What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Flyboy70 said:
This knife reminds me of the knife my dad purchased the day he started work at South Central Bell (that's pre-AT&T and cell phone days Bell). He carried that one knife religiously every day until long after he retired. He dropped it in the lake once when fishing. The boat was in 120' of water so we triangulated the location as best we could and returned to the house for a speaker magnet. He bounced that magnet on the bottom until he felt the 'click'. We retrieved that knife and he continued to carry it until recently when it was lost to the hay field for good, it seems. Thanks for posting that image - brings back good memories.
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cool story. Always fould use a metal detector i suppose.
 
Sorry for the slow replies, but thank you to everyone that commented on the Cattaraugus whittler I carried yesterday. Sarah, your comment made me smile this evening and is probably as good a guess as mine regarding Hensel. ;) :) clutchcarter - here's a link to a post I made in the "Old Knives" thread about it and my attempt to research the etching (post 6118):

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/527126-quot-Old-Knives-quot/page306

Lot's of wonderful knives posted today including some especially lovely old redbone Case knives. :thumbup: I almost grabbed an old Case this morning myself, but instead reached for this Norfolk as it had been too long since I carried it last.

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5K Qs said:
And in the past day or two, as if ONE obsession weren't bad enough, I've all of the sudden developed a real thing for Case swayback jacks (chestnut bone, preferably, as long as I'm obsessing)! What the heck is going on with me???!? :confused::eek::grumpy::thumbdn::confused:
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5K,

I feel the same way! I'm going to have to get one..........maybe tonight!

Love seeing all those great Case knives. Beautiful, both old and new.

My Calf Roper has been in the pocket for the past few weeks..........but with the recent beautiful Case knives..........I'll have to switch it up to my trusted 032.



 
AR RiverValley said:
This is my latest flea market find, a Boker USA 8348. It was in pretty bad shape but after some cleaning and overall TLC it has been an enjoyable carry for the last few weeks. This is my first Boker USA and I've been surprised at the lack of internet info available on these knives. Any details that anyone can share on the 8348 would be greatly welcomed.
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I'd like to second that, as it appears I have a significantly rougher-looking 8348 here which has inspired me to start chasing down other Tree Brand knives with this kind of scales. This was the knife I was seeking some assistance in "de-gunking", as aside from the perfectly-welcome patina there is some sort of foreign black substance which has hardened near the base of both blades. To date, Rem Oil and a vinegar patdown have failed to put much of a dent. I know there's something worth finding underneath, then I can sharpen it up and start carrying what is otherwise a lovely knife. Any of you geniuses with some pointers to good information on this line of knives? It would be much appreciated! :cool:
 
AR RiverValley said:
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Good find :thumbup:

pertinux said:
I'd hoped to capture the goodness of the knives and the company, and my gratitude for the same. Thank you for your kind words.
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It was a very nice composition P :thumbup:

Old & In The Way said:
Lot's of wonderful knives posted today including some especially lovely old redbone Case knives. :thumbup: I almost grabbed an old Case this morning myself, but instead reached for this Norfolk as it had been too long since I carried it last.

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Lovely knife Stephen. I also felt like carrying a knife that's not been in my pocket for a while :)

 
Being ill at home. I got the stupid flu my wife and son got last week. :(
So the Gerlach, Poland knife your very own Jack Black gifted to me some time back came in duty to some house-medicine. It peeled an ginger-root and I made some "strange" tasting, hot tea out of it. It should help like an antibiotics... we´ll see ;)



... an amazing working knife, you gifted me there, my friend.
 
TsarBomba said:
I'd like to second that, as it appears I have a significantly rougher-looking 8348 here which has inspired me to start chasing down other Tree Brand knives with this kind of scales. This was the knife I was seeking some assistance in "de-gunking", as aside from the perfectly-welcome patina there is some sort of foreign black substance which has hardened near the base of both blades. To date, Rem Oil and a vinegar patdown have failed to put much of a dent. I know there's something worth finding underneath, then I can sharpen it up and start carrying what is otherwise a lovely knife. Any of you geniuses with some pointers to good information on this line of knives? It would be much appreciated! :cool:
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I'm not a genius, but I believe that Boker USA is an importer of Bokers made in Solingen and stamped Solingen on shield and tang; Bokers assembled in Solingen from Chinese parts, stamped Germany on shield and tang; and Arbolitos, made in Argentina by the Argentinian branch of Boker.

You'd find some info in the Makers/ Boker subforum.
 
Humppa said:
Being ill at home. I got the stupid flu my wife and son got last week. :(
So the Gerlach, Poland knife your very own Jack Black gifted to me some time back came in duty to some house-medicine. It peeled an ginger-root and I made some "strange" tasting, hot tea out of it. It should help like an antibiotics... we´ll see ;).
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You might try some raw garlic, too, for that flu.
 
Old indispensable Vic under almost grail Case (no short blade) under possible be-all and end-all Queen #9 Stockman in birds' eye maple. With stainless steel pins. They seem to have stopped the BEM before I knew they were doing it.
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scrteened porch said:
I'm not a genius, but I believe that Boker USA is an importer of Bokers made in Solingen and stamped Solingen on shield and tang; Bokers assembled in Solingen from Chinese parts, stamped Germany on shield and tang; and Arbolitos, made in Argentina by the Argentinian branch of Boker.

You'd find some info in the Makers/ Boker subforum.
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Thanks screened porch. Yes, I've tried the Boker sub and hopefully I'll get some feedback.

Your Boker info is spot on for later Boker versions but from what I've found the '80s vintage Boker USAs were not assembled in Germany from Chinese parts.
 
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