What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[JW225]

About to fire up the grill for some Andouille sausage on this beautiful summer day. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Totin‘ a 59 today…

 

[TheFactor]

 

[Ed G]

Life is good when you’re totin’ that one, that’s for sure!
What a beauty!

 

[Peregrin]

Kids and Grandkids have headed home. It's quiet time for me to enjoy a glass of vino, and a Father's Day book.
Happy Father's day to all you dads!

 

[TheFactor]

Life is good when you’re totin’ that one, that’s for sure!
What a beauty!

Thank you My Friend!
I absolutely love the 62 and This Stag.

 

[DLD25]

Exceptional Father’s Day gift. Happy Father’s Day gentlemen.

 

[SteveC]

Lamb and a Stockman

 

[mbkr]

About to fire up the grill for some Andouille sausage on this beautiful summer day. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Totin‘ a 59 today…

Wow

 

[mbkr]

Case A6235 1/2

 

[screened porch]

What I actually took to church.
I've put away the MOP. Dad never carried it and neither do I.

 

[Prester John]

I love the way they are using that old stock in France JJ, even today there must be thousands of old blades knocking about in Sheffield - a lot of Joseph Rodgers old stock ended up in the River Sheaf! Thank you my friend, Eric is doing superb work, he is our link to the past I sure hope he doesn't get replaced by Robo-Eric!

Or this guy:

 

[Viper84]

#72LB and #39

 

[RLB0414]

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Nice bass but a dozen bluegill that size and you have a good meal

 

[5K Qs]

Didn't need them, but were in my pocket, when I went from golf course to lawnmower.View attachment 2218558

Splendor in the grass, Bob!

If you fish in the ‘bay for that pattern, you run across some that previous owners have tried to grind the screwdriver blade into something else. I’ve bought a couple or three of those and reshaped them into small sheepfoot blades. Fun mod with a clean conscience since it’s no longer original. And cheap to buy!

Jeff, I don't know if you've ever run across this here, but there used to be a guy dma1965 who modded a bunch of TL-29s. I think when he started, he was turning the screwdriver blade into a short Wharncliffe that he could use for whittling:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/tl-29-whittler.1226108/
Later, influenced by a very well presented tutorial by esnyx , dma1965 did a bunch more modding, getting increasingly more sophisticated IIRC:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...an-old-tl-29-using-simple-hand-tools.1219548/

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Your tip-bolstered pearl Bruckmann is remarkable, Jonny!

#6 Opinel in Oak

Handsome oak handle on your Opinel!

View attachment 2219015Old Bone! Valley Forge, Robeson & Remington!

What a tremendous trio of old bone that is!

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That's a vintage knife that gives off all kinds of good vibes!

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Couple of my favorite photos of your desert ironwood Guardians lambsfoot, José; the background goes so well with the handle grain!

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I really like that slick, streamlined handle on your Opinel, Bob!

I generally don’t believe in non-users, but still, this is one of the few im saving for myself for another day. Gebr. Hoppe pen blade with beautiful Ox horn scales.

Holy ox horn!

I received a new knife in the mail yesterday from Mr. SteveC . He thought I’d enjoy using it in my garden. I think that will prove to be correct.
H.Y.Kaufmann (Heinrich Kaufmann)
And Sons
Solingen
The orher side tang stamp is K55K, View attachment 2219629and I found one reference saying it’s K for Kaufmann, and 55 was the street address of their original digs. It can’t be a model #, because the same stamp appears on lots of patterns.
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Congrats on your new Kaufman pruner, Jeff, and plaudits to Steve for his thoughtful generosity!

Two GT classics!

Thanks, Jack.

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Superb stag HHB!

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Nice 1912 Peanut, Vince!

Baxter Lamb and a remington Cattle Jr.


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Breathtaking bone in the sunlight, Steve!

You did well, I dig the cup. Is the bottom unglazed so you can sharpen on it in a pinch or idle moment? Could you pretty please tell me more about that lovely tiny fixed blade?

Three blade Thursday, is that right? Is today Thursday? I don't know much, but I sure like huge knives Dunno why it's been so long since I carried the David Kelley, might be my smallest knife but still soo useful. I know why I haven't carried the Canoe in a minute, I over-pressed the joints trying to eliminate some side to side play . If any generous souls know the trick for fixing that safely, I'd love an idea, PM, or link to relevant thread. Remonstrations uneccessary, I've already chewed myself out.

Cool S&M canoe, FC; particularly pointy spear blade! I hope you can get the action loosened up a bit.

Carried these two today when taking my wife in for a check up . Northfield 72 LB's made in 2016

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Harry

Your stag 72 is stellar, Harry!

I grabbed these two redbone jacks today.

I hope you were wearing asbestos gloves when you grabbed them, JJ, because that pair looks HOT!

You're not wrong about the fairness flaw, Gary. I guess that's why we have "Old Friends Friday" to look in the back of the knife box and see an old favorite that hasn't had enough recent pocket time.

This Boker Barlow was the first knife that I reshaped the blades to sit properly in the well, and I was so proud of my amateur modder skills, I carried it often. Recent discussions brought it to mind.
A couple years back (in the Before Times, so at least 3 years) @Jack Black sent me a bagpipe ebony Lambsfoot Big'un, and it's dominated the role of Lambsfoot in my pocket rotation ever since. But recently I've started to miss my old favorite: the Wee Staggy Lamb.

I think they'll pair well, and may be my totin' pair through the long weekend:

Thanks for explaining the scope of Old Friend Friday; I tend to have too limited a view of it!
Even today, when I hear "Boker Barlow", I get a mental image of the vintage you have in your post - that's the platonic Boker Barlow for me (whatever main blade it happens to have).
Good to see your fiery stag lambsfoot again; I always admire that one as a possible prototype for Jack's Ashley's Choice SFO.

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I hope everyone is having a great Friday, and looking forward to the weekend

That WABOOM! image is awesome, Jack, as is your pair of knives!

Thanks Gary, dropped your post for some reason

I can only apologise for all the cobwebs and clutter in thereGary! But you've pretty much replicated my own modus operandi! Verum supra Se sounds cool Probably wouldn't be popular with politicians though!
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If it weren't for mental cobwebs and clutter, I fear my mind might be blank, Jack.
But I think you're right about politicians' relative prioritization of Truth and Self.

Thanks kindly Gary...delving into the history is half the fun.

Thanks Gary! I can’t wait to put it to work

Thanks for the kind words Gary.

You're welcome, Todd; I just "call 'em as I see 'em"!

- GT

 

[TylerG12]

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[Rufus1949]

Thanks kindly, Gary, for your ever generous comments.[/QUOTE]

 

[knarfeng]

The foreward end of the blade is vaguely similar to a "short snout" clip blade. And the handle is a dead match for my Camilus-Remington R1306. So I'm postin' this Lionsteel in M390 and Micarta. It is a lovely knife to carry and use.

 

[echoscout]

Cowboy Toothpick and Ethan

 

[Corto_Malt]

Kids and Grandkids have headed home. It's quiet time for me to enjoy a glass of vino, and a Father's Day book.
Happy Father's day to all you dads!

Nice knife and good wine

 

[Jolipapa]

Superb stag HHB!

And an even greater gift from Prester John