Traditional and Modern pairings

[afishhunter]

no changes. probably won't b until Tuesday or Wednesday.
not gunna waste Spark's server space postin' the same photo again & again & again.


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See post Post 12503 on page 626 for picture.

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At 13:00 ("1:00 P.M.") I changed to the Imperial Frontier Double Eagle stockman and my TC 141122 'Tom's Choice' (blade etch wore off) Barlow on the traditional side.

Sroor about that, Chief." as Maxamillion Smart used to say.

 

[sbh06]

Sweet. Glad you got the Sebenza, Jeremy. What’s up with the broken blade?

I really like it, thanks Paul. The broken blade is on a Kutmaster from Utica NY that was my grandpa’s old knife. I got his old knives in the past months and this was one of them. Main blade was broken but I did get it screaming sharp. It’s not worth much $ wise probably but is one of the more valuable knives to me that I own because of its history.

 

[jmh33]

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[GeofS]

My first Jack Wolf, the After Hours Jack. I can see why these are addictive.

Yeah, they look nice. If they weren’t made in China, I would have been all over them.

 

[GeofS]

 

[Mustacheben]

Been on a 47 kick lately, it keeps finding its way into my pocket.

 

[Peregrin]

 

[Hoffmajo89]

Maybe our last snow of the year here in Boise. Sitting out on the driveway while the kids play.

 

[Viper84]

Yeah, they look nice. If they weren’t made in China, I would have been all over them.

I know, I hesitated due to that, but if I were to truly avoid everything I buy that's made in China that I need just for day to day life, I would be pretty limited in what I could buy. Today I swapped it for a Made in Japan knife. Much better.

 

[Jakeywax31]

 

[mitch13]

 

[Ironbut]

 

[GeofS]

 

[Just Tom.]

I finally broke down and bought a RAT 1. It’s not bad, but a little heavy - maybe better carried in a jacket-pocket or pack, rather than in your pants pocket.

(Opinel 10 and Buck 110 for scale)

 

[Peregrin]

I'm pretty sure I could get by just fine with these two.

 

[Alex.Y.]

I finally broke down and bought a RAT 1. It’s not bad, but a little heavy - maybe better carried in a jacket-pocket or pack, rather than in your pants pocket.

(Opinel 10 and Buck 110 for scale)

They also have RAT model 2, a mini version of model 1, it is much more compact.

TC pictured here is a 14.

 

[afishhunter]

change of Stockman to the hollow bolster Imperial Bicentenial and
a hollow bolster Imperial (Ireland) Jackmaster Barlow. (identical to the 1956 to 1988 Imperial Prov. N.J. Jackmaster Barlow but for the tang stamp.)

No changes to the modern side or neck knives.
CRKT M21-02G and the "Browning" daddy barlow flipper remain in place.


Sorry. I got 2,000+ more old attachment to delete before I can post pictures again.

 

[Just Tom.]

They also have RAT model 2, a mini version of model 1, it is much more compact.
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TC pictured here is a 14.

Thanks for that size comparison

I did actually consider the model 2, but based on the specs (4in handle), it seemed a little small. I have 4 different modern knife models now - the RAT 1, my Bear & Son flipper, and 2 variations of the KA-BAR Dozier. Most of why they appeal to me is because they are overbuilt and kind of silly. As with my Okapis, I get a laugh thinking of the side-eye and unspoken “good grief, dude, what do you need to carry something like that for?” reactions I might get when deploying them in public to perform mundane tasks.

My toxic-waste green Dozier is my designated “carry it when there’s a good chance you’ll need to wash it afterwards” knife. You should have seen the poor guy’s face in the nursing home when I used it to cut the coffee cake we brought for my parents, and the Dozier is already on the small side…

In general, I still vastly prefer more traditional knives, though.

 

[Chui]

 

[GeofS]