What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Today it is the big ol' monster ninja deanimation tool Kerry made. Must be all of 3 inches closed.

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I carry it quite a bit so it does not look as pretty as the picture taken by Kerry.

Here is a shot of it open. The handle material is antique ivory that came out of the horn removed from Kerry's head when he was a lot younger. ;)

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Well, since I have to run into town a little later on, I thought I'd look oh so sophisticated (don't you know?) toting my Bret Dowell rendition of the city knife:

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A new one for me to carry today in my watch pocket inside a leather sheath, Don's version of the peanut.
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wagglebee said:
Jim, I love that peanut!
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Thank You, I kinda like it myself, did you notice the dovetailed scales, the filework is amazing on such a small one as this. Don makes a great knife, this one was my first, but do not think it will be my last.
Jim
 
Well the new knife came in and I have been carrying it around since I got it out of the mailbox. Up until then I was carrying my wharncliffe copperhead. Here's the new knife:

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Ed
 
thejamppa said:
Ed, what knife is that? That is absolutely gorgeous!
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It is a single blade, bare head canoe with stag bone jigged scales. When I saw it I couldn't resist it. Came in the mail today. Maker is Jeff Mutz of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. It's the same size as a standard canoe with a traditional spear blade. I have a hard time putting it down. I've been carrying it all afternoon. It will be a user not a wall flower, so to speak. One thing about it that I have noticed - with the single bolster and single blade, I find myself feeling the back of the knife for the lock release that it doesn't have.

It's 1095 steel and came sharp. I like it a lot. Even more than I thought I would. It has some idosyncracies. Notice the blade or tang does not have any identiflcation on it. It is identified on the "left hand" bolster with Jeff's maker's mark. The nail nick is proper for a "right hand" knife. Makes it unique I guess.

Ed
 
Ed, that knife is quite unique.I don't think I've ever seen a barehead canoe before. The mark on the other side just adds to the simplistic beauty.Are the liners nickel?
 
navihawk said:
Ed, that knife is quite unique.I don't think I've ever seen a barehead canoe before. The mark on the other side just adds to the simplistic beauty.Are the liners nickel?
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The liners and bolsters are stainless steel and the bolsters are dovetailed, an unexpected, but desireable touch. No fancy fileworking anywhere on this knife, but the pattern and the finishing seem to be a perfect blend of simple elegance.

EJ
 
Ken Erickson's second slipjoint...3 1/4" closed, jigged bone, damascus bolster & cap, O1 blade steel (takes a wicked edge). A stout little knife:

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You've come a long way baby... ;):thumbup::cool:
 
This Queen stockman. I much prefer the amber bone over the current Zebra Wood scales.

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I took the wife and son to go watch "Predators" today. Here is what the Menefee Trapper I had with me would look like from the Predator's point of view. :)

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