What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Monday Morning! :mad: Already? :eek: Coffee! :D

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A cautionary tale: A while ago, maybe five years or so, I went to the local gun & knife show. A fellow there was selling off his old stock Queen knives in cocobolo for very good prices. Good enough that I bought two of these #26 small stockmans, one to use and one to keep nice. Excellent fit and finish, truly top notch. Except for the terribly ground edges. No matter, says I, I'll just put new edge bevels on the user! Well, my sharpening skills weren't what they are now, and I'd never worked with D2 steel. I got frustrated and decided to use a belt sander :oops: (never drink while sharpening) I got it sharp, but it looks a mess. I was so mad at myself that I put the knife away in a drawer, embarrassed to show it.

I looked at the knife yesterday, and I think I may as well carry and use it. The cocobolo is beautiful, and the f&f is still great. Maybe a little patina will hide the scratches, and when it needs sharpening, I hope I can do a neater job. So here's my carry for this week. I'll add a Lambsfoot for Yorkshire Day, of course! :D
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r8shell said:
A cautionary tale: A while ago, maybe five years or so, I went to the local gun & knife show. A fellow there was selling off his old stock Queen knives in cocobolo for very good prices. Good enough that I bought two of these #26 small stockmans, one to use and one to keep nice. Excellent fit and finish, truly top notch. Except for the terribly ground edges. No matter, says I, I'll just put new edge bevels on the user! Well, my sharpening skills weren't what they are now, and I'd never worked with D2 steel. I got frustrated and decided to use a belt sander :oops: (never drink while sharpening) I got it sharp, but it looks a mess. I was so mad at myself that I put the knife away in a drawer, embarrassed to show it.

I looked at the knife yesterday, and I think I may as well carry and use it. The cocobolo is beautiful, and the f&f is still great. Maybe a little patina will hide the scratches, and when it needs sharpening, I hope I can do a neater job. So here's my carry for this week. I'll add a Lambsfoot for Yorkshire Day, of course! :D
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Yep. You got a bevel on it now!

They say ‘fessin up is good for the soul, my friend. But hey - a belt sander is not as bad as a coarse stone bench grinder.

I have purposely bought knives that were abused with grinders on which to hone (nice pun, eh?) my skills. Very common on working man’s/women’s knives like electricians. What’s not cool is when the seller’s photos artfully conceal it.
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
Yep. You got a bevel on it now!

They say ‘fessin up is good for the soul, my friend. But hey - a belt sander is not as bad as a coarse stone bench grinder.

I have purposely bought knives that were abused with grinders on which to hone (nice pun, eh?) my skills. Very common on working man’s/women’s knives like electricians. What’s not cool is when the seller’s photos artfully conceal it.
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Oh yes, it could have been worse. I was being so careful not to get a recurve that I pretty much missed the first quarter inch of blade. :confused: I've bought lots of over-sharpened knives, and even used a sander to get them back to a usable shape. It's the fact that this one was new...:oops:

Also, I've come to the conclusion that folks who post out of focus pictures when selling a knife aren't doing it by accident. ;)
 
Jack Black said:
Grand start to the week Ron :thumbsup:
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Thank you kind sir! :thumbsup: :)

r8shell said:
A cautionary tale: A while ago, maybe five years or so, I went to the local gun & knife show. A fellow there was selling off his old stock Queen knives in cocobolo for very good prices. Good enough that I bought two of these #26 small stockmans, one to use and one to keep nice. Excellent fit and finish, truly top notch. Except for the terribly ground edges. No matter, says I, I'll just put new edge bevels on the user! Well, my sharpening skills weren't what they are now, and I'd never worked with D2 steel. I got frustrated and decided to use a belt sander :oops: (never drink while sharpening) I got it sharp, but it looks a mess. I was so mad at myself that I put the knife away in a drawer, embarrassed to show it.

I looked at the knife yesterday, and I think I may as well carry and use it. The cocobolo is beautiful, and the f&f is still great. Maybe a little patina will hide the scratches, and when it needs sharpening, I hope I can do a neater job. So here's my carry for this week. I'll add a Lambsfoot for Yorkshire Day, of course! :D
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If I recall correctly there is a lot of things one should not do while drinking! ;) To be honest, I have saw worse sharpening jobs, both in person and posted here. :eek: It's a beautiful knife and remember that you do still have the backup put away! :D
 
r8shell said:
A cautionary tale: A while ago, maybe five years or so, I went to the local gun & knife show. A fellow there was selling off his old stock Queen knives in cocobolo for very good prices. Good enough that I bought two of these #26 small stockmans, one to use and one to keep nice. Excellent fit and finish, truly top notch. Except for the terribly ground edges. No matter, says I, I'll just put new edge bevels on the user! Well, my sharpening skills weren't what they are now, and I'd never worked with D2 steel. I got frustrated and decided to use a belt sander :oops: (never drink while sharpening) I got it sharp, but it looks a mess. I was so mad at myself that I put the knife away in a drawer, embarrassed to show it.

I looked at the knife yesterday, and I think I may as well carry and use it. The cocobolo is beautiful, and the f&f is still great. Maybe a little patina will hide the scratches, and when it needs sharpening, I hope I can do a neater job. So here's my carry for this week. I'll add a Lambsfoot for Yorkshire Day, of course! :D
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I’ve done worse. That Queen will be an awesome user!
 
r8shell said:
A cautionary tale: A while ago, maybe five years or so, I went to the local gun & knife show. A fellow there was selling off his old stock Queen knives in cocobolo for very good prices. Good enough that I bought two of these #26 small stockmans, one to use and one to keep nice. Excellent fit and finish, truly top notch. Except for the terribly ground edges. No matter, says I, I'll just put new edge bevels on the user! Well, my sharpening skills weren't what they are now, and I'd never worked with D2 steel. I got frustrated and decided to use a belt sander :oops: (never drink while sharpening) I got it sharp, but it looks a mess. I was so mad at myself that I put the knife away in a drawer, embarrassed to show it.

I looked at the knife yesterday, and I think I may as well carry and use it. The cocobolo is beautiful, and the f&f is still great. Maybe a little patina will hide the scratches, and when it needs sharpening, I hope I can do a neater job. So here's my carry for this week. I'll add a Lambsfoot for Yorkshire Day, of course! :D
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Thanks Rachel! :D That is a great-looking Stockman though :) I like D2 a lot, but it is a beast to sharpen from blunt! :eek: :thumbsup:

Amir Fleschwund said:
Thank you, Jack!
Where have you been hiding that stag Blade Forums jack? Wow!
‘Appy Yorkshire Day!
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Thanks my friend, one of the many knives I mean to carry more :) :thumbsup:
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Very knice DD. :)
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Amir Fleschwund said:
Great knife! Looks quite pristine from here.
Fine choice of fiddle tunes... is that sheet music?
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Amir Fleschwund said:
Great knife! Looks quite pristine from here.
Fine choice of fiddle tunes... is that sheet music?
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Half/Stop said:
Stuart, I didn’t know your taste in music mirrored your taste in cutlery! :cool: Classical! :thumbsup: :D
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Thanks, guys. The VANCO is a bit flamboyant for a regular carry, but I do like to get spiffy sometimes. There have been some very spiffy knives shown over the last day and fabulous photographs. Pena, Mason, Case, Ulster, Wright, Queen, Western, Old Timer - a bevy of beautiful blades. A true treat to see.

Jeff, I don't fiddle with the violin nor attempt to desecrate classical music with my simple skills at guitar plucking. I do like classical music, well played, and that selection is a fine one, The picture was taken with the VANCO laying on the CD cover (I'm allergic to sheet music and tabulature, chords are my salvation).

- Stuart
 
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