There's just that special something I see in traditional knives...

[Hickory n steel]

Will a current Modern knife be called Modern in 2082 or will it be A Traditional ?????

Probably not, but it won't be called traditional either unless we have pocket lightsabers at that point.

 

[afishhunter]

Traditional slipjoints/"spring knives" and friction folders are elegant.
Even a work knife pattern like the Barlow, stockman, trapper, or moose, are not out of place in a gents pocket at church or in the office.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Yes, I totally understand the advancement of goods, including folding knives. But, even with all the benefits that modern folding knives bring to the table as tools, I just can't get excited about them.
Obviously a lot of that is very likely because of my having grown up in a time where traditional knives still reined. Where machines to make knives were nowhere as advanced as they are today, but still, just something about them overall that draws me to them.
Again, nostalgia likely has me bound to them over the modern. I find the traditional knives to be beautiful, even when they are fairly simple overall in their styling.

Here is a knife that I just purchased this past weekend... I just love that old look that traditional knives have

Traditionals appeal to me the same way. I have a particular fondness for folding hunter patterns which, for some reason, seem to convey that sentiment loudly to me. In all honesty, I don't generally have a frequent use for a large knife like these. But the aesthetic of the pattern conveys all the things I like in Traditional knives: honest & hard-working unpretentiousness and a real depth of history, both of the pattern itself and it's history of service in use. I especially like finding old, well-used (but well cared for) knives that look like they've already given a lifetime of service to someone else, before I ever laid eyes or hands on them. It's largely why this one below appealed to me and why I jumped at the chance to buy it. It's a Case 1965-'69 6265 SAB pattern. The frame is a carryover from Case's 'XX era' period (1940-'64), with the blade being stamped for the following 'USA era' period, during which time Case started stamping 'USA' on their blades. The overlap in eras suggests the knife was likely made sometime around 1965. It's almost as old as I am (60). That speaks to me in a big way.

 

[TheChunk91]

It’s nice to live in a time where we have choices of traditional and modern. Don’t ever let anyone get by with saying traditional knives are obsolete or not as good as modern knives. They both have their place. The tried and true old designs were practical when first introduced and will remain so as long as people walk the earth.

 

[JohnDF]

all the things I like in Traditional knives: honest & hard-working unpretentiousness and a real depth of history, both of the pattern itself and it's history of service in use.

Well said.