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I'm just wondering which patterns fit into this subforum. I know the Barlow, Trapper, Stockman, Congress, Toothpick, Muskrat, and Canoe off the top of my head, but what else fits in? Does a SAK count? If not, why?
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Traditional patterns - what counts?
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SAKs are always welcome here.
There's a pretty good explanation of what is acceptable on this forum. Take time to read Guidelines For The Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades Sub Forum that is stickied at the top of the page.
If you take some time and look through some threads, it will become evident very quickly. The What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today? thread is good place to start.
There's a pretty good explanation of what is acceptable on this forum. Take time to read Guidelines For The Traditional Folders and Fixed Blades Sub Forum that is stickied at the top of the page.
If you take some time and look through some threads, it will become evident very quickly. The What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today? thread is good place to start.
Beat me to the link Gary.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ional-Folders-amp-Fixed-Blades-quot-Sub-Forum
"A bit more detail:
If a regular knife user of the mid 1960's would find nothing out of the ordinary about the design, then it's traditional.
That means large Buck 110-ish lockbacks are in.
SAKs date to the late 1800's. If they are not one hand opening, they are in. (See comments on materials of construction.)
Modern locking mechanisms such as Walker liner locks, pocket clips, holes / studs to allow one hand opening are all out. (Traditional liner locks, such as the lock on a TL29, are in.) Add a clip to a stockman, and it needs to be posted elsewhere. By the same token, if it is traditional except for a clip and you remove the clip, feel free to post it here.
We tend to have some tolerance when it comes to fixed blades. But, new designs with features such as glass breakers, are not included in this forum.
We give leeway on materials of construction. So if you have a nice stockman with G10 covers, it's traditional enough for us. After all, plastics have been used on knife handles since the 1800's. Stainless steel has been used in cutlery since the 1920's, so stainless is considered traditional. And even though PM alloys are new developments, that fella in the mid-1960's would never know the difference if he were looking at the knife, so they are OK, too."
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ional-Folders-amp-Fixed-Blades-quot-Sub-Forum
"A bit more detail:
If a regular knife user of the mid 1960's would find nothing out of the ordinary about the design, then it's traditional.
That means large Buck 110-ish lockbacks are in.
SAKs date to the late 1800's. If they are not one hand opening, they are in. (See comments on materials of construction.)
Modern locking mechanisms such as Walker liner locks, pocket clips, holes / studs to allow one hand opening are all out. (Traditional liner locks, such as the lock on a TL29, are in.) Add a clip to a stockman, and it needs to be posted elsewhere. By the same token, if it is traditional except for a clip and you remove the clip, feel free to post it here.
We tend to have some tolerance when it comes to fixed blades. But, new designs with features such as glass breakers, are not included in this forum.
We give leeway on materials of construction. So if you have a nice stockman with G10 covers, it's traditional enough for us. After all, plastics have been used on knife handles since the 1800's. Stainless steel has been used in cutlery since the 1920's, so stainless is considered traditional. And even though PM alloys are new developments, that fella in the mid-1960's would never know the difference if he were looking at the knife, so they are OK, too."
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A quick and dirty guideline is to ask yourself if the knife in question is something your grandfather would carry. That's starting to become problematic though because the answer is totally dependent on your vintage. Being on the younger side in these parts, I know grandfathers who have carried nothing but Spydercos their entire adult lives.
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Ok thanks guys. I wasn't sure if there were some tribal knowledge or secrets here 
Technically at 37 I'm a grandpa so... Yeah... 
Technically at 37 I'm a grandpa so... Yeah...