The Traditional Knife as a Worry Stone - which covers?

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I do it, and I know you do too: I play with my knife when I'm driving or thinking through a problem. I treat it like "worry beads" or a "worry stone" - rubbing it between my fingers absent-mindedly; it helps me concentrate. When I'm bored, it gives me something to do.

From the comments I see here, however, it seems most people pick their cover material because of color or appearance. If you were to pick a cover material strictly for its worry-stone qualities, though, what would you pick? Something textured, like jigged bone; something rough, like stag; or something smooth, like ivory or wood or acrylic?
 
I like the rough, but regular, nubby texture of Alox SAKs. If I carry a Vic Electrician in a front pocket, I have my hand in there all the time! :eek::D

- GT
 
When I was deciding on which covers to get on my Willamette its use as a worry stone was actually the deciding factor in me getting stag over smooth camel. My favorite worry stone knife is my chestnut bone peanut. The jigging from the factory is sort of between normal and pocket worn.
 
I agree with the alox SAKs. For the same reasons, popcorn stag is great, too.
 
Ordinarily I would say jigged bone, but as I was reading this thread I had an ebony 15 in my hand, and it really feels nice! Put me down as an equal opportunity worrier :rolleyes:
 
I like different ones for different reasons.
Ivory feels good to me but cant explain why. I really like the feel of the delrin on the GEC sodbusters. Most woods too, the harder the better.
Smooth feels better for a worrystone for me.
Mark
 
Mine is most carried knife, a Gabon Ebony Clip/Pen TC Barlow...odd though as I find myself rubbing the bolster more.
 
LOL! I used to actually carry a worry stone in my pocket when I was a kid.
 
the gnarliest stag on the planet
i have a stag handled slippy in my hand as i write this
buzz
 
Toddwalla said:
Ordinarily I would say jigged bone, but as I was reading this thread I had an ebony 15 in my hand, and it really feels nice! Put me down as an equal opportunity worrier :rolleyes:
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I've been worrying my #15 Ebony Beer Scout since it showed up about a week ago. Having not had a small, smooth covered traditional before, I hadn't really done this with a pocket knife. Not quite the same with an Emerson CQC-7; good for removing calluses, I suppose. And while the thwok! as the blade locked up while flipping my Kwaiken (sorry, that does sound almost obscene) was quite satisfying, it's not the same as just rolling the smooth little GEC between my fingers. So, I will have to say I am definitely in the smooth cover camp on this one.
 
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Komboloi if any of you know much about greek culture

Very glad you posted this as flicking around and handling my traditional folders is a large reason why I enjoy them
 
And... The traditional knives are much safer, so I was flicking my Benchmade assisted barrage one morning while waiting for the kids breakfast to cook, similar habit, dropped it into my groin, very close to, well, you know...so there I am kids trying to get ready for school, bleeding from the crotch down my leg like a stuck pig, off to the ER...darn thing pierced cargo shorts, underwear, and right into me, abt an inch and half wide, almost inch and half deep puncture and four stitches....
 
texasshipagent said:
and... The traditional knives are much safer, so i was flicking my benchmade assisted barrage one morning while waiting for the kids breakfast to cook, similar habit, dropped it into my groin, very close to, well, you know...so there i am kids trying to get ready for school, bleeding from the crotch down my leg like a stuck pig, off to the er...darn thing pierced cargo shorts, underwear, and right into me, abt an inch and half wide, almost inch and half deep puncture and four stitches....
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ouch!
 
I ask because today I took delivery of my first smooth knife: a GEC 82 in Blackwood. Up to this point I've always preferred jigged bone (not really a stag kinda guy), but this smooth surface is nice too. Now I need to have one in each hand to decide!
 
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