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What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

I totally understand the whole peanut cult thing, now that my similarly sized and bladed #22 is becoming a true EDC. Who says you need a long knife?
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I've also been totin' this crude thing. I was in Vermont for my cousin's graduation (electromechanical engineering) and it turns out he has an old (1901) portable army forge, that he is extremely generously planning to give me. We fired it up and I got to make my very first attempt at forging. I don't have any delusions that it's beautiful or such, but it is thin at the edge and pretty sharp where sharpened. Not terribly uncomfortable in the hand either. Of course, the heat treat was super crude but it seems to have worked somewhat anyway.
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Just out of the quench:
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I think it qualifies as traditional, as it was made with carbon steel using hand forged tools in a pre WW1 forge.
 
Gevonovich said:
Eric, I have never seen you take a bad pic! They are always great! I don't compliment them enough but I sure appreciate them.

And...I want that Falkniv
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Thank you very much! If we complimented all the wonderful photography on this thread (yours included) we would run out of hours in the day.

The Fallkniven is a wonderful knife. The fit and finish is superb, very tight tolerances and it has bank vault like lockup. I am very impressed. It isn't cheap, but considering the materials and finishing I think it is reasonable.
 
ALLHSS said:
I've also been totin' this crude thing. I was in Vermont for my cousin's graduation (electromechanical engineering) and it turns out he has an old (1901) portable army forge, that he is extremely generously planning to give me. We fired it up and I got to make my very first attempt at forging. I don't have any delusions that it's beautiful or such, but it is thin at the edge and pretty sharp where sharpened. Not terribly uncomfortable in the hand either. Of course, the heat treat was super crude but it seems to have worked somewhat anyway.
yBnncJIl.jpg

Just out of the quench:
QXk5hpll.jpg

I think it qualifies as traditional, as it was made with carbon steel using hand forged tools in a pre WW1 forge.
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That's awesome! :thumbup:
I'd love to see that forge when you get it.

Brian
 
Primble said:
That is a nice looking Schrade Stephen and you got me wondering what got modified there, Delrin to bone maybe??:thumbup::confused::)
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Thanks :), and yes, Herman Williams replaced the delrin with jigged bone and polished the blades. He did a really nice job, and I was lucky enough to pick it up on the exchange a few weeks ago. The jigging doesn't show up very well with the lighting in my office, but I'll try to post a better picture at some point.
 
Old & In The Way said:
Thanks :), and yes, Herman Williams replaced the delrin with jigged bone and polished the blades. He did a really nice job, and I was lucky enough to pick it up on the exchange a few weeks ago. The jigging doesn't show up very well with the lighting in my office, but I'll try to post a better picture at some point.
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When I see them around with that badge, they usually have Delrin and that pretty bone makes yours quite a special one.;)
 
Primble said:
Nice photo of an outstanding knife!!! :thumbup:;):)
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Thanks! The 2011 BF knife is one of my favorite patterns.

By the way, I've been admiring your photos in this thread and they are great! I especially like how well you've captured all the fantastic jigged bone that is in your collection. :thumbup:

m.and said:
And an outstanding beer. :thumbup:
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One of my favorite IPAs. I kind of wish I had the 90 minute instead of the 60 that day. :thumbup:
 
I suppose it goes without saying that my new #22 Magnum will be on full time pocket duty for some time now, giving the #09 Esquire a rest..

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