What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

singin50 said:
Beeeeautiful Lemme!! And look at the shield on that Jack!
Perry
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Thanks Perry. Yes the Diamond shield is a real looker. I've had some good luck recently picking up some barely used golden age knives. And I'm just blown away by the top tier quality of these knives. Despite their utilitarian production everything we knife nuts ask of a knife (centered blades, strong pulls, nice walk and talk, no gaps/wobble) seems to have been a matter of course for these old cutlers. The only "flaw" on this one is it looks like someone was about to saw off the barehead (maybe to put an end cap?) before they thought the better of it.

 
Very nice touch, Scott! Nothing like a diamond in your Christmas tree! :D Lemme, it can get interesting how some folks back then wanted certain things they either couldn't afford or couldn't find and decided to maybe alter their own knives.
 
Thanks, Perry, I just used the Radio to open a couple of beers to go along with my chili for dinner.
 
AntDog said:
Is that a 73 or a 23? My #23 looks a lot like it. Same shield, same wood (maybe not?), same blade configuration (but different grind).

Some differences (no lanyard hole, end caps, different blade grind, etc, but overall very similar):
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It's a 73 with cocobolo scales.
 
Nice pics Scott :thumbup:

Lemmy Caution said:
Wish I could linger longer with y'all, but today is pretty hectic getting ready to head home for the holidays. Wanted to share this lovely Shapleighs Diamond Edge with everyone. Screaming sharp full blades and gorgeous bone.

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Beautiful Lemmy, safe journey, and have a great time :)

clutchcarter said:
You guys in Europe aren't the only ones with castles!:D
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Wow, more info please :)
 
Two old friends and a new SAK, lot of pockets on me today..

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Wow said:
Here's some info for you Jack. It seems a poor fellow was building it for his wife who fell in love with castles while on a trip to Europe. She apparently fell out of love with him before he could finish it for her and they were divorced. The castle has gone through several iterations since then, including being gutted by fire once. It's not really much of a "castle" but it's all we have here in Kentucky.
BTW, only a couple of miles away from the castle there is a much more beautiful place, Keeneland race track.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Castle
http://www.wave3.com/story/4874329/kentucky-castle-being-rebuilt
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Thanks for the info and links my friends, very interesting to read about that :thumbup:
 
Monday. We're in the home stretch :)

An older picture. Imagine if you will, some patina on the blade:
 
r8shell said:
I like it a lot. :thumbup: More elegant than a sheepfoot, more robust than a wharncliffe. (sounds like an advertising slogan, huh?)
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Is it considered a coping blade? I'm not sure where the line begins to blur between those two.
 
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