What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Rufus1949]

Jack Knife Ben Jr Cattle Knife and a Cattaraugus Barlow

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Dynamic duo you have today David.

 

[SteveC]

Jack Knife Ben Jr Cattle Knife and a Cattaraugus Barlow

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Sweet pair of oldies !

 

[SteveC]

IXL Barlow and a Camillus #68

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[Bloefield]

My "user" K5, Western 522 [1979] and a nylon Recruit.

 

[TylerG12]

Beautiful grain and looks very comfortable in hand.

Thank you, it is super comfortable.

I can't tell
Is that a 66 or a 68??

She's gorgeous regardless

It's a 68 Pony Jack. Thank you very much!

 

[6Strings]

No. 95 checking in from the UK

 

[Rsmith_77]

Thinkin the 123OT isn't getting enough love lately

 

[Modoc ED]

I'll be totin my A. Wright manufactured single blade Bunny Knife today. It's feast or famine around here with Coco. She was in a rush to see us when we came home one day last week and slid on the back porch steps and according to the Vet, tore her ACL so, now we're babying her for that. The Vet actually prescribed 1/4 of a CBD gummy four times a day for her pain so, we made a run up to Lakeview, Oregon and got her a small jar of CBD gummies. Coco has been a mellow dog for the last couple/three days and practically pain free. Sausage and waffles for breakfast.

 

[Jiki]

Cold and rainy, shop day!

 

[sf fanatic]

After a few AM showers the sun is out. Apparently not for long. Heavy rain is forecast tomorrow. Going European today with the Boker 2022 Damascus and my newest lamb.
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[JW225]

Today's knife...

And, today's visitor...

 

[Tyson A Wright]

I'll be totin my A. Wright manufactured single blade Bunny Knife today. It's feast or famine around here with Coco. She was in a rush to see us when we came home one day last week and slid on the back porch steps and according to the Vet, tore her ACL so, now we're babying her for that. The Vet actually prescribed 1/4 of a CBD gummy four times a day for her pain so, we made a run up to Lakeview, Oregon and got her a small jar of CBD gummies. Coco has been a mellow dog for the last couple/three days and practically pain free. Sausage and waffles for breakfast.

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Our Lacey (blue heeler / collie mix) tore her ACL last year, and we ended up getting surgery to repair it (and the underlying knee condition that led to the tear). She is getting around better than ever now, but the two months post-op were a hassle for everybody (worth it, though). Hope Coco recovers soon!

 

[JD Bear]

 

[kyhunt]

Two Sundays in a row. This one might be starting to grow on me.

 

[JW225]

Burst of color on a snowy day — love that photo! Nice 56!

 

[5K Qs]

Two Barlows today, one English one American



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Pair of stag stunners, Steve!
(They're from over a week ago, but the start of 2023 was very busy for me for a number of reasons and I've fallen behind here on BF.)

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Splendid Robeson stockman!

Awesome group of lambsfoot knives, Gary. Yes, the cows can sometimes be aggressive when we are tagging the calves or when we have them in the corrals. I’ve definitely taken some rides on their heads over the years. We try to get rid of the crazy ones, so overall they’re pretty good.

Thanks, Bart.
Yeah, you do what you need to do when dealing with livestock. When I started high school, I was a shrimpy kid under 5 feet tall, but after having to push dairy cattle around for several years, I wasn't about to be scared of a senior firing a dodgeball at me in gym class, which surprised them.

My daughter being a goofball in bubblegum alley.

What's the story behind that crazy place??

Starting the New Year with a couple of old saw-cut bone Barlows.

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I'm not much of a Barlow fan myself, but those Böker 49x models with the tree on the bolster certainly appeal to me. That's a beauty, Rob!

Good Morning Porch Friends and Happy 2023
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Superb knife, John, but you seem to be taking rather drastic measures to make sure it doesn't get away from you somehow!

Haze Gray and Underway bone Sod Buster Jr..

That's a great name for the color of the bone, ED!

Some of those have some absolutely beautiful color IMHO.

Wow! You have a whole herd of them! I have a muskrat and a peanut in Case’s chestnut bone and they are among my favorites too.

Gary, beautiful collection to begin the new year.

Nice line up, Gary. I love the chestnut, CV

That's some impressive Case Bone, GT.

Thanks for the kind words about my Case CV chestnut jigged bone knives, guys.

I'm surprised by the amount of color variation among the knives. I tend to prefer the darker ones like the Sodbuster Jr and the Swayback Jack, but the ones that are "more reddish" like the mini trapper and sowbelly stockman are also handsome. I don't especially like the ones whose dye fades close to the bolsters.

I'd like to pick up a more models from that series, but not many of them are available at dealers these days AFAIK. I'm not very fond of full size trappers, but I'll probably pick up a chestnut trapper because they're still pretty easy to find. Big folding hunters in chestnut bone are still around, too, but I doubt I'll ever order one because they're so big and expensive. I don't think there was ever a canoe as part of that series, but Case has made chestnut bone canoes, and I'd like to track one of those down someday.

Started the year off with one I’ve had for a long time but only carried I think once before. Case 47 stockman.

I hope you enjoy carrying it! The 47 is my favorite Case stockman model (well, second favorite if you count the sowbelly stockman).

Thank you. There’s no way I could have done the birds on the bat logo. I cut it out of a 1983 fleer sticker card and glued it on.

That makes sense and is pretty clever!

Hi Gary,
I taught Phys Ed for 5 years, then went back for a masters in Elementary Ed. This did not prepare me to teach Kindergarten for 30 years.( Special Ed...summers).
Thank you for the info on the other gentlemen involved in education.

My greatest Nascar experience was having Jeff Gordon's frame builder put a full roll cage in my mustang cobra. Looked like it came from the factory.

Thanks for putting up with my nosiness, Bob. Kindergarten must be tough because you have to try to help many of the kids learn how the whole "school thing" works in addition to whatever academic and social goals you have for your students.
I'll bet there are not a lot of teachers (at any level) with a Mustang Cobra with a roll cage!

Thanks for showing that one GT !

You're welcome. It has a rather unusual build, IMHO, with different numbers of liners on each side.

I have heard one way to deal with an HOA is to plant a huge patch of corn in your front yard, surrounded by a nice bamboo border. They like that.

Thanks, Gary. That one is the 2003 Case/Bose Collaboration Dogleg Jack.

Thanks for the info.

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Hope everyone's year has got off to a good start, and that you have a good week

What a fine pair of lambsfoot examples designed by a pair of Porch pillars!!

Good Morning Porch Friends
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Breakfast of Champions!

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Congrats on the thoughtful gift from your daughter, Bob. I used to enjoy golf, even though I wasn't very good, but it's a hobby that I haven't kept up with. My clubs have been unused in my office for years.

I finally got my wife’s bunny to pose with our 2022 knife!

Cool photo!

Thanks, Rob. That knife had been stowed in a box during the course of several moves over the years, and I had forgotten all about it. Couldn't believe it when I finally went through some things and re-discovered it. That was a good moment.

I can well imagine that was a happy find for you!

Thank you. Below shows it beside a 91mm SAK, I had no idea it’s an identical length closed!

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The shape closed is something I think is overlooked on the majority of folders, for me a knife should look good closed as well as open, that means no sharp bits stuck out!

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Thanks for the info and photos. I certainly agree with you about a smooth closed profile on a knife, and much prefer knives with sunk joints.

Everyones' knives continue to impress me for their character, quality and in some cases, history of taking possesion.

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Captivating covers on that pair of knives, Bob!

Goodness! I'm not sure I'll be able to catch up with this thread; I worked through a lot of pages already and I've only made it to Tuesday morning.

- GT

 

[screened porch]

The Wiss Boker is a favorite of mine, because I can't decide if it's a big little knife or a little big knife.
The Klaas whitler, I may never have carried before. I have no idea where or when I got it.

I carried them both to church this morning. I'll see how I feel after a nap.

 

[echoscout]

Dynamic duo you have today David.

Thank you Bob!

Sweet pair of oldies !

Thank you Steve!

IXL Barlow and a Camillus #68



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Sweet pair of knives!

 

[Rufus1949]

Pair of stag stunners, Steve!
(They're from over a week ago, but the start of 2023 was very busy for me for a number of reasons and I've fallen behind here on BF.)


Splendid Robeson stockman!


Thanks, Bart.
Yeah, you do what you need to do when dealing with livestock. When I started high school, I was a shrimpy kid under 5 feet tall, but after having to push dairy cattle around for several years, I wasn't about to be scared of a senior firing a dodgeball at me in gym class, which surprised them.


What's the story behind that crazy place??


I'm not much of a Barlow fan myself, but those Böker 49x models with the tree on the bolster certainly appeal to me. That's a beauty, Rob!


Superb knife, John, but you seem to be taking rather drastic measures to make sure it doesn't get away from you somehow!


That's a great name for the color of the bone, ED!






Thanks for the kind words about my Case CV chestnut jigged bone knives, guys.

I'm surprised by the amount of color variation among the knives. I tend to prefer the darker ones like the Sodbuster Jr and the Swayback Jack, but the ones that are "more reddish" like the mini trapper and sowbelly stockman are also handsome. I don't especially like the ones whose dye fades close to the bolsters.

I'd like to pick up a more models from that series, but not many of them are available at dealers these days AFAIK. I'm not very fond of full size trappers, but I'll probably pick up a chestnut trapper because they're still pretty easy to find. Big folding hunters in chestnut bone are still around, too, but I doubt I'll ever order one because they're so big and expensive. I don't think there was ever a canoe as part of that series, but Case has made chestnut bone canoes, and I'd like to track one of those down someday.


I hope you enjoy carrying it! The 47 is my favorite Case stockman model (well, second favorite if you count the sowbelly stockman).


That makes sense and is pretty clever!



Thanks for putting up with my nosiness, Bob. Kindergarten must be tough because you have to try to help many of the kids learn how the whole "school thing" works in addition to whatever academic and social goals you have for your students.
I'll bet there are not a lot of teachers (at any level) with a Mustang Cobra with a roll cage!


You're welcome. It has a rather unusual build, IMHO, with different numbers of liners on each side.
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Thanks for the info.


What a fine pair of lambsfoot examples designed by a pair of Porch pillars!!


Breakfast of Champions!


Congrats on the thoughtful gift from your daughter, Bob. I used to enjoy golf, even though I wasn't very good, but it's a hobby that I haven't kept up with. My clubs have been unused in my office for years.


Cool photo!


I can well imagine that was a happy find for you!


Thanks for the info and photos. I certainly agree with you about a smooth closed profile on a knife, and much prefer knives with sunk joints.


Captivating covers on that pair of knives, Bob!

Goodness! I'm not sure I'll be able to catch up with this thread; I worked through a lot of pages already and I've only made it to Tuesday morning.

- GT

As always I am enamored with the grace of your responses to all the members.
I always enjoy seeing your knives Gary.

As with any occupation, if you love what you do, it is not a " job" but a pleasure.
Be well.