What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Jack Black]

Wedding day carry. Doubt it’ll see any use, but my daughter picked it out…

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That's a great choice for a proud dad

 

[Jon0385]

Double WoW!!!

Two great knives there, Jon.

Outstanding Jon.

Thanks guys. They are 2 of my absolute favorites

 

[Jon0385]

Lucy went straight to the pocket after getting it back today. I love how special it is now

 

[Jiki]

Calf roper

 

[screened porch]

By a quirk of fate, I have these in my pocket right now.

 

[SteveC]

 

[echoscout]

Lambsfoot and a Schrade Walden Stockman

 

[Primble]

By a quirk of fate, I have these in my pocket right now.

Quite the dye job on that sow belly !
What color did they call that ?
I don’t think you could have color coordinated any better if you had tried.

 

[conrad gutierrez]

Sawcut Saturday View attachment 1853790

 

[Ellis Wyatt]

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[JM2]

Could you explain what you mean by "of centre too much" Is it rubbing the liner impeding opening? Stockman knives, unless each blade runs off its own spring like with Buck models, are inevitably krinked ('bent' to shape) to get in the well of the knife , run from 2 springs and should avoid blade-rub. Hence an off centre appearance. How did the Sheepfoot tip get damaged? Pretty straightforward fix to repoint it by sharpening. Those CASE Medium Stockman are a very good and well worth the money knife in general.

Like that carving you show

Thanks, Will

Sure. I happen have two of them that are identical. So I’ll just compare them. The one in question is on the left in these pics.

The tip of the sheepsfoot blade was not broken but the edge was ground too much at the tip leaving it with a belly. I did my best to shape it but it left it narrow. And this in turn leaves the tip exposed too much for my liking when the large or Spey blades are opened.


Next the tip, again the suspect knife on the left. I don’t like how far toward the center the tip is. Now granted it’s a minor thing. I can live with it. I don’t care about blade rub. But I happen to have the other example and it’s centering is better. To the outside liner some isn’t nearly as unsightly to me.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[JTB_5]

 

[bigfish64]

Very nice Todd. Is that a Kabar?

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Thanks Dwight, it’s one of the new Boker copper Barlows.

Goes great with that copper zippo!

Thanks, really enjoying watching the patina develop.

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Lucy went straight to the pocket after getting it back today. I love how special it is now

You have great knives Jon with even better stories.

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Now you’re speaking my language, great photo!

 

[screened porch]

Quite the dye job on that sow belly !
What color did they call that ?
I don’t think you could have color coordinated any better if you had tried.

Crimson, I think. I'll see if I can find the box.

 

[Angry Waiter]

 

[BrotherJim]

Going through the bonding phase with this antique Rogers jig bone Stockman received today
Said to be a CAMILLUS knife made for SEARS 1927/1940 ... but I can't prove it ...
The CRAFTSMAN STA-SHARP blade etch, if it ever had one, is completely gone
Tang stamp only says, "HIGH CARBON STEEL U.S.A."

This is a great example of an antique knife someone went WAY too far cleaning up
Blades are polished just enough to completely remove patina
Can't be 100% sure but dye may have been applied to the bone

Whomever made this knife, and I believe it was made in the USA, likely made it for a large retailer
So Sears sounds like a good possibility. Sears was all about promoting themselves but seldom reciprocated with tool suppliers
Thus, no cutlery company identified on the tang. After all, "Why buy a Sears knife when you can buy a Camillus?" ... I guess

Regardless, all I wanted was a user antique knife in good shape and this one is all that
Good walk 'n talk, blades tight, no wobble. All I need to do is put good edges on the blades ... and use it

 

[tongueriver]

Going through the bonding phase with this antique Rogers jig bone Stockman received today
Said to be a CAMILLUS knife made for SEARS 1927/1940 ... but I can't prove it ...
The CRAFTSMAN STA-SHARP blade etch, if it ever had one, is completely gone
Tang stamp only says, "HIGH CARBON STEEL U.S.A."

This is a great example of an antique knife someone went WAY too far cleaning up
Blades are polished just enough to completely remove patina
Can't be 100% sure but dye may have been applied to the bone

Whomever made this knife, and I believe it was made in the USA, likely made it for a large retailer
So Sears sounds like a good possibility. Sears was all about promoting themselves but seldom reciprocated with tool suppliers
Thus, no cutlery company identified on the tang. After all, "Why buy a Sears knife when you can buy a Camillus?" ... I guess

Regardless, all I wanted was a user antique knife in good shape and this one is all that
Good walk 'n talk, blades tight, no wobble. All I need to do is put good edges on the blades ... and use it

It is unquestionably Camillus for Sears.

 

[BrotherJim]

It is unquestionably Camillus for Sears.

The rounded bolsters, no shield and can't see a pivot pin was throwing me a bit. The bolsters are polished and MAYBE why I can't see a pivot pin
I just can't find a picture of this exact knife with Sears markings. I'm not knowledgeable enough with antique knives to know much for sure without some doubts
Thank you for chiming in with a valued opinion. Thank You
... it absolutely was presented to me as a Camillus for Sears 1927/1940

 

[5K Qs]

Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a Ka-bar hobo knife:



2-Blade Knife of the Week is a Case EZ49 CV copperhead (thanks, Steve). This is one of my favorite knives, but I'm discouraged that it's one of a small number of knives I just can't seem to sharpen properly. I'm not an excellent sharpener by any means, but I can make most of my knives sharp enough for my purposes when they get dull. But this one (and one of my Wright lambsfoots) continues to stump me!


- GT