What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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Modoc ED said:
This being Egg Saturday, I thought this Egg Yolk Yellow Color covered Case Sod Buster Jr. would be an appropriate carry today.

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I'm just kidding about it being Egg Saturday but you kinda think like that when you get a 5-figure estimate for shingling a roof. Back in the day, I'd have gotten my brother-in-law and an old Navy buddy to do the job with me but they're dead and in the grave and I'm just one foot away from joining them so hire it out I must.
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I had that exact same knife, except it was a Presidential Campaign Knife from 2000, with the candidate’s face embossed into the delrin. I sanded it off.😁
Roofs be important.
mbkr said:
Not something you hear everyday.

+1 :D

😍

Wait...what? o_O
:p

Apologies to Primble Primble for stealing his thunder...
Its sterling silver. A silver bullet as it were :)

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Ah I get it. Since a silver bullet is reccommended for various creatures, it makes sense for Primble Primble to need one.
Case in point, his burl handled knife this morning!
mbkr said:
Me and Ralph went to a gun show this morning. He sold some brass, and I sold a revolver. The only thing I bought was six charity raffle tickets on a Henry .357, lever action carbine 🤞
Took FrankenScientist because the magnifying glass is great for looking at those tang stamps on vintage pocket knives and model numbers stamped on the cranes of revolvers. There were some knives, but the only one I tried to buy was a Kabar 1013 peanut. We couldn't come to terms

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I would have tried for that raffle too. I’d like a .357 lever carbine to go with the .357 M19 I bought from a retired Chicago cop.
sf fanatic said:
Just a suggestion. The key to a fast car is the wheels. Many years ago my son won five derby’s in a row with peeked wheels. The wheels had a narrow peek in the middle of each wheel. Less friction equals more speed. You’ll need to check the rules of your Pack and see if they are okay. If they don’t prohibit them get them. I’m sure they are available on line. Good luck to your sons! Oh yeah the pack changed the rules after he won four but he still got a fifth one with some tweaks anyway. One more thing is to not let them play with their car until after the race.
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I won several in a row back in the ‘60s because Dad was way ahead of the other Dads. First, we took a spade drill and drilled holes in the bottom. Then, with all the parts laying on a scale, filled the holes with melted lead solder until it was just a hair under the max weight. We covered the lead with plastic wood before the paint job.

We chucked the box nail axles in his drill motor, and polished them with emory cloth, then spun the wheels to remove the casting marks, and shaped them into a narrow rim.

Final secret weapon was powdered graphite on the axles.
 
Primble said:
The big un in my belt sheath and the other two in my pockets. 😊

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That is some crazy nice Ironwood (maybe?) on that Albers! He always uses top grade stuff.

Amir Fleschwund said:
I had that exact same knife, except it was a Presidential Campaign Knife from 2000, with the candidate’s face embossed into the delrin. I sanded it off.😁
Roofs be important.

Ah I get it. Since a silver bullet is reccommended for various creatures, it makes sense for Primble Primble to need one.
Case in point, his burl handled knife this morning!

I would have tried for that raffle too. I’d like a .357 lever carbine to go with the .357 M19 I bought from a retired Chicago cop.

I won several in a row back in the ‘60s because Dad was way ahead of the other Dads. First, we took a spade drill and drilled holes in the bottom. Then, with all the parts laying on a scale, filled the holes with melted lead solder until it was just a hair under the max weight. We covered the lead with plastic wood before the paint job.

We chucked the box nail axles in his drill motor, and polished them with emory cloth, then spun the wheels to remove the casting marks, and shaped them into a narrow rim.

Final secret weapon was powdered graphite on the axles.
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Great ideas. I hadn’t thought of polishing the axle nails and “modifying” the wheels like that. May have to steal some of these ideas.
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
I had that exact same knife, except it was a Presidential Campaign Knife from 2000, with the candidate’s face embossed into the delrin. I sanded it off.😁
Roofs be important.

Ah I get it. Since a silver bullet is reccommended for various creatures, it makes sense for Primble Primble to need one.
Case in point, his burl handled knife this morning!

I would have tried for that raffle too. I’d like a .357 lever carbine to go with the .357 M19 I bought from a retired Chicago cop.

I won several in a row back in the ‘60s because Dad was way ahead of the other Dads. First, we took a spade drill and drilled holes in the bottom. Then, with all the parts laying on a scale, filled the holes with melted lead solder until it was just a hair under the max weight. We covered the lead with plastic wood before the paint job.

We chucked the box nail axles in his drill motor, and polished them with emory cloth, then spun the wheels to remove the casting marks, and shaped them into a narrow rim.

Final secret weapon was powdered graphite on the axles.
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Jeff, my son and I did exactly that as well. I’ll never forget our first derby when another father who was a Pack legend for wins came in with an Anvil Case with foam cutouts for his cars. We had ours in a shoebox with some old rags. He was blown away when we beat him by three feet! Oh yeah, I forgot we always made sure one of the front wheels was slightly off the ground to decrease friction even more.
 
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Sticking to these. Two of my "Grail knives"* that I own, so who not carry them a while?
Vintage domestic Old Timer 8OT and 7OT, both with 1095 blade steel. 🥰🥰
afishhunter said:
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and SAK "SWISS SPIRIT" Companion.
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pictures form original post, #282820 back on page 14141.

*None of my "Grail Knives" are high dollar, nor exceptionally rare, customs, etcetera.

Please have a great week. 😇
 
SteveC said:
Rosewood Lamb and a Camillus 66


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Your 66 in Ivoroid is classy.🤙
sf fanatic said:
Jeff, my son and I did exactly that as well. I’ll never forget our first derby when another father who was a Pack legend for wins came in with an Anvil Case with foam cutouts for his cars. We had ours in a shoebox with some old rags. He was blown away when we beat him by three feet! Oh yeah, I forgot we always made sure one of the front wheels was slightly off the ground to decrease friction even more.
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We would slightly lift a rear wheel, because we had the weight front loaded.
 
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