Traditional knife you keep coming back to...

[Daddyo16]

This one:


1989 Case 6292

 

[pmew]

ever since I bought it I've had a peanut in my pocket whilst on duty. I have three, but this was the first and the one that gets carried the most by far. Since I relegated the leatherman to my kit bag I've only ever had a peanut in my pocket on duty. It does everything I have ever needed.

Paul

 

[Halfneck]

I'm flighty as heck when it comes to which traditional I want to carry. Sort of rotates between a Victorinox Lumberjack, Victorinox Farmer, GEC Ebony Eureka Jack, GEC Ebony Pemberton, Yellow Case Peanut, and a Case Medium Jackknife in black delrin.

But the one I always seem to come to is the Case Medium Jack. Makes no sense as I prefer carbon steel and I'm not big on delrin. Yet something about that knife does it for me. I've even gotten to the point I consider it my lucky pocketknife.

 

[quattromori]

Very nice, Fausto! :thumbup::thumbup:
Can you tell us a little more about that knife (or those knives )? Thanks!

- GT

So you finally got your sheath knife huh? The blade looks very similar to one you'd find on a resolza. Who made it?

- Christian

Not hijacking the thread I hope...
So, the knife on the left is based on a New England Whaler from an old HSB catalog, and was custom made by Jared Oeser. So far my only custom slipjoint, and my most carried knife.
The knife on the right is a hunter/skinner FB made by Rocky Menefee that came to me under weird and unexpected circumstances a couple years ago, and currently the only FB I own (probably not going to be that for long though ).

Fausto

 

[ismaris]

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Without a doubt my favorite, and one of my first purchases as a 16 year old kid. I think I paid $8 for it at the local hardware store.

 

[thawk]

Without a doubt my favorite, and one of my first purchases as a 16 year old kid. I think I paid $8 for it at the local hardware store.

The Schrade Walden 825 Razor Blade Stainless, especially these with the threaded bolster, and the red inked shield, certainly are "go to" for me as well.

 

[deskil]

I got this gunstock thing going on and I just can't pick one of these over the other, but an Oeser gunstock in white paper micarta haunts my dreams.

 

[spydutch]

I have 2 beautiful GEC's (thanks again Paul and Duane :thumbup: ) with perfect fit and finish and 1 near perfect Chestnut Bone Peanut amongst my modest collection but I always go back to my Yellow Delrin Peanut with it's main blade a hair off touching the shield side liner.
It just feels good to have that little knife in the pocket.
We've been through a lot together since 2011

 

[jakemex]

I have a 40 year old Case slimline trapper in CV that I have always returned to when I get involved in maintenance work of any kind. I have a new one that I'm still breaking in. It's thin blade shape and how it rides in the pocket unnoticed are the main reasons I still carry it.

 

[pinnah]

I don't know about the rest of you guys and gals, but while I may drift, hah, more like lose my way I tend to keep coming back to one knife, but my keen sense of priorities haven't rested enough attention to come to grips that it may be the knife

Gary, great idea for a thread and a spot on observation.

My current "drift" has been back to Buck lock backs. In the past year, I've acquired a script & micarta Buck 500 that I'm heads and heels in love with. About a month ago, I got a newer Buck 110. Wow. The beveled edges and less extreme clip point (compared to the old ones) really transform the knife for me. The 110 has pretty much been my pocket for a month straight.

But... and everybody knows where this is going....

The knife I return to over and over and over again.

The Opinel Inox #9 with a Micra back up.
Untitled by Pinnah, on Flickr

 

[Primble]

My ole Catt:

 

[The Zieg]

Zieg

 

[Jessero]

This one and it's funny i have more expensive and quite a few to choose from but this one...

Same here. Even have "nicer" looking models of it, the wood and brass, but tend to choose the black sawcut one. I feel like additional criteria for me is "will it make me upset if it gets dinged up" and I think it only adds character to it.

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Again, it's always good to know you're not alone with these thoughts, nice sharing guys.

And that's a good photo there of the Buck, has a lot of grit to it, besides just grit...there's well, you know grit to it

G2

 

[bald1]

Gary,

As I've gotten older and retired I've found that age related issues have forced me to have gravitated away from folders requiring the use of fingernail nicks to open as well as now preferring smaller sizes. So my well worn #HK-7-S sambar stag handled Henckel's whittler nor my Matt Cucchiara customized large Sebenza (BG42) nor Rob Siminoch 1999 Custom Talonite REKAT Carnivore or even one of my Simonich-Camillus fixed bladed Talons (Talonite or 154CM) in a pocket slip sheath sees as much carry these days.

Instead any of these gets the nod:
-- Custom Buck 532 with mastadon ivory scales and Master Series BG42 blade (sorry about the fingerprint on the blade )
-- William Henry T12RB redwood burl spearpoint 154CM blade
-- 1999 small Sebenza with box elder inlays BG42 blade (you might recognize this one Gary )

Bob

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Wow Bob, blast from the past, good to see you here and very nice, and yes...that knife looks familiar
G2

 

[knarfeng]

Gary,

As I've gotten older and retired I've found that age related issues have forced me to have gravitated away from folders requiring the use of fingernail nicks to open as well as now preferring smaller sizes. So my well worn #HK-7-S sambar stag handled Henckel's whittler nor my Matt Cucchiara customized large Sebenza (BG42) nor Rob Siminoch 1999 Custom Talonite REKAT Carnivore or even one of my Simonich-Camillus fixed bladed Talons (Talonite or 154CM) in a pocket slip sheath sees as much carry these days.

Instead any of these gets the nod:
-- Custom Buck 532 with mastadon ivory scales and Master Series BG42 blade (sorry about the fingerprint on the blade )
-- William Henry T12RB redwood burl spearpoint 154CM blade
-- 1999 small Sebenza with box elder inlays BG42 blade (you might recognize this one Gary )

Bob

Ix-Nay on the thumb-studs, please. We don't do thumb studs in the Traditional Forum.

 

[bald1]

Frank,

I was a moderator here in the early days with just a few hundred members along with James Mattis. I understand your admonishment but had honestly thought since I referenced my Henckel's "traditional" whittler in my post about why old age has made "nail busters" a non-starter option that my post was relevant to Gary's opening query. It won't happen again.

Mentioning James reminded me of several others we've lost besides him back in the day. Rob Simonich, knifemaker, and Walt "Doc" Welch, simply a great guy. For those that never knew him, this from the archives is worth a read: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...e-going-to-miss-you/page2?highlight=doc+welch. Gary will remember all this well.

Bob

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Thanks for the reminder Bob, a lot of good people have gone, shouldn't be forgotten, I remember James well and miss his posts too same with Doc and Rob, a sad loss for us for sure.
G2

 

[SAK Guy]

Probably these.....

Have that 8OT in a neck sheath as I type.