What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

sunknife said:
Thank ya, Todd. :thumbsup: Did you know I have a stag sleeveboard knife on the way?;) Can't wait to have that one in hand.
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I heard that rumor…and I’m having a craving for some grits with butter and molasses. 🤣
Old Engineer said:
These 2 Taylor Eye Witness Jacks today . My old one that I got in 2016 and my newer Belt Man's Knife that looks like a Broken Pruner but really Ain't Broken that I took out to Bay #3 to clean , oil , de-burr scratches , and sharpen . The Bone looks Black but is coming out a very dark Brown .
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After I did that , I somewhat cleaned up my Dad's old knife that he carried for who knows how long when he worked as an Electric Lineman . I have all of his old Tool Belt , Safety Belt , Climbing Spikes , and Pliers that he carried . He had this knife tied onto his work belt . Could not find a name of the maker on it . It appears to be a little heavier built than the common old Linoleum Knives of the time . I have had all of the above items since 1995 when he passed away . On the day he retired , he went down town Crothersville , Indiana , found the Tallest Pole , climbed it carrying a spare Hard Hat , and nailed his Old Hard Hat on the top of the pole . He was a tough old guy . Hopped a freight train in Mitchell , Indiana after the 8th grade and got off in Kansas . Came back to Indiana and eventually helped building the Steel Electric Towers in Southeast , Indiana before becoming an official Electric Lineman .
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Harry
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Those knives are looking good Harry, and I love that story about your dad. 😎👍
 
Old Engineer said:
These 2 Taylor Eye Witness Jacks today . My old one that I got in 2016 and my newer Belt Man's Knife that looks like a Broken Pruner but really Ain't Broken that I took out to Bay #3 to clean , oil , de-burr scratches , and sharpen . The Bone looks Black but is coming out a very dark Brown .
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After I did that , I somewhat cleaned up my Dad's old knife that he carried for who knows how long when he worked as an Electric Lineman . I have all of his old Tool Belt , Safety Belt , Climbing Spikes , and Pliers that he carried . He had this knife tied onto his work belt . Could not find a name of the maker on it . It appears to be a little heavier built than the common old Linoleum Knives of the time . I have had all of the above items since 1995 when he passed away . On the day he retired , he went down town Crothersville , Indiana , found the Tallest Pole , climbed it carrying a spare Hard Hat , and nailed his Old Hard Hat on the top of the pole . He was a tough old guy . Hopped a freight train in Mitchell , Indiana after the 8th grade and got off in Kansas . Came back to Indiana and eventually helped building the Steel Electric Towers in Southeast , Indiana before becoming an official Electric Lineman .
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Harry
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Very nice pair Harry. Sounds like your Dad was a hell of a guy and it's nice that you have some of his things. Have a good rest of your day buddy.
 
Spillproof said:
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Don't drop that knife! :eek: :thumbsup:
Old Engineer said:
These 2 Taylor Eye Witness Jacks today . My old one that I got in 2016 and my newer Belt Man's Knife that looks like a Broken Pruner but really Ain't Broken that I took out to Bay #3 to clean , oil , de-burr scratches , and sharpen . The Bone looks Black but is coming out a very dark Brown .
Pf6CANL.jpg

bFhDI5u.jpg

After I did that , I somewhat cleaned up my Dad's old knife that he carried for who knows how long when he worked as an Electric Lineman . I have all of his old Tool Belt , Safety Belt , Climbing Spikes , and Pliers that he carried . He had this knife tied onto his work belt . Could not find a name of the maker on it . It appears to be a little heavier built than the common old Linoleum Knives of the time . I have had all of the above items since 1995 when he passed away . On the day he retired , he went down town Crothersville , Indiana , found the Tallest Pole , climbed it carrying a spare Hard Hat , and nailed his Old Hard Hat on the top of the pole . He was a tough old guy . Hopped a freight train in Mitchell , Indiana after the 8th grade and got off in Kansas . Came back to Indiana and eventually helped building the Steel Electric Towers in Southeast , Indiana before becoming an official Electric Lineman .
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Harry
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Those two look great together Harry, and that's a real classy Belt Man's Knife (I added some more info to that old thread BTW) :cool: It looks in really great shape :) That's a great story about your dad, he sounds like quite a man :) I have a knife of a similar form somewhere, has 'Zeus' etched on the blade. Probably just a coincidence though. Great pics my friend :) :thumbsup:
 
Jakeywax31 said:
Very nice pair Harry. Sounds like your Dad was a hell of a guy and it's nice that you have some of his things. Have a good rest of your day buddy.
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Thanks very much Paul and Todd bigfish64 bigfish64 . Yeah my Dad really did not quit school , he left home after a fight with his Dad . I could go on and on about my dad and his family . I can remember my dad studying electric late at night at home to become a Lineman and we only had Coal Oil Lamps at the time . He actually wired the house we were living in at the time and a number of other houses . You can guess who was the rat in the attics pushing wire down un-insulated walls for him .

Harry
 
Old Engineer said:
These 2 Taylor Eye Witness Jacks today . My old one that I got in 2016 and my newer Belt Man's Knife that looks like a Broken Pruner but really Ain't Broken that I took out to Bay #3 to clean , oil , de-burr scratches , and sharpen . The Bone looks Black but is coming out a very dark Brown .
Pf6CANL.jpg

bFhDI5u.jpg

After I did that , I somewhat cleaned up my Dad's old knife that he carried for who knows how long when he worked as an Electric Lineman . I have all of his old Tool Belt , Safety Belt , Climbing Spikes , and Pliers that he carried . He had this knife tied onto his work belt . Could not find a name of the maker on it . It appears to be a little heavier built than the common old Linoleum Knives of the time . I have had all of the above items since 1995 when he passed away . On the day he retired , he went down town Crothersville , Indiana , found the Tallest Pole , climbed it carrying a spare Hard Hat , and nailed his Old Hard Hat on the top of the pole . He was a tough old guy . Hopped a freight train in Mitchell , Indiana after the 8th grade and got off in Kansas . Came back to Indiana and eventually helped building the Steel Electric Towers in Southeast , Indiana before becoming an official Electric Lineman .
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Harry
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Ha!
Never noticed that hard hat before. I'll keep an eye out for it.
 
Jack Black said:
Don't drop that knife! :eek: :thumbsup:

Those two look great together Harry, and that's a real classy Belt Man's Knife (I added some more info to that old thread BTW) :cool: It looks in really great shape :) That's a great story about your dad, he sounds like quite a man :) I have a knife of a similar form somewhere, has 'Zeus' etched on the blade. Probably just a coincidence though. Great pics my friend :) :thumbsup:
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Thanks very much Jack . After really going over this knife today , this is what I now believe about it . Whoever had it did very little or no work with it and the jigged bone covers have accumulated dust and dirt on it to become a little dirty and looks black . I cleaned them some and they are getting a little browner as they get a little buffed out . I think someone tried to sharpen it and Scratched the blade some and decided to not use it anymore , but did keep it in the dark . I really appreciate your help on this TEW my friend . I have carried it every day and will continue to do it until I get those handles buffed out properly to Brown . I don't think that I want to use it and wear the Etchings off though . I am going back and look at what you have added and see if you added more than what I have seen and will comment if you have .

Harry
 
Old Engineer said:
These 2 Taylor Eye Witness Jacks today . My old one that I got in 2016 and my newer Belt Man's Knife that looks like a Broken Pruner but really Ain't Broken that I took out to Bay #3 to clean , oil , de-burr scratches , and sharpen . The Bone looks Black but is coming out a very dark Brown .
Pf6CANL.jpg

bFhDI5u.jpg

After I did that , I somewhat cleaned up my Dad's old knife that he carried for who knows how long when he worked as an Electric Lineman . I have all of his old Tool Belt , Safety Belt , Climbing Spikes , and Pliers that he carried . He had this knife tied onto his work belt . Could not find a name of the maker on it . It appears to be a little heavier built than the common old Linoleum Knives of the time . I have had all of the above items since 1995 when he passed away . On the day he retired , he went down town Crothersville , Indiana , found the Tallest Pole , climbed it carrying a spare Hard Hat , and nailed his Old Hard Hat on the top of the pole . He was a tough old guy . Hopped a freight train in Mitchell , Indiana after the 8th grade and got off in Kansas . Came back to Indiana and eventually helped building the Steel Electric Towers in Southeast , Indiana before becoming an official Electric Lineman .
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Harry
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Those are memories that you you cling to, and pass along. Thanks for sharing.
 
Old Engineer said:
It used to be straight across from the Drugstore , but I have a photo of it that I will try to dig up and get back to you . Where do you live Adam ???

Harry
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I know where that's at. Not much has changed in that town since the 90's. I live in Seymour right now, but I've ran around this part of the state my whole life.
 
Old Engineer said:
These 2 Taylor Eye Witness Jacks today . My old one that I got in 2016 and my newer Belt Man's Knife that looks like a Broken Pruner but really Ain't Broken that I took out to Bay #3 to clean , oil , de-burr scratches , and sharpen . The Bone looks Black but is coming out a very dark Brown .
Pf6CANL.jpg

bFhDI5u.jpg

After I did that , I somewhat cleaned up my Dad's old knife that he carried for who knows how long when he worked as an Electric Lineman . I have all of his old Tool Belt , Safety Belt , Climbing Spikes , and Pliers that he carried . He had this knife tied onto his work belt . Could not find a name of the maker on it . It appears to be a little heavier built than the common old Linoleum Knives of the time . I have had all of the above items since 1995 when he passed away . On the day he retired , he went down town Crothersville , Indiana , found the Tallest Pole , climbed it carrying a spare Hard Hat , and nailed his Old Hard Hat on the top of the pole . He was a tough old guy . Hopped a freight train in Mitchell , Indiana after the 8th grade and got off in Kansas . Came back to Indiana and eventually helped building the Steel Electric Towers in Southeast , Indiana before becoming an official Electric Lineman .
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Harry
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Bet that knife has some stories to tell. Sounds like your dad was a hard worker. Line work is not easy.
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
You COUNTED YOUR KNIVES???
I think that’s bad luck, like a curse or a jinx.
Like dividing by zero, like playing a diminished triad (“The Devil’s Scale”) in church!
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I counted my GEC knives recently, and then my brain started involuntarily doing math/accounting and I had to tell it to stop.

Amir Fleschwund said:
I had these yesterday. I have them again. The Voos sharpened pencils, and opened bags of tile leveling clips and spacers, and the Oregon Trapper cut some chicken for my daughter’s sammich, and sliced an orange for me. Tough duty indeed
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Have a fine day, all.
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Nice pair, Jeff. I love that Oregon Trapper, especially in the Natural Canvas Micarta, and yours is looking fantastic!

Old Engineer said:
These 2 Taylor Eye Witness Jacks today . My old one that I got in 2016 and my newer Belt Man's Knife that looks like a Broken Pruner but really Ain't Broken that I took out to Bay #3 to clean , oil , de-burr scratches , and sharpen . The Bone looks Black but is coming out a very dark Brown .
Pf6CANL.jpg

bFhDI5u.jpg

After I did that , I somewhat cleaned up my Dad's old knife that he carried for who knows how long when he worked as an Electric Lineman . I have all of his old Tool Belt , Safety Belt , Climbing Spikes , and Pliers that he carried . He had this knife tied onto his work belt . Could not find a name of the maker on it . It appears to be a little heavier built than the common old Linoleum Knives of the time . I have had all of the above items since 1995 when he passed away . On the day he retired , he went down town Crothersville , Indiana , found the Tallest Pole , climbed it carrying a spare Hard Hat , and nailed his Old Hard Hat on the top of the pole . He was a tough old guy . Hopped a freight train in Mitchell , Indiana after the 8th grade and got off in Kansas . Came back to Indiana and eventually helped building the Steel Electric Towers in Southeast , Indiana before becoming an official Electric Lineman .
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Harry
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Nice knives and great stories, Harry. :thumbsup: By the way, we’ve just about finished that Kringle off. The family has been enjoying it. Thanks again!
 
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