What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Rockon75 said:
Bob's SFO. I tried to get him to call it the coal miner. I'm a bit partial you know.....He called it "The Working Man's Sunday Go to Meetin Knife".

Here is an except from a personal email about it:

Okay Josh, You've got three! They turned out just as I had them pictured in my head. I think they look great! The Reservations are rolling in too!* "The Working Man's Sunday Go to Meetin Knife!"*
Thanks,
Bob

Good name, good friend good ambassador for GEC.

The other knife was made for me to honor my family's heritage, my time in the mines and memorialize fellow miners that perished underground. Mine has meaning, Bob's had beauty and style. They are quite a pair.

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Great post :thumbup::thumbup:
 
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I get to camp so little these days that I wanted to pocket my Texas Camp Knife today. :)
 
I have some of Mr Howard's old sawcut today with this 2008 Northfield in tan barlow bone.



Have a good day everyone.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
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Very cool Ted :cool: :thumbup:

5K Qs said:
"Going all GT" :D:D Took me a lot of time and effort to build that reputation, but I imagine I'll lose it pretty quickly as I try to be more sparing with my BF time. :( Thanks for your remarks about my rotation this week. :)
Jack, you've been acquiring some fabulous knives lately. :thumbup::cool: I may have to re-rank my favorites of yours!! :rolleyes:

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LOL! :D Thanks GT, I always enjoy seeing your scrimsawed Stockman :) :thumbup:

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Very nice Tim :thumbup:

These two for me today :) :thumbup:



 
I rescued this wadsworth pen from a bin at a flea market! It took some work but it is back in a pocket today:)
 
Rockon75 said:
Bob's SFO...

Good name, good friend good ambassador for GEC.

The other knife was made for me to honor my family's heritage, my time in the mines and memorialize fellow miners that perished underground. Mine has meaning, Bob's had beauty and style. They are quite a pair.
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Beautiful knives Josh, and I was moved while reading your post.

A few months back, myself and a bunch of friends from extended circles got together and held a bring-a-plate film night. We watched 'Harlan County USA'. I was struck by the similarities between the battles fought by workers in both our countries to gain not only safer working conditions, respect and decent pay, but also to win other conditions that many in our affluent societies today enjoy and take for granted - like the weekend, overtime and (in Australia anyway) universal free healthcare and superannuation (12% into your pension fund in addition to wages).

A whole lotta whittlin' going on in that documentary too! I've been curious to watch it again so I can pause it and see what kind of knives the coal miners favoured. Were there particular patterns used in the industry when you were down the mines?

I'll raise a glass in memory of Bob and your lost workmates this Friday afternoon.

Oh, and this is what I had on me today.

 
Wonderful post, Josh.

That quite a lovely pairing you've got, Alan.

I've got my old Craftsman 9507 Peanut on me today.

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Big ol' Jack today... 4.6" closed.

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Queen City Cutlery Co. English Jack in antique green jigged bone

Here he is with his brothers, all #36 of 100 made. Gotta catch 'em all... :)

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-Brett
 
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