What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Primble]

Thanks. Funny thing, the Barlow is years older than the stockman. The brass is aging quickly, but the micarta hasn't collected as much oils and such as the Barlow yet.

I thought they had copper bolsters. They look good with patina.

 

[Primble]

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Beautiful covers on both of those Mr. Rufus !

I really enjoyed seeing the Saint Patrick's Day parade here Great pics everyone Have a great weekend

Me too Mr. Jack

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Quite the fancy pair you chose for Saturday !

 

[Primble]

A Barlow and a Jack for Saturday.

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[Pt-Luso]

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[sceva]

2014 Esquire rust red bone again today

 

[Travman]

 

[Jerbhola89]

I always love seeing that Whaler! Beautiful cocobolo wood.

 

[Jerbhola89]

This pair to help keep me positive today. Have a wonderful Saturday porch!

 

[AZGabe]

 

[Jiki]

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Yessir. Healed up just in time to go see two of my kids first rock band performance tonight at their talent show. Proud daddy moment coming up!

Having my hands on a ‘30’s Craftsman is pretty neat. It was a great GAW to win for sure.

Following in Dad’s footsteps, eh?
I hope you got him his own axe so he doesn’t try to take one of yours!
My middle boy did that as well. They got pretty darned good for high schoolers, even recorded a couple of cds.

You must be planning on a rough day, carrying the Buck

Would like to see more of what the antenna is connected to

Plan for the best, prepare for the worst
The Buck is my car knife. It lives wedged between the seat and console.

Nice 1s
It was never a big deal for me, until my daughter was born on St Patricks day, just turned 17
Oh yeah she plays electric guitar too.

A sign of good parenting!

Finished the work part of my work trip early so I went out exploring, including a stop at the Puget Sound Naval Museum. Part of their workload is scrapping old submarines:

This small portion of pressure hull steel from one such sub weighs…8 lbs!!! Did I mention that steel is 2” thick?

One of the next subs slated to go to the dead fleet for recycling is my first sub, USS Chicago. They are already inside the shipyard and I was able to get onboard and check out how she has aged in the past 20 years since I left. It was great to talk to some of the sailors still stationed aboard her and also got some swag before I departed.

Background on how the shipyard got its start:

Scaled replica of the hammer crane that has become a symbol of the shipyard:

Interesting copy of a daily wage scale for various jobs:

A portion of an arresting cable used on the flight deck of our carriers:

The sail of USS PARCHE (SSN 683) is outside the museum. If you don’t know her story, i recommend reading Blind Man’s Bluff by Sherry Sontag.

Thanks for the photos! I can only imagine your memories as you stepped aboard your old boat.

Well… scarlet fever is now added to the strep as I now have rashes everywhere. Yay… me. Didn’t think adults could get that.

Gator for the green today and the 65 as well. Still on heavy antibiotics so it’s non-alcohol for me.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all!

Man, that’s rough. My Grandfather had scarlet fever as a boy, and suffered an enlarged heart, which eventually led to congestive heart failure. Thank God for modern medicine! Best for a full and quick recovery.

Maybe we are on the same Al Gore circuit Mr. Jack.

When I was researching celluloid .....

I apologize if that is more info than you wanted to know.

I’ll bet half of Tennessee has a rolling brownout when that guy turns on all the lights in his little shack

Don’t apologize for sharing your wisdom! I thought it was interesting.

I can go on and on about things nobody else cares to hear.

I hope everyone is heading for a calm weekend.
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Love the Navy Jack!

A Barlow and a Jack for Saturday.

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Real pretty bone there!

This pair to help keep me positive today. Have a wonderful Saturday porch!

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I hope it works. We don’t need any negative vibes, man.

Unless you’re getting tested for the Wuflu!

 

[Bloefield]

Morning walk with Jack, Bear Grylls, Sak Sportsman, and Buck 112FG.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

I forgot about my one green knife yesterday, so I’m a day late.
Have a fine Saturday, folks!

 

[Bloodloss]

It is a celluloid Lobster Pen made by the New York Knife Company. It's real purty.

When I was researching celluloid ..... (actually I was researching it to see if I was ok sanding it and how they finished it .... and so I wouldn't blow myself up ) I learned that they took the colors and rolled it like we do dough ..... so that made me see how all the colors get mixed up. It has a real depth to it that acrylic doesn't have. It has its own space all alone and away from all my other knives, just in case it wants to get rowdy, after a hundred years. I also read in one of the articles that the dark colors are not near as problematic as lighter colors. I apologize if that is more info than you wanted to know.

Awesome!
Thank you, sir!

 

[Primble]

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Have a fine Saturday, folks!

Not to worry Jeff ............. it took me most of yesterday to realize that I had one green knife.
I wouldn't worry about being a day late ..... I see others are morphing St. Patrick's Day into St. Patty's Day weekend.

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[Bradleyo]

Fiddling around with this one today.

 

[Will Power]

Always enjoy this Swell-Centre Pen, very thankful have a reserve model too.

 

[SteveC]

I hope everyone is heading for a calm weekend.
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Great pair Bob !

Thanks JJ, I'm not sure what was going on there!

Ah, there we go! I love seeing those two wonderful-looking knives together JJ, hope you had a great St. Patrick's Day

Great to see your pickle Harry

I really enjoyed seeing the Saint Patrick's Day parade here Great pics everyone Have a great weekend

Fine choice for Saturday !

Great pic !

 

[JonMcD]

Following in Dad’s footsteps, eh?
I hope you got him his own axe so he doesn’t try to take one of yours!
My middle boy did that as well. They got pretty darned good for high schoolers, even recorded a couple of cds.

yessir. He was up there showboating like a champ. He’s only 10, but is already a solid drummer. They did good. My daughter will be the guitarist. We’ll see how long it takes before she has interest in the Les Paul/Strat arsenal. She is well pleased with her acoustic and ukulele for now.