Thank you popedandy!!

[uchinanchukg]

I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank popedandy!

He was generous enough to gift me not one knife but 3!!!
I am so stoked.

The only slipjoint I have used up until now was a Victorinox. Not that that is a bad thing. It's a great knife.
But I'm enjoying the different feel of bone and the different traditional patterns.
The bone feels sticky?? I don't know how to describe it. It's the first time owning a non-plastic/metal handle but I'm liking the warm feeling the bone gives.
It doesn't feel as "cold" or sterile as g-10 or metal or FRN.

The peanut is everything I wished for. Small but capable. Nice half stop.
It's small but since it's 2 blade on 2 springs it's wide enough to give you a nice grip. It feels more substantial in hand than it looks.

I felt that the toothpick was very different than the peanut (in a good way). It's very slim which in turn means it carries well.
It's bigger than the 'nut but because of the single blade and the single spring it feels smaller. My favorite color is blue so I'm really loving the color on this one.

Now the stockman is a great knife as well. I love that I can just pinch the sheepsfoot to open. This is the first time to own a knife with a spey blade so I'll experiment with using it. I know I won't be using it for what it was "designed for" but I'll see what I'll end up using it for.
I picture using the sheepsfoot for the more rough,dirty cuts and the clip for more slicing? cuts...what do ya'll use the spey for?

I cannot believe that only a year ago I thought slipjoints all looked the same and it looked old and uninteresting.
Now it's the other way around. Although I do appreciate the modern OHO knives a lot of them look gimmicky. Plus I hesitate to use modern folders in the public.
I don't get as many looks with my Vic Soldier and I imagine I would get less looks using these little guys.

My tastes really have changed. I like that slipjoint patterns is very diverse. And the different patterns feels very different in hand.
There is single bladed models to multiple bladed models. Single spring to multiple springs.
Different textured and different colored bones. Variety of blade styles (spey to clip etc) and different lengths.

So many varieties in traditional folders. I'm loving it.

Sorry for the horrible pics. I'll take better ones when my baby girl gives me enough time to do so.

Again thanks Popedandy!!!

 

[uchinanchukg]

Oh, also to add. If the Traditional of the month wasn't a Peanut I would have a really hard time which ones to carry everyday. (altough I cheat and carry either the stockman or the toothpick with the 'nut)
They're all fine knives.

 

[jackknife]

That's a very generous and classy move, popedandy!

Carl.

 

[FLymon]

And the tradition of the Traditional Forum continues.

Good on you popedandy!

 

[Morrow]

What a great gesture.

 

[DrPenguin]

Congrats on your knives, they looks like good ones and I hope you enjoy them a bunch. And a big kudos to popedandy, that's a very nice gesture buddy.

Will

 

[Humppa]

Congratz to that nice collection of knives. Good entry on traditionals, different patterns and blade shapes. I´m sure you will enjoy this cool knives ...

Very generous from popdandy for giving you these! All I can say - the generosity in this forum is something I have never seen. I just made some good knives from some fellow forum members... :thumbup:



Kind regards
Andi

 

[popedandy]

I'm sure some folks remember that this is the gentleman who was supposed to move into a new job and was planning to get a traditional knife to celebrate. Nothing too fancy, just a little something to celebrate life taking a turn for the better. Unfortunately the job offer was withdrawn so he had to put his knife purchasing plans on hold. He had four knives on the list of patterns he wanted to try - these three and a sodbuster. These three weren't seeing much pocket time here and I figured it would be a lot more fun for me to see someone else using them to have them just sitting in a drawer. Seeing how happy he is with the knives tells me it was a good decision and it is one that will put a smile on my face whenever I think about it, so I came out pretty good too.

There's a small story behind each of the three. The toothpick is the first knife I bought when I started carrying a knife to the office again and was the first traditional I ever bought for myself. I'm not sure how many years I carried it before I got another traditional. It took the place of a Camillus Carpenter Stockman/Whittler (I forget the exact name) that my grandpa gave me when I was six or seven, then lost when I was in my mid-20s. The stockman is the knife I did my first whittling with. It turned out I really enjoy whittling, so that knife is a large part of the reason I have continued to make little pieces of wood out of bigger pieces of wood. The peanut was a birthday present - sort of. I bought it for myself, but passed it to my wife so she could have one of the kids give it to me. My middle daughter was really excited that she got to give me a nice knife. She never did know where it came from and now probably doesn't even remember giving it to me. In fact, she is the only one of our six children I've never given a knife to - she says she doesn't want one. That pains me, but she's my daughter so I love her anyway. Over time I wound up with quite a few more knives and felt kind of bad that these little gems weren't getting used. They all have good memories attached to them and I hope they bring their new owner as much pleasure as they brought me.

 

[uchinanchukg]

Wow Dave!
I really can't describe how much I appreciate each and every one of them.
Especially because there is a special story behind each knives.
I hope to pass these on to my daughter when she is old enough and I can tell her how a very generous person gifted them to me.

Now I can't wait to get a new job so that I can host a giveaway of my own!

KG

 

[Campbellclanman]

KG...well done and welcome to the world of Traditionals!...and what a world it is!!...if you hang around here, you will get to "talk" with some of the nicest,down-to-earth people you can find...and the wealth of knowledge that comes with that is kindly, and freely given.

Popedandy, that's a neat gesture, and I too feel the pang a bit because my daughters don't want to carry a traditional either...no matter how much I try to persuade them gently or give scenarios where they may need a knife etc..but its not going to happen, but thank you for bringing another one in