What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Duckdog]

Aye my salivating almost put the fire out

That "as found" corrugated metal fire pit is genius.
-Stuart

 

[Duckdog]

These two today.

That's a beautiful pair, though both are worthy on their own. Very nice!
- Stuart

 

[Dschal]

12 Kilos of tea! Crikey! Mind you that would of lasted my Grandad about a week. I drink about a cup a day

A kilo a month I guess! No point in asking him for a lambsfoot knife as well, just tea and biscuits. I will have to get my own lambsfoot next year, when I visit the north of England.

 

[SteveC]

What a beauty !

 

[RDaneel]

Looking good Dean

Thanks, Jack. Your TC is a looker too.

 

[BenjaminRush]

Rocking my clipped Calf Pen today... first time trying my hands at anything like a mod. Profile is a little goofy, but I wanted to preserve the nail nick. I like it!

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[Half/Stop]

Lambs and Unicorns for me today!

 

[Dschal]

Got dark before I could get outside today. Micarta Monday.

 

[Jerry D.]

My new CV Stockman sporting jigged bone

 

[Whetstone39]

Lovely pairing Tom

Thanks Jack! The lambsfoot looks great with your TC

 

[5K Qs]

Some kind of wood, it's really dark so I'm guessing ebony.

Thanks for the info.

Not at all my friend!

Thanks GT, what an outstanding line-up there I was going to use my ebony Lambsfoot to make stew earlier, but was tempted into using an old Joseph Elliot butcher knife instead. Stew turned out pretty good

Thanks for the affirmation, Jack. With regard to meals, I'm somewhat concerned that I sometimes spend more time deciding what knife to use than I spend deciding what to eat!

Old Engineer reminded me of the Case 009 pattern with his 62009 1/2 Barlow. I went looking in my Case Barlows and found its brother to carry today. The knife on the top left is its cousin, a 620009R from 1974 with razor main blade (which is in front of the pen).

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- Stuart

Stuart, you certainly have an impressive cache of vintage knives from which to choose!!

New yesterday and I've been carrying it all day today: Rough Rider RR081 lockback. A comfortable 3 5/8" closed and quite slim and light so that I barely notice it in my pocket.

Looking good, Ace!

Thanks, Gary. That Schrade gets more positive comments than any of my other knives.

Nice Case cutlery, Gary. I have the penknife, too, and it is a house favorite.

Sunday go-to-meetin' knife...

Dean, the Schrade Barlow has VERY distinctive jigging, so I'm not surprised at the comments. Thanks for your positive comments on my knives. Great photo of a desirable slip/knife combo; didn't realize "TC" could stand for "To Church"!

Thanks! Its actually cougar clawed bone, but now you can see why I like it. It has some of the aesthetics of stag I like without looking like a direct imitation.
The pecan wood smoked chicken turned out delicious by the way

Thanks for correcting my knife ID, SP ; I'd better look at pics more carefully!

5K Qs Those are some fine blades, GT. I particularly like the two Cases.

I have noted that you and several others favor the use of folders in the kitchen for food prep and table service. I have used my Opinel No. 8 occasionally to slice sausages after grilling, but do not have much other culinary experience with food and folders (other than picnics and tailgate parties). Aside from the carbon blade care (I tend more toward stainless steels), isn't cleaning a folder after food duty a bit of a chore?

I'm curious, but I'm not sure that I could change my ways too much, as my wife may protest my adding a bunch of my folders to the kitchen knife battery I have in there now:...
- Stuart

(Later added note: I don't want to divert this to a kitchen knife discussion; just wanted to better explain the issues involved in my consideration of adding folders to the kitchen crew.)

Thanks, Stuart. I used a $2 plastic-handled serrated steak knife as my "kitchen knife" for decades, so any of my folders is a step up in functionality! When I use a folder, the majority of the time, I only need to rinse and dry the blade. Even when the cutting is messy, I've never run into problems with washing the entire knife with soap and water, and drying immediately (including running a folded paper towel up and down the blade well a couple of times to dry it out).

Some people might also object to being expected to suck the pocket lint of others.
I use kitchen knives in the kitchen too, except for halving an English muffin or peeling an apple or such for myself.

Sorry GT, I have searched the net and haven't found anything to explain it.
All I can find is Le Savoyard means it's from the Savoy region of France.

Thanks for trying, mykel!

I have never been able to memorize poetry, but I do have some old printings of it that I picked up for almost nothing 2nd hand. Your post is telling me I should devote some time to the appreciation of verse. Did you write that? Whether it's yours or not, thanks for putting alongside the picture of that fine old jack knife. For some reason, it touches me.

Those last three words made my heart smile. Cultivate your heart and feed your soul

Yes , an old love found that knife for me in a small town and it reminded me of the torch I still carry for her.

This one reminds me of an old friend that I wish would come back to the porch. The light is always on for you Mark ! I won't write any verse for you..lol

Cool post, Gev!

A BEAUTY Gev and I too wish Mark would engage this forum more. I know he's dedicated himself to a life changing project over the last four or five months. We do text and talk at least once or twice a week which I enjoy

View attachment 800647 View attachment 800648 View attachment 800649 303 once again. Back in the wife’s entryway/mud room for a new ceiling and light fixture...303 cut ceiling tile, stripped wire and kept the pencil sharp, couldn’t ask for more.

Thank you for your kind words. The wife asked for a warm cozy back entry into the house from the backyard/drive so a craftsman style mini mudroom she will get.

You're a good spouse, Clay! I thought that was one of those old-fashioned tin ceilings at first!

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Week's started wet, windy, and miserable here Hope it's not like this until May! Have a great week folks Carrying these two today

Quite the contrasting pair, Jack: one flamboyant, one dignified!

These two today.

Thanks for brightening up Monday with your citrus Farmer, Tom!!

I posted some Case Barlows yesterday and thought that is was all that I had, but I found this one (pattern 43 Daddy Barlow - 6143 from 1965-1969), hiding in a box drinking a porter with some pals. Well, he's out and about today. Case did some unusual jigging on this bone.

- Stuart

Very unusual, but fascinating!

These two today.

Phenomenal pair, Gary!! Is the Wharncliffe trapper full size or a mini?

That "as found" corrugated metal fire pit is genius.
-Stuart

I pictured donn hiking about with that steel strapped to his back!

Rocking my clipped Calf Pen today... first time trying my hands at anything like a mod. Profile is a little goofy, but I wanted to preserve the nail nick. I like it!

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Cool mod! That blade reminds me of old-fashioned clip blades I've sometimes seen.

My non-Alox SAK this week is a "vanilla" Vic Classic that I don't have an individual pic for.

My Alox SAK is a red Cadet:

My non-SAK bailed knife for the week is a Marbles "demo" knife:

- GT

 

[paulhilborn]

This 2015 #77 Barlow in smooth Autumn bone arrived in the mail. A very generous forum member contacted me knowing I had expressed prior interest in it. Thanks Andy

 

[Hickory n steel]

Thanks for the info.


Thanks for the affirmation, Jack. With regard to meals, I'm somewhat concerned that I sometimes spend more time deciding what knife to use than I spend deciding what to eat!


Stuart, you certainly have an impressive cache of vintage knives from which to choose!!


Looking good, Ace!


Dean, the Schrade Barlow has VERY distinctive jigging, so I'm not surprised at the comments. Thanks for your positive comments on my knives. Great photo of a desirable slip/knife combo; didn't realize "TC" could stand for "To Church"!


Thanks for correcting my knife ID, SP ; I'd better look at pics more carefully!


Thanks, Stuart. I used a $2 plastic-handled serrated steak knife as my "kitchen knife" for decades, so any of my folders is a step up in functionality! When I use a folder, the majority of the time, I only need to rinse and dry the blade. Even when the cutting is messy, I've never run into problems with washing the entire knife with soap and water, and drying immediately (including running a folded paper towel up and down the blade well a couple of times to dry it out).





Thanks for trying, mykel!





Cool post, Gev!






You're a good spouse, Clay! I thought that was one of those old-fashioned tin ceilings at first!


Quite the contrasting pair, Jack: one flamboyant, one dignified!


Thanks for brightening up Monday with your citrus Farmer, Tom!!


Very unusual, but fascinating!


Phenomenal pair, Gary!! Is the Wharncliffe trapper full size or a mini?


I pictured donn hiking about with that steel strapped to his back!


Cool mod! That blade reminds me of old-fashioned clip blades I've sometimes seen.

My non-Alox SAK this week is a "vanilla" Vic Classic that I don't have an individual pic for.

My Alox SAK is a red Cadet:

My non-SAK bailed knife for the week is a Marbles "demo" knife:

- GT

How have you found the quality on that marbles MLK-8-18 copy ?

 

[Peregrin]

Phenomenal pair, Gary!! Is the Wharncliffe trapper full size or a mini?

Thanks, Gary! The WT is 3 5/8"and a pretty robust knife. I like your choices for day!

 

[RDaneel]

Dean, the Schrade Barlow has VERY distinctive jigging, so I'm not surprised at the comments. Thanks for your positive comments on my knives. Great photo of a desirable slip/knife combo; didn't realize "TC" could stand for "To Church"!

My Alox SAK is a red Cadet:

- GT

Thank you for your comments, Gary. That is a very good photo of your alox red Cadet.

 

[Chief]

Freshly stropped, both the TC and the sub have some patina.

 

[Old Engineer]

Had these in my pockets to start the day . Henckles and Cattaraugus


Then this Old Cutler came in the U.S. Mail completely from Out of the Blue ( Blue in this case is North Dakota ) from one of the other Legends of this forum , Paul Hilborn . ( some terrible inside photos I'm afraid ) . Now they are all in my pockets .


Paul knows very well that I like Stag of all shapes and sizes . There is no Bad Stag .
There is no doubt that this is the 2 best Stag on Barlows that I believe that I have .


The inside photos are the cause of the Yellow Shade on the Stag .

Harry

 

[teddy1093]

I agree with your bull nose assessment Teddy I keep one on my work bench and one in my Carhartt work vest pocket. I have both 1095 & 01 and both regardless of steel top the ergo's chart

I love it,carry it by itself or as secondary,
Mine is 1095 but would like to try 01. I don’t think you could have to many

 

[Emspop]

Had these in my pockets to start the day . Henckles and Cattaraugus


Then this Old Cutler came in the U.S. Mail completely from Out of the Blue ( Blue in this case is North Dakota ) from one of the other Legends of this forum , Paul Hilborn . ( some terrible inside photos I'm afraid ) . Now they are all in my pockets .


Paul knows very well that I like Stag of all shapes and sizes . There is no Bad Stag .
There is no doubt that this is the 2 best Stag on Barlows that I believe that I have .


The inside photos are the cause of the Yellow Shade on the Stag .

Harry

Harry your knife collection looks like it belongs in a museum! Such amazing knives!

Clay

 

[Duckdog]

@5K Q, that's a very pleasant pairing, GT. The Marbles is interestingly unique and the Alox Cadet is a beautiful, useful tool, a true treasure to carry.

Thanks, Stuart. I used a $2 plastic-handled serrated steak knife as my "kitchen knife" for decades, so any of my folders is a step up in functionality! When I use a folder, the majority of the time, I only need to rinse and dry the blade. Even when the cutting is messy, I've never run into problems with washing the entire knife with soap and water, and drying immediately (including running a folded paper towel up and down the blade well a couple of times to dry it out).

Well, I see the simplicity, just never thought to pull a knife out of my pocket for regular food duty. I will give it a try with an Opinel and see how it goes for me. (Yes, I've used those plastic knives, too. When so confronted, I do pull out my EDC.)

Stuart, you certainly have an impressive cache of vintage knives from which to choose!!

Very unusual, but fascinating!

As I mentioned before, I was lucky to have a stepfather who helped me get into this avocation. I am slowly going through what he left to me, as well as my own acquisitions, to assay my cutlery collection. Every day is an adventure. And, as I've noticed during my short time on the forums, mine is modest.

- Stuart