What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Sacto]

Never get tired of seeing that one.

Thanks, Todd. That’s good because I’m not tired of carrying it yet.

 

[Jack Black]

Jon sez it’s a thing, it must be a thing …
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(actually only carrying the stag today but I couldn’t resist … )

It made for a great pic

I don’t have any muskrats around our place, but I do see groundhogs on the daily (aka whistle pigs, land beavers, or I believe in the UK you go with “woodchuck”). So I’m ready to dispatch any marmots that come my way!

Thanks Jack
The appointment went well. Very well. Other than the dentist/periodontist, I'm done with docs until next June View attachment 1928636

... assuming nothing falls off or blows up

I didn't cut anything, but the White Owl has officially been carried now. Love the Winterbottomish jigging.

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That's good to hear

For some reason I didn't think to change down for the eye doctor. No harm done.

Eye candy

Thank you most kindly, Jack!!!

Your Metal Monday "small yachting knife" certainly has a super cool (and beefy) marlin spike, it looks awesome with the regal HHB!

Thanks JJ, the pattern is the same as the old Sheffield 'Girl Guide Knife'

I've been toting some metal and micarta today.

You've got all the boxes covered with that perfectly practical pairing my friend

 

[Jack Black]

Carrying my Waynorth Lambsfoot, and a Random Tuesday RR Carbon Scout

 

[Hyesouljah]

Congrats All I can add is another good man bites the dirt!
After 37 years of wedded bliss and miss, it’s a journey but one worth taking.

Thank you!! I am looking forward to the wonderful journey ahead, 37 years is absolutely awesome!!

Congrats. Perfect knife for the occasion.

I thought so too, thank you!

 

[tomas_f]

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I can lose myself looking into this scrimshaw.

Great looking knife

 

[5K Qs]

Too far behind in this thread to catch up, even if I limit myself to one comment per page. So I'm just responding to posts that included comments to me.

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Thanks for the bonus shot Gary.

That’s what it’s all about.

You're welcome, Todd.
The knives with special stories are my favorites.

Thank you. Palsy button for short. I have to keep my flash suppressed because the flash no longer pops open.
Yup, it's pretty hard to not twitch. I may have to get out the old tripod.
[I just took six pics, none of which are remotely acceptable]

That's better. Even without the tripod.

I'd be proud of that photo of the sowbelly stockman (and I'd be proud of the knife, too)!

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It's worth seeing again and again.

Kind of you to say so, John.

Case Classic of the day is a Rodgers Bone Sowbelly, with a Yankee Barlow.

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Splendid sowbelly stockman; love the "XX" blade stamp!

That's some nice Rough Rider stag.

Thanks, John.
That run of RR stag occurred before I started acquiring knives, and I feel very fortunate that, long after they were discontinued, I happened to make an infrequent visit to the Exchange here and noticed that Jeff black mamba had several nice stag RRs for sale.

Good Morning Porch Friends

Always with a Lambsfoot...
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Three Blade Thursday...
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Classy couple of knives, John!

You are correct Gary 5K Qs : Case came out with a Series of 8 in 2016 with that Walnut Rogers Jigged Bone and I was gifted all of them by my Kids .

Harry

Thanks for posting that impressive group again, Harry!
The photo reminds me that there are a couple of patterns in that series that I should try to track down sometime!

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Yesterday, after picking Eleanor up from school, I took the girls over to a friend’s house so they could swim in the lake. While walking around in the shallow water, I spotted something sticking out of the sandy lake bottom. It turned out to be a Minnesota license plate from 1935.

Here’s what it would have looked like before spending who knows how many years in Lake Minnetonka.

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Very cool find, Barrett!
I'll bet that's a relic from one of the first ever "Car on the Ice" raffles!

Terrific trio Gary

I appreciate the compliment, Jack.

Thanks, Gary. Yep I dyed the stag handles with some RIT, RR's are perfect for that kind of experimentation. I'd never forgive myself if I botched up an expensive knife.

Thanks for the confirmation, Greg. Quite a bit of the RR stag I've seen has white parts that are really white, and I like the color you added!

Maserin hunter & Rough Rider stockman today.
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Really like the crosshatching on the handle of the Maserin, and I admire the design of RR medium stockman knives!

Oh ya... That one is fabulous!

Very nice

I really like that humpback !

Very nice Gary, your sowbelly stockman collection is very well…stocked.

Thanks, guys. I like the spear main on that Case humpback stockman, and the harvest orange pocket worn bone is a multi sensory treat!

Morning coffee with these two. View attachment 1926300

That pair would wake me up, no caffeine needed!

Covid's still going around here, so I still mask up in stores. Besides, I've never before gone a whole three year stretch without catching one cold, so I'm not in any hurry.

Yeah, I still wear a mask in indoor public spaces (stores, medical offices, churches, library, post office). When a new semester started at school 3 weeks ago, I decided to start without a mask. I couldn't believe how much I enjoyed teaching in person without a mask for the first time since March 2020! Unfortunately, I've already had 2 students down with COVID. Now I have to decide whether to go back to masked teaching. (Got the new improved COVID booster and a flu shot on Saturday morning, and then spend much of Sunday in bed feeling achy all over with reaction to one or both injections.)

- GT

 

[Travman]

 

[bigfish64]

Carrying my Waynorth Lambsfoot, and a Random Tuesday RR Carbon Scout

Nice pairing Jack.

That pair would wake me up, no caffeine needed!

- GT

Thanks Gary.

 

[JonMcD]

Splendid sowbelly stockman; love the "XX" blade stamp!

Good eye GT! I totally agree. You don’t see blade stamping much and it makes for a unique and special knife. One of my favorite Case Classics. Thanks for the compliment!

 

[Lee D]

Carrying this knife makes you feel ten years younger and three degrees hipper.

I’ve only been carrying mine for a couple days, so could you help a fella out?… Do you have a rough estimate when exactly I’m going to start feeling younger and hipper? So far I’m still feeling old and very uncool.

 

[RLB0414]

My fiancé and I formally submitted our wedding application to the church today so I had to have a special knife in my pocket The countdown begins!

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Congratulations. Wife and I are at 33 years. Tough road at times but certainly a road I am glad I took.

 

[screened porch]

My fiancé and I formally submitted our wedding application to the church today so I had to have a special knife in my pocket The countdown begins!

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As my aunt said to my cousin on the morning of her wedding, "It isn't too late to call it off".

 

[JTB_5]

 

[DKIN]

I’ve only been carrying mine for a couple days, so could you help a fella out?… Do you have a rough estimate when exactly I’m going to start feeling younger and hipper? So far I’m still feeling old and very uncool.

Hmm, it sounds like your camp knife is defective. Contact GEC and ask for a re-hipping.

 

[combatjiujitsu]

Intake pump install today that this guy is gonna help out with

 

[Lee D]

Hmm, it sounds like your camp knife is defective. Contact GEC and ask for a re-hipping.

Now THAT was funny! I nearly choked on my coffee ️

 

[jabels]

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[Headwinds]

Little Black Jack again this week...

 

[chevyrulez1]

Switched out the case today for my maiden voyage with my first ever GEC offering

 

[JonMcD]

Two Toothpick Tuesday.

Now that I have over two dozen of these Case Classics to play with for a little bit, my repertoire is quite expanded - making alliteration fun.

This Case small toothpick is much bigger than their current small toothpick. It’s as long as a GEC 15. Can’t help but think it would be a much better seller if it was currently this size and this clip blade shape.