What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Primble]

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

Generous indeed and congratulations for being Ed's friend. Very nice of you Ed !

 

[JJ Cahill]

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

Thank you for your kind words, 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

Wonderful pairing of these two outstanding Sheffield slicer 'Old Friends' for Friday; hope you have a great weekend, too!

 

[JJ Cahill]

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!

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.

Holy Toledo! Those are a coupe of awesome Spanish Slicers!
Hilarious Gary, I remember that Don Cornelius weekly extravaganza! Thank you very much!!!

 

[JJ Cahill]

Toting these two old slicey black jacks today.

 

[MolokaiRider]

 

[Primble]

I switched up to this Lambsfoot in horn and this S.E. Oates &. Son baby Barlow, after lunch today. The Baby Barlow measures 2 & 7/8ths" closed. Both were gifts from Old Engineer a while back and while I thanked him personally, I don't believe I have ever posted both of the knives at the same time. Thank you again Harry and I appreciate the confidence you have in me for "looking after" your little Barlow. It usually resides in a drawer, beside my Fayetteville Knife Co. Baby Barlow.

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[Jack Black]

Thank you for your kind words, Jack!!!

Wonderful pairing of these two outstanding Sheffield slicer 'Old Friends' for Friday; hope you have a great weekend, too!

Toting these two old slicey black jacks today.

Many thanks JJ, I love those black jacks

I switched up to this Lambsfoot in horn and this S.E. Oates &. Son baby Barlow, after lunch today. The Baby Barlow measures 2 & 7/8ths" closed. Both were gifts from Old Engineer a while back and while I thanked him personally, I don't believe I have ever posted both of the knives at the same time. Thank you again Harry and I appreciate the confidence you have in me for "looking after" your little Barlow.

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Very generous gifts Beautiful Barlow and 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot

 

[Tyson A Wright]

Well, this was a stressful and dumb week. Now recovering with help from my trusty lambsfoot and the usual Proper.

 

[JJ Cahill]

Many thanks JJ, I love those black jacks

Thanks a lot, Jack!!!

 

[JOELSM]

 

[Jon0385]

Switched to my “Georgia” peach bone for the daddy/daughter dance tonight

 

[Old Engineer]

I switched up to this Lambsfoot in horn and this S.E. Oates &. Son baby Barlow, after lunch today. The Baby Barlow measures 2 & 7/8ths" closed. Both were gifts from Old Engineer a while back and while I thanked him personally, I don't believe I have ever posted both of the knives at the same time. Thank you again Harry and I appreciate the confidence you have in me for "looking after" your little Barlow. It usually resides in a drawer, beside my Fayetteville Knife Co. Baby Barlow.

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You are very welcome my friend . I knew they would be very well cared for . Your photo skills make them look better than I ever could .
How close in size are the 2 Baby Barlows ????
As an aside : I took your advice from some time back and will have some Elijah Craig to share with my Grand Kids this season . I think that comes from near you ?? They do have a great property there and I am going to have to stop in there some day in the future .

Harry

 

[BrotherJim]

... it's a Lamb Foot evening

 

[Old Engineer]

Thanks! I highly recommend you searching one out.
It’s one of two I have. I’d admired one that @TheChunk91 had shown here, a Schrade made Craftsman. And he encouraged me to look for one. Then, he sent me a link to one for sale on the ‘bay, and I snapped it up.
But this Schrade is a special one to me. A couple of years ago, we were visiting our Granddaughters down in Georgia, and Ron, aka: @Half/Stop, called and invited us to meet him and his wife for breakfast on our way home. So we met at a Cracker Barrel in Tennesse, My wife and daughter hit it off with Pam and Ron, and we got caught up on things since we’d last met up with @OldEngineer at the Badger Knife Show. As we said goodbye, and broke the covid rules to shake hands, he pressed the 804 into my hand. It was only a few weeks later that he went home to the Lord. Great guy, much loved here on the Porch, and I wish I’d gotten to know him better.

It was great to hear from you today Jeff !!!! As I told you , I have not been posting very much lately because I have been carrying the same knife or knives basically every day . It just happens to be one that Half/Stop Ron gave to me and it is an excellent knife to handle what I do and I really like that I can pinch it open and has a straight edged blade . It is on the hood of the tractor that I took the deck off of and sharpened the blades , cleaned and grease the bearings , and then attached the collector system to it . Still have to put on the discharge turbo and chute . Now I am basically pick up leaves if necessary .

Also in the photo is my ZeroTurn with the mulching deck which I am using to reduce the amount of leaves to pick up this year . Normally I have to pick up 50 to 55 loads of leaves . I also used it today .

Harry

 

[ErikMB]

Going nuts with this one.

 

[btb01]

Thanks for the informative reply, Barrett. I'm not familiar enough with the Bull Nose to recognize that the handle had been modified.

The difference is subtle, but noticeable in hand. I need to get a side-by-side photo with the modified Bull Nose and a standard one. Until then, here are two separate photos that show the difference fairly well.

I enjoy a decent Penknife and some decent Acrylic where no Tortoise/Turtle was indecently harmed in the process ...

I love that older GEC tortoise shell acrylic with the red in it!

I carried an Opinel 8 as my daily EDC for a year or so a while back. Every time I end up carrying this, I wonder why I even have any other pocket knives. Super slicey blade; ergonomic handle that, due to all the roundness, rides in a pocket really well; extremely lightweight; simple and reliable lock (mostly useful for keeping it closed in the pocket, and if you remember to use it open it works great, but you don't need it). At this point I would be sad to not have my other knives, but an Opinel 8 really is a great knife.
My Proper is unimpressed with all that, and insisted on coming along, "just in case". Glad to have you, Proper, glad to have you.
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I sometimes have similar thoughts when carrying an Opinel. Lately I’ve been carrying one along with another knife a lot of the time. Hard to beat the slicing ability of that thin blade, or the ease of resharpening when it needs it.

I agree with all you said about the No. 8 and when I carry mine, have similar feelings. A lot of bang for the buck ! I bought one, now have ten. Only need one.

I go between the No. 6, No. 7 and No. 8. I have a couple other No. 8s — one with a green painted handle, one with laminated birch — but the regular old carbon steel ones get carried most often. I have a carbon No. 5 and No. 9, but they don’t really get carried/used much. I haven’t ventured beyond those sizes in either direction, but might pick up one of each additional size just to round out the “collection.”

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

Pocket anchors.

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.

I know some folks don’t like Micarta because it isn’t the most traditional handle material, but I’m a big fan.

Perhaps you need to join a knot club!

That’s like something from an episode of Detectorists.

I feel yer pain, but the dentist is better than digging it out yourself with the can opener on your Boy Scout Knife.

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Same here, Jeff. Highs in the 70s tomorrow and Sunday! I’ll probably spend most of it blowing, raking and bagging leaves. Nice Nifebrite Bull Nose.

Thanks! I highly recommend you searching one out.
It’s one of two I have. I’d admired one that @TheChunk91 had shown here, a Schrade made Craftsman. And he encouraged me to look for one. Then, he sent me a link to one for sale on the ‘bay, and I snapped it up.
But this Schrade is a special one to me. A couple of years ago, we were visiting our Granddaughters down in Georgia, and Ron, aka: @Half/Stop, called and invited us to meet him and his wife for breakfast on our way home. So we met at a Cracker Barrel in Tennesse, My wife and daughter hit it off with Pam and Ron, and we got caught up on things since we’d last met up with @OldEngineer at the Badger Knife Show. As we said goodbye, and broke the covid rules to shake hands, he pressed the 804 into my hand. It was only a few weeks later that he went home to the Lord. Great guy, much loved here on the Porch, and I wish I’d gotten to know him better.

That’s great, Jeff. Ron was such a great guy, I’m sad I didn’t get the chance to meet him in person.

My parents had decided on naming their first son David. Since I was first born, that should have been me, but there was a neighborhood "Dennis the Menace" named David when I was born. My folks couldn't bring themselves to name me David. So I got named Gary! Seven years later they'd forgotten about "David the Menace" and my brother got My name!
Life just ain't fair!

My mom was a school teacher, and had a favorite student who later died (I don’t remember the whole story, I think it was a car wreck). She wanted to name me after him, but (thankfully) she and my dad decided that Brent Brown was a bit too alliterative, so they named me after the kid’s brother.

I've been looking for 72 LB with a spear and in jigged bone for I can't tell ya how long. I know they've been around every now and then, but they've either been out of my price range or someone beat me to it. Well, I finally got one and it just came in the mail today!!
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Those are fantastic!

Gary, I don't recall seeing your "scary knife" for awhile. Maybe you could post it soon with Halloween closing in!

- GT

I decided to switch it up and got a few new pics. Here's an EDC from Burt Foster, 01/15N20 Random pattern Damascus and California Buckeye Burl. Some scary stuff!

I can’t remember whose knife it was, but someone had a GEC #25 Barlow in Ironwood that looked a bit like Edvard Munch’s The Scream. I made a visual aide.

It also reminds me of Edvard Munch's "The Scream"

Guess I should’ve kept reading!

I think I’ll give this one a little pocket time this weekend.

 

[mitch13]

Doing a bit of maintenance with Gilly's, oiled my stick & the Naude I'm carrying today. When I got the Naude out this morning thought the opinel could use an oil too.

 

[Bloodloss]

Took a drive through eastern Ohio today and made some new friends along the way.

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[sbh06]

Nice Jeremy, we’ll done Ed.


Another nice photo Bart, love the knife and the pooch.

Thanks Todd, safe travels for your trip this weekend and hope the game goes well for your niece.

Generous indeed and congratulations for being Ed's friend. Very nice of you Ed !

Thank you sir, always appreciate the ridiculous my high quality pictures you take.

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Switched to my “Georgia” peach bone for the daddy/daughter dance tonight

Very nice, Jon. Hope y’all have a good time together, though I suspect that will go without saying.

 

[Sacto]

Nice pic

Thanks, Jack. I looked up and saw the view and thought it made a good spot for a picture.

I'll post the final 2 of my 10 favorite Case knives that I've been totin' since Monday.
I think this mini copperhead with blue jigged bone covers, red shield, and stainless wharncliffe/pen blade combo is maybe the prettiest knife I own (or maybe it's just the best/luckiest knife photo I've ever taken )
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Great photo of the mini copperhead, Gary. Looks like it came from a catalog. I love the red shield, too.

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Very cool. Those came out so nice

Another nice photo Bart, love the knife and the pooch.

Thanks, Todd. I don’t think my pooch cares about the knife or the view

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Great Boker, Todd. Enjoy your weekend away

Well, this was a stressful and dumb week. Now recovering with help from my trusty lambsfoot and the usual Proper.
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I hope things go better for you this weekend, Tyson.