What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[pat9198]

Nice combo!
I picked up a few @Beard&Owl slips in that size because they fit that pattern so well!

Thanks! I like these slips a lot, the fabric keeps the knives from sliding out of my shorts pockets. And this slip fits the 87 pattern perfectly, like you said.

 

[Bobby Dylberg]

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Went to the Missouri River Vallery Steam Engine Association annual show today. Beautiful weather, 70's, low humidity, a little fog early, but clearing. A good time was had by all
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Maybe I should run for President
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Had two Vics withe me. A Bantam and a Rally. I didn't take a pic of the Rally
Bantam
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I love those steam tractor shows! There’s a big one every year every fall. I should take Dad to it this year…

So that’s your smile, huh?

I’ll tell you what, though. It takes guts to wear cargo shorts out in public. Apparently, guys our age wear what we like, fashion trends be damned. On one of my guitar forums, there’s a long standing joke about the stereotypical old guys ( our age) in bands playing “dad rock” wearing cargo shorts on stage. Bonus points for a bunched Hawaiian shirt and sandals with socks.

Great picture of that lighthouse, we'll try to get to that one next time we are there. BTW, stay safe if you go to the water, something going on there for the past few days with the number of drownings...

Besides the rip tides, aren’t there a whole lot of great white sharks there, too? Or do I have my areas mixed up?

Amir Fleschwund we got it roughed out last night. Not sure what we will get done tonight.
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Fast work!
I think I’ve got your carving routine figured out ~ you have the wood in one hand, knife in the other, and looking in the mirror, you carve off anything that doesn’t look like what’s looking back at you?

Just kidding…is this going to be a Christmas elf/Santa?

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People knocked this Granddaddy Barlow for being too big, too expensive, and having a shield. All valid points, but the reality is that this knife carries like a dream due to it’s slimness. The Sawcut Bone is the best I have ever seen, and the dye color is perfect. The sterling silver shield is at least an accurate representation of a Remington cartridge. Most of the reproductions I have seen look like baby bottles. The box art is great even though they apparently photo shopped the original to include the barlow, probably without permission!

They were pricey, but, all in all, I am very happy that I bought one of these.

Very nice, Greg. That looks like a .35 Rem cartridge shield.
I have two Grandad Barlows, and they do carry easily being slim. If you can keep it riding vertically, it’s best.

Ordered Mushroom Knife from FP, full of scratches on the blade surface. They are not something leftover, I tried clean them but then found they are scratches.
It's a knife over EUR170.

I won't return it, will cost about another EUR30-40.

My last order from FP.

I wouldn’t think twice about that blade. Those are not really scratches, they look like that from grinding the blade, probably on a belt sander. Being a work knife, they intentionally did not polish it out, as they would for a safe queen. I could be wrong…
Did the pictures online show that level of finish?
Great looking garden knife, regardless.

Carrying another Lamb and Penknife combination today My Albers Lambsfoot, and an old T M Bingham Penknife Have a good Friday everyone

Nice knives, but really cool old padlock!
I’ll bet there’s folks out there who collect those, especially ones with their key!

The acorns are coming on well, too bad nobody grazes pigs on them as it enhances pork.
Here, GEC 73 from the Cyclops Works, single-blade.

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So true. We need to pay attention to what our food feeds on!

@5KQs ~ yes, the world of beans is fascinating. I will message you with a link to my seed guy. He has some very informative articles on the types of beans grown in southern Appalachia, and the terminology.

Salsa? We eat it with chips, of course, but chips are high fat, and carbs, so not every day. I use salsa in cooking quite a lot. It’s great in scrambled eggs and omelottes, mexican cooking, etc, and it’s just a nice alternative to blase’ condiments like ketchup and mustard. And it’s great on a baked potato or squash.
And I give it to family for the holidays, too.

Regarding that knife…
I would just use sandpaper. Course to get it to fit your hand, then fine to smooth out the scratches.

 

[jdswitters]

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Schrade 206, and Tidiute 43.
And a garden friend…
I’d estimate he is close to four feet long.


Coming out of the bean rows, I saw him laying in the path. He froze, and I kept walking past him. Set down my picking basket, got out my phone, and slowly went back for a photo. He cooperated at first, but when I went in for a close-up, he shot away like a rocket into the hidey hole between my fence and the rocks of my herb bed. I wish he was bigger so he could eat the tree rats, but I’m sure he’s deadly on mice and voles

 

[mbkr]

I love those steam tractor shows! There’s a big one every year every fall. I should take Dad to it this year…

So that’s your smile, huh?

I’ll tell you what, though. It takes guts to wear cargo shorts out in public. Apparently, guys our age wear what we like, fashion trends be damned. On one of my guitar forums, there’s a long standing joke about the stereotypical old guys ( our age) in bands playing “dad rock” wearing cargo shorts on stage. Bonus points for a bunched Hawaiian shirt and sandals with socks.

I like the pockets

Can't bring myself to carry a "man purse". Not that there's anything wrong with that.

That shirt is the Missouri equivalent of a Hawaiin shirt

Sandals with socks

I've got an extremely old pair of Teva's (sandals) around here somewhere

Take your Dad to the show

 

[sf fanatic]

It’s a foggy Friday here in the City by the Bay! Should burn off by noon . No big plans for the day. Giants play later and hopefully they can get a win Keeping me company today is the Harvey Special and a Stingray. Have a great weekend folks!
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[T. Moore]

Ole trusty. Yall are probably tired of seeing this one by now but its getting all my attention lately.

 

[sbh06]

Besides the rip tides, aren’t there a whole lot of great white sharks there, too? Or do I have my areas mixed up?

I’m sure there are quite a few, but I haven’t heard many stories of people being bitten by them (thankfully.)

 

[Rufus1949]

The burl show is very entertaining. Please continue.


I’m loving the gun show! Great covers.


I will tell Sam he got a compliment on his paracord handiwork from the knife forum. That will make us chest stick out for sure.



Sadly. All good things come to an end.

There is only one way to remedy this Bob. Order more burl knives.

Lol...you have a great weekend Jon.

 

[afishhunter]

Sandals with socks

Required so "people" and/or "humans" and other critters do not become upon seeing my feet and toes.
"GROSS" and "DISGUSTING" are both massive understatements.

 

[mbkr]

I will tell Sam he got a compliment on his paracord handiwork from the knife forum. That will make us chest stick out for sure.

Tell him he got two. If I could do that my chest would stick out too. Well done

 

[mbkr]

Pool and then poker on the schedule today

 

[Rufus1949]

Pool and then poker on the schedule today
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I hope you don't have to throw that beauty in the pot Mike!

 

[mbkr]

I hope you don't have to throw that beauty in the pot Mike!

Its OK, I plan on winning

 

[spritt3293]

 

[5K Qs]

Good-looking pair my friend

Very nice Gary. My watch/ coin pocket welcomes my peanut quite often.

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You've been assigned two great knives for the week in those two categories, GT. Hope you have a great one.

Thanks for the kind words, Jack & Bob & Jeremy; much appreciated.

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Adapt and overcome, looks like you found a way, GT.

I like your description better than mine, which is "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
(It's like mathematicians using the fancy term "method of successive approximations" instead of saying "trial and error" or "guess and check" like everyone else does.)

First, I hope your dog perks up.
And your post inadverdantly argues against having a knife rotation schedule!

Great knife, and I am happy to see you finding everyday uses for it!

Thanks; I'll pass your well-wishes along to Gandalf. There's a sense in which his dietary changes have made him "too perky". Last night was the first time since he was prescribed different food that he didn't start yelping during the night to go outside and relieve himself.

I'm not convinced my post is anti-rotation (although it may be against owning more than a knife or two). If I didn't rotate my knives, I wouldn't get to enjoy all the hidden gems I have. My natural inclination is to just stick with the same knife/knives forever; my favorite knife tends to be whatever one I'm currently using.

She did not enjoy them...as a youngin, she was a pasta girl.

Clemson is Jon's anchor I was lending moral support. The other team might be slightly distracted, which may help.

I have a younger brother (although he's 70 now) who hated to eat vegetables of any kind when we were kids, and he's STILL quite anti-vegetable. I wasn't a big fan of vegetables as a kid, but it didn't seem worth all the effort of trying to NOT eat them when our parents would eventually make us finish the minuscule amounts on our plates anyway. (I guess my brother was a kid of principles, and I was just a path of least resistance guy.) I think vegetables and fruits currently make up at least 75% of my food consumption (by weight or by volume).

I admire your desire to offer Jon moral support. Football fandom is a complicated thing!

Thanks Gary. Both of those were awesome gifts from Modoc ED .

ED is an incredibly generous guy!

What a great looking, practical knife. Is it as useful as it looks?

It reminds me of a Sodbuster with a locking blade, and at 4" closed, it's sized between a Case Sodbuster Jr and a full-sized Case Sodbuster, which I think is a very useful size. I imagine the blade is RR's usual 440A stainless, but I have no complaints about it. Incredibly inexpensive, too - under $10.

Thanks Gary. I hope your dog is feeling better soon.

I hope so, too, Bart. I wonder if his treatment is harder on him than his disease. He's supposed to eat an entire 13 oz. can of the prescribed food every day, and he only weighs 160 oz. So he's supposed to eat food equal in weight to 8% of his body weight. I happen to weigh almost 160 pounds, so if I were prescribed the same kind of diet, I'd have to eat about 13 pounds of food each day. For example, 5 lb bag of potatoes, a 2 lb bag of frozen peas and a 2 lb bag of frozen broccoli, and 16 quarter-pound ground turkey patties. I don't think I could survive consuming that amount of food for very long!

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Superb photo
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Carrying another Lamb and Penknife combination today My Albers Lambsfoot, and an old T M Bingham Penknife Have a good Friday everyone

Thanks for the photo compliment, Jack; that one is from my "all chrome" period.
Your Albers lambsfoot sure is a sublime knife, and the yellow penknife is a time machine!

I really appreciate it too, thanks Gary.

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@5KQs ~ yes, the world of beans is fascinating. I will message you with a link to my seed guy. He has some very informative articles on the types of beans grown in southern Appalachia, and the terminology.

Salsa? We eat it with chips, of course, but chips are high fat, and carbs, so not every day. I use salsa in cooking quite a lot. It’s great in scrambled eggs and omelottes, mexican cooking, etc, and it’s just a nice alternative to blase’ condiments like ketchup and mustard. And it’s great on a baked potato or squash.
And I give it to family for the holidays, too.

Regarding that knife…
I would just use sandpaper. Course to get it to fit your hand, then fine to smooth out the scratches.

Thanks for the seed link, Jeff.
I like using salsa (although mine is always store-bought) as seasoning in lots of things I cook. I rotate among several kind of hot seasonings to spice up my simple "casseroles": salsa, Tabasco sauce, Sriracha, Korean kim-chi. My wife brought home a little container of Korean red pepper paste for me to try - it's very good, in small doses!

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I'm a sucker for knives with anchors on them! Yours are beauties! I've never seen a "nautical SAK" like yours - nice!!!

- GT

 

[hose56]

Full size cattle knife.

 

[r8shell]

Nice pen blade mod on the Morely

Thanks! I appreciate the natural modifications that come from decades of use and sharpening:

 

[Modoc ED]

Front porch painting was rained out last Saturday so it's on again for tomorrow. My nephew will be here bright and early. I'm gonna lay out all the material needed today and do any last minute prep work. Have some drop cloths to cut to size, etc.. What better tool to cut with than this "Heavily Ridden and Put Away Wet" Buck 112. <Did y'all catch the drama there? Anyway, I'll be using the "Heavily Ridden and Put Away Wet" Buck 112 tomorrow too and probably Sunday too. Mouth is pretty good so it'll be sausage and waffles for breakfast.