What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[WinMag775]

 

[timgiesel]

I have that exact pattern/ cover combo in route! Classic.

It’s a beautiful n stout pattern indeed!

 

[holo07]

 

[Primble]

That blue barlow is gorgeous.

Thank you ....... I think Case did well with that one.

I've been looking at your pieces for a long time and if I remember correctly, they all have a very uniform forced patina on the blade. It also seems to be all over the blade without affecting the knife. If it's not too much trouble, how do you get it? I'd like to try some GEC but I'm afraid.

It doesn't look like you have private messaging and my email send box is out of service for some unknown reason.

The short of it is that I buy a brass and steel tarnishing solution and apply it with a small piece of ultra fine scotchbrite and rinse it off with water ...... then oil the blades heavily and use another piece of the scotchbrite to lightly rub off most of it off ... then use paper towels to wipe the black off. I usually do the take it off step twice.

Wipe the blades off with a Windex saturated paper towel and dry before you begin.

If you don't get the result that you wanted then you can always use Flitz to take it off.

It's a heck of a lot cheaper and works much faster than buying a bushel of apples.

 

[birdsbeaks]

Today, I have selected... the same as yesterday!

Not shown, a 1978 Case 6332 has been doing a surprising amount of the heavy lifting! As the old song goes "when they're good, they're really good."

 

[mitch13]

Thank you ....... I think Case did well with that one.



It doesn't look like you have private messaging and my email send box is out of service for some unknown reason.

The short of it is that I buy a brass and steel tarnishing solution and apply it with a small piece of ultra fine scotchbrite and rinse it off with water ...... then oil the blades heavily and use another piece of the scotchbrite to lightly rub off most of it off ... then use paper towels to wipe the black off. I usually do the take it off step twice.

Wipe the blades off with a Windex saturated paper towel and dry before you begin.

If you don't get the result that you wanted then you can always use Flitz to take it off.

It's a heck of a lot cheaper and works much faster than buying a bushel of apples.

Apples no no tomatoes' brother

 

[DaveHS]

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Sweet. Repost this one in the small knives thread

 

[Primble]

Today, I have selected... the same as yesterday!

Not shown, a 1978 Case 6332 has been doing a surprising amount of the heavy lifting! As the old song goes "when they're good, they're really good."

Wow ...... a fantastic improvement !
How long did you let that ox blood dye soak ?
Tomorrow ..... I want to see the 6332 beside the 111 knife.

 

[Primble]

Try Post 301,830 He discusses one method.

Thanks Mr. R. .......... you almost saved me some time. I don't think I had anything about the patina in that post.

 

[birdsbeaks]

Wow ...... a fantastic improvement !
How long did you let that ox blood dye soak ?
Tomorrow ..... I want to see the 6332 beside the 111 knife.

I daubed it on in multiple coats, heating it up intermittently in between. I'd say the dye was on for 5-6 hours total.

You got it! It's interesting - scale the size down enough and carrying two stockman knives doesn't feel as redundant as it sounds. Not to mention, the 6332 replaces the spey with a very handy pen blade!

 

[majorpain1]

Surprised how much I like this little Bear & Son knife. They seem to have really stepped up their quality.

 

[CuzDoug85]

 

[Sacto]

Nice pattern to your scales Bart.

Thanks Bob. I like how the jigging is different on all of them.

Thats the nicest one I've seen Bart!!!

Carrying mine today...

Thanks Paul. Yours is awfully nice too!

 

[Sacto]

I carried this Camco for part of the day until I swapped it out for my new Waynorth lamb.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Baked spuds for tea tonight

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[The Fort]

When I bought this “Old Cutler” knife, I had never heard of them. It was made in the USA, and inexpensive, so I thought I’d give it a shot. What did I get……..? A well built knife, with great walk and talk, that locks up rock solid. The blades are carbon steel, and the scales are Delrin, or similar. Lance

 

[Travman]

 

[kyhunt]

I started out with my blue jigged bone Barlow, but, after the mail came, I added the large 1095 stockman.
I took some time to satin down the metal parts to match my other large stockmans, but, this one might just cut up a bushel of apples by tomorrow.
Maybe.

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I started out with my blue jigged bone Barlow, but, after the mail came, I added the large 1095 stockman.
I took some time to satin down the metal parts to match my other large stockmans, but, this one might just cut up a bushel of apples by tomorrow.
Maybe.

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May I ask if you hand sanded the swedge on the Barlow or used a machine. That just takes it to a whole new level. I think I asked before on another one you posted but I can’t remember so I apologize if I did.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

A Jack 'n a SAK.
And the Blonde. Blonde Telecaster.


I did some work on it yesterday ~ adjusted the saddles for lower string height, re-set pickup heights, and filed/polished the fret ends. It's so danged dry, that the wood shrinks leaving "fret sprout".
Plus my two blonde girls.