The Traditional Knife as a Worry Stone - which covers?

Stag. Love all the hidden crevices. I carry my 73 in my back pocket, but when I get to work I switch it to my front just so I can fondle it all day long without looking like a weirdo.
 
I like just a bit of texture for a worry stone. Lightly jigged bone is awesome. But so is canvas micarta. Vic alox is good too.

But to be honest, my thumb naturally gravitates to the backspring and corners of the bolsters. It seeks out the sharp edges.
 
Absolutely. Sometimes I think people look at my hand wiggling around in my pocket and think I up to something in appropriate [;-)].

I gave my brother in law a Western liner lock knife, not much unlike the new 83 pattern. Western Brand collectors would know it as the racoon etch. Now this guy is a vp of a company that.builds mutual funds comprised of hedge funds. He told me that old western's boster transition is smooth as glass and he is constantly rubbing on it. He's nervous by nature and profession.
 
I usually prefer the bolster or the spine of the blade most often for whatever reason
 
Great topic! Jigged bone for sure but there is something strangely intimate about the acrylic on my #38 :rolleyes:
 
PythonDR said:
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?
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Guilty as charged. And I prefer jigged bone or stag bone, with smooth edges on the blades.
 
The smoothness of buffalo horn and the roughness of sawcut bone are equally appealing to me, and they are on top of my list. I do also like GEC's pioneer bone and stag as well. I'm not so hot on jigged bone for some reason.

One of the biggest benefits I've experienced from knife collecting is that I've been able to stop chewing my nails, which is a bad habit I've had since the third grade. I'm a fidgeter by nature, and having a knife to play with keeps my hands occupied so that they're not in my mouth, which is a modern day miracle. I quit smoking no problem about 10 years ago, but I was never able to quit chewing my nails until I started carrying interesting knives around. :thumbup:
 
Same.. whenever my red sawcut TC is in my pocket for the day I can't keep it out of my hands. Love the texture.
 
matgarsmi said:
Stag. Love all the hidden crevices. I carry my 73 in my back pocket, but when I get to work I switch it to my front just so I can fondle it all day long without looking like a weirdo.
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I hate to be the one to disillusion you, but if you have your hand in your front pocket, fondling something, you will always look a little bit weird to normal people. :eek: :rolleyes:
 
It's been three weeks since my last cigarette, and I have been using my knives as worry stones to assist me getting through it. Different days, different covers. One of my rituals every morning - even when I was smoking, is to pick up a couple knives out of the drawer, and work 'em a bit like a worry stone to see which one was the one for the day. Jigged bone, Queen's faux stag carved bone, smooth bone, smooth wood, micarta. They all work good depending on the day :)
 
Crazy Canuck said:
It's been three weeks since my last cigarette, and I have been using my knives as worry stones to assist me getting through it. Different days, different covers. One of my rituals every morning - even when I was smoking, is to pick up a couple knives out of the drawer, and work 'em a bit like a worry stone to see which one was the one for the day. Jigged bone, Queen's faux stag carved bone, smooth bone, smooth wood, micarta. They all work good depending on the day :)
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Congrats on 3 weeks! :thumbup:
 
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