What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Sleet & freezing rain predicted to start around noon & last until midnight, with maybe a half inch ice accumulation. It sounds like a good day to stay home. The wood stove's going, we have enough leftovers & cookies to last about a week, and the backup generator's ready. I think we're GTG.
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afishhunter said:
Excellent selections. 😁👍
A very nice key wind watch you have there. 😻
Do you know the year the watch was made?
I'm guessing 1860's to 1880's.

My key wind (1885 Elgin H.H. Taylor) needs work.
I think it had a wrong replacement hair spring (too short) installed sometime in its history, (it runs 5 minutes fast per day.) when new it was rated at +/-5 minutes a week.) and the main spring may have taken a set, since it only runs around 22 hours per wind instead of 36+ hours.
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Thank you. It was made in 1886, and still runs like a champ. With the regulator maxed out, she's about 2 minutes slow after 24 hours.
 
WValtakis said:
Merry Christmas! Checking out this Schatt & Morgan "Express" automatic with festive red Shockwood scales for the Christmas day 🎅
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Another cool knife and fascinating video, Chip!
 
Looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day here in the City by the Bay! Well at least until this afternoon according to the weather forecast. Thought I’d share a pic of my favorite Xmas decoration along with a beauty that needs o introduction. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and have a great weekend too folks! 😀
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I "think" I am going to carry (so far as I know) my elderest stockman for a while.
Imperial Bicentennial stockman. (same size as the 8OT)
According to my research, Imperial started production in 1975, and ended production (with the bicentennial cover film) in 1976. ... I think they used the "Old Hickory-ish" "hand forged" blades on other commemorative models longer.
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I have an 8OT, which was made sometime between 1961(?) and 2004, though I don't believe it is a "Last Days" knife.
It may be older, the same age, or younger.
I am not aware of any way to narrow the age down from the period the 8OT was made. ☹️
 
Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a Frost Flying Falcon I picked up in a pawnshop once upon a time. It used to be on my desk in my office at work and would get used quite frequently. I no longer have an office or desk, and the Falcon only comes out for one week (then goes back in its cage for 81 weeks - the current length of my rotation schedule).
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Lambsfoot of the Week is Black Jack, my 2018 ebony Guardians Lambsfoot. In this photo, he's using an early form of A.I. to determine the product of 2 and 3.
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- GT
 
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