What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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Ironbut said:
The Premium Stockman though, could use a bit of toning down. I've been thinking about dying it for a couple years, but haven't decided on Rit or the Fiebings leather dye. I'm not in a big hurry. :)
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I used the dark brown Fiebings leather dye. Cleaned it first with acetone and heated it up in a 200 degree oven for about five minutes a couple of times. It just keeps getting darker each time. I thought that I would give it a few days to set in or fully dry, then I'll swab on another coat or two.

Amir Fleschwund said:
How about potassium permanganate?
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I have never gotten results that I like with PP. It usually just changes the color a little bit. Maybe I haven't used it correctly. Any tips on ratio to mix, etc. ?

Sharp & Fiery said:
I know that everyone will be carrying their new Lambsfoot today, possibly even pairing it with their City Stock. Two absolutely superb knives and worthy of pocket time.

I decided to wait a bit on the Lambsfoot honeymoon and instead pocket two other absolute beauties (my opinion)…the BF Humpback and the .38 Special Beavertail on this very, very cold and crisp morning. I hope my photo shows the feeling of just how crisp it is. :)

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Happy hump day, Porchsters!
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It's so cold your knives changed color ....... frost bit ! 😲 🤣

timgiesel said:
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That turned out nice ! One of a kind ! 👍😍 Did you dye it yourself ?
 
mitch13 said:
Used goat this morning had to tackle the vines, with the summer storms and humidity. Turning into day of the triffids'😁

This afternoon gunstock.
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Nice pics Mitch 👍🏻
I'm waiting for spring to start showing up over on this side of the world so I can start the little bit of garden I have again.
We enjoy a good tomato here in the Southern U.S. as well, one popular regional dish around here are fried green tomatoes. Dredge them in flour or corn meal & then pan fry for a side or a sandwich, especially with some pimento cheese... Absolutely delicious! 😉
 
Primble said:
I used the dark brown Fiebings leather dye. Cleaned it first with acetone and heated it up in a 200 degree oven for about five minutes a couple of times. It just keeps getting darker each time. I thought that I would give it a few days to set in or fully dry, then I'll swab on another coat or two.
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That's funny! I finally decided to get off my butt, and I ordered some dark brown Fiebings right after I posted that this morning.
 
Primble said:
That turned out nice ! One of a kind ! 👍😍 Did you dye it yourself ?
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SVTFreak said:
Nice! I’m also interested in how you dyed it.
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ZHoovie said:
Ditto, that looks great!
I was contemplating yesterday with all the dye talk about doing mine in a nice shade of green...
Do you care to share how you went about doing the dye job or any tips?
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Thanks guys! I more or less followed the steps laid out in one of the threads on here named “dyeing bone” I believe. I used RIT dark green dye for natural materials, but I’ve seen the synthetic work just the same. I filled a sauce pan with enough water to cover the knife standin on its spine. I pulled the blades out n taped em. Im not sure if that was necessary or not. I put the whole bottle of die in with a bit of salt n a few drops of dawn dish soap. I was not scientific with how much of either I put in. Brought it to a simmer, mixed it lightly n left it sittin til I got the saturation of color I was lookin for. Turned off the heat n let it cool a couple then pulled it out n let it air cool. Rinsed it thoroughly, polished n oiled up the blades n joints. I found the walk to be a lil bit sluggish at first but I flushed with water a couple times n re oiled a few times really workin the blades n the next mornin the walk n talk was back to how it was outta the tube. I am really satisfied with how it came out.
 
AZGabe said:
First time carrying since receiving it from Travman Travman . I asked for a red wine color like a 70's Case. Travis absolutely delivered. I couldn't be happier with the results. Thank you Travis. Travman Travman

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Gabe, I’m glad you are happy with your knife. This was the first 91 we worked on. It was exciting to see this one turn out like we wanted it to look. I wish I could’ve held onto it for longer to get more pictures. I’m definitely gonna try to pick up one of these 91 Stockman for myself to dye.
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