What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Ratbert said:
I love my Barbour (Bedale). My wife tried to get me to buy one for years but I always shrugged it off...too expensive, says I. I finally relented and now I see why they are so popular. I could live in this thing! Still need to get one of the liners for colder weather.
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I read somewhere that "a good partner is like a good coat - it covers your butt". So I was happy to find a second hand Border Coat for dirt cheap. It's the longer one, perfect for layering. Just wish it had the optional hood, but looking online, they seem to sell for almost what I paid for the coat!
Now back to more knives...

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After a long week at work I think I'll see if I have any work for this one today...


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5K Qs said:
W:eek:W! You have some super-sized knives in your possession, and this trapper is a LOT of knife to love!! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Amir Fleschwund said:
Wow! I thought my 4.25” Case trapper was big.
That one is huge and elegant at the same time.
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Yes, it's assertive in size, though easy in the hand. Here it is with a 3.25" PAL Cutlery cattle knife for some perspective.

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- Stuart
 
scrteened porch said:
You had me going, Jack. I was going to say your library is even better than your kitchen table.
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LOL! :D :thumbsup:

Peregrin said:
You have a very scholarly look about you, Jack!
Again today. My tax guy is coming at 11. Should be fun ...:eek:
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Thanks Gary :D :thumbsup: Good luck with the tax! :eek: Beautiful trio there :thumbsup:

Chui-888 said:
- totin' some nice brass today

These Bear Claws are are blimmin' good considering they're cheap as chips. Are they USA made....?


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Nice Lambsfoot :thumbsup:

Ratbert said:
Jack Black Jack Black Beautiful pastoral shot (and nice knife!). But, what is with the coins inserted in the log?
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Thank you :) I took that photo about 5 years ago, and it was the first time I had seen a (fallen) tree with coins hammered into it. I assumed it was some sort of arty thing, but since then I've come across others elsewhere. I even saw some one hammering a coin into another fallen tree, about a mile from the first one, on Christmas Day this year (from the noise, I thought he was having a go at knapping flint at first!). There are claims to it being an old tradition, but all the coin trees I've come across so far are actually felled trees which have been moved into position, and have only been there a few years at most. So maybe the 'tradition' is no older than the one of putting padlocks on bridges ;) Couple of links :thumbsup:

http://allthatsinteresting.com/great-britain-wishing-trees

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_tree

Ratbert said:
I love my Barbour (Bedale). My wife tried to get me to buy one for years but I always shrugged it off...too expensive, says I. I finally relented and now I see why they are so popular. I could live in this thing! Still need to get one of the liners for colder weather.
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That's similar to my experience too :) I bought one of their wool sweaters, and it is VERY warm :thumbsup:
 
Leslie Tomville said:
Chui Chui That is a beautiful Bear Claw Paul! Up top is my Buck 110. I believe the Bear Claw is the Frost Cutlery version of the 110, although I am not sure of its size. The Buck is made in the USA, but I believe the Frost Bear Claw is made overseas; probably Pakistan. Still a great looking knife.

I am amazed at how reasonably priced the Buck 110’s are considering how well made they are. They are usually less than $50, and I have seen them for as low as $28. It really is the best bargain in my collection.
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- my goodness, well, if the Bear Claw is Pakistan made, they've produced a very reasonable folder: solid, dependable and better made than its pricepoint. I wonder what steel they use, as it says 'Surgical Steel'.....?
 
My Stagurday was a mystery at first, as it has no makers marks on it. The etch and stamp show it to be the National Knife Collectors Association annual knife for 1981. A quick online trip to an NKCA information page revealed it to be a Queen Cutlery made cigar jack with India stag cover and stainless steel blades, 4.25" closed. It is number 6668 out of some 12000. Looks a bit like a cousin to the stag lambsfoot posted by Jack Black Jack Black earlier today.

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- Stuart
 
picturerock said:
My weekend carry choices, heavy on the examples of the best of jigging, plus a new (to me) Clauss straight razor to test out.

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Gorgeous knives with some very nice jigging and color. That razor is the eye-catcher! I posted a Clauss swell end jack a few days ago and noted that I see very few Clauss knives - and now a razor!
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Duckdog said:
My Stagurday was a mystery at first, as it has no makers marks on it. The etch and stamp show it to be the National Knife Collectors Association annual knife for 1981. A quick online trip to an NKCA information page revealed it to be a Queen Cutlery made cigar jack with India stag cover and stainless steel blades, 4.25" closed. It is number 6668 out of some 12000. Looks a bit like a cousin to the stag lambsfoot posted by Jack Black Jack Black earlier today.

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Great find Stuart :) :thumbsup:

Ratbert said:
Jack Black Jack Black Thanks for the wishing tree links...this is something I had never heard of. :)
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You're very welcome :) :thumbsup:
 
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