What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

That's purty! I love the bone and the bolsters. What model is this? I've never seen one like it.

willgoy said:
Hot indeed, a rust paradise :eek::eek: Maybe you should get one of these, for such days?

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Thank you... yes it is my all time favorite knife.

jone said:
Love that 66. Great knives. The color on yours is outstanding.


Not to take anything away from your newly acquired GEC which is fantastic, but that Oeser is possibly my favorite.


Glad to know the farmer is serving you well. You wear orange well!

Old & In The Way - beautiful carry today and thanks for the compliment about my Case XX yesterday.

Primble - Thanks. Everything is good here in NC!
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Got my Aitor Castor mediana a couple of days ago. Been carrying it and I must say the jury is still out on this one...









What I bought it for was its expected sliceyness. It excels at that! Food, paper, cardboard, you name it. This little fella almost doesn't get any resistance while cutting. That is if you sharpened it, because it wasn't so great OOTB. But hey, that's pretty much like an Opinel, they often need some touching up as well.

It's quite a bit heavier than an Opi because of the steel liners. That does give the knife a more hefty feel and maybe in a psychological way it may cause you to trust it a bit more. In short: you feel it's there in your pocket and I think that's a good thing. Some knives way so little that you forget you're carrying them.

The blade does favour one of the liners, one of the pics above shows that very clearly. As long as it doesn't rub, no biggie.

What kinda annoys me is the strong pull. There's no nail nick or anything, so you have to pull on the blade. The blade can be slippery from time to time and the pull is so strong that it slips out of your hands and that makes it very difficult to open sometimes. I hope the lock wears out a bit, that would do the knife a bit more justice. I love it, but I find it a bit difficult to operate, that's pretty much my conclusion 'till now. But for the $$, I'd say get one.
 
I bought this Laquoile R. David on some days ago from my favourite knifeshop. They had several handle options, I tried them all and chose this for several reasons. The price was right and I like the idea that olive wood goes with the origin of the knife. Also this one had the best action, those French peasants must have strong fingers! You must be careful with this one, I wasn't and it bit me :D

There were some slight flaws in the finish, fit was great. There was some kind of black soot on the handle that I rubbed off with steel wool. Also the tip was not quite sharp. After a rub with steel wool I wiped the handle with teak oil. The tip is not yet as good as I wish, I am working on it. I also finished the edge (which was sharp, just not shawing sharp) with diamond file and steel.

I quite like it. A knife with an interesting history and style. It is surprisingly stout and usefull.

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Just received this the other day ...
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I can't get over the craftsmanship of this blade!
 
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Galeocerdoshark said:
Got my Aitor Castor mediana a couple of days ago. Been carrying it and I must say the jury is still out on this one...









What I bought it for was its expected sliceyness. It excels at that! Food, paper, cardboard, you name it. This little fella almost doesn't get any resistance while cutting. That is if you sharpened it, because it wasn't so great OOTB. But hey, that's pretty much like an Opinel, they often need some touching up as well.

It's quite a bit heavier than an Opi because of the steel liners. That does give the knife a more hefty feel and maybe in a psychological way it may cause you to trust it a bit more. In short: you feel it's there in your pocket and I think that's a good thing. Some knives way so little that you forget you're carrying them.

The blade does favour one of the liners, one of the pics above shows that very clearly. As long as it doesn't rub, no biggie.

What kinda annoys me is the strong pull. There's no nail nick or anything, so you have to pull on the blade. The blade can be slippery from time to time and the pull is so strong that it slips out of your hands and that makes it very difficult to open sometimes. I hope the lock wears out a bit, that would do the knife a bit more justice. I love it, but I find it a bit difficult to operate, that's pretty much my conclusion 'till now. But for the $$, I'd say get one.
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Beautiful and tasty looking grapes. :p
 
Totin' my new Talon I picked up from a member here in a trade. Really liking this thing. Hope everyone has a great rest of their weekend!
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Great stuff folks :thumbup:

Thanks for the mini-review of the Cator Mediana Geleocerdoshark, hope it works out for you :thumbup:

As yesterday, I'm going with these two :)



 
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