The Route #66

johnny twoshoes said:
I’ve seen more medium stockman knives pulled out and put to use over the years then any other pattern, it’s one that just works. Working fields, hunting hollows, thoughtfully whittling marshmallow sticks by a campfire, the little serpentine frames and glistening blades earn their spot in the worn out pocket of many worn out blue jeans and I know why when I use mine.

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Love this post, johnny twoshoes johnny twoshoes . Heck, I enjoy all your posts. You have a great way of capturing why traditionals tug at me, and so many of us. Both the tangible reasons and the stuff that's harder to put into words. Keep 'em coming :thumbsup:
 
My relationship with my ebony 66 has evolved a bit over time. Although it finds its way into my pocket most days, what originally attracted me to it (that sheepsfoot blade...I mean, wow!) is not the blade that gets used most often. The little spey gets pulled out more often than not for little cuts and carving jobs. Funny, that.

Take Thursday for example. I had just cut a piece of plywood for an access panel into the roof crawlspace. The edges were a bit rough and needed to be trimmed (plywood edges splinter like nobody's business). So out came the 66 with its thin little spey to clean things up. Perfect :thumbsup:

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JohnDF said:
Nice bunch of #66s. That's a whole bunch of blades right there.
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Yes that’s a lot of cutting edge. Oddly, I like the nail nick on the Tidioutes more then the long pulls on the Northfields. Wish the oily creek and the stag where Tidioute with satin blades.
 
d-wade said:
Delrin I can handle but I just can’t bring myself to buy an acrylic or micarta traditional knife.
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The tortoise acrylic was the first gec acrylic I got and it floored me, looks so nice. But to each his own. I'd like to get another so one can be a fancy looking carry option.
 
It’s been 11 months of true everyday carry for me and my #66 stockman, I’ve enjoyed every second of it and I truly feel jaded towards other knives at this point. The sentimental factor of the knife went along way into keeping it in my pocket, but after a few months of carry it’s to the point that I would feel lost without it.

We will be knocking on the door of hunting season when I hit my 1 full year of carry, I usually switch to my #73L at that point as it is my go to knife for field dressing whitetails, but why not carry both? I’ve convinced myself to celebrate my little one’s first Christmas with his knife in my pocket and to use it to open the packages and what not, but after that I think I’ll have to retire it to the safe until he is older; simply out of fear of losing it, or taking off to much edge. Thankfully my #66 will step in after that and I can have some wear on it like my boy’s #66.

I took my wife for a stroll around the farm and showed her the abandoned orchard where the rabbits have taken over. I shared the stories of the old beagle dogs my grandfather trained and sold for years and how the cottontails remained under his protection until his grandchildren were old enough to chase them. We split an apple from the orchard as the sun began to set. The Spey blade skinned and sliced the apple into thin little pieces as we leaned against a roundbail taking in the breeze.
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The ability a knife has to capture my attention and share in my quiet, thoughtful moments isn’t to be ignored. The worry stone this knife has become is apart of my daily routine and apart of me. It’s been such a long time since I could say that about one knife.
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We will be skinning a few squirrels, gutting some rainbow trout stream side and slicing the loud, little toys out of their packages on Christmas morning soon. I’m trying not to blink and miss it all, but the months ahead will be packed with opportunity and distraction.
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johnny twoshoes said:
It’s been 11 months of true everyday carry for me and my #66 stockman, I’ve enjoyed every second of it and I truly feel jaded towards other knives at this point. The sentimental factor of the knife went along way into keeping it in my pocket, but after a few months of carry it’s to the point that I would feel lost without it.

We will be knocking on the door of hunting season when I hit my 1 full year of carry, I usually switch to my #73L at that point as it is my go to knife for field dressing whitetails, but why not carry both? I’ve convinced myself to celebrate my little one’s first Christmas with his knife in my pocket and to use it to open the packages and what not, but after that I think I’ll have to retire it to the safe until he is older; simply out of fear of losing it, or taking off to much edge. Thankfully my #66 will step in after that and I can have some wear on it like my boy’s #66.

I took my wife for a stroll around the farm and showed her the abandoned orchard where the rabbits have taken over. I shared the stories of the old beagle dogs my grandfather trained and sold for years and how the cottontails remained under his protection until his grandchildren were old enough to chase them. We split an apple from the orchard as the sun began to set. The Spey blade skinned and sliced the apple into thin little pieces as we leaned against a roundbail taking in the breeze.
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The ability a knife has to capture my attention and share in my quiet, thoughtful moments isn’t to be ignored. The worry stone this knife has become is apart of my daily routine and apart of me. It’s been such a long time since I could say that about one knife.
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We will be skinning a few squirrels, gutting some rainbow trout stream side and slicing the loud, little toys out of their packages on Christmas morning soon. I’m trying not to blink and miss it all, but the months ahead will be packed with opportunity and distraction.
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Quality post and an excellent knife.
 
johnny twoshoes said:
It’s been 11 months of true everyday carry for me and my #66 stockman, I’ve enjoyed every second of it and I truly feel jaded towards other knives at this point. The sentimental factor of the knife went along way into keeping it in my pocket, but after a few months of carry it’s to the point that I would feel lost without it.

We will be knocking on the door of hunting season when I hit my 1 full year of carry, I usually switch to my #73L at that point as it is my go to knife for field dressing whitetails, but why not carry both? I’ve convinced myself to celebrate my little one’s first Christmas with his knife in my pocket and to use it to open the packages and what not, but after that I think I’ll have to retire it to the safe until he is older; simply out of fear of losing it, or taking off to much edge. Thankfully my #66 will step in after that and I can have some wear on it like my boy’s #66.

I took my wife for a stroll around the farm and showed her the abandoned orchard where the rabbits have taken over. I shared the stories of the old beagle dogs my grandfather trained and sold for years and how the cottontails remained under his protection until his grandchildren were old enough to chase them. We split an apple from the orchard as the sun began to set. The Spey blade skinned and sliced the apple into thin little pieces as we leaned against a roundbail taking in the breeze.
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The ability a knife has to capture my attention and share in my quiet, thoughtful moments isn’t to be ignored. The worry stone this knife has become is apart of my daily routine and apart of me. It’s been such a long time since I could say that about one knife.
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We will be skinning a few squirrels, gutting some rainbow trout stream side and slicing the loud, little toys out of their packages on Christmas morning soon. I’m trying not to blink and miss it all, but the months ahead will be packed with opportunity and distraction.
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Johnny, that second photo looks like the knife could be 50 years old!! It’s aging quite nicely:thumbsup:
 
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