What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Jolipapa]

Well, I didn't know the seax but yes, it looks a bit alike, now that sailor knife is from the Mediterranean... And long after the vikings so I don't think there is a link.
Check out the history of that knife: https://knives-of-france-blog.com/montpellier-knife/

Seax (Scramasaxe here) was a weapon common to most German tribes, Saxons, Vikings... and Francs (Saliens here), in fact the seax spread all over Europe. Merovegian smithes used duck manure (rich in manganese) when forging.
Btw, they did not look exactly like today's seaxes.

©Wikimedia Commons

According to Mr Lemasson, fhe Montpellier was used for about 250 years on ships, but was too light for cutting big sailboats ropes, for that purpose a straight knife was more efficient. It was rather an edc, used for food, optionally cut a sail or tobacco and light amadou tinder for a pipe, using the back of the blade.
Really cheap, it was made in St Etienne, then in Thiers, and was ordered in huge quantities by Southern harbors authorities like Toulon, Marseilles, Bayonne and officialy by the "Royale" (French navy's nickname) till the end of the XIXth century when steam replaced sails.
Beside the sharp blade, other shapes were used, including drop points, sage leaf, etc.

 

[Modoc ED]

Off to see the insurance man about the roof - Oh Joy. Coffee at home and then chow at the Wagon Wheel Cafe. This Scout Trapper for the trip.

 

[sf fanatic]

A rainy dreary day here in the City by the Bay! Heading out shortly to get my RSV and second shingles vaccination. The I am getting blood work done and getting my feet X-rayed. Rheumatologist is trying to get a handle on the arthritis in my hands and checking my feet while they are at it. Along for the ride the Harvey Special and #22. Have a great day folks!
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[Modoc ED]

A rainy dreary day here in the City by the Bay! Heading out shortly to get my RSV and second shingles vaccination. The I am getting blood work done and getting my feet X-rayed. Rheumatologist is trying to get a handle on the arthritis in my hands and checking my feet while they are at it. Along for the ride the Harvey Special and #22. Have a great day folks!
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Dang Dan sf fanatic !!!!!! Those trash bins sure do brighten up what would normally have been a dark and dreary day. Beautiful, just beautiful.

 

[Johnnythefox]

A rainy dreary day here in the City by the Bay! Heading out shortly to get my RSV and second shingles vaccination. The I am getting blood work done and getting my feet X-rayed. Rheumatologist is trying to get a handle on the arthritis in my hands and checking my feet while they are at it. Along for the ride the Harvey Special and #22. Have a great day folks!
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Best of luck with all those things Bud.

Who would have thought it SF looks as wet and dreary as England today (and no sign of Karl Malden)

I had an injection in my hyand for the arthritis a couple of weeks ago it seems to help.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

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Nice Grohmann, Bob.

Incredible example! Love the 98.

Another beautiful 98!! I didn’t get any pictures today, but also carrying the 98 camp knife today. That cranberry example you posted is amazing. And I agree with you, when compared to a similar sized modern folder, the camp knife offers a lot. While slightly thicker, it measures almost the same as a large sebenza, and has 3 more tools!

Recycled pic.

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It took you a while, but you’ve finally scared some more 98s out of hiding.
Really cool knife, guys

This week, I'm carrying a Lockwood Brothers knife that @Jack Black sent to live at R8shell's Home for Old and Worn Out Knives.

Not wanting to remove as much metal as would be necessary to restore the tip or straighten the edge, I just sharpened it and put it to use for light tasks. A most ergonomic letter opener.

Wise move on J Jack Black’s part.
And I agree on not “fixing” the blade.

I carried my Krein fixed blade today (along with a 70s delrin Case barlow).

I like the Krein just fine, but I’m…triggered that you left out the Schrade.

Impulses can be creative or catastrophic...was thinking about this 79 neglected and languishing in its tube the other day. Why don't I carry it?? Long forgotten...well perhaps I'll dig it out and have it recovered, the Blackwood is dull? What?? A wipe down with one of those Miracle Rags and now it's like a century old 'minter' Great Sleeveboard and good blade combo, another pattern GEC seems to have forgotten too

GEC didn’t forget about the 79s, Will. Perhaps they log on to the Porch, and have been waiting to see if anyone here was giving the 79 some love?

Thank you David. It's partially your fault I bought it (at least that's what I told my wife) so glad you approve That thing is a friggin' razor!

That might be the coolest advertising knife I've seen Jeff? Rock on Jeff!

Thanks Bob, he really does. Best walk and talk I have experienced, my "reference" for great action.

Thank you, the very best things about Mike's knives is hard to see - that full height hollow grind cuts even when relatively dull, great geometry.

Either they're happy you don't have the Angus, or they like that Krein Bart. Kinda cute, that one in front looks *almost* as good as a steak, but not quite.

Thanks, Fred! Ask Sacto if he’ll show ya a photo of his identical knife that he dressed in micarta.

 

[sf fanatic]

Dang Dan sf fanatic !!!!!! Those trash bins sure do brighten up what would normally have been a dark and dreary day. Beautiful, just beautiful.

Absolutely Ed! Took the picture with my iPad instead of my phone. I can tell the difference.

 

[timgiesel]

With me on my mornin smoke is this medium Texas toothpick. I believe it is a Case Classics, but I haven’t been able to find out much info on the web about it.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Craftsman and Case.
Two Knife-Two Blade-Trapper Tuesday

EDIT: I forgot to say Speys out for @Jackeywax31

 

[sf fanatic]

Best of luck with all those things Bud.

Who would have thought it SF looks as wet and dreary as England today (and no sign of Karl Malden)

I had an injection in my hyand for the arthritis a couple of weeks ago it seems to help.

Thanks John, my hands are starting to get worse so they are trying to figure out what type of arthritis I have.

 

[TylerG12]

 

[bigfish64]

Some might say it's wrong to use your wife's birthday roses as a prop for a knife photo op. To which I would respond: "What's your point?"

Looks nice to me!

Western Castrator double spey!!! Don’t carry this enough. It will be joined with the HHB today. Hope everyone has a good day.

That Castrator just looks wicked.

Nice use on that one.

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A winner!

 

[bigfish64]

Another relatively new one, love the 66.

 

[321Bandaid]

Some chestnutty goodness.

 

[SteveC]

Lamb and a Jack

 

[afishhunter]

Added a post 1988 Imperial (Ireland) Jackmaster hollow bolster Barlow to the pocket.
Y'all know what it looks like (identical to the 1956-1988 Imperial (Prov. R.I.) hollow bolster Jackmaster Barlow) ... so I shant waste my allowed data by posting another photo of it here.
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If you really wanna see it, see post number 1082 page 55, of the "Spring Into Spring 30 Day Barlow Challenge" thread.
It b the top one indi picture.

 

[Buzzbait]

Hey all. It’s been a long, long time. Maybe years since I last stopped by. I’d gotten on a Victorinox kick, and my slipjoint collecting kind of abruptly ended.

I made this custom alox SAK last year, and it’s been in my pocket ever since. It’s sort of an Electrician Plus with an added wood/metal file layer, torx pivots, and a set of old cross scales that were kindly given to me. I also reused the old brass liners and lanyard attachment from an older knife.

I call it the WoodChipper. The intention was to create a rather minimalist SAK, based on the 93mm alox frame, with all the tools needed for wood working in a bushcraft environment. I’m happy beyond words with how it turned out, and it is now a constant companion in my everyday life, as well as nature outings.

I do still grab a more traditional slipjoint from time to time, as the need arises. The main ones being a couple of stainless Case mini-trappers. The Case Beer Trapper gets regular duty on my back porch, right next to the beer fridge, and the Case bone stag mini-trapper, with a wharncliffe blade, sort of lives in “that Drawer”, where everything I need kind of hangs out. We’ve all got one of those drawers, right? That wharncliffe blade is so thin and sharp and pointy, it does things that no other blade in my collection is capable of doing.

I’m not quite sure what to do with the rest of my knife collection. Part of me says to horde them all, including the extensive collection of GEC’s. The other side tells me to sell them off as I begin to downsize before retirement. I’m……… terribly conflicted.

 

[Johnnythefox]

Took my 15 with me today when going out.

 

[Johnnythefox]

Hey all. It’s been a long, long time. Maybe years since I last stopped by. I’d gotten on a Victorinox kick, and my slipjoint collecting kind of abruptly ended.

I made this custom alox SAK last year, and it’s been in my pocket ever since. It’s sort of an Electrician Plus with an added wood/metal file layer, torx pivots, and a set of old cross scales that were kindly given to me. I also reused the old brass liners and lanyard attachment from an older knife.

I call it the WoodChipper. The intention was to create a rather minimalist SAK, based on the 93mm alox frame, with all the tools needed for wood working in a bushcraft environment. I’m happy beyond words with how it turned out, and it is now a constant companion in my everyday life, as well as nature outings.

I do still grab a more traditional slipjoint from time to time, as the need arises. The main ones being a couple of stainless Case mini-trappers. The Case Beer Trapper gets regular duty on my back porch, right next to the beer fridge, and the Case bone stag mini-trapper, with a wharncliffe blade, sort of lives in “that Drawer”, where everything I need kind of hangs out. We’ve all got one of those drawers, right? That wharncliffe blade is so thin and sharp and pointy, it does things that no other blade in my collection is capable of doing.

I’m not quite sure what to do with the rest of my knife collection. Part of me says to horde them all, including the extensive collection of GEC’s. The other side tells me to sell them off as I begin to downsize before retirement. I’m……… terribly conflicted.

Cracking SAK.

I know your dilema I have it as well.

 

[pat9198]

Nice use on that one.

Thanks Todd!