What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[SVTFreak]

Little left over ribeye, disassembling it with my 81. I damn near over cooked it last night so it’s def over cooked after heating today.

 

[Modoc ED]

I'll carry this 8-dot (1972) Case Barlow through the weekend.

 

[Ratbert]

Carrying my Stag GEC 35 again this week, along with a small modern folder. Something will eventually displace the Churchill, but at this point, I’m not sure when that will happen.

 

[Duckdog]

Holy Cow, Stuart!! I've rarely had such a visceral reaction to a knife photo!! The symmetry; the rounded bolsters; the sunk joints; the bone color, jigging, and smooth bone ends; the shield; the monster pen blade!!! Ooh-La-La!!

Thanks, GT. I figured that you'd notice that spear blade. It is a cool knife, with unique jigging/smooth bone harmony. And it rides well in the pocket.
- Stuart

 

[joeradza]

Going ultralight today...Halfrich Baby Rounder. Weighs 1 oz

One of the finest designs, gorgeous knife Jerry. And your post is right after @Peregrin Gary's who has another one. Who has my Grail, a small stag rounder?

 

[pistonsandgears]

 

[Hickory n steel]

A big thank you to anyone who served as my father and grandfather did

 

[Will Power]

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Carrying my Stag GEC 35 again this week, along with a small modern folder. Something will eventually displace the Churchill, but at this point, I’m not sure when that will happen.

If or when you find such a knife, then please send me that Churchill Stag for an objective evaluation

Very handsome knife indeed

Thanks, Will

 

[mykel m]

 

[Gevonovich]

Cutlers to Her Majesty

Cleaned up a bit and oiled. Any catalog cuts would be splendid. It's four blades ( one manicure, one broken ) 3 & 3/4ths closed.

 

[black mamba]

Thanks a bunch, Ratbert, and that's a terrific shot of a beautiful Churchill!

 

[Signalprick]

 

[5K Qs]

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I'm not surprised with all the OTHER knives in your pocket GT! Thanks for the compliment my friend Great line-up today, and I think that is the first Christmas knife so far isn't it?!

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Thanks, Gary. The knife is resting on part of a natural gas distribution system, which is on top of a ridge.

I think you get the first Christmas knife post this year!

Jack, since September I've been carrying most of my knives each week in a fanny pack (to facilitate frequent unloading/reloading of knives when I visit local schools). I typically have only four knives in my pockets these days.

Thanks for the "context" of that cool photo, Dean.

Jack & Dean, I didn't think ahead enough to plan where the Christmas canoe would land in my rotation schedule. I'll probably edit the schedule a little so that I carry that canoe the week of Christmas (and maybe every 26 weeks thereafter to keep it in sync.)

Today in my pocket, with two beautiful knives!
Am I right or not?

You're definitely right, Pt-Luso!! Either of those knives would make me VERY happy, but having both of them must be ecstasy!!

Camillus Jack today

That's an incredibly attractive knife, Steve!

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Intriguing international ligneous couple, r8shell!

Doing some fall pruning and clearing, so time to carry something a bit larger -- my Rough Rider trapper in a home-made leather case.

I admire that leather slip, Ace!! I'd like to try something like that, using "leather laces" rather than "string stitches".

The old Marshall-Wells for today.
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One of the best of the breed, oldtymer!

@Pt-Luso
83 Stag Tascosa
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Always a pleasure to see you post that one, Alan!

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Today I had a 1990 buck 301.
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Classic Cadets, Clay & TheChunk! (There's a thread called "Old Friends Friday", I think, where you can post your old friends. )

Yes, Rust Red Jigged Bone, although this is more strawberry colored than most of the later rust red that I've seen. I have been looking for a White Owl for almost a year (albeit a stainless one), and this happened to show up on the auction site. There was a spearpoint that I put in a bid for, too, but the price on that one skyrocketed. Honestly, I'm not sure why the price on this one didn't do the same, but I'm really happy it didn't. I like the way you post your weekly rotations, too. Do you set out to coordinate for the week ahead of time?
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Thanks for the info about your #68, traumkommode. Congrats on having the persistence to hunt one down! Thanks also for the comment on my weekly rotations. I actually have a spreadsheet that now has rotations set out for 29 weeks, and each Sunday evening or Monday morning, I just "mindlessly" consult the schedule and dig up the knives prescribed for the week ahead (and return those carried the previous week to their respective containers). Every now and then, I do an update to incorporate knives I've acquired since the last update into the schedule. I'm pretty happy with the way it's working out, although at some point fairly recently I added a "free choice" each week that I typically use to carry one of my newer knives that's not on the schedule yet.

Dandy micarta duo, tmd!! I've got a #72 just like yours that's a favorite. How did the football game turn out?

View attachment 795434 Radio guy said it was only 18 degrees at 6 this morning, which a near record low for this date. So Mrs Fleshwund checked our thermometer and said “ he’s exaggerating- it’s only 17.”

Fine with me- outside all day and it was a beautiful fall day in the woods. Of course, I had the big 23 Jack to keep me warm!

~Jeff

Captivating old Camillus, Jeff!! 11 degree windchill here the past couple of early mornings - too cold, too soon, IMHO.

It was Yellow Day. Thanks for the RR, Alan!

I noticed a couple rust spots on my SBJr; so it looks like I'll be losing my patina soon.

Like the Mellow Yellow, Shawn!!

Just got back spending most of the day in Milwaukee shopping & etc . and carried these little guys because paulhilborn got a Very Nice little Pemberton and reminded me of how nice they are . GEC 06 AND 18 both in Stag.

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Harry

Splendid stag, Harry, and according to the time stamp on my computer, you must be the first official stag Saturday poster!

Having to Thank- Yet Again - my great friend Paul for a wonderful Knife. Paul bought me this Knife because it is made with what GEC Market as Ancient Kauri Wood, from the Ranches of New Zealand...
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Congrats on the fabulous 57, Duncan! The legend of Paul lives on!
Thanks for the hugely informative post about Kauri wood and related matters!!

My Watch pocket knife this week is a naked Imperial Diamond Edge (thanks, Mark) that is tucked into a whittling thumb guard next to my ever-present scrimshawed Rough Rider small stockman (thanks, r8shell):

I was also carrying a Case wharncliffe mini copperhead too new to be on my rotation schedule yet:

- GT

 

[joeradza]

Thanks Gary. It works as good as it looks.

 

[paulhilborn]

This one arrived yesterday, I actually stumbled upon it in the evening as my mailman put it in the garage, a pleasant surprise
A very nice Stag #61 half Congress from 2010. I've been trying some new (old) patterns from GEC of late. I have the four blade version of this and wanted to try the two blade version as an option. I actually like it better then it's bigger brother

 

[TheFactor]

My daily

 

[Mitt]

Carrying a couple of things that belonged to my grandfather and reading up about the Pennsy, the ship he served on.

 

[traumkommode]

This one arrived yesterday, I actually stumbled upon it in the evening as my mailman put it in the garage, a pleasant surprise
A very nice Stag #61 half Congress from 2010. I've been trying some new (old) patterns from GEC of late. I have the four blade version of this and wanted to try the two blade version as an option. I actually like it better then it's bigger brother

Paul, I like everything about the way that knife is dressed. Admirable find!

 

[rswanson]

Toted this to an early family holiday party today. I can't get enough of it! But still, Plotting my next acquisition...

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I admire that leather slip, Ace!! I'd like to try something like that, using "leather laces" rather than "string stitches".

- GT

Thank you! I made that quite a few years ago using some leather scrap and my father's leather-working tools. I had forgotten how I made it until a few weeks ago when I went looking for a roll of carving leather that I had stored away that I wanted to use to make a strop. Anyway, there is a multi-tined (fork shaped) punch that cuts four (I think I recall) slots at a time that are sized perfectly for lacing like that. I put a rivet in at the top for strength. If I can find some more light weight leather like that I think I'd try my hand at making a few more. I made a smaller one using my "Speedy Stitcher" sewing awl.