What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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[RDaneel]

Thanks. Love the Voyage as a background. Yours looks well carried in your photos. Mine goes everywhere with me, and rides in the back pocket.
Talon was a nice choice today for you.

Thanks, Mike.

 

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Alox going into a FUSION a fusion Japanese steak teriyaki burrito

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Never had one. Never heard of them. Never rest until I find one!!! Thanks for expanding my culinary horizons, cchu518!

…GT Thanks be to you too. The spacers are entirely decorative,but they do look a bit like a gasket washer I suppose. The usual colour for an Ebony knife would be red, but I found the shade too bright for my taste so I ordered white, which I think looks good with black scales and polished liners. The liners themselves can also be decorated or chased if you want, but I left out that option. You can see another pic of it in Your Newest Addition thread, should you be interested.

Regards, Will

Thanks for the instructive commentary, Will. Of what material(s) are these spacers typically made, do you know?

Well, since this little guy showed up in my office mail this morning, I guess it's what I'm carrying today. Can't wait to get it home and on a stone though as the edge is blunt enough to bludgeon butter.

Congrats on picking up that legendary blade, btmac! Are they still being produced today? I’ve been looking around a bit, and may just “settle” for the Cold Steel version.

…Today, mine were a GEC 92 and a Vic Cadet.

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Ken K.

Photogenic pair, Ken :thumbup:; I find the green Alox Vic uses to be a very appealing shade.

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Thanks, GT! It's a Simmonds Hardware, Germany that I picked up at a local antique store earlier this year - well used with one of the tip bolsters missing on the obverse and the blades have lost some metal over the years. I really like it as it has a lot of character; made sometime between 1890 - 1940, probably the early 1900s.


An Ebony Talon was in my pocket today.

Tremendous Talon, Dean; great patina! :thumbup: Thanks for the additional info on that reddish stag you posted recently. Is that Simmons Hardware, Germany the same one connected with Hornet pocket knives?

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I believe the good Mr. Bose has referred to the secondary on the sowbelly as a skinner blade in an earlier thread.

That's a good-looking Buck!
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Felt a little green today... Weird how you don't really get an idea of just how big the jumbo Congress is, even when put next to something as small as the #18. It's a big feller -- 5" dead on the nose.


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Thanks for the help on the skinner blade, Tsar! I still have trouble distinguishing between certain versions of clip, drop point, and skinner blade shapes. Thanks for the compliment on my Buck toothpick; I’ve been very happy with that since I picked it up in a “holiday tin” last Christmas season; also in the tin was a Buck baby toothpick that caught my wife’s fancy, so she got it as an “extra” Christmas gift. I don’t think I’ve seen the big toothpick offered anywhere except in that “tin”. Speaking of “big”, will you please identify that gigantic knife in the middle of your photo?

Thanks, Gary. I like that Buck Toothpick! What's the length on that one?

Thanks, Gary. It’s a Buck 388, clip/spey blades, 4 inches closed.

Thanks GT LOL! Well, my tomfoolery started long before the knives, and the knives go back to my earliest years To utilise Cockney rhyming slang for a moment, there's certainly plenty of pocket tom (tomfoolery - jewellery) being shown today! :thumbup:
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I'm off to visit the City of York later today (it's 12.35am here), carrying my Sheepsfoot TC Have a great weekend everyone :thumbup:

I hope you enjoyed your visit, Jack; some fine pocket tom you took with you!
My college actually offers a Semester in Britain program at York St. John University each spring semester; as a “local”, you might find some amusing pieces of misinformation in my college’s webpage related to this experience: http://www.calvin.edu/offices-services/off-campus-programs/semester-in-britain

Thank you, sir. I was anxiously waiting for the new Northwoods to drop, and didn't want to miss it.

The sowbelly is etched with the signature of who you're thinking of It's the 2016 Shot Show Case/Bose version. I have been curious about the single blade sowbellies, but never saw one that caught the eye... When I saw them in ebony, I couldn't resist. Much slimmer than the regular sowbelly, but feels really nice in the hand. Almost don't even miss the sheepfoot digging into the fingers

I bet that Opinel made quick work of that pepper!
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Sounds like you’re very pleased with your Case/Bose sowbelly single, Mike! Yeah, my Opinels are impressive knives; I think if I just consider cutting performance, my Opinels (and my Tarmundi) are probably cream of the crop.

Carried the #15 Farmboy with me all this week.

Looks like a prestigious knife, Barrett! :thumbup: Similar in size, spirit, and performance to a Case mini trapper?

the weekend begins

Looks like you’ve declared a wharncliffe weekend, Steve; cool knives!

These three are with me today,

Pasi Hurttila puukko, damascus and Birch bark; Arctic Birch Kuksa

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I keep telling myself I have no interest in, nor any use for, fixed blade knives. But if anything would knock me “off the wagon”, I think it would be a puukko! Yours is incredibly attractive, Kris! :thumbup:

just a quick pic. Really fun knife. Wife laughs at me when she sees me go for that knife when I have so many other knives.
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Hypnotic higo, Brain2go! :thumbup: I know where you’re coming from; I keep a higo on my desk at work all the time. It does a fair amount of honest work, and an unfair amount of pure distraction!

First-rate pic of a wondrous Winchester, FBC!

Just finished the 'Cigar Opinel', was inspired by an earlier post on this thread. Straight into my pocket.
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That looks fabulous, Jeff! :thumbup: I like to think I could do a similar handle mod, but my guess is the transformation from drop point to spear blade is beyond my skill set.

Mowed the front 40 and unplugged a sewage line...oh what fun:grumpy:...but its done and a success and as the Mr. Brown and the Pav says and I needed to hear again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb-B3lsgEfA


This was in my pocket

That’s a glorious knife you’re carrying, Gev, :thumbup: but even such an inspiring tool probably can’t make sewer work palatable! :grumpy: But, as you point out, “done” and “success” are two of the sweetest words available for a task like that!


For my "whatever I wanna carry weekend", I've selected
a Rough Rider stockman with a bottle-opener (thanks, Barrett)

a Camillus muskrat I picked up fairly recently

a Case humpback stockman (thanks, Mike)

a Case sowbelly stockman (thanks, Ron)

a Vic Cadet 2 and Secretary (thanks, Ken)

- GT

 

[Gevonovich]

For my "whatever I wanna carry weekend", I've selected
a Rough Rider stockman with a bottle-opener (thanks, Barrett)

a Camillus muskrat I picked up fairly recently

a Case humpback stockman (thanks, Mike)

a Case sowbelly stockman (thanks, Ron)

a Vic Cadet 2 and Secretary (thanks, Ken)

- GT

Pocket full of pure gold, Gary!!

 

[screened porch]

Congrats on picking up that legendary blade, btmac! Are they still being produced today? I’ve been looking around a bit, and may just “settle” for the Cold Steel version.

I have both. The CS is better, unless you insist on wood and carbon. I think they're now made in South Africa instead of Germany. I don't actually know where my Okapi is, but I'm sure it will turn up.

 

[Tyler.Bachman]

Ash I posted n this thread more often but here my carries for the week ps love everyone's knife. This thread has left a large hole in my wallet with the wanting a coyote and now a stockman

Monday

Tuesday

Wensday

Thursday

Friday

Saterday

Tyler

 

[5K Qs]

Thanks, Gev; when you're right, you're right!

scrteened porch, thanks for the info on the Okapi and Cold Steel Kudu. :thumbup:

Cool knives this week, Tyler! :thumbup::thumbup:
(You ought to consider a more varied diet, though! )

- GT

 

[Tyler.Bachman]

Thanks, Gev; when you're right, you're right!

Cool knives this week, Tyler! :thumbup::thumbup:
(You ought to consider a more varied diet, though! )

- GT

I try I hard sometimes the coyote so pocketable. The liner lock on the 72 is nice and the 77 Barlow is superb


Tyler

 

[5K Qs]

I try I hard sometimes the coyote so pocketable. The liner lock on the 72 is nice and the 77 Barlow is superb


Tyler

My advice had to do with variety of food, not knives. The pizza all week looks great, but can't be healthy!

- GT

 

[Tyler.Bachman]

My advice had to do with variety of food, not knives. The pizza all week looks great, but can't be healthy!

- GT

Lol I took them today as a after thought


Tyler

 

[TsarBomba]

Thanks for the help on the skinner blade, Tsar! I still have trouble distinguishing between certain versions of clip, drop point, and skinner blade shapes. Thanks for the compliment on my Buck toothpick; I’ve been very happy with that since I picked it up in a “holiday tin” last Christmas season; also in the tin was a Buck baby toothpick that caught my wife’s fancy, so she got it as an “extra” Christmas gift. I don’t think I’ve seen the big toothpick offered anywhere except in that “tin”. Speaking of “big”, will you please identify that gigantic knife in the middle of your photo?

I'm a pretty big believer in the classic spear and clip profiles but I often try to keep a wide variety of blades with me because there's no one "jack of all blades" and who doesn't love having a choice of knives to CF & CE each day?

The monster in the middle is a German Bull jumbo Congress, model "GB-CE 214AGB" (even the model number is long). It's actually a hair longer than my big green/yellow Russell granddaddy Barlow, and dead even with the Colonial Master Barlow that I came home with. I wasn't sure I was going to keep the knife on account of the monstrous pull for the very long "pen blade" (9.5 easy when I got it) but over time, copious oilings and cleanings, and working it at every available opportunity, I've gotten it to juuust under the maximum pull I can manage before my thumbnail shatters like old china dropped on a tile. One extended coon-fingering session later and I was adding it to my rotation.

Glad to see that funky Camillus 'rat making the rounds again, but my eyes are adoring that CV sowbelly (and trying to wedge it into the upcoming knife budget... ). And thank YOU for the generous gifts that arrived today; I posted more about that in Rachel's "GT generosity" thread and the RR folders thread.

Ash I posted n this thread more often but here my carries for the week ps love everyone's knife. This thread has left a large hole in my wallet with the wanting a coyote and now a stockman

Awesome selections. The 77 looks really good with that Coyote. If you really want to save yourself some money don't even look at the #18 Beagle threads/photos.

Even though I'm setting aside money for future runs, I find I'm so hooked on the 18s that I've already bookmarked a dealer who has jigged bone and blackwood 'yotes remaining. It is a true sickness. I only hope I budget myself properly for the remainder of the year's desired runs.

Stag Saturday started out wet wet wet. I finally got to leave cover and snapped a quick shot of a bunch of carbon-bladed knives in a very wet tree.



After returning home and checking the mailbox only to find GT's wonderful parcel I sent the cranes back to their roost and dropped the half-hawk in my pocket instead.



Hope everyone has a fantastic Memorial Day weekend!

 

[Bighaze51]

Last night at the beach. It's getting serious 😃

 

[Old Engineer]

Mowed the front 40 and unplugged a sewage line...oh what fun:grumpy:...but its done and a success and as the Mr. Brown and the Pav says and I needed to hear again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb-B3lsgEfA


This was in my pocket

You have quite a stash of some great old ones Gevo !!! Thanks for the fine picture too !!!

Harry

 

[combatjiujitsu]

Working on the ol pickup today. 301 giving me a hand

 

[SadSappySucker]

just a quick pic. Really fun knife. Wife laughs at me when she sees me go for that knife when I have so many other knives.


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I really need to carry my higo more. They are such fun and aesthetically pleasing knives.

You have been pulling out some stunning 25s recently, you must have a good nose for sniffing them out

This is a recycled pic but I've been out in the garden again today with this one. I find it very useful and and sits well in hand



Paul

Paul, that 38 is a stunner!

Stag Saturday started out wet wet wet. I finally got to leave cover and snapped a quick shot of a bunch of carbon-bladed knives in a very wet tree.



After returning home and checking the mailbox only to find GT's wonderful parcel I sent the cranes back to their roost and dropped the half-hawk in my pocket instead.



Hope everyone has a fantastic Memorial Day weekend!

That is some great looking stay you carried today!
That Colt is a looker too.


This seems to be my go to pair for hiking.

 

[btb01]

Looks like a prestigious knife, Barrett! :thumbup: Similar in size, spirit, and performance to a Case mini trapper?

Thanks, GT! It is fairly similar, although I much prefer the clip point on the GEC to the Case.

 

[Gevonovich]

You have quite a stash of some great old ones Gevo !!! Thanks for the fine picture too !!!

Harry

Much appreciated, my friend! Just got in and hitting the hay. Dad needed some care as he is recovering from surgery on his legs. It was a pleasure to be with him tonight.

 

[Jack Black]

Mowed the front 40 and unplugged a sewage line...oh what fun:grumpy:...but its done and a success and as the Mr. Brown and the Pav says and I needed to hear again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb-B3lsgEfA


This was in my pocket

Glad you got it done Gev, nasty! The knife is a peach though :thumbup:

I hope you enjoyed your visit, Jack; some fine pocket tom you took with you!
My college actually offers a Semester in Britain program at York St. John University each spring semester; as a “local”, you might find some amusing pieces of misinformation in my college’s webpage related to this experience: http://www.calvin.edu/offices-services/off-campus-programs/semester-in-britain

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I did thanks GT I've been visiting York for nearly 50 years, and I still discover new and interesting things there. By chance, I was at the entrance of St. John's yesterday, it's right next to the huge Minster, visiting students must find it pretty incredible. Thanks for the link my friend :thumbup:

York has warm summers with temperatures reaching up to 86 °F (30 °C).

Yes indeed, we are noted for our glorious summer weather here!

I like your Stockman selection, evidence of more great forum generosity :thumbup:

Nice stag selection TB, and it's good to see your new RR :thumbup:

Last night at the beach. It's getting serious 😃

Cool pic

This seems to be my go to pair for hiking.

Looks like a good choice Erik :thumbup:

Dad needed some care as he is recovering from surgery on his legs. It was a pleasure to be with him tonight.

Hope he's doing well my friend :thumbup:

I haven't carried my beloved Ancient in a while, so in the pocket it goes today, together with my Abbeydale Jack Hope everyone is having a great weekend :thumbup:

 

[avoidspam]

Better weather today my friend ^^

Nice combo too Jack

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Sam, that looks very nice, and interesting. Who is the maker? :thumbup: