What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Ellis Wyatt]

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[Jack Black]

I’ve been helping at a summer camp my kids are at this week. Tons of fun. It’s at Clemson University (my glorious alma mater…go Tigers).

Carrying (discretely) my 15. View attachment 2234917

Joseph is living his best life…free food (in his mind) and hotdog eating contests…he said, “this is the best day of my life!”
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Lots of kids
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You don’t have to twist my arm to be in Tiger Town.

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Great pics Jon!

Thanks kindly Jack. I hope you had a great visit at the market.

Thanks buddy, been fun

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

I’ve been helping at a summer camp my kids are at this week. Tons of fun. It’s at Clemson University (my glorious alma mater…go Tigers).

Carrying (discretely) my 15. View attachment 2234917

Joseph is living his best life…free food (in his mind) and hotdog eating contests…he said, “this is the best day of my life!”
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Lots of kids
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You don’t have to twist my arm to be in Tiger Town.

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Yer gonna sleep like a champ tonight, Jon.
Joseph is a wonderful kid

Back in ‘79, my girlfriend, now wife, still had one semester to finish up after I graduated, so I used to take my guitar and backkack and hitch hike from Oswego to Champaign Urbana ~ a three hour drive. It could take 12 or 15 rides, or I’d get lucky and a trucker would take me all the way. Good times. Good luck trying that today.
Haven’t been back to U of I since. Guess I moved on…

them with clip is on belt. The itty bitty fixed blade hangs from neck.
Pocket holds two French classics (to go with the French Classic on belt):
Opinel N°6 (Olive Wood handle) and an Rossignol Laguiole (Boxwood covers.)
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Not shown: Leatherman Charge + TTI, on belt.
I'm giving the Higo 10 a few days off on the rollator.

The Hercules is great. It would handle anything you need all by itself, but we’re knife people, and we carry whatever we dang well please.

Both lovely !



Nice pair buddy !



You couldn't go wrong with either of those two Ed !

Appreciate that, mi amigo!

Camillus short line #12 medium Jack and an I*XL Lamb


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That Camillus is a killer. Always like seeing it.

Socked in at my house today in the City by the Bay! Heading out later on the R9 to pick up some meds from the Kaiser French campus across town. Along for the ride the usual lamb and SAK. I will watch the Giants game later this afternoon.
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You guys are killing me with the gorgeous burl scales.

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Is the Gunstock new, Paul? Dig the SAK!

 

[Rufus1949]

Camillus short line #12 medium Jack and an I*XL Lamb


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All these homeruns...your batting average must be way up there.
Very nice.

 

[Ed G]

Is the Gunstock new, Paul? Dig the SAK!

Thanks, Jeff!
Nah, gunstock’s just been neglected … found it rattling around in the bottom of my sock drawer …
The Ti Electrician came from a popular modder on the other side of the pond …

 

[btb01]

You don’t waste time when it comes to patina, do you Taylor?

Ancient II recover

Looks good, Paul!

My second French knife is a stainless Opinel #8 with laminated birch handle. Expensive for an Opinel, but it sure is handsome (to me). Comes with a fancy box and card, too.

I like those laminated Opinels, GT. I got one of the red ones a while back, and I think I might have to go back and order one in brown, too. (I still wish they’d offer some of their more interesting handle materials with carbon steel blades, but oh well.)

I thought I had a lead on an “Opignel” like the one you have with the old design (just the three boars, rather than the new one with a whole landscape). It was an Italian site with reasonable enough international shipping. I emailed them to check if the knife would, in fact, be the one with the old design shown on their website, but they replied saying the knives they had in stock were the new design, they just hadn’t updated the image on their site.

Bike meet carry on Monday,at home I mostly carry my Canadian Case sent to me by Dan its sharp and cuts well.

Note the Kawasaki Z6 built by a engineering genius hacksawed the crankcases by hand.

Estimate was 14,000 bikes on a school night from all over the country,thats impressive

The kids tables and chairs at the primary school where the big tough bikers order cups of teas and cup cakes get harder to get out of every year.

Ive been coming to this meet so many decades now the original kids are parents with their own kids.

Old is old cant change it.

Great pics! Looks like a good time.

Beautiful Albers, and nice Explorer II. I love the way those look on a leather band.

 

[birdsbeaks]

https://imgur.com/a/xcdUu9C

 

[Jerbhola89]

Day one of vacation. On the road to NJ. Bunny and Viper in the pockets.

This is the lineup that’s joining me - unnecessary but you know… why not?

 

[Rufus1949]

Day one of vacation. On the road to NJ. Bunny and Viper in the pockets.

This is the lineup that’s joining me - unnecessary but you know… why not?
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Solid line up Jeremy.

 

[SteveC]

That Camillus is a killer. Always like seeing it.

Thanks Jeff, it's one of my favorites !

All these homeruns...your batting average must be way up there.
Very nice.

Thanks buddy !

 

[pat9198]

 

[JW225]

Killer Dogleg Jim.

Thanks, Todd!

 

[JB in LV]

George Wostenholm Rosewood Lambsfoot again today.

Bonus content: tiny turtle (lightly traveled paved trail, not a road).

 

[Crappie71]

First day carrying the #72; so far so good.

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[Rufus1949]

First day carrying the #72; so far so good.

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Great photo...it really shows off the subtleties of the green scales. Nice design, too.

 

[Crappie71]

Great photo...it really shows off the subtleties of the green scales. Nice design, too.

Thanks; I’m really happy with this one!

 

[mitch13]

Thanks for the details, Mike. I am tempted to fish the bay for some of those titatium scales now, especially if they have the slot for the tweezers and toothpick. That’s the only complaint I have about Alox, because those tweezers get used for pulling out splinters, and raspberry thorns, so I miss them on my Alox Harvester. My black raspberries will be ready for picking in a few days, which means mosquito/tick repellent, and gallons of berries for pies, oatmeal, and the freezer.

Got three more fencerow cherry termaters to give away today. Yesterday, I planted three at my daughter’s group garden, two at an old widow’s house. A long time client of my wife, for the last few years, my wife’s asked me to go there and take down blinds that need to go back to Hunter Douglas for restringing, and then re-install them when they’re done. She’s become kind of a friend, but I worry about her living alone. She’s pushing 90, lives alone, but has a lot of friends, and walks two miles every morning at 5:30. But now, I’m concerned she may be slipping a little. Yesterday, she kept saying “Ooh. I can taste them now! How often should I water them?”
I think I have obligated myself to visiting every week or two to see if the plants are still alive.
I gave the last one to a girl who works at the local gas store.
I have three to get rid of, so today I’ll see if that girl wants one more, then my daughter and I will drive the 50 miles to my parents and plant the last two for them.

Have a look at pairing your harvrster with a minichamp I do. With a little caribeneer clips in pocket easy. I do prefer the thickness over the classic.

Locking Sak. Have to keep Jack on leash due to Coyotes

Better safe than sorry
Knowing my luck, Jack would be okay & I'd get hurt. It's happened to me before.
Nice pics mate.

 

[echoscout]

First day carrying the #72; so far so good.

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Beautiful Cody Scout!

 

[TheFactor]

 

[echoscout]

Voos Jack and a Unity Lamb