What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Gevonovich]

@Jack Black , Astronaut FX , and @Half/Stop - what a great way to start the day. Very nice knives. Sorry about your weather, Ron. In sympathy, we're going to have thunderstorms here, today, so that you won't feel picked on.

Today, I'm feeling swell, so I'm totin' an Aerial swell center pen and a Clauss swell end jack.

- Stuart

An exquisite duo....wow !!!!!!!!!

 

[leghog]

The earliest Camillus catalogue that I found was 1946 which showed the Camillus 33 as an Easy Open with a Spear & Pen and without a Bale . There is a Camillus 33 thread , as you know , and in it L leghog said that Brass Liners were a sign of Pre WW II or Early War II . Mine has the Brass Liners . I would hope that anyone having additional info would chime in please . And did they put Bales on the ones mad for the Military .

Harry

Yes, the bail (clevis) was spec so the Navy jackknifes from each manufacturer (Pal, Camillus, Imperial, Ulster, Kingston) had one.

 

[Dschal]

Nifebrite as the rain draws near.

 

[screened porch]

Nice knife! It's not often that I see a knife with dutch text on it.

Lots of Dutch in West Michigan. Though this is the first Dutch text knife I've seen.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

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Great knife with top notch bone, and a beautiful moth, Travman!

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

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Great shot with the spot of sun making the moss glow

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

This one today. #15 OD Micarta.
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Nice!
I learned the hard way what happens when you open the blade and reach to cut something and the lanyard stops the knife while your hand keeps going.

 

[315]

Since I got it out of the mail today

 

[5K Qs]

Thanks, Gev! Not all well, but not life threatening.
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Thank you, Gary. The doctor's office knife shot was a spur of the moment and because I was bored.

So how big is your Christmas canoe?

I hope whatever the medical issue is, Dean, that it's not knife or hike threatening, either; get well ASAP!!
The canoe I posted yesterday is 4.5" closed, spring-to-spine height is 1.5", and thickness from mark side to pile side is .5".

Thank you for the compliment, GT. I think I've seen the Marbles Lady Leg before but I must comment on the wonderful scrimshaw, it is beautifully done!

Thanks, Dylan! Lady leg knives don't get a lot of love here on The Porch, but I think my Marbles model has all kinds of positive features!

Thanks, GT. I love that Laguiole hunter.
- Stuart

Thanks, Stuart; I love that it came from my daughter. (And I didn't notice what a horrible decision I made in taking photos of that knife on the table that I did, with the handle and table having almost identical color and grain.

Thanks for the compliment Gary! I bought 5 old Barlow’s from Lloyd on the exchange several months ago. The Ulster is one of that bunch. ...

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A Primble Barlow and my OO 73 Scout will be my choices for today while we prepare for the fifth straight day of storms!

I remember that batch of 14 Barlows Lloyd sold!! I don't frequent the exchange very often, but I happened to see that thread, and would have gone for any one (or more) of those knives, but I got there too late! You picked up a couple of lighter brown sawcuts (Camillus and HSB) that definitely caught my eye! And here's another of those Barlows; you've got that Primble looking fantastic, and I've often made clear my approval of your OO 73!!

These three today. Cold Steel Ranch Boss, Remington and S&M Executive Jack

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Yellow kind of day.
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That's a trio with brio, @Invoice, and a quality yellow quartet!!

Thanks for the compliment 5K Qs ! I’ve admiring those Mercators for a while now, but I’m worried they’re too thin. How does it feel in hand?

I’m carrying this Böker barlow today.

I wondered about the comfort of the folded steel handle on the Black Cat, but once I got mine, I thought it felt great in hand; it's really one of my favorite knives (even though I'm usually not a big fan of single blades or lockbacks )!
I'm a sucker for those Böker Barlows with the tree on the bolster stamp!

Thank you, Gary. All the blades on the Case are highly polished. I think that the angle of the swedge on the spey just caught the light’s reflection and made it pop.

As always, you are very kind with your compliments!

Thanks for the additional info, Ratbert . As for the compliments, I just call 'em as I see 'em; my wife claims I haven't seen a traditional folder I didn't like!

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I doubt I'll see any financial gain GT, but I was glad to get the piece done
Thanks pal, I have a lot of Richards knives, and should carry one more often
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These two for me today (if my slack internet connection will upload the pic)

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A job well done is its own reward, I suppose, but you can't pay the grocer with self-satisfaction.
Good to see the ebony lambsfoot in the company of the respected Abbeydale Jack!!

Kung Pao Chicken?

The Hen & Rooster shield is one of my favorites, and the peanut covers are SO far out, as we used to say in the 60s!

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Today, I'm feeling swell, so I'm totin' an Aerial swell center pen and a Clauss swell end jack.

- Stuart

Those are swell! I wouldn't get any work done with those in my pocket, for all the CEing and CFing.
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It's spears and scimitars for me today.
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Totin wood ‘n steel for a drizzly Wednesday.
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Stuart, Rachel, and Jeff, accolades to each of you for your stimulating choices of Wednesday wood pairs!!!

Micarta madness.
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Show pieces, Alan!

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I'm also carrying ebony on this Wooden Wednesday, a GEC Huckleberry boy's knife.

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What a dignified knife, Dean! @r8shell almost has me convinced of the superiority of barehead ebony jacks, and then I see a knife like yours with an end cap, and I'm right back on the fence.

View attachment 933903 Today I am wielding a pitchfork (to move hay, not as part of a political uprising) and a GEC 66 SFO from Austin at Traditionalpocketknives, this is a blood red bone, and is now my favorite pocket knife.

Grooves, pinched bolsters, sharp and red. The pinnacle of pocket knife artistry.

That IS an incredible Calf Roper!!

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Just returned home from Texas to find this black linen 15 in the mail. It looks great, has flawless fit and finish (no gaps at all, no rough spots), and though the action isn't as crisp as my navy lambsfoot, I think after a flush and some working it will get better. This is a fabulous little knife!

Congrats on the new 15, Joshua!

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This is a fantastic little knife.

I can only hope that GEC does another run in the near future.

Splendid sleeveboard, @willc ! How's the pull on that beauty?

This super-thin thing.

I suspect it was produced in 1981 for the centenary of the Boer victory in the first Boer war. Solingen, nice stainless. Judging from a Boer war website, it appears this was a reuse of handles made back in the day.

Intriguing knife, Jer, and thanks for connecting it to the Boer War. I'd have guessed that the inscription was Dutch, but had no idea of the context. Do you know if the phrase is actually Dutch, as opposed to Afrikaans?

Nice knife! It's not often that I see a knife with dutch text on it.

Lots of Dutch in West Michigan. Though this is the first Dutch text knife I've seen.

Hey, I resemble that remark, at least in ancestry; I only know enough Dutch to sometimes recognize it in written form. Wikipedia taught me tonight that the "Unity Makes Strength" motto is on the badges of police in Holland, MI!

Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a Barlow that honors Zorro:

Watch pocket Knife of the Week is a Rough Rider amber jigged bone cannitler:

- GT

 

[JohnDF]

Since I got it out of the mail today

Such nice jigging on those.

 

[JohnDF]

- GT

Very cool. I keep eye-balling the Lone Ranger version. Just look like fun knives to pull out of your pocket.

 

[Tyd450]

I was worried this 48 might be a little too big but it is so nice and slim that the extra length is really welcomed. I'm a huge fan of the 3.5" Bose wharnie trapper pattern but this will fill in quite nicely until I can get another custom...

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Had this and my Klein today used both at work, Klein did some light duty screwdriver work, but cutting chores like opening boxes of mini-blinds went to the RR. I've injured my right middle finger a bit, its quite sore. Getting the RR out of the watch pocket much easier on it than digging into the main pocket.

 

[Ratbert]

I like that yellow Buck. Is that a special model? John

@Invoice I was going to ask the same thing...I don’t think i’ve ever seen a yellow-handled 110.

 

[Duckdog]

An exquisite duo....wow !!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Gev.

Stuart, Rachel, and Jeff, accolades to each of you for your stimulating choices of Wednesday wood pairs!!!

Thanks, GT. If I'm walkin' with @r8shell and Amir Fleschwund , I'm in high cotton. I truly like that cannitler

@Invoice , @SteveC , 315 - seriously fine knives, guys. Really fine.
- Stuart

 

[autogateman]

Out in the cobra with 2 from autogateman today. The folder is new and just divine. More on it later after some use. They aren’t twins but def sisters!

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One of these days Ill come to a conclusion which direction I prefer that makers mark to face haha

 

[Astronaut FX]

I felt like I needed something whimsical going into what I expect is going to be a crappier than normal work day...

 

[Travman]

14

 

[screened porch]

Intriguing knife, Jer, and thanks for connecting it to the Boer War. I'd have guessed that the inscription was Dutch, but had no idea of the context. Do you know if the phrase is actually Dutch, as opposed to Afrikaans?

I expect it's Afrikaans, and suspect it's the motto of the short-lived republic formed by the union of Transvaal and Orange Free State. I don't think there's much difference between Afrikaans and Dutch though.

More difference than I expected, if google translate knows its business.
Eendracht maakt Macht comes out eenheid maakt kracht.
'one-draft makes might' vs 'one-hood makes power'.
Eendracht is translated 'unity', so maybe means 'drawing together' rather than 'pulling together on a shared load'.
I have no guess as to the etymology of kracht, at least none I like.

It is related to 'craft', which comes from kraft, which used to mean 'strength' rather than 'skill'. Which I'd forgotten.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

I’ve really been enjoying the knives and the photography, everyone.
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A 43, and a 23.