Traditional and Modern pairings

[Cambertree]

That Enzo is sweet, and one of these days I'm going to bight the bullet and pick up a delica. I don't buy moderns anymore, but the delica just seems like a must in any knife collection.
I was planning on building a stove just like that one for my last outing, since I have yet to pick up a gas stove. It looks super easy and effective. I just wish they would drop all these burn bans in my area long enough for me to get out and use once I do put it together.

Nice photo. I have a Delica with custom micarta scales that I don't carry, because I don't want to mess up the pristine micarta, I might just need to bite the bullet and do it.

Thanks Erik and LastRodeo.

Yes, I favour traditionals pretty heavily now, but will still use my Spydies when I have occasion to need one hand openers while working with materials held in my other hand.

The Delica's a superb knife, one of the best cutting tools I've used, don't carry it so much anymore, but it was an EDC mainstay for two or three years.

LastRodeo, for me, micarta's one of those materials like carbon steel that becomes more appealing as it wears and patinas with use.

Erik, I'm a bit of a sucker for good lightweight backpacking stoves - I often carry two or three different types with me, weight permitting, to get an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of each.

One of my mates likes to tinker with his own prototypes, so I get to try a few of them too.

The Bushbuddy Ultralight is made by a guy in Iskut, Alaska. The build quality is superb, as is the design, and it's a lot of fun to use and look at, when the secondary burn flames get going. It's designed to snugly fit inside a Snowpeak 900 pot set, which protects the thin .006" steel when it's in your pack. It runs best on twigs about pencil size.

Advantages are: it takes up no extra space if you have a Snowpeak 900, it has a limitless fuel supply if theres wood and twigs around, and it's easy and fun to prep for and start on short hiking breaks, without leaving a black mark on the ground afterwards as a normal hunters fire of twigs and small sticks would.

Disadvantages are: it needs to be diligently and fairly continously fed, and it leaves black carbon on the outside of pots, which I don't like as I nest my stoves and pots inside each other in my pack like Russian dolls.

I tend to use mine for morale and handwarming and use a Snowpeak Giga gas stove or lightweight alcohol burner for heating water and cooking.

Sorry, I don't have any more photos on file with Trad/Modern pairs and the Bushbuddy, so I'll have to post some separate photos of another pair: this one turns the tables a little on the usual fixed/folder concept, with the folder being the workhorse, and the fixed blade more in the finesse, detail work role.

Gayle Bradley 1


Roselli Grandmother (and Karesuando reindeer antler firesteel, and Gränsfors Mini-hatchet).



I'll take some more photos of the BB UL next time I have it out.

Edit: Actually looking at the photos, it's not a bad compact version of the classic Nessmuk triad...

 

[Legenddkk]

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[AusLoX]

I'm really loving the lg. Inkosis. At first I thought your 25 had wood inlays. I got a little excited at the idea of them finally adding more I pay options for the inkosis.

Thank man! I love the Large Inkosi(Chief). I can't get it out of my pocket. I heard they're going to make a denim Micarta inlay version at some point. That would be awesome!
The easiest way to tell the difference from the 25, besides the oversized washers, is the clip placement. The clip doesn't ride on the lockbar like the 25 does; the clip is at a slightly different angle.

 

[Cambertree]

Beautiful slippie there Legenddkk. Is that a custom? Or a modded GEC?

 

[Legenddkk]

Beautiful slippie there Legenddkk. Is that a custom? Or a modded GEC?

Thanks man! The slippie is a GEC #14 Lick Creek. It was the black canvas micarta SFO with stainless bolsters and liners from GPknives.


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[Cambertree]

Thanks man! The slippie is a GEC #14 Lick Creek. It was the black canvas micarta SFO with stainless bolsters and liners from GPknives

Wow, that's really nice, I completely missed that release. I'm a big fan of the all steel GECs. And stainless bolsters and liners: Perfect. I wish they did more of that configuration in the regular runs. Great choice!

 

[Legenddkk]

Wow, that's really nice, I completely missed that release. I'm a big fan of the all steel GECs. Great choice!

I don't really see this particular SFO around in pics often. Even though gpknives sold out fairly quick. They had 2 runs. Still sporting the 1095 blade.


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[Cambertree]

I don't really see this particular SFO around in pics often. Even though gpknives sold out fairly quick. They had 2 runs. Still sporting the 1095 blade.

Yep, that choice of steels for blade and parts is perfect for me. I love a good carbon steel blade, but am not fixated on carbon steel liners and backspring. I don't like the idea of corrosion and rust developing on the inside of the liners and down the sides of the backspring and bottom of the blade channel. Yeah I maintain and oil those areas, but it just seems unnecessary work for no advantage.

Another one I'll be looking out for, now. Thanks for showing it.

Do you know if that stainless liner and backspring/1095 blade combo has only been done in the 14s?

 

[Attila72]

 

[Legenddkk]

Yep, that choice of steels for blade and parts is perfect for me. I love a good carbon steel blade, but am not fixated on carbon steel liners and backspring. I don't like the idea of corrosion and rust developing on the inside of the liners and down the sides of the backspring and bottom of the blade channel. Yeah I maintain and oil those areas, but it just seems unnecessary work for no advantage.

Another one I'll be looking out for, now. Thanks for showing it.

Do you know if that stainless liner and backspring/1095 blade combo has only been done in the 14s?

This is the only knife from GEC that I know of that has this. I'm not a GEC expert by any means though


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[Cambertree]

This is the only knife from GEC that I know of that has this. I'm not a GEC expert by any means though

Right, cheers for that. :thumbup:

Attila, that's a superb looking combo of the classic and the modern you've chosen there, mate. :thumbup:

 

[cchu518]

Nice little user came in today

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[Shock_]

Chris, love the ebony handles on that Gary Bradley. The GB2 is one Ive always wanted to try but never made it happen.

Thank you. The handles are a definite upgrade from the originals. I bought them from the custom shop here on BF. Made by Sketchen scales. The GB2 is definitely worth the $. It is a amazing cutting machine.

 

[marthinus]

WR Case Large two bladed trapper, Model2 and a small field notebook while walking water trenches today.

 

[marthinus]

Walking trenches again. JD Ellis Lanny's Clip, Model 2 wharncliffe, Parker pen and rite in the rain notepad.

 

[Wurrwulf]

In the category of "Punching Well Above Their Weight":

 

[Blackdogfinn1]

Marthinus- who makes that Model 2? Thanks in advance!

Edit: I think I figured it out😀. Nice job, Marthinus!

 

[harronek]

Ken

 

[JITDC]

Two beauties both new to me this week, what a Thanksgiving to remember!

 

[Danke42]

I love the aesthetics of the teardrop jack with a wide spear blade. I own many examples, but my "purdiest" favorite might be this tortoise-shell celluloid from Schrade-Cutco.

Here's my current fav close to yours. I like those scales you have.

I'm thinking the Fremont Jack in Mammoth is high on the list too.