What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[RustyRick]

The clerk ... Such a wonderful

 

[RustyRick]

Thank goodness there is still one more day before going back to work.
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That jigging thou

 

[Corto_Malt]

 

[mac0731]

By any chance, did you recently install a new LED lightbulb in the fixture? Some of those but not all of them can interfere with the operation of the unit.

No, ended up a spring broke somewhere along the line and the opener was overheating. That was why it would sometimes open sometimes fail. Door heavy as heck. Debating the merits of trying to replace them myself vs. paying a guy.

City Stock riding along today.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Great blade choices, especially for a day in the garden.

Thanks, Bob.
I guess your activities have been laid out by the better half? Love that spalty Lamb!

Been busy the last few days getting the place rigged out for the upcoming winter - snow could come around 15 September but I don't really look for it until around the first week of October or so. Sausage and waffles for breakfast. This #73 Scout Trapper in a pocket.

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Mountain living, eh?
39 when I got up. That's a bit early for us lower altitude flatlanders.

View attachment 2969571we are going out for supper put on to thank us unwavering volunteers,and since I don't "clean up well" I will have to over compensate starting with the 81,It will require an emergency with someone needing a knife though.

Some of us just need a little extra time to clean up, Robert. Plan ahead. Trim the ear hairs and under the beard...

I'm really digging that Majestic!



Now you did it, I had to pull my Bunny knife out.

When I was growing up in upstate NY, my mother was not a fan of fish so she never cooked it. But occasionally my father would pick up a very large breaded and baked cod fillet on the way home from work, and it was absolutely delicious.
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Well, the cook tends to cook things the cook likes.
Lucky for me, my wife and daughter like what I cook!

 

[DaveHS]

Carried this Charlie Bell all week. May keep it in my pocket for another week!

 

[Grateful]

 

[5K Qs]

I was inspired by some other fine Porch dwellers and their efforts at a 2025 knife so I custom ordered that from Opinel. I may have another silly one headed this way...

Thanks for the info. That font looks great in the handle "engraving".

Than you, GT.
Yeah, some knives are extremely hard to do justice to in a photo.

Mike my knives consider me and my camera to be fugitives from justice.

It's a Puma 921 folding hunter. This one is a lockback. I have another one that has the lock integral to the bolster. You have to rotate the liner/scale on one side to unlock it.
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Thanks for the additional info on that fine knife (and on your other one with the lock integral to the bolster - don't think I've ever seen that type of lock).

Thank you for your encouragement, Gary.
I*XL is another result of my research.

You're welcome, José; you seem to be finding quite a few splendid knives recently!

Love that baseball stitching on the wallet. 5K Qs GT. Very cool heirloom knife story too.

Yellow Rose Coon Skinner in the pocket again for our drive back to Texas. View attachment 2966862

Thanks, Dave. I was looking for an inexpensive trifold wallet years ago to use as a "pocket organizer" for knives, and fell for that baseball-stitched Rawlings wallet as soon as I saw it. I used to carry it all the time, but I haven't done so for 4 or 5 years now. Time to get back to using it. Here's a pic of the wallet loaded for action:

Thank you. I didn't carry it much for years, because it's so slim and elegant, it can't be strong. One of my notions. It's obviously been strong enough for a long time, and it's great in the pocket on days when the legs of my jeans are more than heavy enough by themselves.

Something even lighter today for the hospital, then maybe humor myself with something heavier in the yard.

(All by Camillus.)

"Slim and elegant" seems accurate, but I might have described it as "lean and mean" and got more use out of it.

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I did not know Watchman made an anchor pattern. One of my favorite early pickups was a zulu knife from them, it's really nice. It had particularly good action.

For me it was the 42 in the pocket today, with Charlie's lamb riding along. Used it on some steak the other night and that really darkened things up. View attachment 2967355

I don't think I know very much about what patterns Watchman offers; I'd like to see your zulu model sometime!
Watchman seems to be the "economy line" (or maybe precursor) for Brother knives from China. IMHO Watchman offers mostly traditional patterns and materials, while Brother includes modern materials and patterns.

That 42 looks like a lot of knife!

Splendid knife (and eggs)!

The EO is an Imperial.

Maybe both.
And maybe just a small stockman.

Couple of classics; I really like that "Navy knife" Imperial!

A cool and foggy morning here in the City by the Bay! Should clear up by mid day. In the meantime keeping me company with a nod to Black Friday these two beauties. Have a great weekend folks!
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Black beauties for sure, Dan!

Humpback Stockman in the pocket today.
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Superb stockman variation with the spear main!
(I have a harvest orange bone model I really like.)

Its been overcast all day. Rained a few drops - 18, I counted - while I was out in the yard, but that was it.
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Patrick and Mike, I really like the idea of a Red Buck Stockman Club you're proposing, although I currently can't join!

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Game-winning triple play!!

Couple of superb sowbellies!

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Classy clip/pen toothpick!

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Tremendous trio for Black Friday!

After several of you guys showed off Bunny Knives today, I took #342 out to the garden. I used the little blade to finish trimming those beans I'd picked, and the main to cut arugula for salad, and basil and flat leaf parsley to dress up the Italian tomatoes I baked with some cod filets.
Was never a huge fan of codfish, but I'm learning how to cook it. It's usually the cheapest wild caught fish we can get up here ~ store bought wild caught fish, I mean.

Cleaned the plant residue off, touched up the blades, and oiled it. It is a great little Jack!
I'm going to be using it a lot more often.

Congrats on getting to know your new knife, Jeff!
Not many serious gardeners take a Bunny INTO their gardens, I'll bet.

- GT

 

[Rufus1949]

Thanks, Bob.
I guess your activities have been laid out by the better half? Love that spalty Lamb!

Thanks Jeff.
Yes I had honey do's and not the melon variety!

 

[5K Qs]

Canoes of the Week are from Rough Rider and Buck.
This amber jigged bone RR canoe was one of the set of 12 patterns I bought as my first RR purchase. It's the first canoe pattern I ever handled. My intention with those 12 RRs was to carry each one for a week to get to know each pattern. But the week I carried the canoe turned into a month; I liked it a lot! It's on my Top Ten canoes list since it was my first canoe.

Jigged bone Buck 389 canoe (thanks, Clay) - it was easy for me to find a Buck canoe with wood covers once my obsession with canoes started, but finding a jigged bone Buck canoe took me quite a while.

- GT

 

[Peregrin]

Have a peaceful Sunday, folks!
It's a Boker day here.

 

[Modoc ED]

Mountain living, eh?
39 when I got up. That's a bit early for us lower altitude flatlanders.

Yep, it's been down in the thirties the last few mornings here Jeff Amir Fleschwund .

 

[SoansoMcMasters]

 

[Modoc ED]

I caught "Abby" the Hoarder in the act of opening the refrigerator door and yelled a strong "NO" at her. She bolted for the bedroom and didn't come out for a couple hours. Now when she's in the kitchen, she gives the refrigerator a wide berth. I started out not liking this knife - couldn't stand it in fact but slipped it in my pocket the other day and it's growing on me. ?????? for breakfast.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

These worked for early am rehearsal.
Should do for the proceedings.
I'll swap for heavier knives when I get home. Going to use some of my stash of ash and build a new gate for the side yard.

 

[Medieval Peasant]

Haven’t put this one down since I got it.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Looks like another from the same cutler. Great knives.

 

[SoansoMcMasters]

Haven’t put this one down since I got it.

That is going to be a hard one to put down, indeed

 

[sf fanatic]

I was inspired by some other fine Porch dwellers and their efforts at a 2025 knife so I custom ordered that from Opinel. I may have another silly one headed this way...

David great minds think alike! I too borrowed from you and meako for mine as well

 

[pat9198]

Patrick and Mike, I really like the idea of a Red Buck Stockman Club you're proposing, although I currently can't join!

We’d love to have ya!

Until then, this Buck’s for you.