What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

In my never-ending quest for ultra-compact carries, I believe I finally pushed it too far today. Had to grab a belt knife when it was time to make lunch 🤷‍♂️
C8TAFyFh.jpg
 
mitch13 said:
Nice👍
I was reading in the news this morning San Fransico police are looking for permission to use armed robots in certain situations 😲😲
I don't think it would get through in Australia, we only have state and federal police.
I found it interesting.
Click to expand...
Hopefully the robots will be more responsive than the human ones. But to be fair the lack of an aggressive DA really demoralized the rank and file cops. With a new DA that may change. 🤞
 
Case Trapper Carbon Series burlap Micarta .
Just a great example in everyway. I liked it so much I bought another while they could still be had and it also was a beautiful example. I liked the Micarta a little better on one so it became a safe queen.
This one is carried and used 👍🏻
pvYbitn.jpg
 
Last edited:
Another knife from J Just Tom. that I'll post on this "commercial" Black Friday, since the knife has black covers. It's my first knife from the Ideal Knife Company in Providence RI. The knife is a jack with large and small carbon steel saber clip blades, but neither blade is very large since the knife is only 3 1/8" closed. It has black jigged "plastic" covers that I thought at first were actually pinned on, since I could see some kind of rivets inside the liners. But the rivets I could see inside the liner don't actually line up with the "pins" showing on the outside of the covers. Each rivet inside the liners appears to be set in a little slot that's wider on one end and narrower on the end where the rivet is. My conjecture is that bolsters and covers on each side is all one piece with 2 "posts with heads" attached to the inside surface of this component, and the bolster/cover piece is put a little bit forward of the pivot end of the knife so both postheads can fit into the wide end of the slots, then that bolster/cover is slid backwards (as the posts slide to the narrower end of the slot) to line up with the ends of the frame (and maybe the postheads are peened to keep it from sliding forward where the posts could pull out of the liner through the wider end of slot). Fun to think about how that might all work, but I know nothing about knife-making (or any other mechanical stuff), so I could be totally wrong. But there are no little crimped tabs that hold the bolsters on. 🤓
mark.closed.sun.2.jpeg
mark.Vmain.flat.eco.jpeg
pile.2open.stand.jpeg

- GT
 
Jack Black said:
I always enjoy seeing those two special Jacks my friend :) Fab faux! :D ;) :thumbsup:
Click to expand...
Thank you very kindly, Jack!!! :) :thumbsup:
Jack Black said:
Looks like you folks have been eating well! :D I've had a pig of a week, but at least my boiler is working again :thumbsup: Charlie Lamb and an Old Friend :) :thumbsup:

34L9xfH.jpg


oDf36mG.jpg
Click to expand...
A wonderful pairing of two fabulous slicers from this side of the pond; glad to hear you've got your boiler up and steaming, as the chill is coming! :cool:🥶👍👍
 
bigfish64 said:
Just kicking around and enjoying the family with these two in tow. Hope everyone had a great day. 😎👍View attachment 1998776
Click to expand...
Good-looking pair Todd :) :thumbsup:
JJ Cahill said:
Thank you very kindly, Jack!!! :) :thumbsup:

A wonderful pairing of two fabulous slicers from this side of the pond; glad to hear you've got your boiler up and steaming, as the chill is coming! :cool:🥶👍👍
Click to expand...
Many thanks my friend :) :thumbsup:
JJ Cahill said:
I've been toting these two ebony covered cutters today, one Yank and one Brit (c/o Jack Black Jack Black :))
Click to expand...
It's nice to see those two together JJ :) :thumbsup:

Have a great weekend everyone :thumbsup:

wS4FOO8.jpg


SCPWbqw.jpg
 
5K Qs said:
Another knife from J Just Tom. that I'll post on this "commercial" Black Friday, since the knife has black covers. It's my first knife from the Ideal Knife Company in Providence RI. The knife is a jack with large and small carbon steel saber clip blades, but neither blade is very large since the knife is only 3 1/8" closed. It has black jigged "plastic" covers that I thought at first were actually pinned on, since I could see some kind of rivets inside the liners. But the rivets I could see inside the liner don't actually line up with the "pins" showing on the outside of the covers. Each rivet inside the liners appears to be set in a little slot that's wider on one end and narrower on the end where the rivet is. My conjecture is that bolsters and covers on each side is all one piece with 2 "posts with heads" attached to the inside surface of this component, and the bolster/cover piece is put a little bit forward of the pivot end of the knife so both postheads can fit into the wide end of the slots, then that bolster/cover is slid backwards (as the posts slide to the narrower end of the slot) to line up with the ends of the frame (and maybe the postheads are peened to keep it from sliding forward where the posts could pull out of the liner through the wider end of slot). Fun to think about how that might all work, but I know nothing about knife-making (or any other mechanical stuff), so I could be totally wrong. But there are no little crimped tabs that hold the bolsters on. 🤓
View attachment 1998909
View attachment 1998910
View attachment 1998911

- GT
Click to expand...
Here are my remaining 2 Ideal knives (shown here with an Opinel No. 8 for scale):

b6NjrOQ.jpg


Both have the typical “shell” construction with the folded tabs on the fake bolsters. I modified the pen blade on the red one for whittling. I really like these knives, but they are harder to open than I like. Maybe they will loosen up a little with use.

As an aside, I propose the Opinel No. 8 should be the standard unit of measurement for all descriptions of knife size…
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top