What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Been working on this one off and on since receiving yesterday and finally happy with the blades.
The bevels and edges were horrible. Didn't realize how bad until I started to reprofile ... horrible.
Took a good while and I did the best I could. Had to thin the pen a good bit.
Regardless, both blades are now shaving sharp and ready to work ... as Mr. Ablett intended :)
Used a Work Sharp Ken Onion Edition.
Not much left to do but put it in my pocket and carry on ... Although I have a Northwoods Presidential getting some luvs too.

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EDIT: Okay, last touch was some Renaissance Wax Polish rubs

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That takes me back at least 55 years, Zach! 🤓:thumbsup::thumbsup:
I grew up on a dairy farm, and my dad brought a bucket of milk straight from the bulk milk tank (unpasteurized, unhomogenized) up to the house every morning to be poured into half-gallon Ball jars and put in the fridge. A common question at almost every meal, from one family member to whoever got a bottle of milk out of the fridge was, "Did you shake it?"


That vintage Case Barlow is awesome, David! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:


Notable pair, Paul! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Sweet slim line trapper! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:



Congrats on the superb gifts, and accolades to ED for his characteristic generosity! :cool::cool::thumbsup:


I can imagine having MLB so close is a treat! :thumbsup::cool::cool:
You're close to where the As are playing "home games" this season?


You should fit right in in Georgia, Bob, since they have lots of pine trees (but I don't know if they have "barrens"). :cool::thumbsup::cool:
Will you be as close to a coast as you are in NJ?


Did you post them randomly, or was there a pattern I didn't notice (alphabetical by country or maker, geographically, chronologically, ...)? ;)


Brilliant blues! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool: That Case toothpick looks like it might be a rare one.


Very cool, Tim! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: I hardly ever see Providence knives here. I have a fish knife I picked up at an antique store several years ago that seemed unused (but I got a patina on it right away).
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Jim, I wonder if you had the same math teacher that Yogi Berra had. He allegedly once described baseball with the remark, "Baseball is 90 percent mental. The other half is physical." :thumbsup:🤓:thumbsup:


Yeah, I wrote that in admiration, Jeff! :cool::cool::thumbsup: (I thought the funniest story was the one about the camping wife getting hit on. 🤓)


I know what you mean, Mike. I'm not a very subtle guy, so I think a lot of stuff goes right over my head. o_O:rolleyes:


Congrats on the splendid new knife! That big sheepsfoot looks all-business! :thumbsup::cool::cool:


Nice job, Patrick! :cool::thumbsup::cool: I scrolled back a ways to see a "before" photo, and I think the more uniform patina you produced looks much better!


Dan, I don't know anything about motorcycles, but back in 1973-74 I shared an apartment with a guy who had a mid-60s Honda SuperHawk. (He loved that thing, and in the winter he tore it apart and it was stored all over the apartment: wheels/tires behind the couch, the frame under his bed, his dresser drawers were full of pieces of the engine,...) He had cycle magazines laying around all the time, and longed for a BMW, though.


Bart, maybe you could bond more with your livestock if you just went barefoot, like they do! ;)


Cory, your daughter in the avatar must be about ready to get a drivers license soon! Is she still interested in knives?


Congrats on almost 100K miles, John! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:
Your bike looks practically NOS to me!
How many sets of tires have you gone thru in 100K miles?


Outstanding pair! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Cool melon tester! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:

- GT
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Thanks, a new pair about every 4,500 miles they dont last.
 
Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a Rough Rider whittler. I included a photo showing the set-up of the backsprings; is this still called a "split back whittler" even though it has 2 springs separated by a wedge rather than a single spring literally split apart down part of its length?
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Lambsfoot of the Week is Lam Jack, my 2017 Guardians horn lambsfoot (thanks, Jack). First photo is the knife when it was quite new. Second photo shows the knife about 5 years later, after its careless owner let it rub against another knife, defacing the horn handle as shown.
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- GT
 
5K Qs said:
Nice job, Patrick! :cool::thumbsup::cool: I scrolled back a ways to see a "before" photo, and I think the more uniform patina you produced looks much better!
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Thank you Gary! :) I had some surface rust form because I didn't clean it good enough after cutting some food. I decided to protect the blade from any more pitting or corrosion and I think it looks better as a bonus.

5K Qs said:
Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a Rough Rider whittler. I included a photo showing the set-up of the backsprings; is this still called a "split back whittler" even though it has 2 springs separated by a wedge rather than a single spring literally split apart down part of its length?
jpddSCV.jpeg

dwV6Uoz.jpeg


Lambsfoot of the Week is Lam Jack, my 2017 Guardians horn lambsfoot (thanks, Jack). First photo is the knife when it was quite new. Second photo shows the knife about 5 years later, after its careless owner let it rub against another knife, defacing the horn handle as shown.
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- GT
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I like the bone on your RR. 👍
 
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