What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

5K Qs said:
I actually guessed that you had made a punch sowbelly, FBC; great job! :thumbsup::cool::cool:
It was pretty easy for me to figure out since my first sowbelly stockman was a RR amber jigged model exactly like yours (pre-mod). The knife sent me head-over-heels in love with the pattern.
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Thanks Gary. Ya know, I think this sowbelly was my first Rough Rider and first of the pattern also.
 
Happy Saturday, Porchenburghers!

I'm carrying my Stockyard Whittler for at least through the weekend.
I just can't think of a blade combination that I like better. It's the one that I keep coming back to and carry the most often. Maybe I should pass on this years forum knife and put funds toward picking up a spare. 🤔

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r8shell said:
Happy Saturday, Porchenburghers!

I'm carrying my Stockyard Whittler for at least through the weekend.
I just can't think of a blade combination that I like better. It's the one that I keep coming back to and carry the most often. Maybe I should pass on this years forum knife and put funds toward picking up a spare. 🤔

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That's an absolute classic -- easy to see why it's a fave. :cool: 👍
 
Pàdruig said:
I don't particularly like GEC's linen micarta but I do really like this harness jack, and it's red, which also makes me happy.

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Hi Dylan! I have one in linen, and one in canvas, and I like them both. To help me remember which is which, I’ve posed one on my linen shirt, and the other on a canvas backpack. Wait. Do I have this right?

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I guess it’s like folk’s attitude toward delrin. Some view it as cheap or ugly, and won’t have it, but in my case, it was the material of my first knives in the ‘60s and ‘70s. I love it for it’s functional durability.
Micarta takes that a step further by getting a really nice smooth texture with use. And that makes it beautiful to me.

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A little follow up from my evening drive. You won’t see them but there are at least 5 mountain goats and 8 elk in this photoView attachment 2314906View attachment 2314907View attachment 2314908View attachment 2314909
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You are correct, Jim. I do not see them!
But I see some rugged country.🤙
Dextar said:
Yes, the pictures online show that level of finish. imo, the reply from manufactures just means they think I am 5 years old.
I even had bad dream last night, dream that I found a craftsman engraved trout on my knife to cover the ugly "scratches". - what a good idea ?

But I really cannot image this is a high-end knife they agree to deliver out that represents their attitude, quality control and branding image.

By the way, since you mentioned it's looked like from grinding the blade, do you think there is a way can fix it? I though can polish it or grind it again, but maybe the engraved text and icon will be removed as well?

thank you for the reply!
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Dextar, yes it could be done, but it’s not something I would advise unless you’ve got the right tools.
When a cutler grinds a blade, he’s probably using a really good vertical belt sander with the correct platens and rests. The platen is a plate behind the belt that is shaped for the type of grind ~ flat for a flat grind, convex for a concave grind, etc. And the blade rest, along with a very steady and skilled hand guides the blade, keeping it dead steady and he guides it into the belt. After using coarser grit belts, they would move to finer and finer levels of grit. Each one removes the grind marks from the previous grit. They stop at the desired level of polish. In your knife’s case, being a utility, or working knife, it did not receive that polishing from consecutive finer and finer grits. It’s intentional because it was made for garden work as opposed to the finer polish a “pretty” knife would get.

If you use it to harvest mushrooms and various vegetables out of the garden, or prune plants, it will develope a pleasing and attractive patina. Just don’t leave residue on it that could cause rust, and wipe it down with a drop of mineral oil (food safe) when you put it away.
Way-Barney said:
I found my grandads knife knocking about today, he used to look after his horse picking out stones from the hooves etc. I am rendering a house today, and I thought what better tool to flick out any stray stones. All the flipping joints are loose, but so what.
One of my earliest memories is of sitting beside the coal fire with him whilst he heated up the poker to red hot hot in the fire and then used it to stir up his pint of Guinness,
R.I.P Grandad.
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Love this post. 🤙
Rufus1949 said:
One cannot be a knifeaholic and view this thread. Nice collection ladies and gentlemen.
I do like my edges straight.
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Which is why I am fond of totin a stockman with the sheepfoot, or a whittler with a coping blade. But I do like a little belly on other blades!
screened porch said:
My Mayo Clinic newsletter reported yesterday that frequent feelings of awe and wonder are good for your health in specific measurable ways.

I had a cousin like that; he was given two months to live and lasted something like six years, getting better and travelling and curating another exhibit.

Both of these again, even though the shield is loose on the yellow one from a fall onto tile. I should have picked it out and glued it instead of pushing it back.
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Better do it now while you still know where the shield is…
Ask me why 🙁
r8shell said:
Happy Saturday, Porchenburghers!

I'm carrying my Stockyard Whittler for at least through the weekend.
I just can't think of a blade combination that I like better. It's the one that I keep coming back to and carry the most often. Maybe I should pass on this years forum knife and put funds toward picking up a spare. 🤔

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You’ll get both. Who you kiddin?😎
 
r8shell said:
Happy Saturday, Porchenburghers!

I'm carrying my Stockyard Whittler for at least through the weekend.
I just can't think of a blade combination that I like better. It's the one that I keep coming back to and carry the most often. Maybe I should pass on this years forum knife and put funds toward picking up a spare. 🤔

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Not a bad idea Rachel r8shell r8shell . I'm going to pass on this years forum knife. The wharncliffe blade isn't one of my favorites. The knife you've pictured is definitely one of those knives one would want to have two of. Very nice.
 
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