What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Macchina]

It's one thing to see pictures of cool knives, but this thread shows us what cool knives are CARRIED which is a big difference. I look forward to checking it out each day. A great place.

 

[bozack]

These two today.

 

[Ryouchijtx]

It's one thing to see pictures of cool knives, but this thread shows us what cool knives are CARRIED which is a big difference. I look forward to checking it out each day. A great place.

Agreed Macchina, what people actually use and carry helps me get an idea of what attributes and tastes people have.

2 Opinel #7's takes my pocket today. One refined/modified and one unpolished and new.

 

[Chris Montgomery]

Thanks for the welcome. Lol, I can be such an idiot some days...or more depending who you ask. I meant my #09...you are of course right, I haven't seen that configuration on a 25 either. Nice idea though [emoji6] . And I'd love to post a picture of my sidekick, but for the life of me can't figure out how to upload pictures to the forum. Do I need to be on a desktop (I'm on my phone..)?

Welcome to the porch. I had a brutal time figuring out how to post pics from my phone. I had been using flickr as my image hosting site. I opened a a photo bucket account and can copy the image code and paste it in my post. Hope this helps. Looking forward to seeing #9.

Chris

 

[combatjiujitsu]

 

[KBA]

 

[RDaneel]

I decided to "turn my radio on" today. While I don't always have this with me, it's amazing how often it gravitates to me.

 

[5K Qs]

thank you kindly GT, all went well for once aha. Those tortoise shell acrylics are the one acrylic that really does catch my eyes. Must look great in the sunlight/hope you caught some good ones.

Glad the hospital went well for you, Tim. That photo of the knife and fishing rod was old and totally "staged". I never fish any more (probably haven't gone more than 5 times in the last 50 years) but I was trying to be "artsy" and clever: sunfish pattern, rod & reel … ain't I something??

Here's my first tortoise shell acrylic. It does sparkle in the sun. I guess that's the brass liner showing through. I might carry this tomorrow if I'm in a silly enough mood.

One of these days, I just might pick up one of those.
I'm no expert on marketing, but I have my esthetic opinions, and I think the cover material is very important on this pattern. That is to say, it's possible that the versions that were done in stag don't sell quickly because they give the impression of a bad skin disease on the lady's leg. Now if they do one in 'glitter gold' I might not be able to resist. Who doesn't like lamè?

So you DID pick up a lady leg knife, eh Rachel? And the tortoise shell is your attempt at the lame' effect?
Is it a pretty effective bottle opener?
I think yours looks good :thumbup::thumbup:, but I'm seriously considering this one; the scrimshaw owl makes the whole idea much less silly:

- GT

 

[Jsega51]

^ it's a tattooed lady leg! Oooo la la!

 

[Mack]

I'm carrying my newest pen knife. An S.Nessel whatever that is.
I love pen knives and the old German cutlers really built them nice.

 

[r8shell]

So you DID pick up a lady leg knife, eh Rachel? And the tortoise shell is your attempt at the lame' effect?
Is it a pretty effective bottle opener?
I think yours looks good :thumbup::thumbup:, but I'm seriously considering this one; the scrimshaw owl makes the whole idea much less silly:

- GT

Yes. That is a nice thing about Rough Rider. For $7, I can give a pattern a try. I contradicted myself a bit, because tortoise shell is a spotty look, but the shininess makes up for it. I like the idea of a scrimshaw tattoo, and that Marble's looks nice. Someone should scrimshaw a fishnet stocking. It is a silly knife, don't fight it.

I'm afraid mine isn't a very good bottle opener. It did get the bottle open, but it took some persistence on my part, working my way around the cap.

 

[Gevonovich]

 

[Old & In The Way]

Gev - I love the simple, classic beauty of that one. :thumbup:

I've been puttering about the house with the Whitetail in my shorts pocket all day. Can't say that I've accomplished much, but it's been a nice, relaxing day; and I hope that all of you have been enjoying the day as much as I have.

 

[Ryouchijtx]

Glad the hospital went well for you, Tim. That photo of the knife and fishing rod was old and totally "staged". I never fish any more (probably haven't gone more than 5 times in the last 50 years) but I was trying to be "artsy" and clever: sunfish pattern, rod & reel … ain't I something??

- GT

Thank you GT, haha well it gave me a laugh now at least. It's ok, I'm sure imposter photos lurk around here all the time
I'll be sure to leave a photo next of a fully skinned deer that was done with just a small peanut.

 

[KBA]

Stephen - Everytime I see your ebony Humphrey I have to fight the urge to pick up an ebony as well.

I know my will is going to break, I just know it, but Im fighting so hard.....so hard.

 

[Half/Stop]

Getting my pic in early today for a change. I picked up this Bret Dowell swayback a month ago or so. This is its first time out on the porch (I know I should be ashamed of myself!)

Jake - This Dowell is a beautiful example of the Sway Back pattern :thumbup: It sort of reminds me of my favorite Great Eastern knife, the Viper

Jake - Another Beauty! You are racking up some choice knives there my friend!

Stag Saturday carry

Mark - That is some fine Stag for today :thumbup:

Totin this one today. For some reason it comforts me during the not so great days. I think it might be the feel of the jigged bone. Have a great Saturday everyone

Drew - That is a beautiful Scout :thumbup:

Brett - Lookin' good my friend

Gev - A classy photo of a classy knife, simple but beautiful:thumbup:

Gev - I love the simple, classic beauty of that one. :thumbup:

I've been puttering about the house with the Whitetail in my shorts pocket all day. Can't say that I've accomplished much, but it's been a nice, relaxing day; and I hope that all of you have been enjoying the day as much as I have.

Stephen - That Whitetail must be growing on you

I am still carrying the same one with the same photo as yesterday. I hope everyone is having as nice of a day as I have had with my family

 

[Gevonovich]

Gev - I love the simple, classic beauty of that one. :thumbup:

I've been puttering about the house with the Whitetail in my shorts pocket all day. Can't say that I've accomplished much, but it's been a nice, relaxing day; and I hope that all of you have been enjoying the day as much as I have.

Thanks for your compliment, Stephen! Sounds like a good day at your house

Raining like cats and dogs here!!!

Ron
Hope your day is relaxing and Thank You!!

 

[black mamba]

Protourist, I like that Nessel a lot. Beautiful bone. I've got my new Bulldog for Stag Saturday.

 

[5K Qs]

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Ryan, that particular pic of your scout shows off the richness and color of the bone incredibly!! :thumbup::thumbup: Man, that bone looks GOOD!

These two have been with me the last two days,
...grilled some flank steak that we had marinating all day, with a homemade chimichurri sauce
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VERY impressive, Kris; you're still doing gourmet cooking with ONE hand??

...Thank you GT. That tortoise is a pretty cover. :thumbup:
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Thanks for the compliment, Primble. A sunfish owner has to think its covers look good, because there sure is a vast expanse of cover!!

...Oh I dare say it'll come here too GT, probably only budget cuts to thank for the current state of things. By coincidence, one of my school RE (Religious Education) teachers (Miss Eyre) was one of the Dead Sea Scroll translators and would talk about her work, and the accompanying security regularly. She did work for the British, Israeli, US, and Russian governments, and would generally be locked in a heavily guarded closet - she reckoned that the Russians were the most laid back!
...Despite the strong and alluring pull of some very nice ebony, I'm moving away from the Dark Side today, and going with some stag :thumbup:
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Interesting story about your RE teacher, Jack; sometimes I think you're almost a real-life Forrest Gump!!
I've seen the 2 knives you're carrying before (I think I've even seen them together before), but this is the first time I noticed how incredibly "matched" they are in stag texture and color!! I think you should post them in the notable pairs thread sometime too!! :thumbup::thumbup:

Getting my pic in early today for a change. I picked up this Bret Dowell swayback a month ago or so. This is its first time out on the porch (I know I should be ashamed of myself!)
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Jake, that is off the charts!! Congrats! :thumbup::thumbup: Love that shield and jigging!

...Stag Saturday carry
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Staggering stag you're sporting today, Mark, and, as always, the fish barlow is one pulchritudinous pisces! :thumbup::thumbup:

Totin this one today. For some reason it comforts me during the not so great days. I think it might be the feel of the jigged bone. Have a great Saturday everyone...

Knockout Scout, Drew; just spectacular!! Hope your day turns around!

^ it's a tattooed lady leg! Oooo la la!

Yes. That is a nice thing about Rough Rider. For $7, I can give a pattern a try. I contradicted myself a bit, because tortoise shell is a spotty look, but the shininess makes up for it. I like the idea of a scrimshaw tattoo, and that Marble's looks nice. Someone should scrimshaw a fishnet stocking. It is a silly knife, don't fight it.

I'm afraid mine isn't a very good bottle opener. It did get the bottle open, but it took some persistence on my part, working my way around the cap.

Hadn't thought of the scrimshaw as a tattoo, but that makes sense! Seems like I saw a leg knife in "gunstock check" bone, and it had a real fishnet look to it. I was hoping to hear that yours was a fantastic cap lifter, Rachel, since I tend to work harder than I think I should have to opening bottles with any knife-based cap lifter.

Thank you GT, haha well it gave me a laugh now at least. It's ok, I'm sure imposter photos lurk around here all the time
I'll be sure to leave a photo next of a fully skinned deer that was done with just a small peanut.

I'm not deceptive by nature, Tim, but I AM lazy by nature and taking/posting photos is a time-consuming process for this old man, so once I have a photo on Imgur, I tend to use it whenever possible!

- GT

 

[Macchina]

Went fishing today. I'm still carrying the 77, it's a great knife! Didn't catch anything (way you warm for trout) but the woods were beautiful.