Traditional folder knives - I don’t get it

AG Russell made a very sleek sowbelly folder that was quite nice, the curves drew me to it, here's a couple of images I took a few years ago, it now resides with a friend from work as once he saw it, he was smitten ;)

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Jsega51 said:
K KVT , do you have any interest in this thread anymore or can people stop taking your bait?

Do you find any of the information and opinions given changing your mind at all? Maybe you just enjoy cringing at the pictures people are posting? 🙃
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Does this thread bother you? Is it too spicy for you? Not spicy enough? Do you feel you need to be a traffic cop?

I've enjoyed the dialogue here.
 
Gary W. Graley said:
AG Russell made a very sleek sowbelly folder that was quite nice, the curves drew me to it, here's a couple of images I took a few years ago, it now resides with a friend from work as once he saw it, he was smitten ;)

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That's a pretty BA lookin' traditional. ^^

Love the spine-length nick/fuller. The handle/materials look amazing. Might need to pursue one of those.
 
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I too am on board with the "I don't get it" crowd. I'm a fidgeter and a tinkerer. I can do neither with my Case mini copperlock. I keep it because it was a gift for my 40th birthday 3 years ago.

However, I do appreciate the aesthetic of traditionals, and the top flippers that look like traditionals have interested me because of that. However, I've yet to encounter one that I could easily manipulate one handed, so back to square one.
 
My first knives were slip joints in the 1960s............
I have a small slip joint on my keychain and use it more than my BM Bailout out in my pocket.
I do like locking knives for the safety of it not accidently closing.
Different types of knives all have a purpose.
I'm looking at a Biker Tree brand with a bone handle.........just cause......It's a knife!!!
 
Some of us folks grew up with traditional slipjoints. And are old enough to remember when modern folders didn't exist.

I have had slipjoint in my pocket everyday since I was 5 years old. So for the last 65+ years, a pocket knife resides in my left front pocket.

I always have a 4" stockman or trapper along with a Zippo or Ronson JetLite on me.
 
I appreciate many traditionals, and I appreciate many moderns. I just like knives, and have no desire to pick one style over the other. Interesting thread, though.
 
I really don't find any appeal with "traditionals", and I can't stand a knife loose in my pocket. Never started actually edc-ing a knife until Sal brought us the pocketclip.
 
Jsega51 said:
K KVT , do you have any interest in this thread anymore or can people stop taking your bait?

Do you find any of the information and opinions given changing your mind at all? Maybe you just enjoy cringing at the pictures people are posting? 🙃
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Internet forum = mob. And the mob is fickle, brother. If you don't like something, the ignore button is your friend.
 
KVT said:
Does this thread bother you? Is it too spicy for you? Not spicy enough? Do you feel you need to be a traffic cop?

I've enjoyed the dialogue here.
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Now that you mention it, not spicy enough, just wondering if your mind is being changed at all. Your first post explained all the things you don’t like about them, which the same reasons are being used to explain why people like them.
 
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I think this has been an interesting thread, and I have really enjoyed the photos by Gary W. Graley.

I usually open carry fixed blades and/or folders by Spyderco or Benchmade. Where I live in Florida, it is legal to open carry almost any blade, except in proscribed areas such as schools and courthouses. It is also legal to conceal "common pocket knives" without a permit, but there is no legal definition of that term. In some places, such as hospitals, there seems to be no rule against knives, but I would prefer to conceal, just to avoid the small chance of upsetting somebody. So I have been looking at slip-joints this year. I got a modern slip-joint from MKM, but it is ridiculously hard to open with two hands. I also tried a Benchmade Proper, but it's also hard to open and not pleasing to my eye.

I recently found a Miguel Nieto Navaja Linea Campaña at the local farm store. It is attractive, it is reasonably easy to open, the handle is exceptionally comfortable for me, the AN-58 blade was very sharp out of the box, it slices nicely, and it cost only US$30. I carry it on my belt in a horizontal sheath from Amazon, so my T-shirt will conceal it when I want it to. I am very happy with it, although I would still generally prefer to carry a Bugout or Endura. :-)

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Gary W. Graley said:
Nice Jill, my USA version of the Seahorse arrived today and really pleased with it, I didn't know it was so deeply engraved, a pleasant surprise, such a fitting knife for the coming 4th of July ;)

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The engraving on that is a lot deeper than it looks on the photos seen on the dealer sites. I like the look too.

While I don't usually go for patriotic-themed knives, I think I gotta get one of those.

Mark
 
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