What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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[jabels]

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[Old Engineer]

These 2 today : Grohmann folder and Russell Green River fixed gifted by sunknife . Thank you Greg .

Harry

 

[majorpain1]

Clip blades and brown jigged bone theme today...

 

[fishinfs]

Vic Harvester, and High Carbon Cattle.View attachment 2295570View attachment 2295571
And homemade version of Canadian Belt Knife.View attachment 2295572
Cool tunnel web in my rock garden.View attachment 2295573
Predators like spiders and garter snake habitat, which is why I have rock piles all over the place.
Got the back of the Crosstrek full of produce to take down to Mom and Dad’s

Mr Jeff - the home-made belt knife - did you make that from a Grohmann kit?

 

[btb01]

I had these two with me today. Old pic of the 2017 BF TC, new pic of the Albers Lamb taken today at the Minneapolis Central Library.

Now I wouldn’t normally go double-straight-edge, but this morning I finally got around to fixing a problem with the TC that I’d been putting off for a while, so I wanted to carry it (and the Albers was already in my pocket).

Back around Christmas, while we were visiting family for the holidays, I dropped the TC onto the tile floor at my mom’s house. It was closed when I dropped it, and initially it didn’t seem like any damage was done, but when I went to use the knife a bit later, I realized that somehow the drop had bent the tip of the blade. My best guess is that when the hit the floor, it must have opened the blade a bit, then the blade hit the tile, bending the tip and closing it back again. It was a pretty substantial drop, around 4 or 5 feet. Here’s what the tip looked like. (It was hard to really capture it well in a picture, but it was bent pretty good to one side and slightly upwards.)

I was pretty mad about it at the time, as I’ve always really liked this knife, and I wasn’t sure how to go about fixing it. So I set it aside for a while and didn’t really think about it. Then at the Badger knife show in March, I brought it along and showed it to a couple of guys I was at the show with just to get their opinion on how to fix it, and I think it might have been H herder or maybe Amir Fleschwund who said they might just try and gently bend it back with a hammer.

Well I’m not particularly handy when it comes to modifying knives, so I set it aside again for a while. Then this morning I finally got up the courage to see what I could do about it, and after a bit of careful hammering (and checking, and hammering again) and some work on the DMT plates (both on the edge and the spine where it was sort of pinched and bent upwards), I’m pretty happy with the results.

It’s not perfect — in the right light, more so than in these pics, you can still see on the flat sides of blade where it was bent — but the edge is straight again, with just a slight upsweep at the very tip that might remedy itself after a few sharpenings.

 

[JJ Cahill]

Many thanks JJ, you picked a striking pair there They look good together

Thanks a lot, Jack!!!

K'roo Lamb for me today, and an Imperial Stockman recently gifted to me by Brian Fixall

That is mighty cool seeing you've paired a classic Imperial for today's K'roo Crew; an awesome combo!

 

[JJ Cahill]

I grabbed a couple of strawberries today.

 

[Sacto]

I love the maple on the lamb, Bob. That’s quite a Kroo collection you’ve put together.

Good morning Bart. The kroo's are like potato chips to me. I enjoy the process of creating a one of a kind, not to mention they are well made.
I appreciate the way you are faithful to one knife and a fine one it is.
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It’s his new slogan: Kroo - betcha can’t have just one! I carry my Case/Boses quite a bit, but I like variety so I mix in lots of others. I have a bunch of knives that I like too much to not carry them.

 

[Sacto]

Forum 86 this morning at work.

No knife this evening as I just spent 5 brutal hours at the ER with my son. He dislocated a bone in his hand/wrist (surprisingly not skateboarding) and evidently it’s painful and can damage the bone if left unfixed for too long. After 5 hours my wife came and relieved me. Now it’s been 6 hours and they’re still there. Hopefully they can get him fixed up

 

[Rufus1949]

Forum 86 this morning at work.

No knife this evening as I just spent 5 brutal hours at the ER with my son. He dislocated a bone in his hand/wrist (surprisingly not skateboarding) and evidently it’s painful and can damage the bone if left unfixed for too long. After 5 hours my wife came and relieved me. Now it’s been 6 hours and they’re still there. Hopefully they can get him fixed up

I do hope all goes well for your son Bart. It must be trying seeing your child in pain.
My thoughts are with you.

 

[Sacto]

I do hope all goes well for your son Bart. It must be trying seeing your child in pain.
My thoughts are with you.

Thanks Bob. It is hard to see him like that and I feel bad for him. He’s managing the pain well which probably didn’t help move him up the line any faster in the waiting room. I just hope it heals up well. He’s hoping he doesn’t have to miss too much baseball.

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[knarfeng]

A small queen jack. Delrin covers and D2

 

[Corto_Malt]

Zulu by Cosimo De Benedetto (Drawings by Claire Brétécher)

Have a nice day

 

[Hyesouljah]

 

[Jack Black]

I had these two with me today. Old pic of the 2017 BF TC, new pic of the Albers Lamb taken today at the Minneapolis Central Library.

Now I wouldn’t normally go double-straight-edge, but this morning I finally got around to fixing a problem with the TC that I’d been putting off for a while, so I wanted to carry it (and the Albers was already in my pocket).

Back around Christmas, while we were visiting family for the holidays, I dropped the TC onto the tile floor at my mom’s house. It was closed when I dropped it, and initially it didn’t seem like any damage was done, but when I went to use the knife a bit later, I realized that somehow the drop had bent the tip of the blade. My best guess is that when the hit the floor, it must have opened the blade a bit, then the blade hit the tile, bending the tip and closing it back again. It was a pretty substantial drop, around 4 or 5 feet. Here’s what the tip looked like. (It was hard to really capture it well in a picture, but it was bent pretty good to one side and slightly upwards.)

I was pretty mad about it at the time, as I’ve always really liked this knife, and I wasn’t sure how to go about fixing it. So I set it aside for a while and didn’t really think about it. Then at the Badger knife show in March, I brought it along and showed it to a couple of guys I was at the show with just to get their opinion on how to fix it, and I think it might have been H herder or maybe Amir Fleschwund who said they might just try and gently bend it back with a hammer.

Well I’m not particularly handy when it comes to modifying knives, so I set it aside again for a while. Then this morning I finally got up the courage to see what I could do about it, and after a bit of careful hammering (and checking, and hammering again) and some work on the DMT plates (both on the edge and the spine where it was sort of pinched and bent upwards), I’m pretty happy with the results.

It’s not perfect — in the right light, more so than in these pics, you can still see on the flat sides of blade where it was bent — but the edge is straight again, with just a slight upsweep at the very tip that might remedy itself after a few sharpenings.

Nice work Barrett, that was an unlucky mishap I've often had to do the same thing with old knives I've bought. Hammer works fine, but if I want to take more care, I sandwich the tip between a couple of steel discs, or coins, and straighten the tip in a vice

Thanks a lot, Jack!!!


That is mighty cool seeing you've paired a classic Imperial for today's K'roo Crew; an awesome combo!

I grabbed a couple of strawberries today.

Thank you very much my friend, it's great to see those two again, both gorgeous, and among my favourites from your fabulous collection

Forum 86 this morning at work.

No knife this evening as I just spent 5 brutal hours at the ER with my son. He dislocated a bone in his hand/wrist (surprisingly not skateboarding) and evidently it’s painful and can damage the bone if left unfixed for too long. After 5 hours my wife came and relieved me. Now it’s been 6 hours and they’re still there. Hopefully they can get him fixed up

Sorry to hear about your son Bart, I hope they can fix him up OK, and that he makes a swift recovery

 

[Hyesouljah]

Beautiful knife. Love that match strike pull

Sorry about the pom tree, but maybe if you prune it hard, it will re-sprout. Or maybe you can root some cuttings?

Iris reminds me of my campaign to get Manny to eat vegetables. Besides your shots of Iris eating apples, my vet sort of insisted on it. So now, I cook some vegatables with a little meat or fat, and mix it in with his very expensive dog food. It’s working ~ he’s been eating green beans, peas, cauliflower, and various greens like soinach, and beet and turnip tops.

THank you, the plan is to do something along those lines and hope for the best.

Definitely worth the effort to have your dog get vital nutrition and avoid other health issues

I’ve had Iris on a home made diet for the last two years and it’s made all the difference in the world. A different dog full of energy and no allergies.

Forum 86 this morning at work.

No knife this evening as I just spent 5 brutal hours at the ER with my son. He dislocated a bone in his hand/wrist (surprisingly not skateboarding) and evidently it’s painful and can damage the bone if left unfixed for too long. After 5 hours my wife came and relieved me. Now it’s been 6 hours and they’re still there. Hopefully they can get him fixed up

Praying for your sons speedy and successful recovery

 

[Primble]

Diamond Edge and a Catt for Wednesday

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[RLB0414]

Going to be another hot and very humid day today. Meeting a bunch of guys I used to work with for catfish lunch served family style at Nick's Family Restaurant. Nick's is known for having excellent fish and fried chicken. I look forward to their green beans and slaw almost as much as the fish. I'm sure the beans are canned, but whatever they do to them, they taste homemade. A few of us might play pool after, but we're winging that part. Vic Cadet seems like the perfect carry for a hot, sticky, shorts wearing day View attachment 2295321
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Fried catfish with all the sides sounds really good.

More busy days here, heat forced me inside long enough to catch up on a few pages and make a post. Heat ruined our plans this weekend too. We were gonna take the train to Sedalia for the Missouri State Fair, I wanted to take the boy to the demo derby and wife wanted to see the pig race. Hope everyone is staying as cool as possible on the Porch!

Hate the heat ruined what sounded like a great trip. Sounds two great events to see.

Forum 86 this morning at work.

No knife this evening as I just spent 5 brutal hours at the ER with my son. He dislocated a bone in his hand/wrist (surprisingly not skateboarding) and evidently it’s painful and can damage the bone if left unfixed for too long. After 5 hours my wife came and relieved me. Now it’s been 6 hours and they’re still there. Hopefully they can get him fixed up

I hope they fixed your son up and he makes a full, fast recovery