What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Rufus1949]

That’s a beauty Bob! What is the wood?

Thanks Jeremy. It is a form of ironwood.

 

[Joefairbanks]

Friday Favorite!



Have a great weekend, and everyone stay safe!

 

[5K Qs]

Ok, it's no more cane day. To celebrate, I have a give away.
I only ask that you are a regular visitor to the porch( I retain the right to acknowledge your status). No congrats please.

He or she who is closest to guessing month and day of my wife's birthday will win both knives. ( Case '65-'69 and custom Waboom Margrate). I will announce winner on Tuesday 1 pm.
Post guess and I will acknowledge with thumbs up.

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A cane can make a guy look quite dapper, Bob!
Very generous GAW, Bob!
Look at the bone on that Case, and look at the edge on that Margrate!!
Congrats to 321Bandaid and to pat9198 for their successful entries in the birthday guessing!

Gary,
Your Watts is intriguing, but I really like your RR dogleg.

That's a pretty cool looking little pocket knife.

Thanks, Bob & John. That RR mini canoe has got a lot going on, with the canoe/dogleg hybrid pattern, and a locking blade, and the leather fob with bead that came with the knife!

I'm liking that Case... very much.

Thanks. I have a lot of knives in the canoe pattern, but that single-spring, red bone, almost 50-year-old Case with the Native American canoe paddler as blade etch is certainly in my top 5 canoes.

Nice carries today Gary....you are in.

Thanks for your consistent encouragement, Bob.

Not usually breakfast Gary, but steaks find their way over the fire quite often.

Thanks for the info, Todd. I'm a little bit disillusioned: I always figured you as a campfire-charred-steak-for-breakfast kind of guy!

Thanks, GT. I was only slightly nervous about knocking one into the lake!

I know what you mean, Barrett. On vacation, I often take photos of knives on the dock sticking out into Lake Huron, and get anxious about mishaps that would result in knives in the lake. I suppose I shouldn't worry much because even though the lake is huge, it's usually not very deep right by the dock.

Gary, whether it’s knives or guitars, The More I Know, The More I Know I Know I Don’t Know…

Thanks for the compliment, buddy!

Do you get to mail in for the 11% rebate when you Save Big MoneyAt Menards?

I guess I never handled a Tinker, but I see it has the exact same tool set as the Wenger Canyon that has been in my lfp almost every day lately. View attachment 2392945They made an almost identical one called the Viking, with the only difference being that it has a corkscrew instead of the phillips screwdiver. I have one of those, but it’s in the kitchen utensil drawer.

Anyway, I always had a preference for Wengers over Victorinox. Probably because they were the underdog that got swallowed up. There are other subtle differences, like blade shapes, and small size differences, but either brand is a good one to have on you.

I don't go to Menard's very often, so I'm not very familiar with how the 11% rebate works. I thought that a knife I bought there in-person generated a receipt that noted a rebate I could only use in-store for another purchase. So you only save money if you spend money twice, which is usually one time more than I really "need to" buy stuff.

I'm not familiar with Wenger models. That Canyon of yours sure looks like my Tinker except for the Canyon has a small clip instead of a small pen. And it sounds like the Wenger Viking is almost identical to a Victorinox Spartan.

My friends, for the remainder of the day I’ll be carrying my A Wright Lambsfoot gifted to me by @sf fanatic! It’s my first lambsfoot and I’m loving it! Pinchable with a perfect pull and gorgeous, too!

Also pictured are two beautiful works by @Jiki. I traded two spoons and a spootanula for these bad boys! Jim is an amazing carver but he’s a terrible negotiator because he got ripped off big time in this trade!!!!

My son is taking the Santa for show and tell tomorrow!! Little turd hasn’t ever taken anything I carved so I may trade him to Jim for some more cool stuff!

But seriously, I can’t express how good it makes me feel to know that there are such kind and wonderful human beings in the world. Thank you so much, gentlemen. These will be treasured gifts that are passed on to my son someday. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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I had no idea you could actually exchange unappreciative kids for Goods and Services! My daughter is 35 now, so I'm pretty sure I'm not authorized to trade her in.

Congrats on your fine gifts, and accolades to your Porch benefactors for their thoughtful generosity!!

- GT

 

[Modoc ED]

Sheffield version of a Bunny Knife. It'll be a handy knife around the homestead today. Sausage and eggs for breakfast.

 

[Slice-and-dice]

Its just been a Case week for this Buck collector!

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[Prester John]

 

[Way-Barney]

Lovin' the top one Jer, whats the handle? it doesn't look like plastic.

 

[mbkr]

Heading into town to shoot pool in a little bit. It was grey and overcast this morning, then cleared up to a pretty blue sky
Cadet with me.

 

[Rufus1949]

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Very nice Case Vince. That apple should get the patina going.

 

[Prester John]

Very nice Case Vince. That apple should get the patina going.

Thanks, Bob. But the blade is stainless. Got a nice patina on my two-blade mini-trapper. I love Case's CV steel.

 

[Rufus1949]

Thanks, Bob. But the blade is stainless. Got a nice patina on my two-blade mini-trapper. I love Case's CV steel.

Thanks for the education Vince. I own case's but know nothing about the steel.

 

[runninmike]

Case 3347 Friday...cheers!

https://imgur.com/fwHUHkW

 

[Jack Black]

Trying this one today.
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Very spiffy Bob

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Interesting to see the Slater name, and particularly that blade stamp, on a pattern I would associate with Joseph Elliott/Lockwood Brothers. Very nice Paul

Have a great weekend everyone.

Cool pic Tim

 

[Rufus1949]

Very spiffy Bob

Thanks Jack, a form of ironwood.

 

[Jack Black]

I was supposed to attend a UK knife show a couple of months ago, with Johnnythefox . but unfortunately I came down with Covid a couple of weeks before, and didn't want to risk making anyone else ill There was a knock on my door this afternoon, and the postman delivered a bumper box of goodies from John, some of which are from the show Watch this space, some cool stuff there!

 

[Prester John]

Thanks for the education Vince. I own case's but know nothing about the steel.

Well, I'm no expert, but most of their traditional pocketknives come with "Tru-Sharp" stainless steel (marked "SS" on the blade tang).

I have read that it is 420HC. Some of their knives come with chrome vanadium steel (marked "CV"), which is easier to sharpen, and develops a nice patina. They are both easier to sharpen than CPM154!

 

[Rufus1949]

I was supposed to attend a UK knife show a couple of months ago, with Johnnythefox . but unfortunately I came down with Covid a couple of weeks before, and didn't want to risk making anyone else ill There was a knock on my door this afternoon, and the postman delivered a bumper box of goodies from John, some of which are from the show Watch this space, some cool stuff there!

Very interesting finds Jack.
John, congrats on your generosity and thoughtfulness.

 

[Oldy]

I was supposed to attend a UK knife show a couple of months ago, with Johnnythefox . but unfortunately I came down with Covid a couple of weeks before, and didn't want to risk making anyone else ill There was a knock on my door this afternoon, and the postman delivered a bumper box of goodies from John, some of which are from the show Watch this space, some cool stuff there!

The black sheffield on the bottom is on my hunt list.nice score.

 

[holo07]

This one

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[Quiet]

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