What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Daniel G.]

New to traditionals, but I carried my boker beer keg wittler today.Just starting out so I don't have much to chose from just that and my Case stag Sodbuster Jr. I gave one to all my best men at my wedding thats what got me back into knives.

 

[jwb01]

New to traditionals, but I carried my boker beer keg wittler today.Just starting out so I don't have much to chose from just that and my Case stag Sodbuster Jr. I gave one to all my best men at my wedding thats what got me back into knives.

Those are two outstanding choices to start with!

 

[Old Engineer]

New to traditionals, but I carried my boker beer keg wittler today.Just starting out so I don't have much to chose from just that and my Case stag Sodbuster Jr. I gave one to all my best men at my wedding thats what got me back into knives.

Welcome to the forums young man !!!!!

Harry

 

[TheFactor]

Tuesday’s carry Gec #43 Rust Red Jig bone

 

[HFinn]

Returned today to the Case Stockmann. This is not my absolute favourite, but has a lot of good features. Easy carry, good action (allthough the clip blade is not easy to open). In this the blades I mostly use are sheepfoot and spey.

 

[JTB_5]

 

[Pt-Luso]

My 73 today, this is in the "never get rid of" category out of all the knives I own

Beautiful and practical, I totally agree with you.

 

[Travman]

 

[Pt-Luso]

My beauties # 73!!!

 

[Half/Stop]

And a very fine Pair it is my friend .

Harry

Thanks Harry!

Thanks Ron, if I purged my knife collection, there are just some I'd keep forever That 77 of yours is on my radar my friend

With the situation becoming what it has with the 77’s, as our friend Harry would say, this 77 is made out of “unobtainium”!

New to traditionals, but I carried my boker beer keg wittler today.Just starting out so I don't have much to chose from just that and my Case stag Sodbuster Jr. I gave one to all my best men at my wedding thats what got me back into knives.

Welcome to Traditionals! You will find a wealth of knowledge here and plenty of good people that will be willing to share that knowledge. Don’t be shy if you have any questions!

With a Norfolk and a Sambar Lambsfoot it’s starting off to be a great day!!!

 

[Signalprick]

 

[paulhilborn]

Thanks Harry!


With the situation becoming what it has with the 77’s, as our friend Harry would say, this 77 is made out of “unobtainium”!


Welcome to Traditionals! You will find a wealth of knowledge here and plenty of good people that will be willing to share that knowledge. Don’t be shy if you have any questions!

With a Norfolk and a Sambar Lambsfoot it’s starting off to be a great day!!!

Ron, I could send you a link showing an unobtainium price for one recently on the bay Now, in regards to that awesome pair of knives your sportin

 

[Beard&Owl]

Ti Tuesday

 

[Will Power]

This one for the moment better not lose it

 

[Duckdog]

I kickin' back today with a couple of regular old jacks: a Case 02 from 1920-1940 and a Case 35 from 1940-1964. I rarely ask them for more than they can handle.

- Stuart

 

[5K Qs]

Still haven't put the GEC 78 stag to much of any use but it was in pocket while I brush up on curls and generally goof off outside.

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Sumptuous stag, @rswanson !

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My trusty old #55 has been in the pocket daily for the past two months. This was my very first GEC and remains among my top 3 all-time favs.

Nice to see what has "won the rights" to your pocket lately; fantastic spearpoint! Liner lock, too?

View attachment 867033 View attachment 867032 After two months of daily carry of the #55 on a whim I switched to another old favorite... The spear/coping #77 Barlow is now in my pocket after sharpening and oiling the joints.

Yikes! I was here to witness the old switcheroo! Can't go wrong with either choice!

5K Qs Thanks GT it's good to know you don't tire of looking at it!

Thanks, GT!
Yes sir, a Bulldog. Still trying to familiarize myself with their history. From what I've read so far, it appears maybe this one was made after Parker took over the brand, but still using original factory parts from Solingen?View attachment 866303
I do love the coloring!

Thanks for the additional info. I remember running across a "Cutting Horse" model on line somewhere and thinking it was an attractive variation on the stockman pattern.

Thanks, GT! It’s the non-mark side of this Lloyd trapper I got off of the exchange not too long ago.
Since I’m picturing it here, it just makes sense for me to vary it tomorrow.
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Thanks for the info, Mike; you must be on Cloud 9! Lloyd sure does stag well IMHO!

Thanks.
Now that imperial toothpick looks like the perfect kitchen folder if I've ever seen one.

Thanks, @Hickory n steel . I REALLY like 2-blade toothpicks (2 "real" blades - not interested in clip + fish scaler).

Thanks, Gary. It's amazing what old junk makes a good background, haha. Cool Toothpick and I like that upcycled baseball mitt pocket sheath. Did you make it ?

Kutmaster stockman in the pocket today.

Thanks, FBC. I wouldn't say I "made" the sheath as much as "recognized the potential"; rip out a few seams and voila! I like your Kutmaster! I have a somewhat similar model (but rounded bolsters and Delrin covers) but both springs are broken.

No, it carries "large" though not "heavy", and I have a couple pairs of pants that have multiple large pockets.

Practically, I don't think there is any difference (much as some non-serpentine cattle knives are marketed as stockman knives, which should be serpentine). There are fisherman knives that are not toothpicks, but they are usually fixed blades. A toothpick that is marketed for fishing (usually with stainless steel blades/body) is dubbed a "fisherman". More technically, B. Levine categorizes both as within the clasp knife group. He denominates the toothpicks as "ticklers" and usually with a single blade (a long thin clip), but sometimes with a second blade. "Fish" knives are "ticklers" that have a scaler edge on the spine of the main or have a second long thin blade with a scaler edge and a dehooker tip. I think the bottom line is that, of all the folding knife patterns, the toothpick/tickler's long thin clip lends itself to fish cleaning/filleting more readily.
- Stuart

Thanks for the size info on your big stag, Stuart. And thanks for the clear, informative explanation about toothpicks vs. fish knives.

One of these, just not sure which

Delightful dilemma to face, Will! My default position tends to be "go stag if possible", but the bone on that swayback is almost irresistible!

Good man! Thank you GT, I did OK, for once
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Start of another week, and I'm packing these two, an A.Wright Lambsfoot, and an older TEW Sleeveboard

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Successful projects produce a wonderful feeling (or so I've been told ).
Two Monday, but not mundane, knives that you're sharing, Jack!

I was hoping to take some new photos this morning, but we have cold, with rain and some flurries. So, I decided to recycle these photos and this pair will be in my pocket this morning.

I sure admire your stag lambsfoot, Ron! I hope spring comes to TN soon; it has to come to you before it gets to me!

One or the other of these two Colts. I'm liking them too much to leave them home.

Those are a couple of classy Colts, @redsparrow ! Colt advertised the covers as "black stag", I think? I have a very similar sowbelly; is the lower knife a mini trapper? I very pleased with every Colt folder I have; sad to see them fold a while ago.

I'm going to test out these Antonini farm knives this week.
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Congrats, r8shell; those are some knives "right up my alley"! Looking forward to hearing what you think of them.

... A Queen model 22 clip barlow from 1961-1971... Keeping it company today is a Crown Cutlery Co. coke bottle hunter from 1916-1919.

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- Stuart

Another provocative pair, Stuart! I really like the coloring on the mark side of the Barlow (it could be the model for the elusive antique amber TC Barlow), and the rich color and ideal jigging on the hunter are dynamite!

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Harry

Harry, I tend to think of all the marvelous stag knives you have, but you have a lot of majestic bone as well!! That perfect pairing you posted is a case in point!

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All the way with SBJ!!

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Congrats, Dylan; that looks like a sizable scarlet slicer! One of those new Oregon Trappers?

Such enviable knives, Steve, and such cheerful pictures! I look forward to your sunshine/blue skies photos!

3 days in a row carrying this new Churchill...

Congrats on the ebony Churchill, @007hunter ! I think that's the GEC knife that "moved" me the most in 2017.

I made a box from scrap redwood, mahogany, leoparwood, etc. Notice how I made it plenty big
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Nice work!!

My 73 today, this is in the "never get rid of" category out of all the knives I own

That run of stag 73s was iconic to me, and yours is "Best in Show", Paul!

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Can't beat "sweatin' with the oldies!"

New to traditionals, but I carried my boker beer keg wittler today.Just starting out so I don't have much to chose from just that and my Case stag Sodbuster Jr. ...

Welcome to The Porch, D Daniel G. ! A beer barrel whittler and a stag SBJr are a superb pair to start with!!

My Alox Knife of the Week is a Vic Farmer (thanks, Tom):

My non-Alox SAK of the Week is a Vic Recruit:

My Stockman of the Week is a Rough Rider medium stockman:

- GT

 

[Tyd450]

Ole raggy again today!

 

[Chui]

With a Norfolk and a Sambar Lambsfoot it’s starting off to be a great day!!!

- both real stunners, Ron......and the Norfolk is a peach

 

[Chui]

- my 'Butterscotch' Erickson

 

[joeradza]

- my 'Butterscotch' Erickson

Great knife and photo, Paul.