"We few, we happy few..."

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Yeah, I know that's what Henry the fifth told his followers at the battle of Agincourt, but in this case I'm talking about the knives I have been carrying almost exclusively for some months now. These three pocket knives have done everything I needed in the way of a pocket sized cutting tool. The peanut, still in service after 3 years, has become my 'downtown' pick for Washington D.C. when Karen and I go museum hopping. The other two are general use whatever knives. Somewhere close by is an old Wenger SI that is my dirty work knife, but these three have proven to be the final go-to's. The GEC 1095 is a great all around knife, holding an edge very well, while not being hard to touch up on the bottom of a coffee mug. The Resolza has been on many picnic's now, and has done garden duty working on the tomato plants out back and cutting it's share of jute twine, as well as being a very good mail opener, sausage slicer, and spare moment admiration piece just for the beauty of the thing. The resolza has been in steady use since I got it from Fausto, and it's always got it done. I blame the resolza for awakening my interest in friction folders that may well result in my purchase of a Mike Morris item. I've got to ask him if he can make the end of the bottle opener tang into a flat phillips.

If these don't do it, then I figure it's time for the old Buck sheath knife or the cut down machete bushwhacker of my dad's.

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Carl.
 
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When I saw you at that crab house man, I knew you had the affliction bad lately. I knew the peanut was there, you showed me the little Nowicki I gave you, and then showed me the Resolza, which still wows me, very smooth. I'm glad you're getting some work out of that boys knife.

I've been carrying three lately, all at the same time. That Remington peanut you gave me, my Charlow and a Case Bose Tribal Spear. I was leaving the peanut at home on the weekends, I didn't need a small knife like that, no 2.5" regulations where I was going.

Well now, don't get so hasty. I plan on visiting the NMAI, or National Museum of the American Indian. That peanut might be the only knife I can bring into the museum. Also, it packs a lot of punch in a small package. My uncle has always said, the smaller the potato the tougher to peel!

BTW, after our talk at one of the Chesapeake knife shows about Great Eastern knives having springs that were too tight, I knew you were going to like that boys knife.

We gotta get together for some crabs man. If we post pics of a good crab feast, maybe people will show up ;)...
 
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Three great knives Carl, and that's a very nice pic of them :) :thumbup:

Jack
 
The best motivational speech in history. By Shakespeare/Henry V.

Love the peanut with damascus. Is that model still available? I live in the D.C. region myself, and carry a small WH when entering the city from Northern Virginia.
 
An excellent bunch. I haven't been able to parse my lineup quite that much, but I have a rotation of five knives that get carried the vast majority of the time.

This is my best. I grab it whenever I want to carry a knife of the finest craftsmanship.

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The ebony jack is one that makes me smile every time I pick it up. Looks like something from a hundred years ago. The stag #73 is the one knife I'll never get rid of.

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My beater. Thanks again Charlie!

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The fancy knife.

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- Christian
 
Love the Ohta!!!

kamagong said:
An excellent bunch. I haven't been able to parse my lineup quite that much, but I have a rotation of five knives that get carried the vast majority of the time.

This is my best. I grab it whenever I want to carry a knife of the finest craftsmanship.

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The ebony jack is one that makes me smile every time I pick it up. Looks like something from a hundred years ago. The stag #73 is the one knife I'll never get rid of.

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My beater. Thanks again Charlie!

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The fancy knife.

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- Christian
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Nice line-up! How do you carry them Carl? The Peanut I assume is "always" there? With the other two added to the lineup if needed?

I know for me I only own 3 folders (I do have a few modern ones also but don't carry them much except at work), but not all are with me all the time. ONE of them (a single/spear #55 Houndstooth GEC) is ALWAYS in my right front pocket 24/7. Then most of the time my TC Barlow (single/spear) is in a leather slip in either my left front pocket or in my left rear pocket beside my wallet. I carry two folders sometimes but the #55 is ALWAYS one of them as it's my very favorite. The second knife is either the Barlow or my #79 GEC 2-blade workhorse.

The Precious :)
 

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I am truly envious of the fine Barlow. Hopefully I will get one in the future. Meantime I am waiting for a Rough Rider Grand Daddy.

Jack's knives are a fine trio of classic, traditional knives as I understand them. I must personally thank him for getting me interested of friction folders.
 
pinnah said:
As I understood the movie, he beat up the Dauphin, stole his lunch money and came back with a couple of a souvenirs
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He definitely screwed up their day. It was basically a replay of the Battle of Poitiers about a half century before in 1356, when another little rag tag half starved army under the Black Prince beat the pants off a much larger better equipped French army , by use of the English archers. Never bring a knife to a gun fight, or an archery match. The French didn't learn not to mess with English archers and their long bows. The bodkin point cleaned the French knights right off their horses.

I figured a couple modest size traditional pocket knives taking care of all business is a similar thing. Maybe kind of an analogy. How much is the common pocket knife under estimated. The number 15 boys knife is the biggest of the lot, yet they all handle day to day cutting with no problem. I guess my old man was right, it don't have to be big, just sharp.

Maybe that's why all those English clasp knives Jack loves so much have heavy pulls; from centuries of archers, English males have bred strong fingers?:D

Carl.
 
Its also been suggested that the French threatened to cut off the bowstring fingers of all the archers they caught.They didn't catch too many Resulting in this time honoured gesture of defiance.
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The Case Damascus mini toothpick that Duncan sent me is also v sharp and slicey.
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
The best motivational speech in history. By Shakespeare/Henry V.

Love the peanut with damascus. Is that model still available? I live in the D.C. region myself, and carry a small WH when entering the city from Northern Virginia.
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I don't know if it's still available, but if it is, you owe to yourself to get one. I've never had any problem with it getting into anywhere in D.C. we travel to. And the damascus is a pleasure to slice with.

Carl.
 
Cool bit of info Meako! Reminds me of the Civil War snipers that used airguns. If captured they were executed immediately.
 
Great thread Carl. These kind of 'paring down' themes really strike a chord with me.
 
silenthunterstudios said:
Gentlemen, they are addictive. You have been warned.
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Yes, I can attest to that. Dan has cursed me. There I was getting over the knife thing, happily looking toward the rest of my life with a peanut and a resolza, and here Dan gives me a GEC boys knife. AAAHHHH!

Now I find myself caressing the smooth ebony, admiring the perfect fit of bolster and liners, loving the feel of the crisp snick of the perfect walk and talk. Seeing the slow development of a patina on the 1095 blade. And then I find myself looking at the single blade Permberton. :eek:

Dan, what hath you wrought?

Carl.
 
Carl those a mighty fine looking blades!
Got my attention too when you said DC. I live in MD. Would like to someday see a traditional knife people get together somewhere.
 
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