What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Prestigious pair of knives! The Ka-Bar pen is primo, but that Waynorth Cutlery Lambsfoot steals the spotlight with its phenomenality!!


Thank you for the kind comment, sir! We'll see if you get tired on the Christmas lambsfoot show after a week of them!


Some people refer to me as an old goat now, so I appreciate your kindness to that wether and his sister, David!


Thanks for the info, Jack. As a kid, I was fascinated by the "ingenuity" of that style drill!


Really enjoy the photos of your adventures, and your CJ Barlow is super-classy!
What exactly is a "corn exchange"? Do farmers take their corn there and exchange it for cash??


I have one of those rams horn Barlows, and the matching canoe, and like them very much; I also have a rams horn pruner, which is a massive piece of cutlery. I also have one of those carbon steel RR canoes that I also enjoy a lot (although a yellow carbon sowbelly stockman is my overall favorite from that series). Congrats on your new arrivals!


That yellow oak is no joke! Looks fantastic; congrats!


I usually am so overwhelmed by your 88 that I don't pay as much attention to your other knives as they deserve. Today is the first time I notice that wonderful Wharncliffe secondary blade on your Peanut!!


What a coincidence! I had a breakfast burrito yesterday at the Real Food Cafe (actually I ate half of it and half in my refrigerator). But I didn't have a knife that could compare with that jigged bone WCLF you posted!


Love that knife, and the small print made me laugh out loud!


Another fancy Buck Cadet!!


Thanks for the additional info on your classy stag 303.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised to see it, since I have a stag Buck canoe that was produced about that same time.
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Thanks, Bob. Congrats on the new sheepsfoot! Is that ebony?


That Cattaraugus Barlow is such an admirable knife; I love the "fine print" cursive script on the bolster!

- GT
I had to look it up myself.

The Exchange in Bristol
A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchange. Such trade was common in towns and cities across England until the 19th century, but as the trade became centralised in the 20th century many such buildings were used for other purposes. Several have since become historical landmarks.

In the United States, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange is still used to manage the commodities and futures exchange of grain products.
 
That makes perfect sense, because your steel has the look of a 200 year old Kentucky Rifle flint lock.
I will look into that.
I always look for full blades without sharpening loss when I look at older knives, but have resigned to a lot of them having “beauty marks”, which is a kind phrase for corrosion. This Trapper could use that treatment. View attachment 2022987
I have parkerized rifle parts on the kitchen stove, but your treatment looks more like old bluing, which is more appropriate for a pocket knife.

That old Case would be a perfect candidate for a light to medium cleaning, followed by the tarnishing solution. Anyone that can start with a block of wood and make a new rifle look like the one below has all of my respect ! 😉 😊 I learned from him ..................... still got a long way to travel ! 🤣

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Thursday carry again
My new favorite 😆
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Right Todd ? :)😜
 
Trying out the tl-29
Post potato soak

What do you think? Great knife, eh? The only reason they're cheap is there must be a million of them still kicking around.
That is a fine combination of tools ( knives). Apples are not the only things trembling.
Bob
Thank you Bob. I'd like to think the belt knife scares the crackheads walking past my house when I'm working in the yard. Definitely want them thinking a crazy hillbilly lives here!
Great choices, FC.
Thanks Bart, getting dressed is sometimes the best part of the day 😅 Always love seeing your Eureka Jack, such a perfect little carry!


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More weatherstripping/sealing/storm prep today. The 78 and the SAK got used hard and both earned a few dings and scratches. When I finally got done around 10pm I made a little shelter for the stray tomcat that's been living in one of my window wells. Gonna be a hard few days for him coming up 🥶 The weather is predicting the end of the world here tomorrow, as they are want to do. Bundle up Porchitarians, and Happy Solstice!!!
 
That is one my favorite patterns GEC has made, I've had mine in my pocket every since I got it back from having some warranty work done on it. They, GEC, got it fixed up and made it better than it was when it was new.View attachment 2023613
It was my first GEC,I have damaged hands and had asked what was abvailable that was easy to open.

Everyone suggested this, it is easy to pinch open,looks good and cuts well.

win,win.
 
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