What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

I’ve only ever named one other knife. It isn’t normally in my nature to attempt to impart living characteristics to inanimate objects. But this knife is indeed organic in ways both real and emotionally perceived. It will now be called Rondeau, named after one of my favorite legends of the Adirondack Mountains; Noah J. Rondeau, the Adirondack hermit.

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Rondeau is a beauty!
All of these pictures of ironwood scales are really growing on me. Looks like a nicely structured/ grained wood.

John
 
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Now, here's a little knife; I think that it is, at 2.75". my smallest stockman: an Imperial stockman from 1935-1945, riding in my pockets today with a Golden Rule Cutlery Co. (Chicago, 1911-1921) swell center whittler, a whopping 3.5".

It's good to see something older than I am Stuart. It's good to have goals.

That is a nice little knife, Stuart!
It's older then me too, Alan. Five to fifteen years older, to be exact. :D
 
Gev, good photo of your Continental and a small creature I have never seen before. :thumbsup:
Thanks Dean !! I saw him come in for a landing and ran for the camera. I'd never seen one like it either. And...your Case is magnificent indeed !!!! What a beauty and love the pattern.
 
To me, it doesn't get much better!!! Just found out me and my wife are expecting about 8 weeks along!!! Getting some work done at the property then fundraiser for the football team I coach tomorrow! Great weekend!!!
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Congrats, Taylor!
 
Thanks Dean !! I saw him come in for a landing and ran for the camera. I'd never seen one like it either. And...your Case is magnificent indeed !!!! What a beauty and love the pattern.
I saw one like it when I was a kid, but I'm pretty sure mine was predominantly green. I figured the big black spots were fake eyes, though now I think of it, it isn't obvious what good big fake eyes would do you.
 
To me, it doesn't get much better!!! Just found out me and my wife are expecting about 8 weeks along!!! Getting some work done at the property then fundraiser for the football team I coach tomorrow! Great weekend!!!
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Congratulations!
 
To me, it doesn't get much better!!! Just found out me and my wife are expecting about 8 weeks along!!! Getting some work done at the property then fundraiser for the football team I coach tomorrow! Great weekend!!!
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Congratulations Taylor. Children are a great blessing!!!!
 
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