What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[5K Qs]

Don't go to bed yet, it could be the start of the alien invasion.

Turns out it wasn't an alien invasion, but I think I'd want to be in bed when that invasion does occur. The invading aliens will no doubt see themselves as a superior species, and regard us as dogs, and will hopefully let sleeping dogs lie!

GT, another fascinating Marbles!

Thanks, Tom. Marbles doesn't have a very wide variety of knives in which I'm interested, but those they do have always have been well-made, in my experience.

Had this old TEW with us today while we were trying to finish planting flowers . Still not done . Had to use some old pictures . Really like this old knife .

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Harry

I like ALL your TEWs, Harry, but that venerable version is a true standout!!

Correct on both counts, Gary ! Interesting story about your dad. From what I have gathered of him...I would have liked to know him. They are not water resistant at all...get em wet and they are toast. Not at all compatible with a hard working farm man. I collect old ones when I can find them inexpensively, because they do fail. I have had a few fail that I could not bring back to life, but most keep on ticking. Incredible actually.

My pick this week in the classic and the canoe.

Thanks for the comments, Gev. What you suggest about lack of water resistance (lot of sweat, and a lot of water for cleaning floors, equipment, udders, etc. around dairy farm) makes a lot more sense to me than my Dad's explanation, which was that his body generated some kind of magnetic field that interfered with the watches' operation.

Thanks a lot pal, nice shot of your Classic
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I'm sticking with these two again today

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Thanks for the photo comment, Jack; one day I took pics of several knives with an old slide rule, figuring traditional knives and traditional computing devices belong together. Your smaller buffalo lambsfoot and your shadow pen must have made quite an impression on you in Sheffield! It's not often that you stick with the same pair for even consecutive days!

Wow, Will, that's striking grain on your bocote 38!! How about a photo sometime of this knife with your Canal Street Forum Knife with the incredible vortices? I'll bet a pic of the two together would be worthy of the Notable Pair thread, as well as a Wooden Wednesday winner!!

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Cool pair, Alan! The 2-blade stag 25 especially knocks my socks off!

Into the Garden (series)

Aloe and Schrade 834 ( A gift from Pete....many moons ago ) The remedy for old man arms. Cut off the spikes, half and lather

Its been raining for days...the caterpillars had a feast The 834 sliced through the mess
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Thanks for the tip, Gev. I've developed old man arms (as well as a number of other geezer parts) over the past couple of years, so I'll have to give aloe a try. Hope you get a chance to dry out soon. Fantastic old Schrade!

Thanks for the well-wishes for my niece GT, much appreciated! That is some cool looking stag on the Marbles

Regarding combinations, please let me know if this is correct: I have 9 small fixed blades that I would pair with any one of 20 different folding knives, so without repeating and one fixed blade to folder, 180 possible combos right?

Today I am carrying a custom SAK.

That Black SAK is very cool, Mike! What tools do you have in there? I see the Philips driver and the spearpoint main; is there both bottle opener and can opener opposite the Philips? And what's "below" the main blade?
Thanks for the Marbles compliment, and your calculation of combinations looks correct to me. Theoretically, you could go almost 6 months without repeating a fixed/folder pair!!

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Exquisite stag equal-ender, Mike!

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My scratted Ancient TC today.

That's an acclaimed Ancient with its covers filled with Triple Crossings, Dean!

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I carried a couple of snakewoods today.

Have a good one!

Ken K.

Definitely a notable pair of little snakewood knives, Ken; I think GEC's 25 and 26 patterns compliment each other very well!

Spectacular photo of your "golden" higo, FBC!

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Had a TRYING 24 hours, reaching for some Charlow Power

Hope today is better for you, Jack. (I'm always trying, but often failing. ) That ebony (?) spear/pen TC Barlow has certainly got to give you plenty of momentum going into your day (and a compass to keep you on track is brilliant)!

Today with a Portuguese knife ...

I really like the looks of that one each time you post it, Pt-Luso!

Getting ready for VBS. My little sunshine is a morning person. Im not so much.

Cool shot, Brett! They allow knives, other than the Sword of the Spirit, in VBS now??

Some other knives prescribed for this first week of my new rotation schedule include:
a Buck 303 (thanks, Clay) as Stockman of the Week

a Camillus Electrician as Bailed Non-SAK of the Week

and an A. Wright & Son rosewood lambsfoot as my European Knife of the Week.

- GT

 

[pmek5]

A Wonderful Willamette Whittler Wednesday



Thanks to my good friend Dee

 

[Old Engineer]

Will be giving these seldom carried ones a little pocket time while we go running around .




Harry

 

[Buzzbait]

She's a cutie, great taste in knives too.

Buzz, I always loved them dented/stepped scout knives, next to Remington I like the Brokers next, nice one you got there.

Thanks. I've spend the last 24 hours, comparing the Boker to my 1996 Remington R3843 Trailhand. Initially, the Boker came out far on top. Then last night, I found a much better Remington sample in my scout knife archives, that is much closer in quality. The Remington is a much beefier knife. Not as elegantly styled as the Boker, but a more heavy duty design. And that Delrin really does provide an exceptional grip.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Some great stuff folks, I hafta agree with everyone about the bokote, it is some of the nicest figured scales I've seen.

Them little 303s are great knives, I have one in cracked ice and with all this hoo hah about spinners these kids play with and spend as much or more than we spend on pocket jewelry (knives) but them 303s spin so nice on their backsprings that they keep going around forever. Then you can fold out the different blades alone or in combo and change the center of balance for a different spin. If you haven't tried it yet, find a flat, smooth level table or counter and give it a spin, it's very satifyin'.

Oh and I love the way Buck does the wider frame on the 303s with them having a back spring for each blade it makes a smaller knife more hand filling and comfortable for long term use. It also takes the crinking of the blades to insure they nest properly out of the equation.

Great pics everyone, love the Lambsfoot. It's a great compromise between Sheepsfoot and Wharncliffe and a handy blade shape, just enough point to dig and poke while keepin' a strong enough tip to do some heavy duty cutting of templates and gaskets. I remember the first time I saw one was right before the crackdown on PDOKU Public Displays of Knife Use).

It was in a little shop in London where I was day tripping on a weekend. I had off from teachin' classes at the Newport Wafer Fab in Wales... shoot, way back in the 90s after my daughter was born. I remember the guy in the shop corrected me when I asked to see the Sheepsfoot someone reground. "Lambsfoot" he replied. Got it pretty cheap too, it was kinda rough and came with a jigged black compound scales and rat tail bolsters on a fairly thin frame. I was impressed for as roughly finished the knife was it was a hard usin' hard cuttin' knife. The HCS blade and I have no idea what it was took a razor's edge with very little effort and it patina'd so knicely .

When I got home from Wales I kept it in my office desk for openin' mail and general office duty, it was way less intimidating than my Benchmade AFCK. Sadly one day someone decided they needed it more than I did and took it off my desk. One of these days I'll get around to looking for another one. Anyone have a link for a distributor if you could please email or pm me, I'd like to see what's out there.

Wooden Wednesday I'm sure I have something in wood I could post up... hmmm, let me see...

Ah.. Here we go, my Ray Cover Sr. Drop Point in Snake Wood wrappers.

Have a Happy Wooden Humpday Wednesday.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for the photo comment, Jack; one day I took pics of several knives with an old slide rule, figuring traditional knives and traditional computing devices belong together. Your smaller buffalo lambsfoot and your shadow pen must have made quite an impression on you in Sheffield! It's not often that you stick with the same pair for even consecutive days!

I believe Frank may be a slide-rule fan Yes, I do like the combination of a straight-edged Lambsfoot, and a Penknife

Hope today is better for you, Jack. (I'm always trying, but often failing. ) That ebony (?) spear/pen TC Barlow has certainly got to give you plenty of momentum going into your day (and a compass to keep you on track is brilliant)!

Thanks my friend, my TC Barlow is the knife I reach for when I need a bit of extra 'strength', and we all need a moral compass

LOVE this pic!

 

[T. Erdelyi]

OE, gorgeous pair, I always love to see a wharncliffe paired with a drop point, they compliment each other knicely and that stag is amazin'.

Thanks for the extra pics Buzz, that's the knife I was thinkin' about. I had an old Remington like that in what looked like Rogers Bone about 30 years ago. The knife back then had to have been 40 years old but I loved the feel and the fact that it had a bail and I could clip it to my tool pouch for when I needed a blade or occasionally a corkscrew for a bottle of wine with lunch . The unusual thing about the knife was the original owner had snapped the tip off the screwdriver but was such a proficient welder and blazer he was able to braze the tip back on and it was perfectly functional. Wish I still had that one, it was traded for another knife in my long list of use 'em abuse 'em and lose 'em knives.

 

[balor85]

My current favorite for today's cutting tasks.

 

[screened porch]

Gev. What you suggest about lack of water resistance (lot of sweat, and a lot of water for cleaning floors, equipment, udders, etc. around dairy farm) makes a lot more sense to me than my Dad's explanation, which was that his body generated some kind of magnetic field that interfered with the watches' operation.
- GT

Though that happens too.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Nate, that Brett Dowell Barlow is stunning,

 

[Atiger]

Doing a little woods walking today so I carried this little Primble in my front pocket...

and this Case Backpocket in my, well, my back pocket...

 

[balor85]

Nate, that Brett Dowell Barlow is stunning,

Thank you kindly. It's the most pocket friendly, well made, and visually appealing knife I've had the pleasure of dropping into my pocket.

 

[Will Power]

Rachel. Yes I THINK the 38 came with Wharncliffe as an SFO for KSF, a Northwoods Whittler in various scales. See post No.916 today. Thanks, I'm really taken with the whorls and cat's eyes on it. Talking of which, my house Tigress won't let me alone if I want to set up a shot, same when she gets out in the garden at the country place,cat paradise

GT Will try that idea thanks, the two have very different colour Bocote, the CS being red mahogany colour whereas the GEC is more blonde. Thrilled with both yet I'm not particularly drawn to wood handles curiously enough.

Regards, Will

 

[GuestWho101]

A Wonderful Willamette Whittler Wednesday



Thanks to my good friend Dee

Well deserved.....

 

[Dschal]

Finally the sun came out, and time for a hike!

 

[GuestWho101]

Snakewood for Wooden Wednesday.

 

[joeradza]

I bought this 73 to be a beater when I was in Florida. I cleaned it up, sharpened it and it hasn't left my pocket except to mail it back to myself. An unanticipated benefit of carrying one knife most of the time is money in my pocket. I've got much less reason to even consider buying any new knives unless it's something very specific. No more, maybe that's the one, no that one. Very liberating.

 

[Dschal]

I bought this 73 to be a beater when I was in Florida. I cleaned it up, sharpened it and it hasn't left my pocket except to mail it back to myself. An unanticipated benefit of carrying one knife most of the time is money in my pocket. I've got much less reason to even consider buying any new knives unless it's something very specific. No more, maybe that's the one, no that one. Very liberating.View attachment 717654

Pretty nice beater!

 

[joeradza]

Thanks. That's why I usually don't hesitate to buy users. A little flitz, soap and water, and mineral oil and they're good as new.

 

[Travman]

Doing a little woods walking today so I carried this little Primble in my front pocket...

and this Case Backpocket in my, well, my back pocket...

Two beautiful examples of bone. I love the red bone of the Primble and that is one of the best dye jobs that I've seen Case do.