What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

315 said:
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.
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A thinking Marine's EDCs.

mitch4ging said:
Just some mementos of mine of days now gone.
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Nice Bianchi and Ek (I have an Ek, but a hunter, not the fighter). The challenge coins are real nice mementos, but that grenade pin gives me pause (the fact that you are able show it is a good sign).

Thanks for sharing the pictures, guys, and thanks for your service. Thank you and yours, too, @Amir Fleschwund and @Chief .
- Stuart
 
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Stuck inside pouring rain all day here. Figured I'd work on one of my knife projects. This is a Camillus/Tops ck-9, pretty modified grip, stripped the coating. Currently working imperfections out of the blade. Using a medium steel diamond hone.Note to self:dremel powered lap wheel takes off coating great! But left WAY to many imperfections to work out. Plan to get all surfaces flat and even, to a satin finish, then force a patina.

On this Memorial Day, I remember my childhood neighbor, Woodrow Counts, I don't remember his rank, but was with the first infrantry from Sicily until VE. Day, then went on to occupation duty in Japan. (Several pictures of him young with a young Japanese woman on the wall that he never spoke of) I would go visit him and he'd tell me stories of "The war" nothing really combat related really. Mostly funny "down time" stuff. I was a kid, so I heard about stealing some poor Italian farmers 2 cows, to eat. Then he'd say "we was young,and didn't know what those milk cows meant to that man"
 
5K Qs said:
Thanks, Stuart. :) You're sailing the eight Cs with that alliterative comment! :cool::thumbsup::D


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


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


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


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!! :cool::cool::thumbsup:


Thanks for the info, Gev. Regardless of the blade combination, I think the impressive ergonomics of the sowbelly handle shape still hold! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


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!! :cool::cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Another day, another splendid vintage knife!! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


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


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! :thumbsup::cool::D


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


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! :eek:;)


Thanks, Dean. Congrats on another teardrop!! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: 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! o_O;)


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


What a jewel, @Camillus ! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:


Betty's younger sister got a name?? ;) She's a sweetie! :cool::thumbsup::cool:


Jack, you certainly "nailed it" with the ebony lambs foots you commisioned for the Guardians this year!! ;):cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Wondrous knife, Senhor Pinto! :thumbsup::confused::confused:


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

This week, I have some large knives and some small knives in my pockets (as usual :rolleyes:).
Big Knife of the Week is a Buck 110 my brother had for MANY years (thanks, Ter):
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Peanut-ish Knife of the Week is a Taylor-Schrade 18OT:
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European Knife of the Week is a large Otter Arbeitmesser:
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Watchpocket Knife of the Week is a Robt. Klaas mini canoe:
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- GT
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Thank you very much GT . That Klaas Canoe looks like a real Gem .
There is Lettuce in the first row and Carrots in the second row . There will be more Lettuce than we will eat and we have raised Carrots 13 1/2 inches long . We also have a few Green Beans in one corner as well . This little Raised Garden is not a bad thing to do for us .

Harry
 
Enjoying the Memorial Day posts today, some real interesting knives too, takes me back a few years :thumbsup:

flatblackcapo said:
Thanks, Jack. It is hard to take a bad pic of these fine knives and it is even harder to keep it out of my pocket.
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:) :thumbsup:

5K Qs said:
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! :thumbsup::cool::D
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Thanks GT, I certainly didn't come out any dafter than when I went in! :D :thumbsup:

5K Qs said:
Jack, you certainly "nailed it" with the ebony lambs foots you commisioned for the Guardians this year!! ;):cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


Wondrous knife, Senhor Pinto! :thumbsup::confused::confused:


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

This week, I have some large knives and some small knives in my pockets (as usual :rolleyes:).
Big Knife of the Week is a Buck 110 my brother had for MANY years (thanks, Ter):
0IReBhn.jpg


Peanut-ish Knife of the Week is a Taylor-Schrade 18OT:
RAB305N.jpg


European Knife of the Week is a large Otter Arbeitmesser:
DXQ2mDP.jpg


Watchpocket Knife of the Week is a Robt. Klaas mini canoe:
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- GT
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Thanks my friend, that's an excellent eclectic line-up :thumbsup:
 
Memorial day does not concern me, my country being not on the allied side, but it was the day of our flag. I also thought of my grandfather whom I never met. He fought in our great national disaster, the civil war as a platoon leader. He wanted to liberate our country but ended up fighting against fellow countrymen. What a tragedy. The wounds have taken decades to heal.
 
H HFinn , I personally don't regard the politics of the "why's" and "who's" of war on this day. Alied,Axis, or neutral,Or even wether one served during war or peacetime. Important to remember the men and women who stepped up to serve their respective nation and cause,and are no longer with us. And most nations have suffered a civil war at some point in their history, which to me is most tragic kind of all. So thanks to ALL who have served THEIR country,and did the best they could under the leadership of their respective times.
 
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I just noticed that it looks like Grandpa fought in the battle of Surf City in '85. :D
I just threw that beach tag in the box of his stuff because it's the last time I saw him.
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Lots of treasures there, I've got a few but not as many as I'd like.
You got me thinking about changing a couple knives out for ones connected to my grandfather, but I remembered this 1944 Franc he brought back from the war that's always hanging around my neck.
I figured if he took a bullet through his helmet and made it back he must've had luck on his side, this came back with him so maybe it's lucky.
It's good enough.
 
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