What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[BrotherJim]

CV Sod Buster Jr Chestnut Bone

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Jack Black]

Jack Black has talked about reading about Buck 110s as a kid, but them not being available to him in the UK. I saw them in the sporting goods store as a kid in the US, but they were completely out of my price range as a kid - I thought the 110 was for rich people. In high school, when I had a little saved up for my first "serious" knife, I took the advice of some elders and bought a fixed blade instead (a Buck 102 that I still have, and still appreciate). So I didn't actually get around to getting a 110 until much later. In at least some respects it's like the anti-Opinel - it's so heavy that it really only works as a belt knife, not in the pocket, it's kind of squared off, it's not cheap. But, like the Opinel, it's a classic for good reasons - it is a solid and reliable knife that cuts well, looks good, feels truly traditional.

And I'm just going to keep including the Proper in my carry until all of you break down, realizing that it's actually a pretty great slipjoint, and go get one for yourself. (So, probably just gonna keep posting it forever.)
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Interesting thoughts Tyson, I'm enjoying the 110 even more than I imagined I didn't have it with me yesterday at the market, but a couple of folks I'd shown it to the previous week, asked me about it, and offered more glowing praise

I looked at 110s at the knife show I had forgotten just how heavy they where.

There was also the Titanium version that's the one I bought 30 odd years ago but didnt get on with it to well.

Yours is the classic and best version.

Yes, they're certainly a handful! Thank you, it was such a thoughtful gift

Cattle Junior and a Large LF


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Another great pairing Steve

Very nice photo Jack.

Hope everyone had a great day. Going to a basketball game in a bit. Probably drop this one in my pocket. View attachment 1963966

Thanks Todd, I hope you enjoyed the game Handsome Boker

Thank you buddy. Big Rosewood Lamb and that cake look good.

Lamb and Ram

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Thank you David, lemon drizzle Useful pairing there

Thanks Jack. I have really enjoyed this USO calendar. Remembrance of sacrifice by the greatest of us.

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It looks great Pete I'm still on steam trains, but on January 1st I will be able to use my State Parks of California calendar, another gift from Tyson A Wright

Thank you very kindly, Jack!!!

That big slicing beauty shurely served you well, today; it's also perfect for cutting up an afternoon sweet treat!

Thanks JJ, it does 'Cake Duty' well!

I grabbed these two slicey little spears for today's cutting needs.

A couple of sweet Spear-point slicers there my friend, I love that Keen Kutter Barlow

Wishing everyone a happy Friday, and a great weekend ahead Carrying my Hartshead Barlow, and an Old Friend, in the form of this Croisdale Sleeveboard

 

[I'mSoSharp]

 

[5K Qs]

True, Gary. But I try not to be malicious about it

Troublemaker with heart of gold, Jeff!

Thanks Gary, it's an old E.C. Atkins saw I picked up in an antique shop the other week. Interesting company history. The blade is an old Tyzack (Sheffield) saw blade, a firm that have a similar mark to Waynorth Cutlery

Thanks for the info and interesting link, Jack!

Nice pair of lockbacks, GT. That OD Micarta really works on that #72!

Thanks, Barrett. Micarta covers had really never appealed to me very much, but after getting that #72 in hand, my opinion of micarta has skyrocketed.

Great carry today Gary, your jigged chestnut collection is fantastic, can’t wait to see what’s coming the rest of the week.

Beautiful swayback Gary.

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Your chestnut collection is outstanding Gary. The sowbelly is a show stopper.

Two great ones, Gary, especially the swayback.

Thanks for the chestnut jigged bone appreciation, Todd and Bart. I suppose I could have named my 8 chestnut examples to my "Case Top Ten", but that didn't seem fair to some other very desirable Case models I have. I ended up picking only 3 of the chestnut models for the Top Ten (SBJr, SBJ, and Sowbelly), and I've posted those already. But, Todd, I'll post this group shot for you because I agree that the chestnut jigged CV Case series is noteworthy:

Thank you. I really like this knife which is almost every day on my belt or in my pocket.
It's really "My Knife", probably not the most beautiful but its ergonomics suits me perfectly and I love it.
I really like the grain and the nuances of his olive wood handle
I really like the work of the knife maker Mathieu Callejon. His knives appeal to me, they all have a nice grip, ideal ergonomics and (for me) they are beautiful. They have very nice lines and materials.

Have a nice day.


And thanks again for the appreciation of Mathieu's work.

Thanks for sharing some of the enjoyable aspects of that knife!

Yes they do all tend to be a similar shape, as far as a name goes it translates to "dropped spear".
(I made that up ).

I almost missed the "fine print"!

With strong, smooth clicks.

I have that one. It taught this man some new limitations.

I wonder where I put the lanyard that came on this Coast Guard Camillus.

Thanks GT! I've read it quite some time ago. The illustrations and drawing style are still somewhat familiar. I have a small collection of knot books but I don't have that specific book at present.

That's a good book to have, Jer! After I checked it out for 2 weeks from the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville MI, I decided i should get a copy, but never followed up. After seeing Jer's photo of his copy, I searched online and was surprised to find that the book seems very available and very inexpensive!
I've been learning some "useful" knots for the past year or so IIRC, and most of what I know about knots comes from a website called https://www.animatedknots.com . Quite a difference in the online and book-based resources!

A 600 grit(?) Smith's diamond plate.
I think its a 600. Might be an 800 though. (It has an orange backing plate, if someone wants to correct me on the grit. )
Being an ___ I didn't bother using a Sharpie to write the grit inside the cap. I bought it at the ACE Hardware back around 1BC*, while at the physical therapy place, following my stroke. Must have about 9 or 10 months before the "Covid's" were introduced to the world.
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(*"BC" = "Before Covid's")

Mottled white Arkansas stone is usually a "soft" "general purpose" stone. If you only have one, the "soft" is the one to have. Ittle do everything but reprofile. For that a coarse SiC stone or diamond plate work better ... a lot faster, anyway.
I've always used oil on my Arkansas stones.

Thanks for the info on the contents of your Smith's yellow box, and your comments about soft Arkansas stones. I'll have to make time to do some experimenting with my new stone.

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LOL! I'm getting terrible Gary, my mate came over from Poland about 6 months back, and I spent 10 minutes calling his son Jack, who is named for me, 'Thomas'!

That's a very cool lanyard! Looks pretty hard to tie!

That's quite an egregious example of inaccurate name-calling, Jack!!
It certainly is an elaborate lanyard! I haven't learned ANY decorative/ornamental knots yet, and neither my interests nor my abilities lean that direction.

I wish I could tie knots like your illustration GT !

The oval leaves are from a Yoshino Cherry Tree in my front yard. Turns out red, orange, and yellow leaves every Autumn. Glad I planted it years ago.

Most of my redbone Cases are from that era and still have the polished blades. Yes - it is hard to believe that many of them are over 50 years old now.

Thanks for the leaf info; that's a tree I've never heard of before. I was going to guess that the leaves might have been beech or some kind of ash, but I was prepared to find out that you used ironwood leaves with your ironwood knives!

What more could a boy want ?!?!?! ... maybe loose shoes ... and a bunny knife

Cool photo, Jim! I'd like to find an Imperial or Colonial "boy's knife" from the late 1950s when I was a boy burning to have his own knife!
Your baseball intrigued me! Using the names I could read, I did some research, and I'm gonna guess that ball was signed by the 1941 Selma Cloverleafs. Am I close?? I'd heard of Dale Alexander, but I never realized what a sad baseball story he had until I looked him up trying to track down your baseball.

Sorry I meant to answer this earlier…
I don’t know, really. Salamanders are much too cute to think about eating! Besides, it would take a whole bunch to amount to much meat.
But in my experience, the closest to tasting like chicken is rattlesnake. We call it the Other White Meat. Even if a bit stringy.

I was walking to work through a cold rain with a 15mph wind in my face earlier this week and trying to think about stuff to take my mind off the unpleasantness of the walk, and thought a bit about your salamanders. One of my thoughts was just like yours: you'd have to butcher a lot of salamanders to get a salamander quarter-pounder with cheese!
I've never eaten salamanders, but I do have a couple of knives made in Spain by a company named Salamandra, and I like the knives very much!

Toting a big Barlow and a sleek Laguiole today.

JJ, as I was "speed-scrolling" through BF recently, I caught a glimpse of your lightning-struck big S&M, and a song I hadn't thought of in over 50 years came to mind. Paraphrasing the lyrics a bit,
'Cause your knife is better than any knife I know.
It's like thunder, lightnin'
Your big Barlow is frightenin'.
I better knock on wood.
Here's a low-quality video of the song, but I like it because it's from the era when the song was first a hit (1966) and shows mainstream America getting on the soul train.

- GT

 

[Jon0385]

 

[Jack Black]

That's quite an egregious example of inaccurate name-calling, Jack!!
It certainly is an elaborate lanyard! I haven't learned ANY decorative/ornamental knots yet, and neither my interests nor my abilities lean that direction.

Proper Old Man stuff! I even addressed Jack in the most familiar Polish form of Thomas, Tomesku!

Perhaps you need to join a knot club!

 

[bigfish64]

Thanks Todd, I hope you enjoyed the game Handsome Boker

Thanks Jack.

Wishing everyone a happy Friday, and a great weekend ahead Carrying my Hartshead Barlow, and an Old Friend, in the form of this Croisdale Sleeveboard

Nice choices Jack.

Thanks for the chestnut jigged bone appreciation, Todd and Bart. I suppose I could have named my 8 chestnut examples to my "Case Top Ten", but that didn't seem fair to some other very desirable Case models I have. I ended up picking only 3 of the chestnut models for the Top Ten (SBJr, SBJ, and Sowbelly), and I've posted those already. But, Todd, I'll post this group shot for you because I agree that the chestnut jigged CV Case series is noteworthy:
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- GT

Beautiful family photo!

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Those two look great together Jon.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack.

Nice choices Jack.

Thanks Todd, have a good day my friend

 

[SteveC]

Another great pairing Steve





Wishing everyone a happy Friday, and a great weekend ahead Carrying my Hartshead Barlow, and an Old Friend, in the form of this Croisdale Sleeveboard

Thanks Jack and likewise

Thanks for the chestnut jigged bone appreciation, Todd and Bart. I suppose I could have named my 8 chestnut examples to my "Case Top Ten", but that didn't seem fair to some other very desirable Case models I have. I ended up picking only 3 of the chestnut models for the Top Ten (SBJr, SBJ, and Sowbelly), and I've posted those already. But, Todd, I'll post this group shot for you because I agree that the chestnut jigged CV Case series is noteworthy:
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I was walking to work through a cold rain with a 15mph wind in my face earlier this week and trying to think about stuff to take my mind off the unpleasantness of the walk, and thought a bit about your salamanders. One of my thoughts was just like yours: you'd have to butcher a lot of salamanders to get a salamander quarter-pounder with cheese!
I've never eaten salamanders, but I do have a couple of knives made in Spain by a company named Salamandra, and I like the knives very much!
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JJ, as I was "speed-scrolling" through BF recently, I caught a glimpse of your lightning-struck big S&M, and a song I hadn't thought of in over 50 years came to mind. Paraphrasing the lyrics a bit,
'Cause your knife is better than any knife I know.
It's like thunder, lightnin'
Your big Barlow is frightenin'.
I better knock on wood.
Here's a low-quality video of the song, but I like it because it's from the era when the song was first a hit (1966) and shows mainstream America getting on the soul train.

- GT

Nice collection of Cases and those Spanish knives are sweet !

 

[LEGION 12]

What stone is that please?

Spyderco double sided .

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack and likewise

Thank you buddy

 

[Dan1892]

Consecutive days in the pocket. I ordered a new slip a while back that showed up yesterday as well. It fits a 3.5 - 4" knife and a AA flashlight pretty well. I like that I don't have to take the light out of the slip to use it.

 

[Primble]

Rosewood TC Barlow and A. Wright Ettrick for Friday.



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[Angry Waiter]

Going with these this weekend. Maybe a SAK

 

[sbh06]

Not black and certainly not an old friend, but I’m carrying this very generous gift from Modoc ED for the first time today.

 

[black mamba]

 

[Marlingspike12]

That's a good book to have, Jer! After I checked it out for 2 weeks from the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville MI, I decided i should get a copy, but never followed up. After seeing Jer's photo of his copy, I searched online and was surprised to find that the book seems very available and very inexpensive!
I've been learning some "useful" knots for the past year or so IIRC, and most of what I know about knots comes from a website called https://www.animatedknots.com . Quite a difference in the online and book-based resources!

- GT

Aside from some basic knots I learned in the boy scouts, most of what I know about knots and ropework I learned from books. Especially from this one:

 

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Aside from some basic knots I learned in the boy scouts, most of what I know about knots and ropework I learned from books. Especially from this one:

I never noticed the knife balanced on the rope there. It looks like an afterthought.
I don't have that book. Time I looked.

Good knee news from my doctor yesterday. We'll try physical therapy before joint replacement.

As for today, it's jacket pockets weather!

 

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I can't find the book of knots, but this might be good.