What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[jrawk]

I'm thinking a 98 Texas Whittler would be an integration of these two in one. True?

 

[Ernie1980]

I rescued this old Ulster, it has full blades and snaps like a gator!!

 

[Gevonovich]

she's a super fine feline
waiting out the rain
its the thunder and lightning
she can't explain

 

[Itsasportsbar]

Well done everyone! Great knives!

Thanks for the comments Will and Gary.

Terrific Primble Primble!

Today I'm carrying these two.

Have a great day all!

Ken K.

 

[HST]

 

[pmew]

Great photo. The colour of that micarta really suits the pattern there.



A recent arrival here. One of a whole host of forum related acquisitions/gifts/purchases that will require a significant post in the coming days once life in the Hebrides has returned to normal. - thanks to Charlie for this one for the time being.

Paul

 

[Primble]

Well - the Ebony & Ivory tune gets played here every now and then. I am playing the Ebony & Ivory tune in the Sleeveboard key today:

( Both knives are around 3.25 inches closed )

 

[Primble]

Not 100% traditional, a French Army knife, this one of 2010 vintage, made in Thiers, maker unknown. I have been hunting for one for a long time, these are rare birds and often fairly abused. Liner lock.A big boy, 13,5cm (5 3/8'); 190g. Fork and spoon are separately in the bag .

Congratulations on a very unusual piece ! :thumbup::thumbup:

Thanks a lot Mr P A Sleeveboard Jack I believe, and absolutely beautiful. Congratulations on finding that one :thumbup:

Realized I forgot to post what I'm carrying today! :thumbup:

Thank you Mr. Jack - two beauties in yer pockets today. :thumbup::thumbup:

she's a super fine feline
waiting out the rain
its the thunder and lightning
she can't explain

Beauties Gevo and a fine fine feline with sparkling eyes ! :thumbup::thumbup:

I used to have a cat that was gone to the basement at the first crack of thunder. If I went down there, he would be settled on the top of my furnace, right under the floor joists.

Primble Primble!

Today I'm carrying these two.

Have a great day all!

Ken K.

Thank you Ken - beautiful wood on your forum knife. :thumbup:

Stylish, sophisticated, startling, and sexy!! :thumbup: Not what I'd expect from you, Primble, except that it's an incredibly attractive and moving knife!
More knives I'm carrying this week include:
a 5" Marbles scrimshawed lady leg:

- GT

Thank you GT and you are right - an unusual piece for me.

I am warming up to that ole Owl on the lady leg Marbles. :thumbup:

 

[Jsega51]

Lots of good ones again today! Loving the Ebony and Ivory Rob.

Haven't carried this one in a little while. Davison #1288, dark brown jig bone, 3-3/8".

 

[rockgolfer]

Some different shades of natural canvas today

 

[zolthar]

I've been wanting big, traditional, 18h / 19h century-style Spanish navaja for some time. The versions I find online are usually poorly made or, if well made, more expensive than I can afford. The more I studied this style of knife, the more I realized that the so-called South African ratchet lock knives are in fact a European design going back to the 17h century. So Cold Steel's Eland knife, a copy of the Okapi, was my starting point.

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Zieg

Great story and nice knife, thanks!

 

[RDaneel]

That's a stupendous "power couple", Dean! :thumbup:

Hate to see your Presidential(s) getting a vacation, Dean, but your scratted Ancient is a sterling summer substitute! :thumbup:

- GT

Thanks, GT!

 

[Gevonovich]

Well - the Ebony & Ivory tune gets played here every now and then. I am playing the Ebony & Ivory tune in the Sleeveboard key today:

( Both knives are around 3.25 inches closed )

Two exceptional knives indeed:thumbup::thumbup: Thanks for the compliment on my honey pie

Jeff
Does not get any better than that canvas pair!! They sure go well together:thumbup:

Ken K.
Your sporting a sweet pair as well, Sir!

 

[rockgolfer]

Gev, thank you! They are a great pair and the blackwood coyote also matches

Your carry today is outstanding as always but like a lot of other days and pics you post, the background always compliments and captivates as well. Hopefully your kitty stays calm with the storm brewing.

 

[Gevonovich]

Gev, thank you! They are a great pair and the blackwood coyote also matches

Your carry today is outstanding as always but like a lot of other days and pics you post, the background always compliments and captivates as well. Hopefully your kitty stays calm with the storm brewing.

It's so cool that you use that Oeser and it just keeps getting better with age. Your words do a heart good!! The rain has stopped and it all blues sky now...weird Texas weather. She knows she is safe with me

 

[Atiger]

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Added a Boker barlow recently - carrying it today. Nice little knife.

 

[deskil]

Did Josh use another steel besides his go-to steel of choice AEB-L which is stainless? I do really like the patina on yours and wish I could do that to my Bantam model of his.

Josh started out using Aldo's 1084 - it has just a bit of vanadium in it for grain refinement. Back then, he never said how hard it was run, but it performs beautifully and takes a very refined edge. The patina was earned, the hard way.
And thanks to Primble, Jack Black and Gevonovich for their comments on the knife, as well.

 

[deskil]

Cooked some crappie fillets and fried summer squash for the family tonight.

Chris

Damn you, sir.
I actually had to suck up a string of slobber that was hanging off my lip after I saw this pic and read that you had squash too!.
That's some mighty fine eating, right there.

 

[TsarBomba]

Well, between forum downtime and gigantic flatbed trucks running into my daily driver, it's been a decidedly non-BF-ey week so far. I'm still tagging posts that deserve or demand reply every now and again, catching up on over a month now of responses alone. I will get that finished once I accumulate enough pockets of downtime to get through the 70 or so pages left.

A recent one I noticed while it was still fresh (couple days old, but fresh to me -- my last post in the forum!):

Nice old friends there, TB. :thumbup: Is that Imperial sporting bone covers? I'm much more familiar with their shell construction knives, and I don't think I've come across an example like yours (love the long pull and swedge), do you know how old it is?

Yup, the Imperial is of the days before they became famous for the clamshells, and has a couple nice pocket-worn slabs of bone for pants. Nice, solid construction, substantial sheepsfoot, and a nice broad spear with a good strong swedge plus a long pull made by human hands. Without having gone too deep in reading/researching the knife, and judging from the spun pivot pin, I've gotta imagine it's a pre-war or wartime issue. Just snowballing I'm thinking 30s-ish. The Queen's probably 20-30 years newer but I think they made a nice pair for the day.

Since then I've been snapping my carries and checking the forum only to be confronted with what seemed like days of database errors and Cloudflare pages. Seems to be working for the moment, so here's the (not entirely my fault this time ) backlog.

Starting with Stag Saturday, a Bull and a Queen:



Synthetic Sunday's woodsy trio included the Remington moose-krat which had arrived just the day before:



Monday and Tuesday saw these three -- I enjoy how the Rough Rider doesn't make any bones (SWIDT ) about sharing the spotlight with a Case and a GEC:



Wooden Wednesday saw the Osage pup's new wood with my oldest Case in old wood and the Anza with a custom petrified wood handle representing "older wood". :



And today's carry, a couple smooth operators:



I have another #18 coming, one of the natural stag issues (#5, I believe?) and my first Northfield. I may be addicted to this pattern. The Coyote is IMO a resounding success and I imagine the Beagle will make some serious waves among the Cult of the Peanut.

 

[avoidspam]

Good to see you, Sam! Very nice carry indeed:thumbup:

Thanks for the welcome my friend, it's nice to be here

Sam