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I’m still losing sleep since I posted on Sunday night! Still haven’t chosen.Dude, I tried. I really did. I got done with the 7 and realized I didn't even have the 86 BF barlow in. Then I found a couple others I'd cry over if I had to leave out. Then I started having anxiety and said the HELL WITH IT!!!Sorry Chris. I tried.
Great choices, Harry! I'm beginning to think you like straight edges...It will be very tough to pick Only 5 to have and USE . But I will have a stab at it .
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Taylors Eye Witness Lambfoot and Old Stag Pruner
Yes , I really do use them both
Kauhavan Puukko with Birch Bark Handles
Taylors Eye Witness
And if I was to Stretch it to 7 ?? I would likely choose these as Users also
But I will never be able to carry and use any of the knives above as long as I carried and used this Ulster . Bought new in 1961 and retired in 2003.
Harry
Also, kudos for keeping up with the same knife for that many years! Oh, the stories that thing could tell! 
Fine choices, sir!
A few more Bucks, and another SAK in the mix!!A very logical selection indeed! And, more Bucks!!!Limited to five knives, I can do it (I’ll miss all the variety I have now though). I need a filet knife, a fixed blade deer skinner, a Lock-Back, a Medium Stockman for EDC, and a gents knife for dress slacks. This Schrade USA and these Buck’s would be perfect, but I could put together an equally good selection using Case Knives. OH
Oh how dare you ask such a question.
I’ll give my best try at this. I will have honorable mentions however.
I narrowed the honorable mention to 4.
1. Cosimo lamb
2. 77 clip Barlow
3. 39 club knife
4. Albers GL-24 lamb (not pictured)
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The final 5 as of right now. It was hard narrowing it down to be honest. 32 was a surprise but I carry it often and I’m liking it.
1. HHB
2. 93 lamb
3. 77 BF
4. 32 NF
5. Grinling Whittler
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Snazzy setup, Paul! Lambs and clips. Got it! 
Quite the variety, GT! All fine knives, of course. Would you believe me if I told you I guessed two of your five beforehand??"Keep ONLY 5" means that each keeper knife has to represent several aspects of my current knife holdings.
I'll keep this semi-organized by listing in order of number of blades, least to greatest.
1. Watchman W002 with wood handles, hefty sheepsfoot blade, and bail
Until 10.5 years ago, I didn't know what a sheepsfoot blade was, and I thought a pocketknife with only a single blade just didn't live up to its potential. But as I've become more familiar with the immense variety available in folding knives, I've become very fond of the utility and power of knives that have a big wood handle and a substantial sheepsfoot blade. I have several of them now, and I'll let this Chinese Watchman represent that style of knife, since it also has a bail and an anchor shield, two features that I find quite irresistible in terms of utility and of style, respectively.
2. Mohawk stag canoe
My choice for a 2-bladed knife will have to be a canoe; I own more canoes than any other knife pattern. I also really admire stag covers, even though I don't have many in my current holdings. So I'll choose this stag Mohawk canoe as my 2-bladed knife. It was made in Germany for AG Russell, so I suppose it represents the many European knives I have (from Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Czech Republic).
Also, the knife represents for me the "community aspects" of The Porch, since a BF member bought the knife in a lot he purchased, then, knowing my "thang" for canoes, contacted me and offered me the knife for a more-than-fair price (thanks, Mike).
3. Case chestnut jigged bone CV sowbelly stockman
My favorite 3-bladed pattern is the clip/sheepsfoot/spey stockman, especially the sowbelly version of the pattern. I'm also a fan of Case as an historically important American cutler, and Case's chestnut jigged bone CV series is one that I have actively pursued over the years, especially after receiving 3 different patterns from that series as generous gifts from 3 different BF members (2 of whom have passed away). So this particular knife represents some very specific things for me, but also checks some "general" boxes: bone handles (which I hadn't seen until first coming to BF), spey and clip blades, and round bolsters and almost sunk joints (2 structural features that I find very appealing).
4. Colonial Forest-Master scout knife from the 1960s
For a 4-or-more-bladed knife, I wanted to include some sort of SAK, probably with Alox covers. I was having a hard time deciding whether the Farmer or the Electrician should be my choice. But then I realized my first knife deserves to stay with me as long as possible, so it MUST be one of my 5 keepers! This knife was my constant companion on Dad's dairy farm from the time I was 9 or 10 until I left for college in 1969, and I've used it more, for more different kinds of tasks, than any other knife I have. I still think that I should always carry a knife that is a "pocket toolbox" with several tools in addition to a sharp blade. I suppose this Colonial also represents synthetic covers for me, and it represents the inexpensive but decent quality knives toward which I still gravitate.
5. Union Jack, my rosewood lambsfoot
Obviously, I've looped back to a single-bladed knife for my last choice. This knife represents my lambsfoot knives, a blade that I've come to respect highly. It also represents my family's support of my "crazy knife habit", since it's a knife my wife and daughter bought for me in a York, England hardware store.
Maybe I'll return to add a couple of more knives later, but I think I'd want to add 2 dozen instead of just 2, so don't hold your breath!
- GT
There's some solid meaning behind your choices, sir!
Thanks for posting! Case Chestnut is the best thing since '79, IMO.I haven't posted in a while, but this one got me motivated. Apologies for the crude pic, but here are my 3 favorite GECs and my 2 favorite Case beaters
Somebody had to say it! 
No rush! However, a few drops are scheduled to happen soon which may further complicate things...I’m still losing sleep since I posted on Sunday night! Still haven’t chosen.
Very solid group!!!
Some wonderful choices here BruceLimited to five knives, I can do it (I’ll miss all the variety I have now though). I need a filet knife, a fixed blade deer skinner, a Lock-Back, a Medium Stockman for EDC, and a gents knife for dress slacks. This Schrade USA and these Buck’s would be perfect, but I could put together an equally good selection using Case Knives. OH
) One out of many French knives- ditto. One locker, one Custom (OMG....), one single spring two blades, One big Spear, One big Sheepfoot, One Clip, One Drop-Point aaaaarrrgghhh! A Vintage ... CANNOT live without Stag, Delrin, Ram's Horn, Jigged Bone, Woods, Micarta.....
Have to be 5 of each favourite pattern, scales, steel and locking type for start.
Thank you Will! Just pretend that this is fantasy (because it is!), then you can pick any five because you don’t really have to!Some wonderful choices here Bruce
But, I can't get it down to that...
Would HAVE to have 2 Fixed, Puukko (nothing fancy either) and a Grohmann Bird&Trout flat ground. At least one Stockman (but where to start???
Then there's scales ....
Then there's steels.... Nooooooooo ! This would be Knife Purgatory
I remain the voyeur, keep these selections coming, ye of strong resolve
Thanks, Chris.Quite the variety, GT! All fine knives, of course. Would you believe me if I told you I guessed two of your five beforehand??
), or do you mean 2 specific knives (like guessing I'd name my Mohawk stag canoe and my chestnut jigged bone CV Case sowbelly has some prophetic power
)?
