What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

I forgot to post yesterday’s knife.

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Travman said:
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Nice red jack, and your pup is starting to get lanky! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

Jack Black said:
Thanks Gary, I always laugh at the name of that dish, which is very rare here today. Did the egg come wrapped in a scarf and sweater or anything? :D :thumbsup:

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Hope everyone is having a good day :) Piano keys for me again ;) :thumbsup:

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Jack, my coddled egg had no sweater coddling it when it arrived. It was atop a serving of poutine, and I tried to mix the egg into the potatoes and cheese curds ASAP (while looking at the egg as little as possible as I stirred).

Play us a tune, Jack - you're the Piano Man! :thumbsup::thumbsup:🤓

Amir Fleschwund said:
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Thank you, Gary! And thanks for sharing the video of you teaching math!

I don’t eat hot dogs, but if you’re looking for the best Eye-talian beef, I can vouch for several joints around those close in western Chicago suburbs. Too bad I don’t get in there anymore.
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Very nice of you to say, Gary! I confess to copying some of @glenbad’s modded TL-29s. I doubt I’ll do any more though. Even though that little straight edge is useful, the screwdriver blade with the utility edge is more better useful.
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Jeff, that wasn't actually ME teaching math in the video, but I've showed that video in several of my classes over the past 50 years! 😁

My college friend worked for US Steel in downtown Chicago, and lived in Oak Park next to the Eisenhower for a few years after graduation. I and some friends went there several times to celebrate New Year's Eve, playing bridge. Eventually, he started working in South America, and everyone kind of lost touch with him; he died several years ago. My wife and I spent some weekends in Chicago back in the 80s (including our honeymoon, which included a Cubs game), but we've not been there (except for passing through) for at least 30 years.

Thanks for your opinion on the relative usefulness of screwdriver vs. 2nd blade on TL-29.

Rufus1949 said:
Just the fear on the number 13....not Friday the 13th.
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Bob, FWIW I'm sure that "paraskevi" is Greek for "Friday".

Rufus1949 said:
I would post a picture of my mug but you may have Mr.P nightmares!
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Posting a pic of your mug in this thread https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/traditional-mug-shots.1009881/ is probably safe for everyone, since anyone going to that thread is probably aware that things "could get ugly." 🤓

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I wonder how many places are lucky enough to experience an earthquake and a tornado in a six hour span ? 🤔🤔🤔🌪️:(

To make an already long story a bit shorter, I will just say that there were no injuries reported and my family's property was spared this time. Some barns and roofs damaged, as well as a few homes that got quite a bit more hard hit. The weather service survey said it was a 2.9 magnitude earthquake and an EF-1 tornado, pushing 110 mph winds, on the ground for 2.25 miles.
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Rob, that must have been a lot more scary than those critters you've been spotting in knife handles!! :eek:o_O
Glad to hear there were no injuries, and not massive property damage.

I don't know how old you are, but I'm guessing you're not a much springier chicken than I am, so maybe you remember the Good Friday 1974 "super outbreak" of more than 100 tornadoes in 24 hours. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Super_Outbreak
Something like 47 deaths in Indiana (it was the first year I lived in Lafayette IN while attending Purdue) and 71 deaths in Kentucky. One tornado first touched down a little northwest of Lafayette and stayed on the ground for over 100 miles, heading northeast. I rode my bicycle home from Purdue that afternoon after classes were cancelled, and later heard that while I was pedaling up the hill to my apartment, there was a slight earthquake felt in town. I didn't feel it on my bike. And searching Google recently produced no evidence of an earthquake near Lafayette that day. So maybe it was too weak to "record for posterity" other than in the memories of people who noticed some shaking.

Jiki said:
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Sensational soldier! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: Did you do that all with a single pocketknife?

Amir Fleschwund said:
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The cap and gloves are stylish, and the knives are substantive, Jeff! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:

sunknife said:
Osage and hotdog Tidioutes all day. :)
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Noteworthy OO pair, Greg! :cool::cool::thumbsup:

Rufus1949 said:
Good morning everyone....leaving my sanity at home to play a round of golf this a.m. I hope all have a good weekend.
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Bob, congrats on the Catt, and I hope the weather for golf was as sunny as the Catt's covers! :thumbsup::cool::cool:
(Even in my most enthusiastic golfing days, when I'd play 2 or 3 times per week, I don't think I've ever played in January! o_O;))

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Congrats on the new #79; those are appealing knives! :cool::thumbsup::cool:

screened porch said:
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Admirable Alox scout knife! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

- GT
 
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Nice! Always like seeing an Old Timer. Is that Mexican Boxote on your LF?
Sacto said:
I forgot to post yesterday’s knife.

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Nice photo for showing off that jigged bone.
5K Qs said:
Nice red jack, and your pup is starting to get lanky! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:


Jack, my coddled egg had no sweater coddling it when it arrived. It was atop a serving of poutine, and I tried to mix the egg into the potatoes and cheese curds ASAP (while looking at the egg as little as possible as I stirred).

Play us a tune, Jack - you're the Piano Man! :thumbsup::thumbsup:🤓


Jeff, that wasn't actually ME teaching math in the video, but I've showed that video in several of my classes over the past 50 years! 😁

My college friend worked for US Steel in downtown Chicago, and lived in Oak Park next to the Eisenhower for a few years after graduation. I and some friends went there several times to celebrate New Year's Eve, playing bridge. Eventually, he started working in South America, and everyone kind of lost touch with him; he died several years ago. My wife and I spent some weekends in Chicago back in the 80s (including our honeymoon, which included a Cubs game), but we've not been there (except for passing through) for at least 30 years.

Thanks for your opinion on the relative usefulness of screwdriver vs. 2nd blade on TL-29.


Bob, FWIW I'm sure that "paraskevi" is Greek for "Friday".


Posting a pic of your mug in this thread https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/traditional-mug-shots.1009881/ is probably safe for everyone, since anyone going to that thread is probably aware that things "could get ugly." 🤓


Rob, that must have been a lot more scary than those critters you've been spotting in knife handles!! :eek:o_O
Glad to hear there were no injuries, and not massive property damage.

I don't know how old you are, but I'm guessing you're not a much springier chicken than I am, so maybe you remember the Good Friday 1974 "super outbreak" of more than 100 tornadoes in 24 hours. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Super_Outbreak
Something like 47 deaths in Indiana (it was the first year I lived in Lafayette IN while attending Purdue) and 71 deaths in Kentucky. One tornado first touched down a little northwest of Lafayette and stayed on the ground for over 100 miles, heading northeast. I rode my bicycle home from Purdue that afternoon after classes were cancelled, and later heard that while I was pedaling up the hill to my apartment, there was a slight earthquake felt in town. I didn't feel it on my bike. And searching Google recently produced no evidence of an earthquake near Lafayette that day. So maybe it was too weak to "record for posterity" other than in the memories of people who noticed some shaking.


Sensational soldier! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: Did you do that all with a single pocketknife?


The cap and gloves are stylish, and the knives are substantive, Jeff! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:


Noteworthy OO pair, Greg! :cool::cool::thumbsup:


Bob, congrats on the Catt, and I hope the weather for golf was as sunny as the Catt's covers! :thumbsup::cool::cool:
(Even in my most enthusiastic golfing days, when I'd play 2 or 3 times per week, I don't think I've ever played in January! o_O;))


Congrats on the new #79; those are appealing knives! :cool::thumbsup::cool:


Admirable Alox scout knife! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

- GT
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Thanks for the compliments and memories, Gary.
 
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This TL-29 is unique among the ones I have. It comes from early after their switchover to synthetic from cocobolo. The forward placement of the shackle pin, and fully finished back are the clues of that. But what puzzles me is the handle material. It looks to me like the Bakelight invented as an electrical insulator and used by Leo Fender on his Telecasters from the fifties.7FC09FD7-5318-4BE1-B5F7-BDE53DC64E52.jpeg I bought a sheet of it when I built a Tele copy, and could swear this knife’s scales are Bakelight. They are definitely unlike all of the other black handled Linesman knives in my cigar box.
But in looking into it, I can find no evidence that Camillus used Bakelight. It could have been re-handled, but sure doesn’t look like it. Puzzling. 🧐
 
TXGatorbait said:
Enjoyable sit in the ground blind this eve. I was glad to see this guy made it through the season. Been watching him and his brother since July and decided to give him another year to grow. He gave me a good show grazing for a bit at about 20 yards. If you scroll in on the last couple images you can see him passing by the beautiful sunset and my beloved Case Bose WT.
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Awesome pictures, Greg, thank you for sharing them. That Case Bose isn't half bad either...;)

"Randomly" picked this one out for today.
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