What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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I put this home made knife on my belt after church, and along with the old walnut handled kitchen fork that used to be my Grandmother's mother's, it thoroughly disassembled a nice big organic Costco chikken.
The steel used to be an old dull bastard file, the wood is an Illinois species that I don't know the name of. Similar to hophornbeam, it's super hard. We called it ironwood when we were kids.
 
Zach, that fixed blade fits into the "bar-b-que" and "Sunday go to meeting" categories.
Thanks Rick! & I certainly agree!
Speaking of BBQ's , that's how I happened to run across this knife in the first place, a certified BBQ knife as it were!
I went with my dad to his coworkers house for dinner & he just randomly mentioned his neighbor has been making knives for the past 50 years or so. Since the 1970's!
When I spoke with Mr. Davis he said he got the wood from an old French dresser that was too far gone & he salvaged what he could...
Long story short I wound up with this one in my possession after a tour around his shop 🤯
 
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Going back to the Western 062 Folding Hunter on my belt, (it's actually on my fanny pack strap.) and Western 742 stockman, in pocket.
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I am not sure why this pair feels so "right". 🤔

Itill have the Toferner neck knife and VIC Huntsman on me.
 
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I put this home made knife on my belt after church, and along with the old walnut handled kitchen fork that used to be my Grandmother's mother's, it thoroughly disassembled a nice big organic Costco chikken.
The steel used to be an old dull bastard file, the wood is an Illinois species that I don't know the name of. Similar to hophornbeam, it's super hard. We called it ironwood when we were kids.
You should post this one up more often Jeff!!!
I love hearing the family history attached to these old tools!
 
We all have a fall-back that usually gets tied on. For me, it's a no. 2 silver Mepps squirrel tail. But I use jigs a lot...
One thing about those pink ones is how well they show up wrapped up in the trees above the river.

I lived on Lake of the Ozarks in the '80s, and the white bass runs were mind blowing. Just follow the shad.🤙

Really fun to get into a school of white bass. I’m gonna teach myself to fly fish this year. I’ve been saying that every year I’ve been up here 😂.
 
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