What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[MrBitters]

Still have this one in my pocket from this past weekend, 77 micarta.

 

[Travman]

Nice pair to you too Ken K. Do you know what year your Camillus was built? It is a very handsome knife.

Just refinished the finish on my Northfield #25. It was a little too dark before.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Good to see all the 2 blade 14's in the wild. Mine should be arriving in a day or two. New arrival jitters...

Norfolk riding in the pocket today.

 

[StoneBeard]

The dragon fruit crop is starting to finally ripen up. The #38 was my helper in harvesting the first of many this season. Beautiful flowers form on this cacti which open for one night only and have to be pollinated by hand.

 

[r8shell]

Good to see all the 2 blade 14's in the wild. Mine should be arriving in a day or two. New arrival jitters...

Norfolk riding in the pocket today.

That Norfolk is striking!

I look forward to seeing your 2-blade #14. They're hard to resist, aren't they? Ebony?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Yup. Ebony to match the single blade

 

[Macchina]

It's well used but just getting broken in. Love my Stag White Owl.

 

[Wurrwulf]

That Dragon fruit plant/flower/fruit is amazing, StoneBeard! Thanks for sharing those pictures. I had never seen the plant or its flowers before.

I had a Peanut on me today, along with my Boker Barlow and a SAK. Was a busy day in the field, so I didn't get a chance to upload earlier.

 

[J_Curd]

Keith Johnson squirrel skinner. CTS-XHP steel and red jigged bone handles.

Oldschool Cattaraugus. Love it!


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[Jack Black]

Some great knives and pics folks :thumbup:

A couple of older ones for me today, Alfred Blackwell and IXL

 

[Jolipapa]

The dragon fruit crop is starting to finally ripen up. The #38 was my helper in harvesting the first of many this season. Beautiful flowers form on this cacti which open for one night only and have to be pollinated by hand.

I love dragon fruit (red and white) it gives a fantastic sweet flavor to rum!

 

[Macchina]

Some great knives and pics folks :thumbup:

A couple of older ones for me today, Alfred Blackwell and IXL

Jack,
Those are some fantastic old knives! Despite all the age and wear they appear to be in excellent shape. That IXL is spectacular, I love the sawcut on the bevels of the scales, that is something you no longer see.
If I may ask, how does the edge hold up on knives like these? I would imagine they would be hardened softer than we have now-a-days as I know they didn't have the precision control HT processes back in the day we take for granted now.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Northwoods Indian River Jack

 

[Cambertree]

When heading outdoors, this is the traditional that most often gets taken along with me: the Tidioute 53 ebony stockman.

 

[gravesen]

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Custom Pattada with liner lock and thumb stud

 

[pmew]

Norfolk riding in the pocket today.

I do enjoy seeing these pop up from time to time. A very beautiful pattern which you have captured nicely in your picture. I hope to come across one someday myself


- Paul

 

[Peregrin]

Custom Pattada with liner lock and thumb stud

Nice knife! For future reference the thumb stud and liner lock put it in the non traditional category, and it really doesn't belong on this forum.

 

[JSCHENK]

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[5K Qs]

An absolutely stunning photo, Gary. :thumbup::thumbup:

Thanks Gary:thumbup: hope you are enjoying your vacation I second Dean on your sodbuster being a wonderful picture:thumbup:
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Thanks my friend, hope you're enjoying your vacation, fantastic pics of three great-looking knives :thumbup:
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Back with these two today

Thanks for the photo compliments, Dean, Paul, & Jack; every once in a while, I manage to get a shot that meets the standards that guys like you meet routinely!! :thumbup: I always enjoy my vacation, and this is the 26th consecutive year we've come to the same place, so we have some fun traditions. I worked hard the first week trying to teach the local Canadian geese that their "contributions" weren't welcome on the lawn here while I'm renting the facilities, and they've basically decided it's not worth coming ashore here now. And I've only had to make one run (so far) to the Pickford MI grain elevator to pick up a 50-lb bag of shelled corn for my wife to feed the ducks (we brought 80 pounds with us). I think she fed 5 ducks the first day, but word got out on the duck grapevine and she usually has about 35 ducks for each feeding this week.
Jack, that pair certainly deserves all the pocket time they get! :thumbup:

The patina on my Peanut has progressed nicely. The new journal ought to develop some character as well.

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Great Peanut, Ben! Thanks for showing us its development.

Thanks Gary! I like it a lot. The color of the bone was quite light when I got it, but I was able to darken it a bit with a coffee and tea treatment. It's called a mini trapper, but its actually one of my heaviest knives weight wise. The weight somehow gives it a feeling of solid quality.

Thanks, for the info, zolthar. I didn't realize that you'd dyed the handles on that knife; it looks spectacular!! :thumbup:

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I am running a day behind here but it was the 99 yesterday.

Great knife and heavenly photo, FBC!!

Classy 2-blade, Rachel! :thumbup: Did you use it to skin the game animal with which it's pictured??

Great knives everyone!
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Today I carried a Camillus Barlow and an Old Cross Vic Pioneer.

Have a great day all!

Ken K.

WW, Ken! Fantastic pair, and while I always admire your Alox, that old Barlow really grabbed my attention this time! :thumbup:

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Norfolk riding in the pocket today.

Double WW, Mike; that is a notable Norfolk!! :thumbup:

Some great knives and pics folks :thumbup:

A couple of older ones for me today, Alfred Blackwell and IXL

Couple of venerable lovelies, Jack; that IXL Barlow is superb! :thumbup:

We (my family and my vacation knives) went to Tahquamenon Falls State Park yesterday. Here are some photos of some of the knives enjoying the scenery.
The Lower Falls, and a big Buck clip/spey toothpick at the Lower Falls:

The Upper Falls (at the end of a 4-mile hike with my daughter from Lower to Upper Falls), and a Rough Rider small stockman scrimshawed by r8shell:

I took a Colt canoe over the Upper Falls and survived:

- GT

 

[Cannonball970]

Northwoods Indian River Jack

Lovely! Such a classic looking knife.

I've got the GEC 22 in my pocket again today.