What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Wooden Wednesday.
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tmd_87 said:
Ya, I'm not liking the spotting it's getting...oiled it down a bit and won't go away .
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Fair enough my friend, you've done a great job judging by your pics in the Lambsfoot thread :thumbsup:

r redden said:
Have this S&M Barlow courtesy of @mrknife in my pocket today.

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That's a beauty Randy :thumbsup:

dc50 said:
That's a nice one Jack! :thumbsup::)
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Thanks Dave :thumbsup:

btb01 said:
Thanks, Jack! Yep, it's bocote.
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Cool :cool: I have quite a few Maserin knives, but have not seen them use bocote before. Very attractive my friend :) :thumbsup:
 
Half/Stop said:
Thanks Dylan! :) Another excellent photo of your carry choices for the day! :thumbsup: :D
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Thank you, Ron. I appreciate the compliments.

Old Engineer said:
I am anxious to hear how you get along with carrying a knife with a chain hanging down . Nice photo by the way.
Thank you very much for the very kind words Dylan . From what I can find about the Bulldog Tobacco Barlows : The Swayback version may be one of only 148 made . I have another Tobacco Barlow being shipped that may be one of only 96 made .

Harry
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Thank you, Harry. I've done pretty well today so far. I am no stranger to having a chain hanging along side me as I have one attached to my wallet. When I did Civil War Living History a number of years ago I also carried a pocket watch attached to a chain in much the same fashion that I carried this knife today. I walked my kids to and from school while walking our pup and it didn't get in the way and the chain itself isn't too short that it would interfere with average everyday cutting tasks. My only complaint would be that the single blade 15s are still on the slim side for me and carrying this one reminded me that I had intended to get one of the M&G SFOs with the 2 blades.

I appreciate the intriguing info regarding the Bulldog Tobacco Barlows. Unique and beautiful. Wonderful additions to your stellar collection.

Not wanting to risk showing people my crotch :eek:, I removed my Levis so that I could take a picture of how I carried the knife today. It worked out pretty well, I think.

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Buzzbait said:
Hi all. Sorry I've been away for so long, but the summer has been just too good for Internet time. I just got back yesterday from a month of camping in the Adirondacks with Abby, my 12-year old daughter. Much fun was had, and it was a wonderful chance to connect with her before she becomes a teenager. We summited four mountains and climbed their fire towers. We canoed 4 lake and parts of the Hudson River. We did 15-mile hikes to seldom seen waters. We slept out under the stars and had epic mountain bike rides.

And while I packed a ton of knives to play with, the extra knives weren't required. I tossed Rondeau, my ironwood 77 Barlow, into my pocket on the first day, and it stayed there for the entire trip. Other than some daily work with a hatchet and folding saw, Rondeau made every cut during the month of August. It was a interesting change from the usual Camillus saw scout while camping. I had to be a bit careful about rust with the Barlow, but the edge holding on GEC's 1095 was soooooooo much better than the Camillus 440A. I spent an hour midway through the trip, to touch up the edges, first on a Carborundum stone, and then moving to a soft and hard Arkansas stone, and finished on a leather strop. But other than that one sharpening session, no touch-ups were required. Simply amazing edge holding and efficient cutting. In contrast, my Camillus would have required touch-ups every few days.

I was also worried about losing the knife, fearing that it might slip from its leather pouch, unlike a scout knife that can be shackled directly to me with a lanyard. But my worries were unfounded. The knife never fell out once. My old homemade leather pouch did its job well.

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What a fantastic trip! This will be a summer that she will always remember. Nice job, Dad!! :)
 
@btb01 Thank you Barrett. I've never owned a sodbuster personally but I can say Tim builds a heck of a knife. I think this pattern was first made by Rick Menefee? Though don't quote me on that. It's hard to put this one down though. It just wants to cut something. I was a little nervous about the size but honestly if feels like a 3 7/8" cl knife in hand. Tim's fit and finish work is insane for what he charges! I highly recommend this pattern or any knife from Tim Robertson that for sure.
 
btb01 said:
I just started carrying a new sodbuster today (Maserin Plow, photos below), and I think I'm going to have to do a little work with a diamond needle file to get a sharpening choil more like yours there. I know some people don't like them, but I think a nice deep choil makes sharpening the blade much easier.
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Great looking Sodbuster and a really cool pic with the kid. :thumbsup:
How does the size of the Maserin compare to the Queen CC or Case Sodbuster Jr. ?
 
Duckdog said:
I won't quibble with your assessment, Will, as I like the Country Cousin, too. Your blade steel comparison, however, applies to the "modern" Queen production. The two Case 37's below (the green from 1975, the black from 1978) have stainless blades, while the Queen 70 (1978) at bottom has a 440C stainless steel. The Cases are slightly larger (3 1/8" blades, 3 5/8" closed) than the Queen (3" blade, 3 1/2" closed), The Queen blade has slightly more drop and belly, which may lead to your handling preference. The knife posted by flatblackcapo flatblackcapo seems to have that blade contour. I'd like to see your yellow Queen 70 someday.

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CORRECTION: The SBJr at the top has a CV blade.
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No doubt you are correct Stuart, I only have a few Sodbusters and they get used more than collected as it were. This D2 one is probably from the early years of this century-judging by its excellent build quality. I like is compact size and thick scales, much thicker than CASE equivalent, it affords comfortable long grip. The Chestnut Bone cv CASE Sodbuster, whilst being an attractive looking knife is too thin in the hand for my preference. As mentioned earlier, the Queen has the superior blade shape too.

This one deserves to get out more.

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