What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[t.sous11]

Daily driver

 

[JonMcD]

Barlow today.

 

[bigfish64]

That new one is a beauty, Todd.

Thanks Bart.

I carried my regular eureka today.

I know what you mean when you say “regular Eureka,” but there is nothing regular about that one!

Have a good Friday folks

That’s a great pairing Jack.

 

[bigfish64]

Barlow today.

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That’s some righteous patina Jon.

 

[5K Qs]

Terrific jigged wood covers on that toothpick, Tim!

Good Morning Porch Friends

Something for Wooden Wednesday
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and something for Wharncliffe Wednesday
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Inspired Wednesday pair, John; you've definitely got the Ws covered!

I’ll start with this one and see what the day brings. View attachment 1882283

I'll bet by this time in the summer, you've got a Coppertone Tan that looks awesome with that copper Barlow, Todd!

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An eclectic pair for sure my friend! Thanks

Very stylish

Nice to see that one Gary

Thanks for the supportive replies, Jack!

Thanks GT
Yes, that is a Possum Skinner
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Thanks for the confirmation and the additional pic, Mike! The Possum Skinner and the Dixie Stockman are a couple of really desirable GEC patterns IMHO.

GT... with square bolsters?

I believe that is a 63032 which has square bolsters. I have one in amber bone and have to say that I think Gary's 5K Qs chestnut is prettier. Same frame as the Texas Jack.

Yes, but GT no like square bolsters.

John, I had several heated internal debates about whether I enjoyed the Case chestnut jigged bone CV series more than I dislike square bolstered knives before I finally bought that 63032. Then when it arrived, it had substantial blade rub like you sometimes find in Case stockman models, but it was the dealer's last one, so I kept it. Thanks for the compliment, Mike.
(I'm continuing a long-running debate with myself about whether I'm attracted enough to the unique pen blade on the Texas Jack to ignore my distaste for the square bolsters on that (this) frame.

I was the most exotic cosmopolitan rustic at the farm this morning.

Superb Pallares! (I like that Explorer (?) SAK, too.)

Thanks GT, certainly someone with more time and experience whittling than I’ll ever have, that’s for sure.

Thanks a lot, Gary!!! They were great for flipping pesky little toggle switches and cutting color coded wire/cable shrink wrap.

Thanks for giving me some additional insight, JJ. Maybe I should spend a little time on the corresponding YouTube channel.

Thank you. It gets carried pretty often, as it fits the bill for secondary, watch-pocket, small straight-edged or pen-blade knife.

Thanks for the bonus photo, Rachel.

Regardless of whatever else I'm carrying, I've pretty much had the Proper with me every day for a last month or six weeks or so. It makes a good companion to whatever other knife decides to jump in and come along for the day.
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I'd never paid much attention to the Proper you often post, but it has quite a canoe-like profile. Hmm....

Cleaned up the handle of my big douk today, so it is in the pocket.
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That handle looks great!

Thanks, Gary…I think?
I always enjoy seeing your chestnut bone Cases.

Thanks for the chestnut bone comment, Bart.
"Auspicious" is supposed to be a positive adjective, meaning something similar to "favorable" or "promising". But your comment made me look up where the word actually came from. Turns out it's derived from a couple of Latin words that mean "looking at birds"; in olden days there were "fortune-tellers" who would base their predictions on what they saw in the flight/behavior of birds. I guess "auspicious knife" literally means something like "the bird-watching hotshot fortune-tellers predict good things for that knife".

I carried my Boker Gentlemen's 2.75" Lockback in white bone today, along with my usual SAK on the left side. It fits really well in the little watch pocket of my Duluth Trading cargo shorts; but I ordered a small pocket sheath from the GEC website today, so that I can carry this (and others like it) in my front right firearm pocket next to the back of my pistol (or in my right rear pocket with comb and change).

I still put it inside of a small blue Benchmade microfiber bag to protect it. I'm too OCD about scratching it. I might just buy a spare since 1/4 the cost of a nicer model from GEC. It's a better EDC size than my Buck 112 which wont fit the watch pocket, and a whole lot lighter; but it's still larger and better for my needs than the Buck Prince. A 2.75" to 3.5" blade is my favorite size (with 3.5" - 4.5" handle), and why I sold my Prince with the 2.3" blade a while back.

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For traditional folding knives, the usual convention is to describe length of knife in terms of closed length, rather than in terms of blade length. I was a little confused when first reading your post, thinking you started out describing a much smaller knife than the beauty whose photos you posted!

Bulldog Barlow in ram horn today.
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Beautiful Barlow!

Osage Orange and Bloodwood for Thursday

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That Osage Orange TC is splendid!

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YOWZA! Classy custom, Todd!

I have a cousin who’s stopped off at Mom and Dad’s on her way from North Carolina to Wisconsin, so the three of us are going down there for lunch and a visit. Here’s a photo of my knives with some of the stuff I pulled to give them. I’ll pick several kinds of lettuce and some greens just before we go, and put them in a cooler on ice. And some beans and peas, too.View attachment 1883047
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Hope you had an enjoyable family affair, Jeff. I'll bet your garden cornucopia was a big hit!

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Your Churchill is a champ!

We're headed to town in a bit but almost had to call it off because of a head injury I suffered last night. Now we all get a fly or flies in the house every now and then and last night here was no exception. There was a fly buzzing me in my recliner chair as I was watching TV. I had just picked up the TV remote controller getting ready to change the channel so I could watch Gunsmoke and just at that moment, a fly buzzed my head and I automatically swatted at it and smacked myself in my head with the remote controller. I immediately started speaking U.S. Navy language tongues. Raised quite a bump. Anyway, the swelling has gone down leaving just a slight bruise so we'll be going to the Post Office, eating at the Wagon Wheel Cafe, and going to the Holiday Market. This feels like a Bull Nose event.

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ED, your tale made me laugh out loud! I hope that doesn't make me a bad person.

Lammie and a Jack today


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I admire that sunny pair, Steve!

- GT

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Jeff, your garden and gardening skills are seriously impressive.

Thanks very much, Bart, but you grow MEAT! It’s farmers and ranchers making a living growing food that have the real skills.

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Solid choices, my friend. Love that Schrade.

stuck in Teams meetings most of the day .
I’ll be fidgeting with this little guy to make it more bearable …

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You have my sympathy!

If you take notes, maybe you can entertain us with some of the current corporate buzzwords.

 

[bigfish64]

Had to do a little work on this one to get the blade centered and the play out. It’s centered and solid now but maybe a little tight. Going to carry it today and see if I can work it some and loosen it up a bit.

 

[JohnDF]

Inspired Wednesday pair, John; you've definitely got the Ws covered!

Thank you, GT.

(I'm continuing a long-running debate with myself about whether I'm attracted enough to the unique pen blade on the Texas Jack to ignore my distaste for the square bolsters on that (this) frame.

I had the square corners on my GEC #76 rounded off, and they are now quite comfortable... you might try that.

 

[JohnDF]

I'm glad you got that one dialed-in... it's too pretty not to carry.

 

[5K Qs]

2-Blade Knife of the Week is a 33OT Middleman Jack:


Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a Mikov linerlock anchor knife (thanks, Tom):


- GT

 

[JohnDF]

Good Morning Porch Friends

For Black Friday...


For Old Friends Friday...

 

[JohnDF]

The Middle Man Jack is always a good choice... I carried one a lot in High School.

 

[Ed G]

The bone on your Eureka keeps looking better and better, Bart.

The '18s... always one of my favorites.

The White Barlow is getting some pretty regular pocket time.

Pretty little Pemberton, Paul.

Thanks, John!

 

[RLB0414]

Solid choices, my friend. Love that Schrade

Thank you my friend. The LB8 is a hand filling knife for sure

 

[bigfish64]

I'll bet by this time in the summer, you've got a Coppertone Tan that looks awesome with that copper Barlow, Todd!

Never thought about that Gary, so I laid my “copper top” on my arm and took a picture. Kinda looks like it’s laying on top of a hairy loaf of wheat bread! Won’t be posting that photo!

YOWZA! Classy custom, Todd!

- GT

Thanks Gary.

 

[JohnDF]

Kinda looks like it’s laying on top of a hairy loaf of wheat bread!

I'll never get that image out of my mind now.

 

[bigfish64]

I'll never get that image out of my mind now.

Sorry man, but I’m pretty sure the picture was worse than anything you could imagine!

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Hope you had an enjoyable family affair, Jeff. I'll bet your garden cornucopia was a big hit!


- GT

We did, thanks, Gary! Mom appreciated me filling their fridge.


I’m enjoying this German made Canadian Belt Knife. It’s on a dangler sheat on my belt, and tucked into my pocket. I have more tomatoes to trellis at my friend’s farm, and while holding twine tight in one hand, it’s much faster and easier to pull this out with one hand than it is openening a folder.
I’d rather be going fishing ~ I haven’t been since the last time I went.

 

[JohnDF]

Sorry man, but I’m pretty sure the picture was worse than anything you could imagine!

Then I'll just say, Thanks for not sharing it.

 

[pmek5]

Have a great weekend everyone.