What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[SVTFreak]

Nice helpers and if you are trading a Mustang, I hope one of them is not for your wrists. I used a Leatherman and a Sabre granddaddy barlow to work on my truck today - no time for pictures in the cold. (Replaced the fuel pump control module underneath my F150 in the 20F cold. It wasn't the problem, the pump fuse that did not look burned at first glance (hairline crack) was. Sheesh!).
- Stuart

Lol! Nope. But I’m sick of not having a pickup for projects and running parts. Borrowing one sucks. I held a popularity contest in my mind and of the cobra, 33 and 5.0, the 5.0 lost. I’ll miss it but I won’t miss it if that makes sense.

Working in cold sucks. I’m glad it was tolerable today and I was in my shop with heat lamps going. It was 28 outside but 40 inside and got warmer.

 

[Beard&Owl]

Nice combo, Rob.
- Stuart

Thanks buddy, really appreciate it

 

[Ramrodmb]

A rare GEC

That turned out great!
You should post it in this thread too.- https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/modified-production-knives-traditional-only.982153/page-86

 

[Jack Black]

A most excellent, perfect duo. Safe travels tomorrow, my friend.


I have these two with me today. It is hard to want to push the Churchill or some form of Lambsfoot out of the pocket. They are both exceptionally useful.

Thanks a lot Dylan, you've captured those two beautifully

 

[paulhilborn]

A bad picture, but carrying a 2012 bloodwood #68 stockman. For some reason this one edged out my #78.

 

[johnny twoshoes]

Back to this old thing today.

That one is looking great! Nice to see the patina starting to form. My new to me #73L got pork cutting duty for dinner last night and it’s got a touch of patina.

 

[Half/Stop]

These two today!

 

[Ratbert]

Back to this old thing today.

Love that Ram’s Horn!

 

[mykel m]

I enjoy seeing that unusual stag Forum knife, @Mykel!!

This stag AG Russell Mohawk canoe wasn't a Christmas gift, but I picked it up not so long ago:

- GT

Thanks GT, the stag on that Mohawk Canoe sure is sweet.

Old #70 today

Now that is a beautiful knife.

Drawn to this CSC BladeForums knife today.

Very nice example there RD.

Ol' Opi, was along for todays walk in the park.

 

[Ragsdale]

Thank you! One of my favorites in my collection. She doesn’t get out as much as she should but she knows she’s the queen of the pocket when she does

That - is - NICE!
- Stuart

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Ratbert!

 

[5K Qs]

In 1886, a product was first sold in Atlanta, GA, that would later sweep the world in sales.

Forty-three years later, a child was born in Atlanta, who would grow up to be known around the world.

"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now."
"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968

Have a great weekend, folks.
- Stuart

Timely and thoughtful post, Stuart.

Case XX 61024 1/2.

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Warm, nostalgic shot, @ecallahan !!

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Not really, as it is imaginary. I really need to start labeling my "humor." Always good to see that Imperial, Gary.

My entry for today.

I knew you were joking about the lost glove at the Fork Forum (or whatever you called it).
Your ebony sheepsfoot is no joke, though! Very classy, Dean!

Thanks Jack I’m totin my Case Chestnut CV SBJ today.

Very special knife, Ron!

I like the warmth of that tobacco bone!

Thanks, @peanutsxx .

5K Qs , I did not know what the the T.K. Stood for, but a little bit of the Google machine magic told me a tale, that it is the initials of a customer who kept asking for such a knife, as to the identity of said personage, I have no knowledge , thanks for the clue, I am really liking this knife, it's big, it's bright, and it's very well built, perfect to me in the walk and talk, no blade rub even though they are tucked in so nice and tight with that beautiful swedge on the back side of that big ole clip, and it came rather sharp from the tube, I didn't feel the need to even touch the edge, probably the sharpest GEC I have ever had out of the tube.

Thanks for sharing the results of your research and your experiences with the knife, Duane.

Thanks 5K Qs ! I’ll post on the Garonnais when I get a bit more time to elaborate.

Thanks, @JTB_5 , I saw the thread you started and enjoyed your detailed review!

Old #70 today

Striking old stockman, Steve!

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New to me #73L in stag.

Man, you find such incredible stag! Congrats on the new 73, johnny!

Thanks, GT. I don't think the clip/spey/pen is too unusual, though it may not be very common. Levine shows a couple of knives with that configuration that he calls junior stock knives. I don't think you'd find them on cattle knives, which are the real workers (or so I understand). Yes, that notch is unusual to me, too. I could find nothing about ti is the sparse background information that I saw on the selection of the Kissing Crane whittler for the 1980 museum knife. It does not appear to be a common whittler pattern, even for Robert Klass. One online seller called it a swell end, but that's not quite it; several others refer to it as a humpback, which is a bit closer.
- Stuart

Thanks for the info, Stuart. I tend to have a rather limited conception of many patterns, including the stockman, because of limited experience. I think of a stockman as having clip and sheepsfoot at one end and spey at other end (although I'm aware that Buck switches spey and sheepsfoot). But I imagine there have been plenty of variations of the years. My first reaction when seeing that "knob" on your Kissing Crane was that it was some kind of "reverse copperhead".

Raining cats and dogs here today Thought I'd put some sunshine in my pocket

Lots of impressive horn in the Guardian Lambsfoot run, but this one was my first exposure to the potential glory of horn, and will probably always be my favorite!

Today with a Case barlow knife...

Superb stag Barlow, Senhor Pinto!

I have with me two knives I got from the post yesterday and want to tell you about. First is a Fox knives Nuragus, 100 mm blade slip-joint. ...

From the other side however the handle has a different color. A two faced knife

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The other knife is an Otter anchor knife, small model with 72 mm blade. ...

@HFinn , congratulations on your two stellar acquisitions!! Each time I see one, I think the Otter is a very appealing classic knife. And your "two faced knife" has gorgeous horn on each side!!

The Roundhead has gone back to the States for a diet (blade thinning behind the edge) so the excellent SAK Pruner is back on my belt.

Excellent photo, @Pomsbz ! Bread, meat, pickles all look tasty; the Pruner is a useful model, and the blue Alox is alluring!

I've added new knives to my rotation schedule that ended last week, and now have a new, updated schedule to relieve me of the burden of deciding what knives to carry for the next 38 weeks! Here are some of my selections for this week.
Alox of the Week is an old cross Pioneer:

non-Alox SAK of the Week is a Champion:

Stockman of the Week is a Buck 303 (thanks, Clay):

- GT

 

[Atiger]

Thanks Jack I’m totin my Case Chestnut CV SBJ today.

The chestnut swayback jack is one of my favorite pocketknives - yours is lovely.

 

[Half/Stop]

Very special knife, Ron!

Thanks Gary!

The chestnut swayback jack is one of my favorite pocketknives - yours is lovely.

Thanks, yours is also!

 

[lambertiana]

Church carry Wilburn forge large singleblade trapper

Now that's how stag is supposed to look! Great figure, and cut well without a lot of the bark ground off to fit the bolsters.

 

[dispatch184]

Getting along well together

 

[Duckdog]

Timely and thoughtful post, Stuart.

Thanks, GT.

Thanks for the info, Stuart. I tend to have a rather limited conception of many patterns, including the stockman, because of limited experience. I think of a stockman as having clip and sheepsfoot at one end and spey at other end (although I'm aware that Buck switches spey and sheepsfoot). But I imagine there have been plenty of variations of the years. My first reaction when seeing that "knob" on your Kissing Crane was that it was some kind of "reverse copperhead".

I learned in gaining the insight that I reported that Bernard Levine views stockman knives as refined versions of the cattle knife or, at least, mostly serpentine versions. As to the KC whittler, I, too, went down the copperhead hole trying to identify it. All seems more like alchemy than science.

Your Champion is a fearsome bristling beast!! it looks like a cross between a fire fighting boat and a John Deere feller buncher for timber clearing. I gathered up a few Band-Aids before I looked at it again.
- Stuart

 

[TheChunk91]

A bad picture, but carrying a 2012 bloodwood #68 stockman. For some reason this one edged out my #78.

I did not know of a 68 three blade, I like the sound of it. If the 68 is 3 1/2" it would be in between a jr. and a standard cattle knife. Can we see all the blades please?

 

[paulhilborn]

I did not know of a 68 three blade, I like the sound of it. If the 68 is 3 1/2" it would be in between a jr. and a standard cattle knife. Can we see all the blades please?

Sure, here you go, The Buckaroo

 

[TheChunk91]

Sure, here you go, The Buckaroo

Oooh, I like that a lot. Now I'll have to find one. Thanks.