What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Ratbert]

#25 Barlow in snakewood

My goodness, that is pretty!

 

[Ratbert]

Carrying my 77 in green sawcut this week.

Prayers on this Memorial Day, for the families and friends of those who lost their lives while in service to our country.

RIP, Billy Hayes.

 

[Camillus]

Also has the blade stamp, which I like

 

[Old Engineer]

Aah got my Saturday stag fix! Thanks, Harry.

If that’s spinach, it is ahead of mine.

Thank you for the kind words Jeff . It is radish . They are in a raised garden that had a cover on it .

Harry

 

[JTB_5]

Stuck inside grading on an overcast day. But I still have some brilliance in my pocket.

 

[5K Qs]

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GT, that captivating canoe connotes casual cruising in calm conditions. Congrats.
- Stuart...

Thanks, Stuart. You're sailing the eight Cs with that alliterative comment!

Today and yesterday

Thanks, Will

I still don't know what knife you're displaying there, Will! Some kind of swayback pruner???
(Congrats on your victory in the Indianapolis 500 yesterday!!! )

Thanks GT for your kind words! The stags on this one are amazing. Here is the pile side.

Thanks for the additional photo of your sublime stockman, @Falling_rain !

5K Qs I owned a couple Victorinox when I was a kid and have contemplated getting one again. Such classics!

Totally agree, Joshua. What model(s) have you been considering?

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Actually thinking of buying another of these just to give it a go. I also draw as a hobby, well when I take time. I been buying my R.R.'s at a local sports store for the inflated price of $14 lol. Might order me a few smooth bone if I cam scrimshaw worth a darn. As I'm living in east north Carolina at the moment, a series of the daddy barlows with Carolina light houses be kinda cool.

I've heard that if you can draw, scrimshaw shouldn't be too tough. (Unfortunately, my drawing skills are non-existent. ) Carolina lighthouses sound like a fantastic theme!!

No Sir...it's a two blade jack. Thank you so much, Gary ! Cool group of knives. I think I will carry my Vic too
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Thanks for the info, Gev. Regardless of the blade combination, I think the impressive ergonomics of the sowbelly handle shape still hold!

Fried seafood and carbohydrates: what's the diff?
I like the Beer Barrel Bokers, because I like all the Solingen Bokers. I don't quite trust the barrel wood on these, though. It looks nice, but it feels very soft and porous, so I avoid cutting anything wet or messy with it. I'm afraid the wood might absorb stuff. A picture for reference:
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After I finish my coffee, I'm going to put a new edge on my new stag lambfoot and start the patinaing!
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Thanks for the Beer Barrel Böker feedback, r8shell; is the one in your photo a whittler? I wonder if there's a finish/sealant to treat the handles to make them less worrisome. Sure do like your stag lambsfoot; congrats!!

Camillus #17 Jack today

Another day, another splendid vintage knife!!

I have no idea, GT, other than you can easily pinch it open, nail nick notwithstanding. Extremely smooth action.

I believe that Ka-Bar had a line of doghead shield knives and maybe Stidham was emulating that tradition (despite the knife being fashioned after the Case 91 pattern).
- Stuart

Thanks for thinking about my questions, even if they remain mysteries!

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Thanks GT In the end, the weather forecasters got it wrong, and it was actually a pretty fine day Interesting two-bladed Melon Tester there
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Hope you got a good night's sleep GT

Those two are among the ugliest knives I've ever seen GT! Thanks my friend, I went deep into the Rhubarb Triangle, but came back to tell the tale thankfully!
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Thanks for the comments and well-wishes, Jack. I'm glad you ended up with good weather despite the forecast, and that you returned from the Rhubarb Triangle relatively sound in body and mind!

A little Queenie for Sunday. Model 4 (3 1/4") from 1973-1975.
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- Stuart

Oh, my!! Stuart, that little Queen pen knife is my new quintessential example of the term "pocket jewelry"!

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what, no 8 track? The 60's is my favorite era for cars.
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A college friend had a '63 Impala SS with state-of-the-art 8-track sound system, but I never got one for my car. My memories of those cars from the 60s, when both the cars and I had muscles, are fond ones. But when I sometimes see classic cars of that era, I'm shocked to see that many were kind of like tin cans on wheels!

Thanks, Gary. That teardrop is actually my favorite one for daily carry - no tears mate!

The QQ is looking good, as usual.

Green and yellow teardrop today; subtle right?

Thanks, Dean. Congrats on another teardrop!! That one is confusing to me, because in the farming community where I grew up, almost everyone else had John Deere tractors, but we had Case tractors (and Farmalls before that). So a knife with both Case and John Deere on it seems oxmoronic to me!

Carrying some Stag today :
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Harry

Superb stag in the sunshine, Harry! What's the little row of shoots coming up between the knives and the radish?

#25 Barlow in snakewood

What a jewel, Camillus !

Betty's younger sister got a name?? She's a sweetie!

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Jack, you certainly "nailed it" with the ebony lambs foots you commisioned for the Guardians this year!!

Today I carry in my pocket the GEC # 15 with Cap Lifter...

Wondrous knife, Senhor Pinto!

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Honorable holiday photo, Alan. I hope everyone has a meaningful Memorial Day.

This week, I have some large knives and some small knives in my pockets (as usual ).
Big Knife of the Week is a Buck 110 my brother had for MANY years (thanks, Ter):

Peanut-ish Knife of the Week is a Taylor-Schrade 18OT:

European Knife of the Week is a large Otter Arbeitmesser:

Watchpocket Knife of the Week is a Robt. Klaas mini canoe:

- GT

 

[JTB_5]

GT, I've always liked the Tinker, which was the one I had as a kid that got the most of my attention.

Edit: who is the little one in the pendant photograph?

 

[RDaneel]

Thanks, Dean. Congrats on another teardrop!! That one is confusing to me, because in the farming community where I grew up, almost everyone else had John Deere tractors, but we had Case tractors (and Farmalls before that). So a knife with both Case and John Deere on it seems oxmoronic to me!

Big Knife of the Week is a Buck 110 my brother had for MANY years (thanks, Ter):

- GT

Thanks, Gary. I thought the Case/John Deere was overdoing it, but you never know! A 110 with a family connection!

Memorial Day carry.

 

[r8shell]

Thanks for the Beer Barrel Böker feedback, r8shell; is the one in your photo a whittler? I wonder if there's a finish/sealant to treat the handles to make them less worrisome. Sure do like your stag lambsfoot; congrats!!

Thank, GT. Yes, that one is a whittler. I figure some sort of wax or Tru-oil might help seal the wood, I just haven't gotten around to trying it.

Have a good Memorial Day, everyone!

 

[Peregrin]

Enjoy the holiday folks. We're making a few stops today in memory of our fallen comrades. I've added a poem that always brings tears to my eyes.

In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae, May 1915

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

A duo from Ohta today.

 

[Johnny brown]

Totin' this awesome ebony 81 that has a really unique brown stripe in the ebony going across the pile side cover. I love this knife, it's perfect in every way

 

[JohnDF]

Weekend Carry...
Something Big and something Small.
GEC #43 Beaver Tail "clipped"
RR Small Barlow in watch pocket

 

[Duckdog]

For today, these are with me: clockwise, left to right, Schrade MIL-K-10043 Parachutist’s Snap Blade Knife (1946-1973), Gerber Mark II Survival Knife (1982), Gerber Mark I Combat Dagger (1976-1980), Schrade M2 WWII Paratrooper Knife (1946-1950).

My Dad entered WWII a few months after his graduation from the USMA West Point, and served in the 505 Parachute Infantry Reg., 82nd Airborne Div. at the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive), jumped into Korea with the 187th Infantry Regiment - the Rakkasans, and, in 1958, went to Vietnam as Lt. Col. in the 10th Special Forces Group, Airborne. He passed last August and will be buried in July at Arlington National Cemetery. His father, who served in the Medical Corps, US Army in WWI, is buried there. My stepfather served in Korea (US Army) and several uncles and aunts served during WWII (Army and Navy). They are all gone now, God rest their souls. I appreciate their service to our country. I pushed pencils for the country as a member of the Adjutant General's Corps, US Army, from ROTC in college (1967-1971) through reserve duty until discharge in 1978. I'm going to Arlington National today to visit my grandfather on this day of appreciation.

- Stuart

 

[315]

My Memorial Day carry will be my Victorinox Tinker. The Kabar is a bit cumbersome to carry. In 1991 I had the privilege to land on the island of Iwo Jima. As a young Marine I was honored. Even though you can't see them in the old photo, there were two knives on me that day that are in this photo. The Kabar I had purchased and taken to the field every time I went, and the Tinker, secured with a piece of parachute cord to a belt loop.

 

[Duckdog]

Oh, my!! Stuart, that little Queen pen knife is my new quintessential example of the term "pocket jewelry"!

Thanks, GT. It's a sweet thing, for sure.

Big Knife of the Week is a Buck 110 my brother had for MANY years (thanks, Ter)

Bodacious Buck, buddy. I know that it is special to you. I have a nice one now from 2006, but I'd give anything to have my original that I bought in 1976 (and lent/lost a few years later) or the one that I bought to replace that one (and lent/lost in 2005).
- Stuart

 

[JohnDF]

Carrying my 77 in green sawcut this week.

My dream knife. It's absolutely beautiful!

 

[mitch4ging]

A BIG thanks to all that have served, and those who support our troops!

Just some mementos of mine of days now gone.

 

[joeradza]

For today, these are with me: clockwise, left to right, Schrade MIL-K-10043 Parachutist’s Snap Blade Knife (1946-1973), Gerber Mark II Survival Knife (1982), Gerber Mark I Combat Dagger (1976-1980), Schrade M2 WWII Paratrooper Knife (1946-1950).

My Dad entered WWII a few months after his graduation from the USMA West Point, and served in the 505 Parachute Infantry Reg., 82nd Airborne Div. at the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive), jumped into Korea with the 187th Infantry Regiment - the Rakkasans, and, in 1958, went to Vietnam as Lt. Col. in the 10th Special Forces Group, Airborne. He passed last August and will be buried in July at Arlington National Cemetery. His father, who served in the Medical Corps, US Army in WWI, is buried there. My stepfather served in Korea (US Army) and several uncles and aunts served during WWII (Army and Navy). They are all gone now, God rest their souls. I appreciate their service to our country. I pushed pencils for the country as a member of the Adjutant General's Corps, US Army, from ROTC in college (1967-1971) through reserve duty until discharge in 1978. I'm going to Arlington National today to visit my grandfather on this day of appreciation.

- Stuart

Fantastic history of family service Stuart. Those were different times that some today don't understand. That's why it's is so important to not only honor those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice but to show everyone that we must never forget and must always put country first in order to preserve our freedom.

 

[Will Power]

Just now this one which arrived today. Who doesn't relish victory?

 

[mitch4ging]

Great pics and history, guys!
My grandfather was in WWII and Korea, and my dad had 2 tours of Vietnam, it always seemed automatic to serve.

For today, these are with me: clockwise, left to right, Schrade MIL-K-10043 Parachutist’s Snap Blade Knife (1946-1973), Gerber Mark II Survival Knife (1982), Gerber Mark I Combat Dagger (1976-1980), Schrade M2 WWII Paratrooper Knife (1946-1950).

My Dad entered WWII a few months after his graduation from the USMA West Point, and served in the 505 Parachute Infantry Reg., 82nd Airborne Div. at the Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive), jumped into Korea with the 187th Infantry Regiment - the Rakkasans, and, in 1958, went to Vietnam as Lt. Col. in the 10th Special Forces Group, Airborne. He passed last August and will be buried in July at Arlington National Cemetery. His father, who served in the Medical Corps, US Army in WWI, is buried there. My stepfather served in Korea (US Army) and several uncles and aunts served during WWII (Army and Navy). They are all gone now, God rest their souls. I appreciate their service to our country. I pushed pencils for the country as a member of the Adjutant General's Corps, US Army, from ROTC in college (1967-1971) through reserve duty until discharge in 1978. I'm going to Arlington National today to visit my grandfather on this day of appreciation.

- Stuart

My Memorial Day carry will be my Victorinox Tinker. The Kabar is a bit cumbersome to carry. In 1991 I had the privilege to land on the island of Iwo Jima. As a young Marine I was honored. Even though you can't see them in the old photo, there were two knives on me that day that are in this photo. The Kabar I had purchased and taken to the field every time I went, and the Tinker, secured with a piece of parachute cord to a belt loop.