What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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joeradza said:
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
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A 73 does have an affect like that on lots of people .

Harry
 
joeradza said:
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
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Wonderful Alan. And another great photo too!
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks a lot Dean, it's always a treat to see your Ancient :) :thumbsup:

Had a TRYING 24 hours, reaching for some Charlow Power :thumbsup:

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It will all work out in the end, my friend. That is a beauty of a Barlow and that compass is just awesome!

5K Qs said:
Spectacular photo of your "golden" higo, FBC! :cool::thumbsup:


a Camillus Electrician as Bailed Non-SAK of the Week
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and an A. Wright & Son rosewood lambsfoot as my European Knife of the Week.
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- GT
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Thanks, Gary. You must have channeled some of that Electrician energy my way today. I too had one in my pocket.

@Gevonovich I could of sworn I included you in the multi quote but it went POOF. Any hoo , thanks for the complement on the Higo pic. It means a lot to me coming from the master of rustic cool pic.


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There's a small knife challenge, so I'll be sticking with the 33OT for the month ( woulda went with the peanut if the month hadn't started, plus this'n needs some use )


I still have yet to notice it's blade play during use, and am upset that I didn't give it a chance years ago.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
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.
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Thanks for sharing the Lambsfoot reminiscences Ted :) Check out the Lambsfoot thread :thumbsup:

Half/Stop said:
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Classic Ron :thumbsup:

flatblackcapo said:
It will all work out in the end, my friend. That is a beauty of a Barlow and that compass is just awesome!
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Thanks a lot Kevin :thumbsup:

Carrying these two today, my ebony AW Lambsfoot and Penknife made in Sheffield for a Liverpool merchant (Kelly) :thumbsup:



 
Alan Really like that 'beater' I have exactly the same knife, very nice bone I think, but 'beater' it aint. Reason? It's got THE most horrific spring on any knife I own-apart from a rusted in Pakistani 'effort' that thankfully stays in the tool cupboard.:rolleyes: Must be 10.5 on the pull scale, tried everything to tame it including filing, but uh uh! A beauty for sure though:D
 
Will Power Will Power
Good morning Will. I was actually hoping it was going to be a bit rough when I bought. I was going to carry it to the beach, use it on my boat, fishing, etc.
When I received it the blade had a patina like it was buried in a color mine and the covers were dirty. Just like a little kid there was a jewel underneath. A little flitz and some soap and water and it was good to go. The pull is a 7 at the most. The match strike nail nick helps and I have iron nails. It's just an all around great knife.
 
In no particular order...
Travis, beautiful shot on your NW.

Ted, I hadn't heard of Ray Cover. Marvelous work (and great last name for a knife maker).

Joe, I agree, my 73 ebony user is a favorite of mine.

Brett, beautiful young lady you have there.

Buzz, thanks for your Scout's review. I still wonder about the corkscrews though... only wine bottles comes to mind???

Harry, nice pair... Good to see they've got sharp tips.;)

GT, I keep thinking I need to add a 300 Buck, probably a 303. Did any come with threaded bolsters? I think they would be great on that knife.

BTW, 'Aloe on geezer parts'? Better be careful, you might run afoul of Frank with talk like that.:D

Today, my big blue NW Madison Barlow and this:
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This old Utica 2 blade Jack is my only CN. The photo doesn't do justice to the depth of the inlay. Living in splendid isolation, I thought I'd bring it out today.
 
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