What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

waynorth said:
Cocobola, however one spells it, might be the most common traditional knife handle!!!??? I wonder if anyone has ever done a count!!!???🤔
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i wont take away from it despite all the crap I gave Bill at that year's rendezvous. It did add to my pile. Mind you this project 15 was originally suppose to be an homage to your special bunch of smooth chestnut barlows from the 2016. fate it seems had other ideas. Plus the 21 smooth gold bone barlows came out streaky in some examples.
 
mrknife said:
ill wait to see your results 🤣 this frame donor was purchased off the bay for the project but im sure the modder had done some gentle sanding/polishing
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I'll have to look for a victim!! Looking at your knife, I suspect the oxidation goes deep!!
 
DaveHS said:
Fishing not catching. At least the beer is good.
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"Fishing" is AKA: "Fish Hunting", since (at least without a "fish finder") you don't know where they are.
(Tho to be honest, based on my experience over the decades, I know EXACTLY where they are! ... at least two miles or 3 counties from where i R. 🤨)
waynorth said:
Cocobola, however one spells it, might be the most common traditional knife handle!!!??? I wonder if anyone has ever done a count!!!???🤔
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I suspect the various Rosewoods, ebony/African Blackwood, give Cocobolo a run for its money.
It seems a lot more companies are offering Olive Wood covers and scales now, as well.

Beech is probably the most common, however, since it is the standard handle material for Opinel (2nd only to Victorinox in annual production, I believe) and MAM, among others.
Also, isn't "Dynawood" that Buck used on their "Oak", "Cherry" "Blue", and "Walnut" covers in the Custom Shop, and whatever FROST calls their colored layered wood (Pakka Wood?) dyed Beech?

Beech is boring, with little to no grain, yes. Yet it seems to be one of the primary commercial woods these days.
A lot of companies use it for low to mid range rimfire and centerfire rifle, and shotgun stocks.
Considering what good straight grain walnut sells for these days, I can understand why only the top line rifles and shotguns with natural stocks have Walnut stocks.
Real walnut stocks were common back when a new H&R and like single shot shotgun cost under $50, a thica 49 "Saddle Gun" (branded "Ithica Arms" or "Ted Williams"), was under $50 (if memory serves the last one I bought, c.1972/1973 set me back around $45 at Sears) I'm sure the one I received for either my birthday or Christmas in 1962, when I was 7 cost my dad under $30.
Yes. I did take it to school for "Show & Tell", a couple times. No one panicked or cared. Teachers did not confiscate it, or demand to lock it in the classroom or the office closet. The police were not called.
NOR was I the only one in my class to bring their rifle to class. 1 of my friends, Gordon F. brought his Browning SA-22 rifle.
His twin sister brought her Browning SA-22 and her H&R 20 guage shotgun. For another show & tell she brought her archery bow, and showed off the Old Hickory skinning knife, paring knife, and the 4 blade Girl Scout knife she carried every day, and everywhere, in her purse. 😁👍

Sadly, she never had any romantic interest in me. 😭😭

OH!!! she also enjoyed hunting upland game, and hunting fish from shore, the city's marina, and at Lock & dam #13, and along the spillway.
She even threaded her own nightcrawlers, grubs, and crickets on her hook! 🤯😳

I never cared for using worms. They poop on your fingers when you thread them in the hook. Tho to be honest, if something was to thread me on its fishing hook ... I'd probably poop on its fingers, too. 🤔🤨

She also liked riding her bicycle, and camping. We had so many common interests ...
 
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axe said:
Watching football on this great day!
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I was flipping between Penn State and Florida State. Penn State certainly had a jolly outing.
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afishhunter said:
Sorry ... please forgive ... I must ask ... ☹️
What's "wrong" with "sideways"/horizontal in the bottom of the pocket?
Unlike vertical in the pocket, horizontal can't poke you in the thigh or get pushed fully or partially out of the pocket when you sit and/or get in or out of the vehicle.
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I didn't say there's something wrong with it. I just don't like it.
It's a lot easier and quicker to whip it out when it's vertical. The only knife that's ever cut me sticking my hand in my pocket wasn't a trad. slipjoint.
I'm on my butt and knees in my garden all the time and they don't fall out, because I wear jeans not jammy pants.
majorpain1 said:
Some fine stag Barlows for Saturday. You can see the fawn's twin in the background on the other side of the fence. Walkingsticks are starting to come out but I'm only seeing the small ones. I really like the big yellow ones that look like a #2 pencil. It's been a good summer for damselflies and dragonflies.

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I wish I saw more walking sticks and preying mantises around here.
axe said:
Watching football on this great day!
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But it's too nice outside to sit inside.🥴
 
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