What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Definitely stainless weather for the foreseeable future:
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Look how thin it is, between a Kutmaster advertiser and a one-blade Vic sak.
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@5K Qs The pull on my 26 is probably a 6 on the main blade and about 7-8 on the small pen.

Which for me is close to perfection.
These are perfect for the watch pocket and they are big enough to handle any job.
 
scrteened porch said:
Lots of Dutch in West Michigan. Though this is the first Dutch text knife I've seen.
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5K Qs said:
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!
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Thanks for the interresting facts Jer and GT!

scrteened porch said:
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.
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Well it could be Afrikaans, but it certainly is Dutch too. The two languages have a lot in common as you stated already. It means "Unity makes strength", like GT said:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_makes_strength

On the Dutch Wikipedia page is written it also was the motto of the Zuid-Afrikaanse Republiek (South African Republic) / Transvaal.
 
5K Qs said:
The canoe I posted yesterday is 4.5" closed, spring-to-spine height is 1.5", and thickness former to pile side is .5".

What a dignified knife, Dean! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool: @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. :rolleyes:


Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a Barlow that honors Zorro:
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- GT
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Thanks, Gary! I understand your ebony jack quandary; best thing to do is get one of each! :) Your Canoe is big!

Finally, Zorro is cool and so is your Barlow!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Half/Stop said:
Today is a new to me (my first and what took me so long I’ll never know :eek:) Tidioute 43 with Frontier Bone and a Camillus #51 Barlow with Sawcut Bone! :)

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Fantastic pair, Ron! :thumbsup::thumbsup: You have an eye for quality.

On the hike today we went into a downtown park and along the river and in "big city" (Columbus, OH). I carried my Camillus Tip Top Barlow while enjoying the scenery.


 
Shortly after graduating highschool in 1974, was 18 years old and luckily got hired as a laborer on the Rock Island railroad. Worked mostly in the roundhouse, hostler helper, getting locomotives ready to hit the rails filling the fuel and sand tanks, operating the turntable, putting them in the correct order with the lead engine headed forward, spotting them in the dog house for grease, power testing, spotting them in the roundhouse for repair, whatever. Also worked grueling hours on the wash rack cleaning out a hundred plus boxcars a day, refilled carts with brake shoes that weigh about 20 lbs each. Hard work but almost $5 an hour! Married a highschool hottie, worked side-by-side with folks who had college degrees, railroad was the best job in town. Life was great, or so I thought. Wasn't long until I was laid off and had to go back to work at the truck stop for $1.70 an hour ... pumping ethyl and fixing 18 wheeler flats. The Rock Island continued to weaken and more layoffs were occurring, my chances of getting back on was slim to none … went in the Air Force. Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher said there are four reasons people enter the military, one of those reasons is "need a job". Newlywed with no prospects in sight, I needed a job. While I was in my first hitch, Union contract stipulated they have to offer my job back as long as apply within 45 days and issued me this AFL-CIO Military Withdrawal card. Must be rare, never seen another. Thought with that much seniority I would never get laid off again. Wrong. Rock Island went bankrupt, it was no longer a "mighty fine line", helped make my decision to make a career out of the Air Force. Even in hindsight, best decision I ever made. Wasn't easy.

Dad was a conductor / brakeman, so am naturally attracted to GEC conductors, but only the two blade version. This is the only lantern I can remember him ever carrying, probably traveled over a million miles.

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RDaneel said:
Fantastic pair, Ron! :thumbsup::thumbsup: You have an eye for quality.

On the hike today we went into a downtown park and along the river and in "big city" (Columbus, OH). I carried my Camillus Tip Top Barlow while enjoying the scenery.


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Thanks Dean! :) That's a great ole Camillus Tip Top you have there! :cool: Very nice photos also! :thumbsup:
 
5K Qs said:
I hope whatever the medical issue is, Dean, that it's not knife or hike threatening, either; get well ASAP!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
The canoe I posted yesterday is 4.5" closed, spring-to-spine height is 1.5", and thickness former to pile side is .5".


Thanks, Dylan! :thumbsup::cool: 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! :thumbsup:;):D


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. :(:mad:



I remember that batch of 14 Barlows Lloyd sold!! :cool: 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! :thumbsup:;) 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!! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:



That's a trio with brio, @Invoice, and a quality yellow quartet!! :cool::thumbsup::cool:


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 :thumbsup::thumbsup: (even though I'm usually not a big fan of single blades or lockbacks :rolleyes:)!
I'm a sucker for those Böker Barlows with the tree on the bolster stamp! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:


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! :rolleyes:;)


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


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! ;):thumbsup::cool:




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


Show pieces, Alan! :cool::thumbsup::cool:


What a dignified knife, Dean! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool: @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. :rolleyes:


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That IS an incredible Calf Roper!! :cool::thumbsup::cool:


Congrats on the new 15, Joshua! :cool::cool::thumbsup:


Splendid sleeveboard, willc willc ! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup: How's the pull on that beauty?


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?



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:
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Watch pocket Knife of the Week is a Rough Rider amber jigged bone cannitler:
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I think I’ll have to give a Mercator a shot, thanks. :thumbsup: Truth be told, the bolster stamp is the main reason I sought the Böker out. :D

I’ve got this Pal camp knife with me today.
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Chief Chief Life actually leads you in strange places, some call it fate of course but I think chance is powerful thing we don't have control over, just being lucky to make the best of what we can:thumbsup:

Conductor is the best 2 blade GEC has made, I pine for another run but it seems like a mirage! Always wanted the micarta and Ivory Bone versions but I'm lucky to have 2 great stainless and a very tidy Tortoiseshell carbon. You get a decent long blade on this frame too and that's not always the case with a smaller knife.

Regards, Will
 
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