What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Johnnythefox]

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Its good to see I am not the only one with these kind of knives,I bought mine at source.

 

[rcs86]

That’s honest, user’s patina, and I don’t think it’s boring. I think one can usually tell a working patina from a fancy pants pretty one.



Yes, it certaibly is! I’ll be totin’ it for awhile, I think, because every night, when I clean and oil my totes, I see no need to choose something different.
Hey ~ did you know I was on the Design Team for that knife?

Haha I did!

 

[Jonny D]

 

[Lee D]

That’s honest, user’s patina, and I don’t think it’s boring. I think one can usually tell a working patina from a fancy pants pretty one.

Oh it’s definitely user patina, I guess I was just surprised how quickly it appeared. My wife’s favorite and most used kitchen knife is an Old Hickory Kephart style knife that I bought couple years ago, and it took months to start to show a noticeable patina…and occasionally it’s neglected.

I truly appreciate everyone’s replies, most of my traditionals are stainless, so I’m going to follow Jiki ‘s advice and just continue to use it and enjoy watching the patina even out.

Edit..adding pic to stay on topic.

 

[Ed G]

Same knife as yesterday, but I thought I’d share something that surprised me as I’ve never seen a patina develop so quickly. The boss brought everyone sandwiches and potato salad for a crew meeting. I grabbed a ham and cheese along with a couple of those little Heinz mustard packets. There was nothing to spread the mustard, so I used my Johnny on the Spot. I sat the knife down while I ate my sandwich (10 minutes time), picked the knife up to wipe the blade with a moist towelette, and this is what I found…




I’ve forced a patina before, but never has it developed so quickly…evidently those little Heinz packets are the key to a rapid change lol, I’m just disappointed. I want some color and not this accidental, dark, blotchy, and boring look.

you want color?
mince some garlic with that bad boy!

 

[LEGION 12]

 

[Ed G]

black & white Friday …

 

[afishhunter]

Today's carry.
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It's sort of weird to have a knife again. We just spent 2 weeks in the hospital where @MrsR&T had an emergency c-section and at just under 34 weeks along a 4lb 2.1oz baby boy. He'll have to stay in NICU for several weeks before going home with his adoptive parents. We're visiting regularly and will be a part of his life.
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Congratulations!

Thank you for this.
Showed it to the staffette on duty. She laughed and forgot what she was getting ready to do.
Showed to the facility owner. She started to push the button. I told her it was a picture of a sign on a gate. She laughed hard enough her eyes leaked. (kids ... she only 35(?) ...)
Sent the picture to a friend in WA., who runs a nursery (plants, not young younglings), my baby sister (she only 44(?) now) from a different mummy, in Nebraska, a (now) old girlfriend from Jr. High that resides in Illinois and Iowa, middle brother from same mummy, who still in Iowa, and my brother from different mummy and pappy in Maine.
Gotta spread the laughter.

 

[Primble]

My old Cattaraugus Carpenters Whittler is riding in my watch pocket today.
I expect it is at least as old as me ................................ and after looking in the mirror, I think it has weathered those years quite a bit better than I have. Still snappy and spunky.

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[JW225]

Today, this single blade trapper from Bill Ruple...

 

[akaMatt]

My old Cattaraugus Carpenters Whittler is riding in my watch pocket today.
I expect it is at least as old as me ................................ and after looking in the mirror, I think it has weathered those years quite a bit better than I have. Still snappy and spunky.

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That’s a beauty!

 

[Heimdall82]

"Autumn Gold Jigged Bone" is the perfect cover for today!

 

[Buckeye Sharp]

When I pick out the knife or in some cases knives for the day, I try to choose based on what I might be doing. That’s why I usually choose a multiblade. I made due with the Lambfoot today.

 

[sf fanatic]

Lamb for today and the other pic is a shout out to Modoc ED for Fleet Week!
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[Jack Black]

I managed to convince a fella who never sells his knives to trade my Buck 110 pro I sold him many years ago. I regretted it afterwards. Got it back today.. feels good!

Yay!

I see critters in that lamb's wood covers Mr. Jack. Maybe an Antelope's head or something like it? Ohh no, not again. Beautiful wood !

Thanks Mr P, the wood came from a wildlife reserve!

Wow! Nice one, Jack. Is that ironwood?

Thanks It is, one of my 2019 Guardians SFOs

My old Cattaraugus Carpenters Whittler is riding in my watch pocket today.
I expect it is at least as old as me ................................ and after looking in the mirror, I think it has weathered those years quite a bit better than I have. Still snappy and spunky.

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That's a beauty

 

[Hibou Canne]

 

[Angry Waiter]

 

[LeclairKnives]

 

[Johnnythefox]

My bikes on 80,000 miles now and I did 50,000 of them, my last Kawasaki ZRX I did 90,000 from new on it.
That's with 2 separate operations that meant twice I had to learn to walk again let alone drive a car or ride a bike.

Anyway I cleaned my mike today and change the oil,this time without spilling oil everywhere

In my pocket my 82 Victorinox for any small jobs on the bike,its in lovely condition.

That bit of greenery is my favourite souvenir of my road trip.

I love using my old Britool spanner’s they are as good as anyone makes.

 

[5K Qs]

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I bought this because it was the perfect knife. I should carry it a bit.

PERFECT - Pretty Excellent Really For Every Cutting Task!

Nice couple of knives you’re totin’. Don’t be afraid to string a few days together without a daily change (and show them here, of course).
I’ve been doing that lately, and I seem to appreciate what I have a little more.

That's why I carry my knives for a week at a time before rotating to a new set of knives for the next week. I enjoy spending more "quality time" with the knives than one-day-at-a-time gives me.

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I'm glad to be over my Covid now, and going to be carrying these two tomorrow

Congrats on the COVID recovery, Jack!
Lotta wood went into those two knives!

I switched my Texas jack out for this 1987 workman series Buck 305 that just arrived in the mail.
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It will be switched out for the 2009 charcoal wood 305 when it arrives sometime at the end of the week.

Congrats on another fine Buck pen knife!

I carried my ettrick today and found this pretty nice antler. Wish I would have seen the buck.

Like the Ettrick photography capturing knife and antler, Bart!

Admirable pair of stag mini trappers, José!

I didn’t know who Muskrat Sally and Muskrat Sam were until I joined this forum. I had to go look up the lyrics once I started liking the pattern!

Sorry you had that song inflicted on you!

I guess it is kind of weird looking. Cauliflower does look like something you’d ask the doctor to remove!
It has been a very good year for it in my garden, though…
Eat your vegetables!

Ever since I got re-interested in pocketknives almost 9 years ago, I've been eating far more fresh fruits and vegetables than I used to!

Have a great day. Going to have to move the two big potted plants back inside after their summer in the front perennial patch. Likely have a frost coming.
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Two excellent knives, Jeff!
I've occasionally caught glimpses of old milk cans in your photos, and keep forgetting to mention them. I grew up on a dairy farm, and we had quite a few old milk cans around, but I can't remember ever using them for milk. By the time I remember anything about the dairy operation, we had a stainless steel milk tank, and a MMPC (Michigan Milk Producers Cooperative) tanker truck came to pick up the milk every other day. (I think that eventually switched to every day as we "improved the herd".) I know that my 2 younger brothers and I set up a baseball field along the road between our house and Grandpa's house, in a former calf pasture, and we pounded milk can lids into the ground for bases. Don't remember what we did with the old milk cans; I vaguely recall changing oil in tractors, trucks, cars and dumping the old oil into a milk can for temporary storage before disposal.

- GT