What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[MJ71]

This thread expands way faster than I can keep up. It's great to see something of the array of EDCs here. I keep returning to this TC.

 

[Vaporstang]

I've been carrying this almost since the day I got it. Starting to show some speckling even after applying some Flitz...

 

[flatblackcapo]

 

[Jack Black]

Glad you liked that Jack, the Maltings regularly do adverts that cause a chuckle or two. I'm surprised they weren't celebrating, they usually have a huge Yorkshire flag flying from the front of the pub.

It's actually a while since I was last in the Maltings Donn, maybe a year or two actually I'm sure there were plenty of places celebrating in York, but apart from Leeds, I was only in Harrogate yesterday - which is barely even Yorkshire is it?!

I like this one more everyday!

It's easy to see why

Classy Lambsfoot my friend

I have these two in my pockets today

 

[oldmanrunning]

I have just got back from collecting my two blade GEC #14 Lick Creek in Antique Yellow Bone, after paying the equivalent of $28.57 import duty and cycling all the way back from the postal depot way out the other side of town. I have what i call "washed the factory out" of the knife and carefully dried it then given it a couple drops of oil from my Boker Oil-Pen, a gentle touch up on the strop and it is good to go. I had the single blade version a while back but could not get on with it, this one fills the hand a bit more and i think it will be my regular carry for a good while. I can not but wish it came in a Sheepsfoot version though, see we are never satisfied. So that is what i am totin today and very nice it is.

 

[scruffuk]

 

[SteveC]

Great looking knives fellas

DSC01061 by SteveC, on Flickr

 

[r8shell]

I like this one more everyday!
Thanks Ode

Great looking knives fellas

DSC01061 by SteveC, on Flickr

Fine looking Bokers!

I pulled out the Lambfoot yesterday, and the cold front came in. It's supposed to stay down in the mid 90s f. all week!

 

[AShearer]

Yes I do own a SAK! This Black Alox Pioneer was in my pocket today!

Great photo Ron! Those are good looking, very modern art

 

[AShearer]

I like this one more everyday!
Thanks Ode

Not something we see every day

 

[Peregrin]

Have a great day, folks!
Recycled pic of today's carry.

 

[oldtymer]

Small but capable

 

[Travman]

1975 Case 6383 Splitback Whittler

 

[Jack Black]

I pulled out the Lambfoot yesterday, and the cold front came in. It's supposed to stay down in the mid 90s f. all week!
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That's Lambsfoot Magic for you!

 

[AShearer]

Way too many great knives for me to keep up today! Thanks everyone

 

[5K Qs]

Funny you say that, I feel like I have seen more likes on a plain jane 14 boys knife then all of my other sought after SFOs.

You say "plain jane", but I say "aristocratic, beguiling, classy, cultured, dapper, distinguished, elegant, flawless" etc.

5K Qs
More like sandpaper Gary. It was a standard black handled D-D that started chipping so I just took some rough sandpaper to it and now it's "mine."

Thanks for the info, Alan; I'll keep it in mind as mine ages. I also have a l'ecureuil model with very shiny covers that might look better "satinized".

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Cool photo, mykel!!

Way to go Gary: The 85 EO EC is really, really my favorite GEC pattern. I know I've said that about others but, this is really it.

Thanks, Alan. A 2-bladed EO teardrop pattern has always appealed to me, and then the black covers with silver hardware made this a true grail!!

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Many thanks GT, three great choices there my friend
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Cool pics Myke Blimey, are the blackberries out already, I'll have to go and check my back-garden?

Thanks, Jack. How's the berry situation? An annual frustration for me is that the fence along our back yard that is next to an alley is covered with grapevines that currently are laden with hundreds of grape clusters, all of which will ripen while we're away on vacation! Good deal for our neighbors and alert pedestrians walking down the alley!

Two TEW's day comes on Monday this week . ...
From the rest of the raised gardens


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Harry

Two very fine TEWs, Harry, and a garden cornucopia! I think I prefer your "plain" sheepsfoot to the "fancy" lambsfoot, but both are entrancing! Lots of green beans; is that a cucumber I see there, or do you have zucchini ready for harvest already?

Thank you Alan. That was my 1st Viper. My lovely wife bought it for my birthday in 2014.
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Thanks Gary! That photo was taken on the steps of a Cabin located in Red Clay State Park. You can check it out on Wikipedia! ...

Thanks for the info about the previous day's Viper, Ron; that's a special one! And this red bone pruner is quite remarkable as well!

U.S.A. (Colonial?) with new, mysterious covers!

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Rachel, I was wondering, "What the heck is THAT, and where does r8shell find all these unique treasures??" But later, I happened to read the "mod thread" and discovered that you just "rolled your own"!! Very intriguing mod, IMHO!

... I really like Case's bone stag and since Jack Black told us it is Yorkshire Day I took the picture on the photobook of the Yorkshire Dales he gave me. Thanks again Jack Great book.

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Cool photo, Randy! I'm not a huge fan of stag bone (I'd rather have bone or have stag), but you're making it look pretty good!! If you haven't done so already, may I suggest that you also post your pics in the "blades on books" thread?

Nice job of setting up your little knife the way you want it, HFinn!!

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What a dark, dapper, dazzling, desirable, dignified duo, Josh!!

Black and White and stag:

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My photo taste runs more toward realistic representation, but I have to confess that you sure know how to effectively use the pic-processing "bells and whistles" effectively, Macchina! Super-cool pic!!

Very nice Jack; appropriate carry for this most illustrious of days. Wishing you a Happy Yorkshire Day.
Thought you may like this:

Great shot of your Ettrick, donn! I know this was directed at Jack Black, and I admit that I'm too provincial to catch the full humor of the sign. But it reminds me of a math joke, of course. There are only three types of people in the world; those who can count and those who can't.

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Excellent Vic pic, Hic (kory n steel)!

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Great pic of the Imperial GT
I had my Case's mixed up, thanks for correcting me. I ordered the orange synthetic handled version with a SS blade, should be easy to find if I drop it and inoffensive around the office. I think I am going to put a 30 degree inclusive edge on it.

For me today, I rarely carry this Esky, not sure why.

Thanks for the kind words, Tom; I should try putting a 30 degree inclusive edge on my Imperial sodbuster as you're planning for your new Case SBJr - congrats! And congrats on that exquisite Esky!! I'm not great at recognizing handle materials, but this is a knife forum so I'll take a stab at it - is that mammoth??

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Ebony and steel today.

Ebony and steel is certainly a Tremendous Combination, Dean!

Many apologies! I didn't realize it was Yorkshire Day today, so I have switched out my carry. How could I remain a Guardian in good standing otherwise?
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Rachel r8shell You're right! I lost my head for a minute. So, I immediately switched to this>

Great-looking knives and admirable sentiments, r8shell and Alan! I had no clue what Yorkshire Day was either, and I was starting to feel like somebody on the outside looking in when I kept seeing that little white 4-petal flower showing up in lambsfoot photos! But Google proved once again that it's my BFF, and now I feel like I've learned so much about the white rose of Yorkshire and the red rose of Lancaster, and the War of the Roses, and US minor league baseball teams that still commemorate these old floral connections, and what Yorkshire Day on August 1 memorializes. I didn't carry a lambsfoot-bladed knife yesterday, but after I returned home from work, I used my lambsfoot from York to make a salad and put a dash of "Yorkshire's Original" on it!

... here is the Douk Douk I had yesterday.

That's very cool, FBC!!! The butt of the handle is starting to look like brass!?! Is that just the way the paint happens to wear off, or is it really a brass handle under the black enamel? (I just assumed the handle was folded steel.)

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I really enjoy seeing this knife again, Falling_rain; I admire its reincarnation!

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Looking fantastic, Mark!! You, and others of your ilk, have certainly convinced me that I've got to seek out one of those vintage Böker Barlows!

My Euro knife for this week is also appropriate for Wooden Wednesday:

My peanut-like knife of the week is a Chinese Schrade 18OT:

My non-Alox SAK for this week is my Recruit:

- GT

 

[Whetstone39]

I have these two in my pockets today

I pulled out the Lambfoot yesterday, and the cold front came in. It's supposed to stay down in the mid 90s f. all week!
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Thanks for the kind words, Tom; I should try putting a 30 degree inclusive edge on my Imperial sodbuster as you're planning for your new Case SBJr - congrats! And congrats on that exquisite Esky!! I'm not great at recognizing handle materials, but this is a knife forum so I'll take a stab at it - is that mammoth??

I think it is giraffe bone GT, but I'll have to look.

Nice lambsfoot (not sure what the plural of lambsfoot is? lambsfoots? lambsfeet?) all

My international carry today:

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[r8shell]

That's Lambsfoot Magic for you!

Yep! It's staying in my pocket this week for good luck, in hopes of an early autumn.

I used my lambsfoot from York to make a salad and put a dash of "Yorkshire's Original" on it!

Excellent!

 

[Old Engineer]

You say "plain jane", but I say "aristocratic, beguiling, classy, cultured, dapper, distinguished, elegant, flawless" etc.


Thanks for the info, Alan; I'll keep it in mind as mine ages. I also have a l'ecureuil model with very shiny covers that might look better "satinized".


Cool photo, mykel!!


Thanks, Alan. A 2-bladed EO teardrop pattern has always appealed to me, and then the black covers with silver hardware made this a true grail!!


Thanks, Jack. How's the berry situation? An annual frustration for me is that the fence along our back yard that is next to an alley is covered with grapevines that currently are laden with hundreds of grape clusters, all of which will ripen while we're away on vacation! Good deal for our neighbors and alert pedestrians walking down the alley!


Two very fine TEWs, Harry, and a garden cornucopia! I think I prefer your "plain" sheepsfoot to the "fancy" lambsfoot, but both are entrancing! Lots of green beans; is that a cucumber I see there, or do you have zucchini ready for harvest already?


Thanks for the info about the previous day's Viper, Ron; that's a special one! And this red bone pruner is quite remarkable as well!


Rachel, I was wondering, "What the heck is THAT, and where does r8shell find all these unique treasures??" But later, I happened to read the "mod thread" and discovered that you just "rolled your own"!! Very intriguing mod, IMHO!


Cool photo, Randy! I'm not a huge fan of stag bone (I'd rather have bone or have stag), but you're making it look pretty good!! If you haven't done so already, may I suggest that you also post your pics in the "blades on books" thread?


Nice job of setting up your little knife the way you want it, HFinn!!


What a dark, dapper, dazzling, desirable, dignified duo, Josh!!


My photo taste runs more toward realistic representation, but I have to confess that you sure know how to effectively use the pic-processing "bells and whistles" effectively, Macchina! Super-cool pic!!


Great shot of your Ettrick, donn! I know this was directed at Jack Black, and I admit that I'm too provincial to catch the full humor of the sign. But it reminds me of a math joke, of course. There are only three types of people in the world; those who can count and those who can't.


Excellent Vic pic, Hic (kory n steel)!


Thanks for the kind words, Tom; I should try putting a 30 degree inclusive edge on my Imperial sodbuster as you're planning for your new Case SBJr - congrats! And congrats on that exquisite Esky!! I'm not great at recognizing handle materials, but this is a knife forum so I'll take a stab at it - is that mammoth??


Ebony and steel is certainly a Tremendous Combination, Dean!



Great-looking knives and admirable sentiments, r8shell and Alan! I had no clue what Yorkshire Day was either, and I was starting to feel like somebody on the outside looking in when I kept seeing that little white 4-petal flower showing up in lambsfoot photos! But Google proved once again that it's my BFF, and now I feel like I've learned so much about the white rose of Yorkshire and the red rose of Lancaster, and the War of the Roses, and US minor league baseball teams that still commemorate these old floral connections, and what Yorkshire Day on August 1 memorializes. I didn't carry a lambsfoot-bladed knife yesterday, but after I returned home from work, I used my lambsfoot from York to make a salad and put a dash of "Yorkshire's Original" on it!

That's very cool, FBC!!! The butt of the handle is starting to look like brass!?! Is that just the way the paint happens to wear off, or is it really a brass handle under the black enamel? (I just assumed the handle was folded steel.)


I really enjoy seeing this knife again, Falling_rain; I admire its reincarnation!


Looking fantastic, Mark!! You, and others of your ilk, have certainly convinced me that I've got to seek out one of those vintage Böker Barlows!

My Euro knife for this week is also appropriate for Wooden Wednesday:

My peanut-like knife of the week is a Chinese Schrade 18OT:

My non-Alox SAK for this week is my Recruit:

- GT

Thanks for the kind words GT !!! That is a cucumber and Nancy was able to can 15 Quarts of green beans from the picking .
I also prefer the Old TEWs Sheepsfoot to have and to use . The newer Lambsfoot is IMO very nice , but it is easier to replace than the old Sheepsfoot . Though they are both very nice to use .

Harry

 

[jc57]

Case 6347 Stockman today.

Case Peanut, Pocket Worn Bermuda Green bone, along for the ride as usual. (not pictured).