Thrifty Thursday... Cheap Traditional Knives

[euroken]

A lot of knives for the price!

 

[5K Qs]

The past couple of days I've been running around with my hair on fire, so I'm late with posting a Thrifty Thursday knife this week.
IMHO, it's worth waiting for, though!
Rough Ryder canoe with "artisan wood" covers that I bought last July:


I wonder with all the recent news about inflation whether I should raise my "thrifty threshold" going forward.
For example, I joined Blade Forums in 2014 and started buying pocketknives that same year. If I considered any knife under $10 as thrifty then, an online inflation calculator indicates that in 2022, a $10 knife would cost $12 (actually $11.98), so maybe anything I buy this year that's less than 12 bucks should meet my personal thrifty criterion.

- GT

 

[5K Qs]

Hey, last post in this thread last week, and first post this week - Bookends!
The Rough Ryder Tobacco Road sowbelly stockman has decorative copper rivets that look good to me. It also has an unusual blade combination for a sowbelly stockman.


- GT

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[screened porch]

Also Portugal, I think:

 

[mbkr]

Gerber US1

 

[mph57]

A pair of 1980 Colonial "Old Cutlers."

 

[joeradza]

Dollarwise this comes in a little above what I'd consider thrifty but it's a homerun in price performance ratio.

 

[Pt-Luso]

Also Portugal, I think:

Yes Gary is another Portuguese knife.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[5K Qs]

Rough Rider amber jigged bone marlinspike that cost $2 more than my former "thrifty threshold", but I'm going to "raise the bar" due to inflation.


- GT

 

[Âchillepattada]

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[screened porch]

Camco, a Camillus bargain brand. (I replaced the catastrophically failed shrinky-dink with epoxy and glitter.)

 

[Headwinds]

Colonial sheepsfoot baseball bat again for Opening Day/Thrifty Thursday.

 

[JohnDF]

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[5K Qs]

Also Portugal, I think:

I like that Martins knife! I don't recall ever seeing those at any "local" vendors.

(I also like the hot cocoa mix, although I usually opt for the dark chocolate flavor. I put a little into my coffee each morning; one of the "single serving" envelopes usually lasts me at least 2 weeks, so I'm not using it extravagantly. )

Camco, a Camillus bargain brand. (I replaced the catastrophically failed shrinky-dink with epoxy and glitter.)

That glittery rehandle job looks really attractive!

Colonial sheepsfoot baseball bat again for Opening Day/Thrifty Thursday.

Very cool "thematic" post!

All 3 objects in that photo are very appealing, especially the dark tone of that leather slip!!

My thrifty choice this week is a Chinese Queen canoe:


- GT

 

[mozarkmm]

The TL29 in this pic as been in my pocket at least 20% of the time for probably 35 years.

I have three mid-80's TL29's, given by a brother that was in the Navy then, 2 Queens, and this Camillus. FWIW, in my limited experience, in that time frame the Camillus was a significantly better made knife.

MM

 

[JohnDF]

All 3 objects in that photo are very appealing

Thank you, GT.

 

[Headwinds]

Very cool "thematic" post!

- GT

Thank you!