What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[TheChunk91]

 

[Spaten]

I’ve got this Kutmaster with me today.

 

[kai76]

At the beach today with my favorite custom board and custom knife. Some fun little waves today and the weather couldn’t be better.

 

[HST]

kai76 Where ya surfing today? I wish I was paddling out.

 

[cigarrodog]

 

[black mamba]

Still carrying the Frank Buster stag stockman.

 

[HST]

 

[5K Qs]

Got this in the mail on Friday. Took some effort to get sharp but the main is very thin and slicey now.

Classy canoe, @peanutsxx , and that main blade is quite unusual for the pattern, isn't it?

I’ve got this black box Winchester with me today.

Prestigious pen knife, Spaten !
The well-worn red Cadet you posted later is iconic.

After two games of extra time and spot kicks, a man needs a drink.
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I hope your team is doing well, D Dschal ! My daughter, who lived in Spain the past 6 years, was devastated by Spain's performance.

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Sunday best today. Going to watch fireworks tonight.

Ravishing knife, @Chief ! IMHO, the second-best TC Barlow ever.

Today was "wash the dog day". A day when all and sundry get wet.
I put a Buck 422 in the pocket of my cargo shorts.
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Cool knife, Frank; linerless?

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Totin' this BB Winchester today.

Another sublime Winchester! (What do YOU call that pattern? I've seen it called by several names. )

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Plenty of sway in my pockets today Hope everyone has a good week

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That's a tough pair to beat, Jack!!

Totin these two old things this morning! I’m good how are y’all!

Phenomenal pair, Ron; that Case with a blade at each end is exceptional!

1965-69 Case Sodbuster.
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At least 50 years old, and it looks like it worked most of that time!

Due to the July 4 holiday, this week's Wooden Wednesday has been rescheduled to Monday.

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Good wood, r8shell ! (Why am I always the last to find out about schedule changes?? )

I like to celebrate ameAmeri made knives in July, so the 6208 will be with me everyday and for rotating like I normally do I'll be going with American made blades.
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I'll probably rotate more frequently to and see if if can maybe get through all my American made knives.

Patriotic plan!

Thanks for the laugh and the kind words my friend, great-looking Pioneer

Thanks Gary and Nice OC Pioneer !

Thanks, GT. That's a very fine Pioneer.

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Thank you, Gary! Two of my favorite SAKs (except my Pioneers are not old cross ones).

Thanks for the Pioneer props, gents! I found it in a little antique/consignment shop while on vacation almost a year ago, and was thrilled to do so.

Inspired by GT's ( 5K Qs ) canoe collection, carrying this today.

As usual, a cleverly thematic post, Ken!! (And congrats to your wife and you on your 45th anniversary!! )

...The heat index of 99 F and 76% humidity is punishing us in Northern Virginia today. ... I'm going to stay inside until sundown, so my totin' will be limited to this Sabre barlow.
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- Stuart

Hope you can stay as cool as that Sabre Barlow, Stuart!

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Utica Jack today
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Excellent Utica, Steve!

She’s an old one but she walks and talks smoother than any knife I own and probably gets the most pocket time.
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Superb knife, kai76 !! (And your description of it reminds me of what I say about my wife! )

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My new avatar...

Congrats on the new Ancient and new avatar, Dean! (I'm embarrassed to say that I can't remember what your old avatar was . Was it your scratted bone Ancient?)

A Case pen knife in the pocket today.

That's a practically perfect pocket knife!

Micarta Monday - check! It still looks like the blade was attached to the wrong end of the handle, but even though it looks weird to my eyes, I haven't been able to take it out of my pocket since I got it. I'll take function over form most days and this one's no exception.

People exhibit such differences. I LOVE a sleeveboard pattern like that, with main blade on the big end (although adding a secondary bald on the small end would be even better). But I'll bet you and I eat Oreos differently too!

I decided it are tyme for a change.
Sarge "Official BSA" Barlow (allegedly 440C blades) and a
Rough Rider RR1287 Old Yeller "Half Hawk"
are in my pocket for a while now.
A Buck 112 remains on my belt.

I'm totally in favor of your choices!

Carrying this one again today as I do most days when I am working outside . Taylors Eye Witness Lambsfoot .

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Harry

That TEW is always a treat, Harry!

SSSS today Small Sleek Stainless Stag

Magisterial little knife, Will, and a fascinating racing relic!!

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I'm doubling-up today

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Your choices look very current, very 2018!

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New Britain

Looks like quite an OLD New Britain!

Perfect pair for an antique guardian like you, Ron!

- GT

 

[Half/Stop]

Phenomenal pair, Ron; that Case with a blade at each end is exceptional!

Perfect pair for an antique guardian like you, Ron!

Thanks Gary! The Case is a #06247PEN from 1974. It's the same length as your new 6347 Stockman only it just has one spring. Slim and sweet comes to mind! Lets watch the antiques jokes. There has been several of those type references used on the porch lately!

 

[kai76]

kai76 Where ya surfing today? I wish I was paddling out.

HST Up in north malibu. It was small and pretty hectic with the summer holiday crowds but still better wet than dry! Where do you surf?

 

[Jack Black]

That's a tough pair to beat, Jack!!

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Your choices look very current, very 2018!

Thanks GT

 

[r8shell]

Looks like quite an OLD New Britain!

Yep! 1910-1930, so about two fifths as old as the United States!

 

[Dschal]

Heat wave day four.

 

[ecallahan]

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Beautiful pic.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Sorry I haven't been around much lately, but I've literally had nothing new to say about knives. I'm hopelessly stuck at the moment, caught in a never-ending cycle of dropping these two knives in my pockets every morning, and placing them on my nightstand in the evening. All other knives are in storage right now, waiting out the summer heat and humidity.

Rondeau, the ironwood 77 barlow, helps to keep me grounded with its wonderful natural covers, and it has that tremenoudly useful over-sized coping blade. Precision cuts are made with ease, and the large clip blade is capable of yet larger tasks, without drawing unwanted attention in public. When I'm bored, Rondeau serves as a great treasure to pull out and inspect, and snap the blades open and closed. My thumb thoroughly enjoys to be run over the hardwood covers, feeling all those ripples and imperfections in the wood's surface. My eyes love to see how the grain seemingly transforms itself under minor changes in lighting.

But the majority of cutting tasks are performed with the micarta 43 Oregon Trapper. I'm still not sure, even after months of pocket time, what makes this single blade knife so uncommonly good. It doesn't have Northfield trim or exotic covers. There's no trick locking mechanism or gadgetry. No exotic steel. Yet I can't help but bring this knife to my hand for daily tasks. The blade is perfectly sized, shaped and heat treated for a plethora of everyday chores. The covers and handle shape give me a perfect grip. The pull is stout yet easy enough to open, without having to concentrate on what I'm doing. Everything about using this knife happens naturally, almost organically.

Neither the Oregon nor Rondeau have been sharpened by any means other than hand on stone, drawn through oil to achieve a superb working edge, with a quick strop on leather at the end. Both these knives deserve that level of attention and dedication, muscle memory used to keep my strokes even and true.

And I'll say a little about the steel also. Much as is said about Great Eastern Cutlery and their interesting designs, along with their breathtaking fit and finish, but it's the ability of a knife to cut that truly makes it valuable. GEC has achieved close to perfection with both of these knives in this regard. The grinds are even, thin enough for a great variety of cutting chores, but thick enough so as not to hamper their usefulness. The heat treatment is beyond superb. The level of hardness they are able to achieve with their 1095, creates a surprisingly long-lasting edge for such a simple steel. Far better than most all of the traditional knives I've handled, both of recent and long past manufacture.

I didn't really go into 2018 with many plans for my knife collecting. I had a good crop of knives that I was perfectly happy with, and little need to add to my collection. And while I've only acquired a mere handful so far this year, what I have purchased has completely transformed my knife experience and actually redefined the hobby for me. While I once held strictly to the scout pattern, I've managed to branch out and thrive with two completely different sets of features. The first half of 2018 has certainly been interesting, and extremely rewarding.

Love that ode to the 43! I could not have written a better review.
I have the exact same knife - beautiful micarta and all, a very kind gift from a veteran - @Chief - in honor of my son. Thank you sir! Wonderful knife.

Twofer for Trapper Twosday: Case pattern 51 both done up for the Case Collectors Club, the single blade in 1981, the double in 1982.

But they are a bit gaudy and fill two pockets in my shorts. Since the continuing hotter-than-Hades headache inducing weather prompts me to stay indoors (close to the cold beer), I'm totin' this old feller instead. Case 51 trapper from 1905-1920:

- Stuart

Thanks for showing these, Stuart!

The heat’s not so bad! You just have to resign yourself to sweating.
I go nuts sitting in the house.

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Great choice. A 4” Schrade Stockman is hard to beat.

 

[Old Engineer]

These Reproduction Copies or Commemorative Models of the Russell Barlow :






Harry

 

[joeradza]

I'm in love.........again.

 

[Jak3]

Beautiful photos from everyone today!

 

[kai76]

Beautiful photos from everyone today!

Didn’t know GEC made an anti gravity floating knife! Nice.

 

[mitch4ging]

I'm in love.........again.
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I can see why! That's a keeper for sure!