10 o'clock .And then there’s this pile that sits on the dresser!
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You have 2 in that nice pile that really catch my eye . The ones at 4 & 10 o'clock .
Harry
Thanks Duane : That is a lot of traveling for your Erickson . He does make a great knife and I wish that I could have had him make me a Lambfoot . When I talked with him at the Badger Blade Show a couple of years ago , he was not taking orders .Thanks Harry! The 0400 is a 3 5/8” Ken Erickson stockman that has been in about 43/50 of the U.S.states. The 1000 is a 3 1/4” Ryu K trapper that is a smaller version of the old 4 line trapper. Both wonderful knives by great makers.
That's an impressive pile of GECs especially in such a fairly short time span.I started collecting GECs in august, and this is what I have been able to put together. Very hard and expensive since I’m located in Europe. I have two on their way by airmail, a 66 in Oily Creek Bone and a 92 in OD Green Micarta.
Swayback DumpSambar, Ram's Horn, Père David, Jigged Bone
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Will and John, I missed both these post somehow, sorry.
Will, I have a Case Swayback Jack it's a great size and an excellent EDC. I also love our 2020 Forum Viper. Those two wonderful knives combined with the other swaybacks in your pic makes that post... almost delicious looking!!! Like a fine four course meal all laid out at the same time for a visual feast.redsparrow Very nice of you to say so. As John implies, it's good to rotate and the stellar thing about Traditionals is that they offer a true wealth of patterns, materials and blade types. Which is why I can never really understand why a few people just want to carry one knife or get fixated on just one type of blade all the time. Or have some rigid plan of carry... Why reduce yourself to boring routine when you don't have to??
This year's Forum Knife has really pleased me and I view it as a long haul (but not sole carry) pattern for the future. Quality endures
Here's the Pile side of the Pile
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Regards, Will