The TRADITIONAL sunday picture show-11/13/11

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This forum seems to get about the most members participating with pictures, so I thought a Sunday picture show was in order.

Rules- TRADITIONAL KNIVES ONLY
-There is no brand loyalty in the Sunday picture show. As long as it's a traditonal piece of cutlery, a cool trinket with a traditonal company logo on it (advertising stuff), folding or fixed, it belongs here.
- The photo must show off the knife, lets not have vacation pictures with captions like "Here we are camping and if you look in the background, you can see my knife on the picinic table". The knife is the reason for the photo.
- The more interesting the the blade (rare, oddball) the better.
- Try to take a pic of the knife like you would like to see it in a magazine, in an advertisement, or hung on your wall. Interesting pictures that maybe have something they were meant for/to do thrown in there (fishing knives by the water) camping knives in the woods, military knives with another military piece from the same era, you get the idea.
-Post as many as you want but save some for the fallowing weekends!


I'll start it off with a couple pictures of my Camillus riggers knife, handed down to me when my grandfather passed. I'm a rigger now so it must have just been meant to be. But not on boats, the second pic shows were I do my rigging, I have used it a few times now for losening stubborn knots up high.

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I love those knives. There's just something about them. Is that the actual one your granddad left you? It looks in AMAZING condition.
By the way, are you one of THESE guys?
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I'm new to traditionals but here are my new favorites, the Damascus Swayback has been my EDC for the last week and I'm loving it.

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Great knives Groove, I'm on a mission to obtain a swayback of my own soon too, love them. That is a beautiful Damascas example!
Voltron, yes, I climb towers, but I've never been close to that height. I climb mostly cell towers and havn't been more than 350ft yet. Most cell towers aren't that tall like the broadcasting towers.
 
Hi oilburner -

Case little butterbean that I won in a Thomason contest last year - he sent it to me with all the beans!

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best regards

mqqn
 
Here's a few shots I just took today.

First up is a Boker Airforce Survival knife. It's actually a replica of their original version. I have to admit, for being made in China, it is finished very well. The only complaint I have about it is the blade was ground rather thick, so the edge was pretty obtuse. After working on it for a bit, I was able to thin out and convex the edge rather nicely.
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Next up is a Queen fixed blade I've had for over 10 years now. I never really used it, because, like the Boker, the edge was rather obtuse. Well, I pretty much convexed the whole blade, and now it's a very handy knife in the kitchen. I was actually hoping I'd get the opportunity to do some hunting again, because I'd love to be able to use these knives in the field.

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Lastly, I have my Case Old Red Bone Trapper. I've posted pics of this one over the years, but here it is helping me make lunch today.

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My first knife, carried it many years in my younger days. Snapped the main blade while working on my motorcycle. Serves as my reminder that a knife is the most expensive and least effective screwdriver you'll ever use.

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Chief, that reminds me of something my old blacksmith boss used to say... "Everything is a hammer except chisels... they're screwdrivers". Great sunday show this week everyone!
 
That Roy Rogers knife is GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is there a company stamp on it or anything? What do you know about it? Cool!
 
I love those knives. There's just something about them. Is that the actual one your granddad left you? It looks in AMAZING condition.
By the way, are you one of THESE guys?
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That gave me the hebie jeebies just watching it!!! Not one for those of us who suffer from vertigo.
Gotta say, I hope for the filmer's family's sake his OH&S manager doesn't see it or his job is toast.
 
I haven't started work yet, so it must still be Sunday...

This is my commonly carried and used knife. It's an Opinel #8 in carbon steel. Very light & pockets easily.

One thing that this knife has done for me is that it has opened up a new horizon for me in terms of pocket knife use. I use it all the time for food preparation either in the kitchen, at my work site or out on hiking/camping/hunting/skiing outings. Really an incredibly useful knife.

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