What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[KBA]

I carried the 77 for the past two days on a hiking trip(and almost didn't realize it had slipped out of my pocket when I sat down to enjoy a view ), but the second I got home I through the peanut in my pocket too.

And I just want to show off the prime camping spot I got.

Erik, that would have been terrible brother. Im not certain how long it would take to get over but Im guessing a year or two. I enjoy that combo as well my friend.

Had the 77 as well today to open up the taped Christmas boxes from the attic.

 

[netguy1999]

This wonderful #22 Magnum

That's a great looking knife!

 

[TheFactor]

My new Beer Scout just won't leave my pocket . What a great knife !

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[Cambertree]

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Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Impeccable knives everyone...Of course!

But Atilla72: Welcome! And can you tell us more about that knife, please?

Cheers,

 

[Will Power]

Once again it's a Eureka/Talon Day :thumbup: Ever renewed gratitude to Ken K for this one. The snow's all melted, last week-end it was -10c with 17m/sec NORTH wind so the chill factor was intolerable Now's it's milder, +5c and no wind! Out of the window of the town block, I can see a large Hare sitting in the garden, peaceful. You get a lot of them in town centres nowadays, no predators except traffic. Let's all enjoy peace & quiet like the Hare, he looks exactly like the Dürer watercolour of the same animal.

Regards, Will

 

[Cambertree]

Nice one, Will

I've reexamined this Case Pocket Worn Harvest Orange, and have been enjoying it again, after your observations on the model recently.



And, I love hares too... Such beautiful creatures: so full of character...

 

[Attila72]

I live in Hungary. This knife a Hungarian tradicional slipjoint form, manufactured by Sándor Berényi. Its name: big "Cakli".
You can see two sun motive. Its scale is buffalo horn. Full length 210mm.

 

[Cambertree]

A Cakli. I'd never heard of that pattern before - thank you very much for showing it.

And I'll look forward to any other traditional knife patterns you may wish to post about from your part of the world. The Fejesgörbe was the only one I had previously heard about.

Cheers,

 

[Attila72]

I will show more Hungarian traditional knives. Coming soon

 

[Jack Black]

Nice combo :thumbup:

That's a very interesting-looking knife, and I'm also looking forward to learning more about Hungarian knives :thumbup:

Lovely knife, well captured :thumbup:

Very nice Ron, the stag on your 73 looks top notch :thumbup:

Cool pic Chin :thumbup:

With all the fascinating discussion in the Lambsfoot thread at the moment, I felt I had to pocket one again today



Also carrying the 2011 Forum Knife gifted to me by Duncan Have a great Sunday everyone :thumbup:

 

[5K Qs]

Great looking Schrade GT!!!

Thank you GT, you're very kind I have been enjoying the discourse in the Lambsfoot thread immensely my friend, in fact Herder's latest scans kept me up pondering half the night! In terms of my daily carries, much as I like a straight-edge, I don't see the point of carrying two, so try and add a bit of versatility with a spear or clip :thumbup: Nice line-up you have there, and the Whittler is a peach. Have a great weekend pal :thumbup:

GT
i have to agree with the others...that whittler looks like a super fine piece with all the blades shapes that anyone could want or need, and it is a looker too!

Thanks Gary! That is 2 fine knives you have in your group this week!
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I have been Totin this 92 Talon today

Jake, Jack, Gev, & Ron, thanks for the warm words about my whittler. Anyone know who made it? It's from the period after "Schrade" became a Taylor brand, I think, but there's no indication of Chinese manufacture, and it certainly looks MUCH different from my other Taylor-Schrades.
Jack, thanks for your musings on your lambsfoot/spear carry combos.
Ron, that's a terrific-looking Talon! :thumbup:

Old Barlows, hmm, depends on what "old" means. Hard to tell with some tang stamps, but Barlows that might be older than me = thirteen. Total Barlows = 42.

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Number 10 today.

Thanks for the info, Dean, and congratulations on your massive bunch of Barlows, including good old #10! :thumbup:

Ok I said I switch it up today so...

A jigged red bone Buck 303 shall accompany me today!
Clay

Very unusual and nice, Clay! I've heard that there are some bone Buck canoes out there (circa 2008?); I'd enjoy tracking down one of those some day!

SHAPLEIGH HDW CO D-E

Mesmerizing knife, Gev; fantastic covers, and an equal end pattern always grabs my attention. :thumbup: As a former Yankee farm boy who knows beans about cotton in its natural state, I also appreciate the cotton in the photo!

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Life is too short not to carry a fine old knife, so after a careful cleaning my ivory Rodgers is in my pocket. (the 2016 Forum Knife is with me, too, in case any tough jobs come up)

Ravishing Rodgers, Rachel! :thumbup:

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Thank you kindly, my friends. Sorry for the delay...I was earning brownie points with he who sees all by insulating Romeo's ( the yet un-adopted tom cats) home. 1/2" foam core liner and it should be toasty for the old boy when the cold front gets into full swing tonight. It was great fun working out the details and fluffing the pillows

I'm sure your feline friend appreciates your efforts, Gev! :thumbup:

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Hope everyone has a good weekend The weather is pretty rotten here, so don't think I'll be doing much, plenty to do in the house though. Carrying a Unity Lambsfoot and Ulster Scout today :thumbup:

Impressive "double U's" (Unity and Ulster), Jack! :thumbup: The illustration behind the scout reminds me of the style of the "reader" textbooks (e.g., "Dick and Jane") from which we learned to read back in the 1960s.

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Today I carried these.

Have a good one!

Ken K.

John and Ken, I admire the magnificent stag each of you displayed! :thumbup::thumbup:

There isn't anything "rotten" about either of these bananas.

Supreme mellow yellow!

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Welcome, Attila! What a memorable knife! :thumbup:

Wow! All these beautiful photos and knives posted today! I should get out more!
Today I had a 73 and a 77 along with me.

Those are both stunners, Ron! :thumbup: I always enjoy seeing your crimson 77 Barlow, but that stag 73 is SO tasty! :thumbup:


A knife that I use very often in the kitchen lately is my first knife, a Colonial Forest-Master from about 1960. It's kind of beat up, but I seem to be liking it more and more. (I wonder if I'll start having second thoughts about all the knives I've acquired over the past almost 3 years! ) Anyway, yesterday I took more photos of the Forest-Master; here are some of them.
Full-color photo, but it looks like I was trying to do something artsy with B&W:

Excuse the season's first snow on the evergreen outside the window, as well as the reflection of a beer bottle in the window:

Punch photos were recently popular with delivery of the 2016 BF knife; here's my old punch:

Can-opener and spear both got plenty of use back in my youth:

Thanks for indulging me in my trip down memory lane!

- GT

 

[Attila72]

I would like to present the Hungarian traditional knives. ( what I have, not many but a slice from Hungary )

This knife name: Páros bicska
Bicska means pocket knife
Forged Damascus blade and fork.
Buffalo horn scale
Four sun motive
My most beautiful knife.

I hope you like it

 

[Jack Black]

Impressive "double U's" (Unity and Ulster), Jack! :thumbup: The illustration behind the scout reminds me of the style of the "reader" textbooks (e.g., "Dick and Jane") from which we learned to read back in the 1960s.

Thanks GT, the Scout was a gift from SP Yes, the style is very similar isn't it? We had 'Janet and John' and Ladybird bpoks here. Learning to read is such a magical thing, I remember one minute I was pondering over the letters, and the next thing I was flying through Huckleberry Finn, and any other book or comic I could get my hands on! Great pics of your Forest Master my friend :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

Attila, those knives are incredible. They would be known as 'Slot Knives' here, though most posters will think of them as 'Hobo Knives' I think. 20th century Western examples tend to be fairly utilitarian, but the examples you show remind me of earlier Western styles, when even affluent people carried their own eating cutlery. I think they are certainly worthy of their own thread :thumbup:

Edit - Adding a Sheffield example from the early 19th century.

 

[Attila72]

Attila, those knives are incredible. They would be known as 'Slot Knives' here, though most posters will think of them as 'Hobo Knives' I think. 20th century Western examples tend to be fairly utilitarian, but the examples you show remind me of earlier Western styles, when even affluent people carried their own eating cutlery. I think they are certainly worthy of their own thread :thumbup:

Thank you Jack Black! I continue if not trouble.

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you Jack Black! I continue if not trouble.

I would love to see more of your Hungarian knives, as I'm sure others would here. Perhaps it is worth starting a Traditional Knives of Hungary thread? :thumbup:

 

[BigBiscuit]

 

[Cambertree]

Cambertree, Interesting looking map. John

Thanks John (and GT). Sorry, this thread moves at such a pace, I only just saw your comment.

The map is an pre-invasion 2nd AIF intelligence map of Labuan Island, Borneo. A little over a month after the date on that map, on June 10 1945, the Allies launched amphibious assaults on that island, spearheaded by the Australian Army. My grandfather was one of the Royal Australian Engineers involved in the planning and on the ground in the operation, although he almost never spoke of it.

He gave the maps and some photos and a field notebook from those campaigns in the South Pacific to me before he died.

There are some more photos using that material as a background in this thread.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...st-A-Picture-Traditional-Picture-Show/page125

GT, yes, spot on, the knifes a Camillus TL-29. Thanks for your kind comment.



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Labuan

 

[Jack Black]

Fascinating Chin :thumbup:

 

[Cambertree]

Fascinating Chin :thumbup:

Thanks Jack.

As young boys, before we knew better, my brothers and I would ask him about his experiences there and in New Guinea. Later on, I never did, as I could see the pain and anguish those memories caused him.

I suppose many experiences of that war were likewise carried to the grave by its combatants, who never wanted to speak of them or relive them.