What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Peregrin]

Gary, your Burt Foster Darkside is still one of my favorites. He hasn't made any small ones in damascus in several years and he no longer offers the leather sheath.

Thanks, Jerry. It's one of my favorite small fixed blades. Easy to carry and I've had many positive comments on it. I think the last batch he made were laminated and came with leather covered kydex sheaths? Those look pretty nice too.

 

[JB in SC]

Thanks, Jerry. It's one of my favorite small fixed blades. Easy to carry and I've had many positive comments on it. I think the last batch he made were laminated and came with leather covered kydex sheaths? Those look pretty nice too.

Yes, only the laminates lately. I'm sure he would cobble up a damascus if asked. The damascus ones don't show wear like the laminates. He's using the leather covered Kydex, but it doesn't have the panache of the leather. I always liked his horizontal sheaths for the small knives, the ones that have a snap and wrap around the belt. He won't make one for a knife without a guard or handle, for safety reasons I presume. Burt's leatherwork is as good as any I've owned.

 

[Henry Beige]

I was not expecting much from the Okapi Biltong when I ordered it. By all accounts, Okapi quality can be pretty spotty. Indeed, the Okapi ratchet I ordered at the same time was pretty horrible. The handles on this example needed sanding to match the edges, and the blade needed a lot of work. "Third-world cottage industry" is the phrase that keeps coming to mind.

As it turns out, I have been carrying it a lot for the last few weeks. The external back spring gives the blade a fierce snap, yet it easily pinches open. The resin-impregnated cherry handle is proving more durable than I expected. The sheepfoot blade is as handy as you would expect. Not least, it looks like nothing else.

 

[Bugdoc]

Some very different knives today!

Ted@T. Erdelyi , you get my vote for traditional. Interesting that when open the handle appears to have a trigger housing and stock. How does it feel in hand?

@pmew , that abalone is brilliant! When was that one produced? An SFO?

Henry, not a knock, but your Okapi makes an Opinel look positively regal. It has 'use me' all over it. I recall you've written about them before but remind me, where are they from?

Little early for tomorrow, but it will be the Utica spear again for me.

 

[knarfeng]

(What gives the "spotlight effect" to the wood you often use for background in your photos? Did a potted plant once sit there?? )

Yes. It's an old stool that came with the house. My wife uses it for plants. I borrow it for knife photography because it's the right size and height to easily move to a shady spot in the yard.

 

[Mossyhorn]

I've had this one for a very long time.

 

[MJ71]

I've fallen behind on this thread (again!!). Today was a TC, camp fire, and chicken in the pot. MJ.

 

[Jack Black]

Enjoy your Sangrias Tom! I found mine patinaed pretty easily just from some general cooking duties

Beautiful

Well, whatever else I happen to have carried for the past few weeks, the knife in the foreground of this pic has come along too...

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(A fixed blade rendition of a swayback handled Lambsfoot knife in D2 tool steel.)

Awesome!

Morning folks Carrying these two yesterday and today, my Speaker Jack (thanks Alan) and a William Rodgers Sleeveboard. Have a great Sunday everyone

 

[Ramrodmb]

Now, that is one I don't recognize? Is that from the prior run of 74's? Nice jigged bone.

Thanks Alan. That is from a previous run of Ranch hand 2 bladers that I made into a single blade.

 

[BigBiscuit]

Thanks GT. Trickery my friend. There's no way I could do that on my own. Especially more so now. My back is junk. That patio area is three steps higher than an adjacent deck level. So I am afforded the opportunity to just sit on one of the steps which puts me just about right level with the patio.

 

[Travman]

#06 Pemberton. GEC please make more coke bottle patterns in different sizes.

 

[joeradza]

An old favorite.

 

[Half/Stop]

^^^^ Alan is that Humpback Stockman Rough Black or Jigged Buffalo? Either way it is a great knife!

Today will be spent with family and friends. Of which all of you and this Ebony TC are definitely included!

 

[joeradza]

It's rough black Ron. One of my favs.

 

[Wheeler80]

 

[screened porch]

Not monotonous for me yet.

 

[AShearer]

Thanks Alan. That is from a previous run of Ranch hand 2 bladers that I made into a single blade.

I see? Wow. Thanks for the illustration. You guys have such skills, I don't possess.

 

[Henry Beige]

Henry, not a knock, but your Okapi makes an Opinel look positively regal. It has 'use me' all over it. I recall you've written about them before but remind me, where are they from?

South Africa. The Okapi ratchet knife used to be made in Germany for the African market, and became a favorite of Keith Richards by way of Jamaican rudeboys. In addition to the ratchet, there are several Okapi slip joint designs that I had never seen until they appeared on the Baryonyx site. I have no idea if those are old designs or if they originated after production shifted to SA.

I agree that Opinel is a paragon of sophistication and refinement by comparison. But if you want a sheepsfoot blade on an Opinel, you have to grind it yourself.

 

[jlhoffman74]

Next few days I will be carrying the "one" that started it all 3 yrs ago, that led me down the trad knife (GEC addiction!) path...

 

[Captvideo]

Camillus Sword Brand "Streamline"