What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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Unfortunately the one in the middle fell off my lap onto the driveway this afternoon, and caused a small chip at the butt of the handle on one side. This seems to always happen with my keepers. I guess that is just my way of really making it mine haha. Adds Character.
 
scruffuk said:
I really am regaining my incling for the lower cost knives of late.
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Great pic :thumbup:

Yes, there's definitely something special about inexpensive honest working knives, tried and trusted designs where the cost is the steel not the thrills, kind of democratic :)
 
Still no camera, but today I'm toting my GEC #15 Boys spear/pen that just arrived in the mail. It was sent because the wrong knife had been sent, but it arrived promptly. Beautiful knife, ebony scales, but not pure black like my other ebony #15 clip/pen. It's got more of a dark chocolate brown colour, but still very close to black. I was thinking of cocobolo previously, and seeing this brownish ebony is a good compromise:D Beautiful knife, and it's probably going to replace my clip blade version for a while. Not forever more than likely, I've already developed a strong bond with that knife, but my new toy will see lots of use. It's pretty much the pattern, scales, and blade combo I've been wanting ever since I got into traditionals and slipjoints, looking at old Camilllus, etc, boys knivesGoing to go out of my way to find uses for it today. Lots of apple slicing ahead of me today, and I'm not even craving apples.
 
Jack Black said:
Great pic :thumbup:

Yes, there's definitely something special about inexpensive honest working knives, tried and trusted designs where the cost is the steel not the thrills, kind of democratic :)
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Agreed, I think that's why I feel so drawn to my new Sodbuster, even if the Bullnose is more expensive than other sodbusters. The pattern itself has a nobility in it's simplicity and honesty.
 
burnside said:
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Unfortunately the one in the middle fell off my lap onto the driveway this afternoon, and caused a small chip at the butt of the handle on one side. This seems to always happen with my keepers. I guess that is just my way of really making it mine haha. Adds Character.
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You know you're gonna have to answer for that come judgment day? :D :devilish:
I usually prefer clip blades, but I think on these the spear just looks better. :thumbup:

The coconut #62 I got from you is in my pocket, I'll try getting a new picture later.
 
scruffuk said:
Cheers amigo. It touches up a treat on one of those 'Iridium' pocket steels too :thumbup:
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Yes, I've been liking the one you gave me, thanks again mate :thumbup:

NoNameNomad said:
Agreed, I think that's why I feel so drawn to my new Sodbuster, even if the Bullnose is more expensive than other sodbusters. The pattern itself has a nobility in it's simplicity and honesty.
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Very nicely put. You can see why that pattern has been around so long, it's a great user :thumbup:

Smithhammer said:
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Lovely pic :)
 
Yard work this afternoon before the weekend storms arrive, so the old faithful Fieldmaster is with me.

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Going out with friends tonight to celebrate being married to the most wonderful woman in the world for 27 years, so I'll be carrying this 1986 Schrade Heritage jack I bought from Paul to mark the year of our wedding.

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I just realized that I bought the Fieldmaster shortly after we were wed, when I was working construction on the lakes of South Carolina. I like the Fieldmaster (even more with its new nylon handles), but that faithful companion is no where close to being in the same league as the love of my life. A knife is just a knife. She is a treasure and a delight!
 
Congratulations to you and the Mrs Doug, hope you have a great evening :)
 
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