What do y'all think of my meager but well loved traditional knife collection

Hi and welcome on board Tyler. You're off to a great start with your collection. Looking forward to seeing more of your posts.
 
Another vote here for a classic serpentine stockman. It's a knife collectors bread and butter, IMO!
 
Looks like a great start. Just collect whatever you are interested in. Everyones taste varies.
 
Tyler.Bachman said:
My next addition I want
1. Gec beagle
2.gec bullnose
3. Vintage Camilus rope knife military issue
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Tyler,
You have a nice collection and the folders that You are thinking of adding are smart choices.
Good luck with Your Electrical Apprenticeship, I completed mine 35 years ago, but it seems like yesterday.
 
One more vote for a stockman.
An Opinel. Or three.
A Mora, one of the red wood-handled ones to start, like a No.2 or a 612.

These are all so useful you might find yourself with multiples.
 
Tyler nice collection so far. The SAK and a fine trapper with a nice little fixed blade. Go with something that appeals to you. A pattern you can get some use from. I came full circle back to the old Old Timers. Great steal on those blades and excellent slicers. Welcome and enjoy
 
I finally found w Camilus Marlin knife got to say I love the size of this big Sheepfoot and I think it's from the 1970s
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Hard to say from that distance, but it's a solid assumption. It may even be a little older judging by tang stamp, since I don't think there was any real change to the design of those sailing knives until Camillus stopped manufacturing, but "70s" is as good an estimate as any. Good find! I have an old British military clasp knife with the sheepsfoot and marlin spike but I've wanted to find one of those Camilluses or Ka-bars with the locking bail. We seem to share some of the same taste in slipjoints. :thumbup:
 
TsarBomba said:
Hard to say from that distance, but it's a solid assumption. It may even be a little older judging by tang stamp, since I don't think there was any real change to the design of those sailing knives until Camillus stopped manufacturing, but "70s" is as good an estimate as any. Good find! I have an old British military clasp knife with the sheepsfoot and marlin spike but I've wanted to find one of those Camilluses or Ka-bars with the locking bail. We seem to share some of the same taste in slipjoints. :thumbup:
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Next on my list is a Dixie gec stockman or a vintage case with carbon blades and bone or stag handles from the 1970s
Ps here a better picture of the tang stamp
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Don't forget to look into 53's from GEC, I was a serpentine fanatic until I got it, now I really dig the equal end cigar shape.

Connor
 
Tyler.Bachman said:
Ps here a better picture of the tang stamp
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Yep, same stamp on my most recent addition, a rather minty Camillus rope knife (with can opener). I will post a photo in the "new additions" thread as I find some time.

Tyler.Bachman said:
Thank you my current Grail is a tc Barlow . And the hRdest part of my day is deciding what to carry
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Same, and same. I knew I'd be running from the word "go" this morning so, taking a hint from Jack Black, I put out today's selection before going to bed last night. :D
 
Tyler I just got a GEC F&F Hayin' Helper with the sheepfoot blade and love it. Also the price point is great at just over $60.


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Tyler.Bachman said:
The sheepfoots becoming my favorite blade so useful
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I bought a Schrade made Holub electricians knife with hawkbill blade and screwdriver blade, and ground the hawkbill into a sheepsfoot. It's a stout blade, thicker at the tip than base because of the hawkbill's design. My most useful work knife, currently on loan to a friend to see if he likes the pattern enough for me to make one for him so no pics atm.

I plan on getting a Mora Craftline sheepsfoot fixed blade for work (carpentry) to handle everything except drywall; quicker than my folders to use, more robust, and no fear of damage. Mora makes great work knives that are well complimented by a slippy with different blades, size and style wise. Plus they're the easiest to sharpen and, even being a freehand sharpener for a decade, they can teach you about sharpening more in a lot of ways.

Sorry if I'm repeating myself here from previous posts.
Connor
 
ConBon said:
I bought a Schrade made Holub electricians knife with hawkbill blade and screwdriver blade, and ground the hawkbill into a sheepsfoot. It's a stout blade, thicker at the tip than base because of the hawkbill's design. My most useful work knife, currently on loan to a friend to see if he likes the pattern enough for me to make one for him so no pics atm.

I plan on getting a Mora Craftline sheepsfoot fixed blade for work (carpentry) to handle everything except drywall; quicker than my folders to use, more robust, and no fear of damage. Mora makes great work knives that are well complimented by a slippy with different blades, size and style wise. Plus they're the easiest to sharpen and, even being a freehand sharpener for a decade, they can teach you about sharpening more in a lot of ways.

Sorry if I'm repeating myself here from previous posts.
Connor
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No problem I am a electrican and I started to curry a fixed blade but I work on big public projects s so they told me I can't so I to stick to folders
 
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