What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[SteveC]

For whatever reason, a lot of pics in today's thread failed to open. I think my connection is so slow, it just gave up
Beautiful weather here today. Had the rams horn Roundhead in my pocket on a little walkabout on my property.
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[.577NE]

August 10th, hunting season starts in the Northland. Carrying my Erickson Trout & Bird. I love this knife.

 

[Ellis Wyatt]

 

[Peregrin]

For whatever reason, a lot of pics in today's thread failed to open. I think my connection is so slow, it just gave up
Beautiful weather here today. Had the rams horn Roundhead in my pocket on a little walkabout on my property.
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I'm experiencing the same thing. My network speed and functionality are fine though.

 

[5K Qs]

First, Gary, to digress to an earlier post...I love match strike nail nicks, for their form and function.

Debby and others will bring on our practiced routine. Move cars to higher ground and batten down the hatches.

@5KQs~ Since you brought it up, every time one of you guys show those Rough Rider knives and their …unique nail nicks, I see an eye with false eyelashes.

Wenger vs Victorinox…
You nailed a couple things in favor of the Esquire vs. the Classic. And it’s bigger, so handier for me.
Both Vic and Wenger are great. Just enough small variations to make it interesting. Kinda like the variations in Electrician’s Knives.
Both were declared “official” by the Swiss govt, but I guess Victorinox outmarketed Wenger, which maybe explains why they were able to swallow the brand?

Bob & Jeff, I usually don't even notice whether knives have match strike nail nicks. Regarding function, I doubt if my "strike on box" matches will ignite on a match strike nick.
Bob, I hope you're staying dry.
Jeff, thanks for your input on Victorinox/Wenger.

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I'm blue today as well, with Roper in pocket.

Striking blue bone, Jeff!

Thanks, I am always impressed with your multi quoting powers, it baffles me how to do it so I wont ever try.

We all have different talents. I can do multi quotes, but I can't keep a motorcycle upright and my photos have lots of room for improvement.

Little red MV Augustus are as hot as babes on the beach in the south of France, excuse my rampant 70s sexism.

Masterful "multitool", José!

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Wow! What a woodpile!!

Finally tested negative yesterday, so I'm back at the grind today!

I was a little confused when I first got it because unlike other WW2 engineer's knives I've seen, mine has brass liners and a three lined tang stamp. I did some digging around on the internet and what I found is that during the last year of the war camillus started using brass again and changed to the three lined tang stamp. As far as I can tell, this knife probably never went overseas, or if it did it was only for a short while because, well.... the war was over shortly after this knife was likely produced. I can't be sure about any of this info as it was from an obscure post on a different forum from years ago and I am far from an expert so I can't attest to its validity. So in all likelihood its from WW2 era or shortly thereafter and it was clearly barley used as it came to me in great condition. Either way, I'm extremely proud to have it in my possession and I'll likely never give it up. And I prefer brass construction over all steel anyway so there is nothing lost there in my eyes.

Thanks for the additional info about your engineer's knife!

Got this out today, it travels nice and slim in the pocket, great W&T another CASE bargain in my view. Although it did cost a bit more than the threepenny coin in the picture, brass not gold unfortunately

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Superb bone on your Sodbuster Jr, Will!

Thanks Gary.
Yep it's a hame walking stick with twisted oak shaft. By Brazos out of Texas. It's a favourite really good quality. The majority of wood canes/sticks are cheap 1s here, like knives you have to search for the quality item.

Thanks for the confirmation! When I grew up on a dairy farm over 60 years ago, we'd sometimes fasten brass hame knobs to the tips of the horns of some of our more aggressive dairy cows.

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Totin’ some XX Era Red Stag.

Your '47 stockman is at least 60 years old and still looks mint, LT. Outstanding!

Tad bit cooler today so wasn't bad going for a walk at lunch.
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Terrific European trio, and I always enjoy your nature photos!

Great lines on Frenchie Gary.

Thanks, Bob. Le Thiers is an attractive pattern.

I have no idea what I cut with that knife to get those colors, but it's so pretty I don't want to ruin it.


Thanks buddy!

Good tune!
My uncle Nort, he’s sawed off and short
He measures about four foot two
But he thinks he’s a giant when you give him a pint
Of that good ole mountain dew

Yeah, a rainbow patina is nice!
I never remember the verses to that song; that's a good one!

Thanks. You're not to be outdone, you regularly show us beautiful knives

Thanks for the kind words.

I took a marked-up sample ballot with me for the first time. Not because I'm getting old*, but because there were so many running in this primary
I can't say I liked any of them

*just realized that I turn 64 today

Are you getting old when you forget your birthday?

Belated birthday greetings, Mike! Whether you call your age 64 or 8^2 or 4^3 or 2^6, it's an impressive benchmark.

If you drink tons of water, you’re not so affected by mountain altitude sickness. From one flatlander to another…

Yes, you have seen one or both of my old milk cans. I think they are “regular size”.
Grandma filled the bottom 2/3 with rocks, then soil, and planted Hens ‘n Chicks in them.

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Thanks for the water-drinking tip, Jeff.
When I became aware of milk cans as a kid, we had a bunch of them still around, but didn't use them to ship milk anymore. I was going to guess they were about 10 gallons (twice as big as a 5-gal bucket), and internet searching confirms that. Most websites claim diameter of base is 13-14" and height is 24" (don't know if that's 2 feet base to top of cover, or just the cylindrical height).

Today's carry is a Case Humpback stockman in Tru-Sharp and ebony. I like this knife a lot. Lovely offset blades and a nice cut swedge on the main. And very nice ebony covers.

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Classy chassis on that one, Frank!

Had the Case with me at work today. Opened the mail to a Buck 503. I think this will be a good size for everyday carry.

Congrats on your new Buck! I've never had one of the 500-series, but they look pretty elegant to me.

Handsome Hungarian!

We're supposed to get 3-4" of rain today. I guess I'll find out if our multi-thousand-dollar basement waterproofing project works.
I am carrying this little Ohta today.

Superb stag Ohta, Gary!
How'd the waterproofing hold up to the "deluge"?

- GT

 

[jlhoffman74]

Admiring others here on BF, I have been wanting one of these for awhile, and what did I find at a small knife show. A Camillus 23 Big Jack. This is mint condition,it looks brand new. This knife is awesome. I still don't know the date this was made, the seller said early 50's.

 

[Lucky Dog Knife Co]

Admiring others here on BF, I have been wanting one of these for awhile, and what did I find at a small knife show. A Camillus 23 Big Jack. This is mint condition,it looks brand new. This knife is awesome. I still don't know the date this was made, the seller said early 50's.

That's a beautiful knife but that frog model it's sitting on is the cherry on top.

 

[RLB0414]

https://imgur.com/a/2KN7JWM

One of my favorite combos. Probably should have been on Thrifty Thursday, but I missed it. Knee surgery and a staph infection in my lower leg/calf have kept me heavily compromised since late July. I have been trying to run the newly opened restaurant (3 weeks old) from my couch, as well. Gonna try to get back in the swing of participating on here a little more, as much as time allows. Happy Saturday, Porchsters!

Hope you recovery fully and the restaurant is a huge success

 

[Peregrin]

Superb stag Ohta, Gary!
How'd the waterproofing hold up to the "deluge"?

Gary, Thanks for the Ohta comment. He makes a nice knife!
We didn't get as much rain as they were threatening us with, so I'm not sure we got a good test. So far so good though.

 

[majorpain1]

Dad's donkey came up to see if I had any treats while I was taking some Stagurday photos. Went over for the Gravette Days Parade and wandered around the farm a bit.

 

[MarbReds]

postimage has been acting funny today

I noticed this too. Doesn’t seem to be a BF issue, other than the issue of having to use outside hosting to begin with.

Dad's donkey came up to see if I had any treats while I was taking some Stagurday photos. Went over for the Gravette Days Parade and wandered around the farm a bit.
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That’s a great looking pair, who makes that gunstock? Looks Queen-ish but I can’t make out the tang stamp.

I switched it up for the 86 HJ today to run some errands. Love carrying this one.

 

[Modoc ED]

Since you brought it up, every time one of you guys show those Rough Rider knives and their …unique nail nicks, I see an eye with false eyelashes.

"This is no word of a lie" (a phrase used by sailors when they are about to tell a true story). I knew a gal with a glass eye once and she wore false eyelashes. She worked in the Dragon Bar in Saitozaki, Japan. Not only that, she only had one leg - not much of a dancer but a nice gal none-the-less.

 

[Viper84]

Today felt like Sowbelly Saturday.

 

[Crappie71]

This #72 today. I got on the lake this morning at about 6:00. The fishing wasn’t great- only one small walleye and six crappie. It sure beats a day at work though!

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Bacon and eggs on this cold and frosty morning

 

[knarfeng]

Today's carry is a new one. Boker Series 2.0 med stockman with D2 blades.
These are marketed by Boker as "imported from Germany". I'm guessing that means the blades were made outside that country and the parts assembled in Germany. Nice knife. Crisp action, with a spring strength of about 5.

I note that some of the knife vendors have these marked as "Imported from China". BokerUSA web site says "Germany".

It is Much, Much better than their Series 1 medium stockman, which had "stainless" blade steel. Blades on the 2.0 are thicker, and unlike the Series 1, the inner surfaces of the long pulls on the 2.0 are not radiused. I refuse to carry my Series 1 because the pulls are radiused, the blades ar thin and as a result I can't open the durned thing without a pair of pliers. But the 2.0 is very nice, a major improvement over the Series 1.

 

[majorpain1]

I noticed this too. Doesn’t seem to be a BF issue, other than the issue of having to use outside hosting to begin with.

That’s a great looking pair, who makes that gunstock? Looks Queen-ish but I can’t make out the tang stamp.

I switched it up for the 86 HJ today to run some errands. Love carrying this one.

The gunstock made by Queen.

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

Hope you recovery fully and the restaurant is a huge success

Thank you sir. It is much harder to recover from surgery, as I am finding out, with a few years on me. 16 years ago, I had the same procedure on the same knee, without incident. This time staph got me during surgery. The restaurant is a beast, but I shall tame it!

 

[KentuckyBlackBird]

Dad's donkey came up to see if I had any treats while I was taking some Stagurday photos. Went over for the Gravette Days Parade and wandered around the farm a bit.
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That’s a good looking pair of knives!

 

[danno50]

Still this one. Old pic, just checking to see if I remember how to post without using an image hosting site.