What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Johnnythefox]

The one I brought back to life.View attachment 2548603View attachment 2548604View attachment 2548605

I love a user,that will make a great bread knife.

 

[echoscout]

The stockman was yesterday's carry that I forgot to post. 78 is today's.
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Both are nice!

Grass in the backyard is thick and growing like the dickens. I'm gonna put the battery in the lawn tractor, fill it with gas and have a go at mowing the yard. Of course a doggy poop treasure hunt will have to happen first.

I'll be totin this Buck 112 for the safari - errrrrrrrrrr mowing - errrrrrrrr folly.

Nice vintage Ranger!

Baxter Lamb and a PAL Jack today

Handsome pair of knives!

Been enjoying this one a lot lately for heavier tasks. Buck really nailed it on this batch.

Ranger goodness!

#35 & #68
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Good pairing!

 

[Johnnythefox]

Viewed Jeff's, @Amir Fleschwund HSB knife posted from a few days ago and it inspired me to pocket mine today. I carried it and the Kutmaster jack to the shop today as I finished up a scalloped eastern woodland Indian design osage bow I started two weeks ago, and a few more viburnum shoot shaft arrows. The knives come in handy for splitting wild turkey feathers for fletching and cutting strands to twist up a bow string. Shot some arrows then a few pics.
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Wow that is so interesting tell us more and show us more.

Do you use them yourself,what range and targets do you use.

 

[echoscout]

Western Stockman and a Horsewright Cowboy

 

[Knives-of-France]

Aurillac broomwood

 

[SteveC]

Western Stockman and a Horsewright Cowboy

A great pair for a !

 

[Jiki]

 

[echoscout]

A great pair for a !

Thanks pard!

 

[Primble]

I reckon that I was mistaken ..... well let's say I was hopeful ... about possibly being cured.
As soon as I laid my eyes on that knife, a big gator was staring at me, with his snout right over that lanyard tube.
He seemed to be smiling at me.
Any chance you baited me ?
Well ..... it's a nice knife anyway ........... minus the critter, of course.

 

[5K Qs]

Such nice jigging on that Case! That Imperial Hammer is pretty cool as well

GT, that Chestnut bone doesn't look too shabby...

I love the swayback, Gary. It’s one of Case’s best, in my opinion.

Zach, Chris, and Bart, thanks for the kind words about the Case Swayback Jack.
When I first stumbled across Blade Forums back in 2014, I really had no knowledge of any blade shapes besides spearpoints and clip points, and I soon had a brief infatuation with Wharnclffe blades once I became aware of their existence. 2 or 3 years before that, the Case Swayback Jack had been a VERY "hot commodity", and I thought that model was about the best thing I'd ever seen! I was thrilled to get one, and still am thrilled to have one (even though I've decided the thin tip of a Wharncliffe blade and my lifelong klutziness are definitely NOT a match made in heaven).

Zach, congrats on the Case marlin spike! The bone on yours is splendid!
Even though it's not assigned to me every week by my rotation schedule, I've been carrying a Rough Rider marlin spike almost every day for the past couple of years (in addition to my "officially-assigned" carries). A big sheepsfoot blade and a pokey spike are a very useful combination that can handle many situations that arise!

That Imperial stockman has square bolsters, and my preference is rounded bolsters, but all I can say about the big black Imperial is, "What a tool!" (and I mean that in the most positive way possible. That knife seems indestructible, gives a user a lot of confidence, and is just plain a professional cutting machine!

- GT

 

[mitch13]

A couple from BF friends.

 

[PenisMightier]

A couple from BF friends.

That fixed blade is real purdy! Do you mind sharing the make or model?

 

[mitch13]

That fixed blade is real purdy! Do you mind sharing the make or model?

Thanks mate,
Little neck knife by olmac cutlery. That was gifted by Bob Rufus1949 , great little pocket fixed blade I. Have found.
I s
ent you a a link to the maker.
Mitch

 

[JW225]

I reckon that I was mistaken ..... well let's say I was hopeful ... about possibly being cured.
As soon as I laid my eyes on that knife, a big gator was staring at me, with his snout right over that lanyard tube.
He seemed to be smiling at me.
Any chance you baited me ?
Well ..... it's a nice knife anyway ........... minus the critter, of course.

You’re still seeing critters — all is right with the world…

 

[PenisMightier]

Thanks mate,
Little neck knife by olmac cutlery. That was gifted by Bob Rufus1949 , great little pocket fixed blade I. Have found.
I s
ent you a a link to the maker.
Mitch

Thank you!

 

[birdsbeaks]

As soon as I laid my eyes on that knife, a big gator was staring at me, with his snout right over that lanyard tube.

It's clearly a multidimensional alligator. I see it in profile, nose toward the lanyard hole -- but I also see an aerial view of, I surmise, the SAME gator IN THE SAME LOCATION AND ORIENTATION!!! Be careful with that thing, JW225 !!!

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Lately, the trend has been to finally get caught up on this thread (y'all post at a prolific rate - image restrictions or not... ), and subsequently decide that I really need a break from my digital overlord, which I take, all before shooting and submitting a pic of the day's tote...

In my defense, I'm currently unemployed and have all of the time in the world to take and edit knife pics of revolutionary beauty.

In retrospect, that was a terrible defense.

How about... I've just been feeling a bit out-of-sorts lately?

Yeah, that's the ticket.

In any Case® (that would've worked better if I had a picture of a Case knife for you today... alas), here's a couple pics of the knives that have seen the most consistent carry and use by me over the past week or so:

Barlow Bearcat Club 2024 Club Knife #67 (GEC 15 TC Barlow wearing Fall Stripe G-Carta covers), with customized Bearcat slip (#174!!), and matching screwdriver/cap lifter/tube popper/pry tool thing, also in Fall Stripe G-Carta. It's a versatile and compact carry that's been seeing quite a bit of use recently - in fact, it usually comes along in addition to one of the two below (because I can't wrap my head around carrying three straight blades at the same time, but somehow two is fine. Fine.).

In elementary school, I once had a cruel and wretched ogre of a PE teacher that would accuse us kids of committing all manner of unspeakable acts - often involving the knotholes of trees - while we were supposed to be off running laps. If I found him today, I'd inform him, triumphantly, that less than half of what we'd been accused of had ever actually occurred - and much of it, not until much later in time! Take that, you goblin!

Surprisingly, we were never accused of photographing lambsfoot knives in the knotholes - as children didn't walk around with cameras in those days and we weren't allowed to have knives in school, but if we had, it wouldn't have been the most bizarre, unnatural, or physically impossible accusation ever levied against us. This Old Man Jack lambsfoot wearing Catalina Wine Jigged Bone covers from Titusville Cutlery Co. would've been promptly, and rightly so, confiscated. Don't misunderstand, I'm not against kids having knives - but I definitely think they should be prohibited from having nicer ones than I do.

It took me a long time to start using this GEC 36 Toenail Clipper in Ebony Wood covers, and that's the only regret I have involving it. It's been seeing a lot of carry lately and will most likely continue to. Does great on delicate work, but powers through the tough stuff too. What's not to like?

 

[D.Ward]

 

[majorpain1]

Couple of blue beauties...

https://imgur.com/Els7oAd

 

[sunknife]

I admire your craftsmanship Greg.

Thanks, Bob. I appreciate the compliment my friend.

Wow that is so interesting tell us more and show us more.

Do you use them yourself,what range and targets do you use.

Thanks, Johnny. Yes I do use them myself. I shoot various targets at ranges of 10 to 100 yards distance and also hunt with them. To be honest my accuracy is best kept under 20 yards in general and 17 yds or closer in a hunting situation. The long range target shooting is for fun only. I'll share a pic of the bow I was replicating when I made the one I posted earlier from a book of authentic Native American bow drawings taken from museum artifacts. I've made several replicas of different bow styles, from different tribes, taken from examples in this book. It's a hobby/obsession of mine. Thanks for your interest, friend.

 

[Dextar]