What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Corn Fed]

 

[Rufus1949]

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A nice display of a classic.

 

[5K Qs]

Potent pair, Rachel! Hard to believe those stockyard whittlers were released 3 years ago.

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View attachment 1986318Good morning! Serpentine Jack joined by the BF Barlow for today, but also going to have these on me. I need to carve a bird today.
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... So we’re having a Thanksgiving Dinner today at their house.
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Edit: forgot to mention that I have had that Chicago Cutlery Traveller folding filet knife since about 19 and 82. ( that’s the way us old guys say it)
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That Schrade "trapper jack" is very cool, Jeff, as is that folding fillet knife!
Glad you could have a Thanksgiving get-together with sibling and parents!
Family stuff for both my wife's family and mine have become much less frequent over the years, and COVID and political/religious craziness over the past couple of years seem to have eliminated family gatherings completely.

Still totin' some of my older red bone Case XX's for this Saturday.
This pair are from the 1970's .................... a full sized Trapper and a Copperhead, back when Copperheads were really stout.

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Magnificent!

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I’m running out of my carbon blades preference but I’ll battle on with inoxidable...

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Tasteful taramundi!

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We are visiting family. I get to tinker around in my Father-in-law’s stash and have fun when I’m here. I raided the trapper drawer for this turquoise mini trapper. He has spicy taste. So different from me, and I love it.

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Treasure trove of trappers!
With her father and you playing significant roles in her life, does your wife think every adult male is an incurable knife knut???

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The breathtaking bolsters and bone on your Tribal Lock are a real bonus!

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Sublime pair of knives, Steve!
(Almost mesmerizing enough to make that white stuff in the photo invisible. )

Nice whittler Gary, those RR whittlers are really well made.

Thanks, Todd.

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Capital copper, Todd!
4" of snow in the first half of November is just uncalled for!

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Laudable Lamb, John!
That stone the knife is on is obviously not rolling.

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Not the prettiest day, but its not freezing rain, so, yay
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Nice vista! Is the LP tank how you heat your house?

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I am sticking with the old stuff for a while.

Consummate copperhead, LT!

Vitamin C opperhead!

I grabbed a GEC and a Schatt & Morgan for today.

Brace of bonny bone, JJ!

Elegant knife!!

I hardly ever take mine off. After 20 years the pattern in it has almost completely worn away.

I wore mine every day for over 20 years too.
But in the last 5 years or so I've just stopped wearing it... 36 years married.

I've only removed my wedding ring to play softball (after discovering that the ring can be deformed by a bat handle when you hit the ball). And there have been several lengthy periods when I could NOT remove my ring because I jammed the ring finger (usually basketball-related) and the knuckle swelled so badly the ring wouldn't fit over it for several months.

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Remembrance Sunday here. Carrying a vintage Alfred Blackwell Lambsfoot, and another 8173-1914 Clasp Knife, this one by H.M. Slater. Have a peaceful day folks

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That day of battle in the dusty heat
We lay and heard the bullets swish and sing
Like scythes amid the over-ripened wheat,
And we the harvest of their garnering.

I appreciate the significance of your choices, Jack!
Moving post!

Superb dark pair, Jer!

Very generous with your acknowledgements to all.
Hope you have a good day.

Thanks for the kind remark.
I obviously can't acknowledge ALL the fine posts here, but I try to pick some favorites each day.

If I was forced to pick a favorite pattern from Case, it would be the mini trapper. Today, I'm having trouble deciding between these 2. I prefer the wharncliffe blade over the spey blade, but I enjoy that chestnut jigged bone quite a bit. I guess I'll carry both for a little while and see how it works out.

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I'll vote for the chestnut jigged bone almost every time!
(And I prefer the wharncliffe over the clip in the mini trapper, but they don't make a spey/wharncliffe version.)

I think I will make this the last day of my vintage Case carry week, especially since it is the beginning of a new week. All three of these are medium sized knives, so I can find room in my pockets without much trouble. A Case 6318HP Serpentine Stockman from 1975, a stag Serpentine Stockman from 1971, and a Half Whittler from the 1940-64 era.

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What a week; what a show! Thanks!

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Did I ever tell you the tale about my father's wedding ring John?
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Jack, you can sure tell a story!
In general, I'm probably rather naive and gullible, but as soon as your story shifted to the seaside, my "shaggy dog story alarm" sounded. So I didn't "fall for" the story, but I still admired the ambiguity (plausible deniability?) of the ending!

I agree—the thin sheepsfoot secondary is such a useful blade. I lowered it on my Churchill by filing the kick so that it sits lower when closed.

With that mod, Joshua, your Churchill must have a very low profile from a geometric/spatial perspective, even though the superb stag gives it a high profile from a visual standpoint!

- GT

 

[HFinn]

 

[bigfish64]

I carried these two today.

Great pairing Bart. I like how we can see both sides of your Eureka, cool!

Carrying my 2018 Guardians Lambsfoot, and a Random Tuesday Boker/Vox Gnome today. Have a good day everyone

Really cool pairing Jack.

 

[Travman]

 

[Dan1892]

Going with the 86 2AB in the slip and a Butterbean in the watch pocket today.

 

[Primble]

An early Cattaraugus Sleeveboard Whittler and my Opinel No. 8 Virobloc Brevette/Lame Acier/Au Carbone (now that's a mouthful) for Tuesday.

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[Rufus1949]

An early Cattaraugus Sleeveboard Whittler and my Opinel No. 8 Virobloc Brevette/Lame Acier/Au Carbone (now that's a mouthful) for Tuesday.

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Gorgeous whittler Mr.P

 

[Primble]

What a week; what a show! Thanks!


- GT

Thank you GT .......................... at least they all got a thorough inspection for carbon critters.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Well sitting here in the motel tonight I got caught up on this thread. I was 15 pages behind. Some gorgeous ones since last Thursday.
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I hope you’re as fond of your Wenger watch as I am of mine. At least 30 years since Vik earned it out of a catalog by accumulating points in a work incentive thing. A Christmas present bought by hard work, it’s never let me down. Perfectly accurate, all it needs is a visit to the jeweler for a battery once a year.
Love your shot with the worn Alox SAK!

That Schrade "trapper jack" is very cool, Jeff, as is that folding fillet knife!
Glad you could have a Thanksgiving get-together with sibling and parents!
Family stuff for both my wife's family and mine have become much less frequent over the years, and COVID and political/religious craziness over the past couple of years seem to have eliminated family gatherings completely.


- GT

Thank you, Gary.
Better get the families together for a meal once in a while, my friend. Time goes by fast.

 

[RLB0414]

Glad all went well in the end. When you are focused , weather is a bit easier to smother mentally. I always enjoyed being in a blind, snow falling and ducks flying everywhere.

Duck hunting in a heavy snowfall is awesome. When they drop in the cold is forgotten.

Well sitting here in the motel tonight I got caught up on this thread. I was 15 pages behind. Some gorgeous ones since last Thursday.
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Nice pairing. Hopefully the hotel time ends soon.

 

[Jack Black]

I appreciate the significance of your choices, Jack!
Moving post!

Thank you Gary, nice to carry those old knives

Jack, you can sure tell a story!
In general, I'm probably rather naive and gullible, but as soon as your story shifted to the seaside, my "shaggy dog story alarm" sounded. So I didn't "fall for" the story, but I still admired the ambiguity (plausible deniability?) of the ending!

LOL! Thank you my friend, I've certainly told it before, since you've been a regular here My dad told me that story about a bloke at work, when I was very young, but it only ran to a few sentences. 90% of my own embellishments are true, and it's always different. I could easily double the length of the tale. It works much better verbally of course, particularly where drink is involved, and when I tell it aloud I alter the finale, allowing the listener to participate more! I don't tell it often, only every few years, but it's had some hilarious reactions!

Having seen several accidents involving rings, I've never worn them. One was when I was about 10, and I didn't actually see it myself, but it involved a close neighbour. The poor woman was cleaning the windows, indoors, and jumped down from the step-ladder, catching her wedding ring on the sash-window, and leaving her finger behind! An ambulance was called, and the ambulance-men saw to our neighbour, who was in shock, and said they thought the finger could be re-attached at the hospital. One of them then turned to the woman's daughter, who was the same age as myself, and apparently quite distraught, and said, "Can you just climb up there, and get the finger?"!

Really cool pairing Jack.

Thank you Todd

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Gorgeous

 

[jabels]

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[Corto_Malt]

Have a nice day

 

[JonMcD]

Treasure trove of trappers!
With her father and you playing significant roles in her life, does your wife think every adult male is an incurable knife knut???
- GT

Ha! - enough for her to think she has become some type of unknowing knife enabler!

 

[Rufus1949]

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[pat9198]

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[Primble]

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Gorgeous whittler Mr.P

Gorgeous

Thank you Mr. Jack and Mr. Rufus !

That is some nice wood on your Lambsfoot, but, I can't really concentrate on the knife for licking my chops, looking at that breakfast goodness.

It is rainy here this morning and I skipped going out for breakfast and might just eat a bowl of cereal.

As a side note, it so happens that I spotted some critters in your bacon !

 

[TylerG12]

Thought I'd do a TC Tuesday.
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