What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Dadpool]

My 77 Barlow is settling in as my "around the house" knife.

 

[5K Qs]

Old York barlow - never wild about one-arm blades but I like the caramel-colored bone handles.

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Nice one, Atiger! My dad has always been called "Dutch" instead of his given name (George); I'll have to be on the lookout for something like that for him.

Two of my most used, appropriately black and blue . Sorry for the dirty blade on the city knife, I need to give it a good scrubbing.

You are correct sir, they are plastic .... errrrrr I mean French Ivory . I love the Euler's Identity knife, although most of the math is lost on me
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Quite a change from the black and blue to the cream and zebra! Thanks for the Euler's Identity props, Tom.

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I'm carrying my perfectly balanced I*XL Barlow today.

Cool shot of that venerable I*XL Barlow, Dean!

Yes, Gary, the cold meds are having an effect on me. For one, I've been super clumsy the last few days and even dropped and shattered my favorite coffee cup!

It's always good to see your special RR stockman. I carry that photo on my phone to show friends in case Euler's Identity comes up at lunchtime. Seriously, I looked that up on Wikipedia - I have even more respect for your intellect now!
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Sorry to hear about your coffee cup. You never know what formulas might come up at lunchtime; my daughter once sent me photos from a Spanish bar of the napkins on which she'd been explaining the quadratic formula to a friend!! And I think r8shell's scrimshaw skills deserve MUCH more respect than my intellect!

Mid 1940s? Shapleigh HDW Diamond Edge Barlow, and GEC beagle today.

That Shapleigh is premium, liamstrain!

Whoa! I see what you mean, Gary. I've been fighting the flu all week, and now I'm having M.C. Escher fever-dreams looking at that knife.

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I hope you shake off the flu soon, Rachel. Thanks for confirming that you could see what I was talking about; I was starting to think what I thought I saw was just another cataract symptom. (I like the simple but effective optical illusion you posted.)

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Gary
Just an old piece of metal I found in the back yard while renovation

Thanks for the info, Gev. I was trying to imagine what it used to be - maybe simply a piece of a hot tin roof!

Lion Steel Opera lockback that I just received from Brett. Lotsa nice knives out there.

Fantastic Euro-stag on that LionSteel, Alan!

Hey old timer. Allow me to interject........that's a #15. Not a 77. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. I know. I wasted mine away years ago. :foot:
Nice pair buddy.

Thanks Bob I didn't even know Case made a #15

That's okay. I didn't know GEC made a backpocket as well.

Yea Bob GEC did make one but they only made them I year that was 1974 a GEC 6 dot. That's the same year they made a 110 in Hen's Tooth Ivory And I'm luck enough to have two of them I'll send you one.

Very rare. In fact, almost as rare as.........well, you know.

Bob & Randy, I hope you're enjoying yourselves! :grumpy: I'm innocently trying to learn from masters like you as I usually do, with no idea that you're spreading misinformation as you yank each other's chains! I even googled that ivory Randy mentioned!

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I carried these two yesterday.

And these two today.

Have a great evening everyone!

Ken K.

Quality quartet, Ken! Looks like the red/black string is over, but the pair of Aces of Spades is eye-catching!

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Thanks a lot, I think that was one of my very first pics of that knife, and possibly my first in that style Taken at a place called Jackdaw Crag, with the River Wharfe below

Nice to see your Otter, I was sharpening my Webermesser just the other day :thumbup:
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Hope everyone has a good Friday, and an even better weekend. Back with the 'old firm' today :thumbup:

Thanks for the follow-up, Jack. Your familiar pair today (whatever day it was) is practically perfect!

Treating the stainless White Owl to an outing today. I think it's a pity GEC is so parsimonious with their stainless releases though.

Irresistible White Owl, Will!

GT : You wanted to know about the Car On The Ice : It is in the lake and has been for a couple of weeks . Last year it went through the ice on or about Feb 29 . Stopped by this morning after getting the Prius tested for emissions .



Carrying these today : 73 and Western Colo HJ
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Harry

Thanks for the Car on the Ice (or car in the water) update, Harry. Your stag 73 certainly is a knife to be proud of!

Phantastic photo, Buzz!

A New York State of Mind

That's a debonair dark duo, Gev!

Holly Grail, Jeff!! :thumbup::thumbup: I heard an oldie on the radio on the way home from work Friday that I could sing to your knife:
Doctor, Doctor, give me the news!
I got a bad case of loving you.
No pills gonna cure my ills,
I got a bad case of loving you!
(Here's a strange video of a great song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlPHmYtqSdA)

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The wordsmith is at it again!
You can't be stopped, Gary.
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Thanks, Dee. Sometime I'll have to send you a knife riddle I made up for an old thread about a year ago; it was kind of wordsmithish.

This is what I had today. One for the dirty work, one to have razor sharp just in case.

Stunning chestnut bone SBJr, Paul Thomas!

I finally got the main blade to cut paper 95-98% cleanly.
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You have some classic pocket knives, Joe!

I just touched up the edge on my Mercator with a stone that belonged to my wife's grandfather. I think it must have belonged to his father before him, I'm not sure how far back it might go. The box appears to be rosewood, and is carved to fit the tapered stones top and bottom.
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Heritage knives are always cool, but heritage stones might be even cooler, W.M.B.!

A Kat is still on my list!

You won't regret getting one!

Here it is Saturday night, and I'm responding to posts from at least 24 hours ago, I think. My life is too rich and full!
Here are some knives I've been using in the kitchen all week:
Rough Rider trapper

Imperial equal-end MOTS jack

Opinel #7

- GT

 

[RDaneel]

That is one gorgeous knife, Dean! Well photographed :thumbup:

Thanks, Gev!

Thanks! I was really pleased with how close the yellows were.

I really like the patina on that sheepsfoot Barlow of yours. A handsome blade indeed.

Thank you, Bryce! That's kitchen use patina.

Cool shot of that venerable I*XL Barlow, Dean!

Sorry to hear about your coffee cup. You never know what formulas might come up at lunchtime; my daughter once sent me photos from a Spanish bar of the napkins on which she'd been explaining the quadratic formula to a friend!! And I think r8shell's scrimshaw skills deserve MUCH more respect than my intellect!


Here it is Saturday night, and I'm responding to posts from at least 24 hours ago, I think. My life is too rich and full!
Here are some knives I've been using in the kitchen all week:
Rough Rider trapper

- GT

Thanks, GT. Good to see you use your RRs everywhere!

 

[joeradza]

Thanks Gary. Euro-stag makes me sound worldly, haha.

 

[AShearer]

Thanks guys! I have to make sure to come around here at least once a day again! I have been around the internet (my watch interest has taken the forefront of my time) and swung back to the Porch to conclude: this really is the best place on the internet with certainly the nicest people!

Totally agree Machinna🤙 I also have had a watch thing, but it's fading some now? Can't explain why, and I still own several, but I sold an IWC Portuguese and started funding my knife collection. A few of these and the watch money is history!


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[AShearer]

Hooahhh!

 

[GunGraber]

Scout for spring break.

 

[thefrank]

Great-looking fixed-blade, one I've admired before, but it looks even better in your pic :thumbup:

Thanks! I'm usually not much of a fixed blade guy but I really love this one. Looking forward to times when I have more use for it!

 

[thefrank]

Things I like...

 

[btb01]

I'm carrying this TC today.

Dean, that one's a beauty! Nice patina, wonderful bone color... very nice! :thumbup:

 

[Jack Black]

That's some lovely wood

This inexpensive Case arrived this week. Not the best F&F but it is one of the sharpest out-of-the-box knives I've had lately

Nice pattern :thumbup:

online photo storage

What a beauty! :thumbup:

NICE stag guys :thumbup:

Thanks Tom

Thanks for the follow-up, Jack. Your familiar pair today (whatever day it was) is practically perfect!

Thanks pal :thumbup:

Thanks! I'm usually not much of a fixed blade guy but I really love this one. Looking forward to times when I have more use for it!

Using a fixed blade is a treat for me these days too :thumbup:

Hope everyone is having a great weekend Todd Davison Sheepsfoot and IXL Barlow for me today...which I'd share with you if Photobucket would allow me :grumpy:

 

[joeradza]

 

[rishma]

Recycled pic because it's raining again...but every blade in this stockman has seen a lot of use the last few days with indoor and garage chores.

 

[Playboyjoe Joe]

Camillus 33

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[Nature Boy]

 

[Gevonovich]

Hooahhh!

Are you going all Al Pacino on me...lol:thumbup:
Thank You

 

[AShearer]

Are you going all Al Pacino on me...lol:thumbup:
Thank You

[emoji849]🤙

 

[Buzzbait]

Camillus engineer's knife.

 

[Bugdoc]

For this not-yet retired guy whose wife keeps saying I'm online too much, I really appreciate you folks, especially Gary, who takes the time to put together the multi-post reviews. Like getting a weekly digest. Thanks! :thumbup:

 

[Pt-Luso]

Nice Puma! Is that the 255? I've got one marked 39382 on the pile side lock lever. I carried it for years. It always had a little vertical play but not enough to bother me.

Thank you and sorry for just responding now, yes it's a 255.
I have two one with the number 45982 and the other with the number 46092.