The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
that’s pretty much the reaction I was hoping for.
Of all my GEC's this one is my designated beater John, but a great knife IMO.One of my regrets is not picking that one up when they were available.
The day I received it new I accidentally dropped it on concrete and put a small dent in the end cap.
It's solidly built with good blade action and sharpens easily, nice one to have in the pocket when dirty work comes up.
Great pic, and the blade on that looks killer! Is that a vinegar patina?Another Copperhead for Hump Day
Thanks Brother !
Such an awesome history… thank you for the share that was awesome. I actually had no idea about the backstory behind this knifeTotin' a Melanesian god ... with a half-stop ... seems too profound for Tuesday night !!!
Initialement, le Douk-Douk était destiné au marché Mélanésien qui paraissait dans les années 1930 constituer un pôle commercial intéressant.
Le personnage frappé sur le manche est à l'effigie du dieu mélanésien Douk-Douk. Son origine se perd dans la nuit des temps et son culte est encore perpétué et florissant de nos jours en Mélanésie.
Translation: Initially, the Douk-Douk was intended for the Melanesian market which seemed in the 1930s to be an interesting commercial hub. The character struck on the handle is the effigy of the Melanesian god Douk-Douk. Its origin is lost in the mists of time and its cult is still perpetuated and flourishing today in Melanesia.
Le marché mélanésien s'étant révélé décevant, la commercialisation du Douk-Douk se tourna alors vers l'Afrique du Nord où, en très peu de temps, il allait connaître un succès sans précédent. Le Douk-Douk réunissait pour cela deux qualités apparemment difficilement conciliables : d'une part un prix de vente très bas et d'autre part une lame de qualité supérieure que la clientèle locale, fine connaisseuse en la matière, sait apprécier.
Ainsi, il allait concurrencer avantageusement les fabricants de pacotille et les modèles classiques européens qui, jusque là, se partageaient la clientèle Nord Africaine.
A la veille de 1939, il se trouvait définitivement adopté et était même devenu "couteau de poche national" de l'Algérie, alors province française.
Le Douk-Douk allait alors gagner le Liban et l'Indochine, sans doute apporté par les troupes d'Afrique, et s'y répandre largement. Le tranchant de rasoir de sa lame (d'ailleurs souvent utilisée dans ce rôle, preuve de sa qualité), sa forme ultra plate permettant de le dissimuler allaient en faire alors une arme redoutable, loin de l'usage pacifique pour lequel il avait été conçu. L'Administration Française avait alors considéré le Douk-Douk comme "matériel de guerre" et en avait prohibé l'importation en Algérie, saisissant les stocks destinés à la vente locale. Les couteaux saisis furent alors souvent remis aux militaires comme couteaux de poches pour leurs besoins usuels et ils furent parfois conservés extra réglementairement par certaines unités comme "couteaux casse-croûte".
De l'Afrique du Nord, le Douk-Douk gagna progressivement l'ensemble du continent africain à la faveur d'expéditions militaires, de caravanes de marchands arabes ou emportés dans les bagages des explorateurs et baroudeurs très nombreux à cette époque. On le trouve aujourd'hui jusque dans certaines tribus pygmées d'Afrique Noire !
Ironie de l'histoire : pratiquement inconnu en France, le Douk-Douk est arrivé au retour des troupes françaises et surtout des rapatriés civils suite à la décolonisation. Il commença alors une nouvelle carrière avec le développement et la modernisation de l'ensemble de la gamme de produits de la manufacture Cognet.
Great to see these
Nicely photographed
Glad to hear you're getting about Harry, excellent choice of SEC!Went for a short walk out to our garden and had to take a sharp edged cutting instrument , or as some of my Grandkids would say , a SECI . And then used it to destroy the Mail . Old Photos
Harry
Your re-covered Sheffield Lamb is really aging nicely with the giraffe bone; the RR scout is a super handy backup, too!
Thank you very much JJ, that GEC-made Schrade really is a beautiful knifeI tossed this jumbo trapper in my pocket today.
Fabulous photos, those Ancient Barlows are cool knivesAncient Barlow today.
And an awesome sunrise over the pasture this morning.
I took a bunch of pics of my Glennbad Biscuit in the woods at the weekend, and every one was out of focus, so having to rely on an old one 
Pairing it with my Rosewood Big 'Un 
Beautiful dog.The bullnose has officially become her dedicated Apple knife. Not sure if you can see all the drool on the floor in anticipation of her daily apple…
Thanks for the info about your Ranger jack, John.Lol... then you would indeed be prepared for anything.
Thank you, GT.
Colonial Knife Company
Thanks for the additional info about your titanium SAK; great to read that you're so pleased with it!Thank you! It’s been in my pocket everyday since I got it.
This particular SAK appeared out of thin air. I contacted @Spikediesel and asked for a titanium scaled SAK with a main blade, awl and a modified pen blade to wharncliffe style. Travis then suggested the brass cross (using old melted down SAK pins).
He knocked it out of the park, and it was a win win for me. Super thin, useful tools, and great aesthetics.
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Your Canal Street canittler is magnificent!
Never heard of a knife being used like that before!Thanks GT, I got to use the reamer on the Electrician last night for a purpose I never thought I would - cleaning dirt out of a trumpet mouthpiece that dropped from the stands at a high school football game.
Carrying this sowbelly I recently received fromJohnDF today.
Thanks, John.
Thanks, Jack....
I've always liked that knife Gary, but didn't know the entire back story, which makes it even cooler
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Delightful duo Gary
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I showed that knife to my father-in-law once, hoping to get more details about it, but he didn't seem to remember it. He's well into his 90s, though, so that's probably not surprising.Thanks, Todd....
Those two are holding their own Gary!
Good to see you up and around, Harry; it's great that you have a therapist in the family to supervise your rehab!Finally carrying a knife for the first time since last Sunday Night .
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Getting some Steps in with a little help from my Kin .
Harry
Stellar stag, Steve; I always admire that golden stag lambsfoot!These two today
Marvelous moose, Jack!...
I like that wallet!Those wallets are a lot of fun, and honestly not to bad of a lestherworking project to under take. All you need is an old glove and some thread and some basic leather working tools. I made this one for my father from one of the gloves he used back when I was a kid and played little league. He used to be our coach and went to all of our games. I think he misses it. If I remembere right I didn't even bother getting a leather working knife out, I just used a buck 110 cause I was lazy.cut myself pretty good when I slipped disassembling the glove.
I have an old glove that I tore apart and ought to try a project like yours that uses some of the leather.Yeah, I know what you mean, Jeff. I seem to be tired at the end of the day whether I do something or not, so I figure I might as well do something and be tired for a reason.
Good suggestion, Todd. Maybe I'll start calling that big pearl canoe the Love Boat!...
Maybe instead of calling it a gunboat, it should be called a cruise ship canoe.
Thanks Gary. I really like most of RRs tortoise.
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That's a pretty pile of Alox you posted, and that glittery TC is quite something!Here’s the “SAK Attack” for today’s game GO BUCS!
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The rest of the day I’ll carry “Sparkle Plenty,” a flashy 15 for the Cardinals flashy 15 game win streak!
Your whiskey bone Tribal Lock looks sensational!
Both TC and dog are handsome hiking companions!
Those Mokis sure are elegant knives!
Looks like a fun project! Do you need to talk to your insurance agent about a special "rider" on your homeowners policy?I carried my Alox SAK today and continued working on the backyard construction project. It’s starting to come together now.
Jack, your stag HHB is as stunning as ever, and that's the first Brazilian folder I've ever seen!...
Starting off the week with my trusty Hartshead Barlow, and a Brazilian Jack for Metal Monday
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Very cool variation on muskrat (or moose) pattern, Bruce!Buck 313 Muskrat for today's carry. OH
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Thanks for mentioning my wallet, Jeff; I've never carried more than 5 knives, a credit card-sized diamond sharpening plate, and 3 lucky coins in it.
Thanks GT. Of all my 4" knives it carries best, the blades nest so low in the frame that it carries in the pocket like a 3-1/2" OHVery cool variation on muskrat (or moose) pattern, Bruce!
