What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Jack Black]

View attachment 983897 Happy Wednesday!

A versatile package Jeff

Ooops wrong thread! Thats's what happens when you're away for a couple of days!

LOL! A good job you didn't post your tactical flipper zombie-killer Gary!

 

[Captvideo]

Carrying the TC Ancient muscadine handles along with my Montecristos to the Napa Valley wine country.

 

[TheChunk91]

 

[kenspen]

For Wooden Wednesday.

 

[Half/Stop]

Have a nice day!

 

[Whetstone39]

My carries for Wooden Wednesday.

 

[Half/Stop]

Whetstone39 Tom that is exceptional Bocote on your plow!!

 

[Don W]

Super nice knives guys. No wood handles here today, but I am carrying one of my favorite lockbacks.

 

[Whetstone39]

Whetstone39 Tom that is exceptional Bocote on your plow!!

Thanks Ron! I like this one a lot. Funny that I reserved a couple of the new plows, which are supposed to have better F&F, to have as users in order to keep this one pretty. I think my priorities are a bit askew

 

[Half/Stop]

Thanks Ron! I like this one a lot. Funny that I reserved a couple of the new plows, which are supposed to have better F&F, to have as users in order to keep this one pretty. I think my priorities are a bit askew

I also reserved one of the new ones. I really hope they don't have the torx screws in the production models like the sample photo shows.

 

[Duckdog]

Wonderful Wooden Wednesday to all y'all.

- Stuart

 

[T. Erdelyi]

We traditionalists tend to think of tactical knives as a new style but it's not, knives like the Kabars used in WW2 were tactical utility knives way back when. So I decided to go old school tactical/traditional. The SOG, yes SOG made some quality blades back in the 80s, in fact their fixed blades were highly sought after blades in the 80s. The SOG Stingray and Tomcat were some really well built sexy folders and they didn't violate any of Traditional's criteria for posting.

So here for your perusal and and enjoyment, a more modern folder but still a traditional by any description and my carry for today, a SOG Stingray. I bought this knife back in the 90s and much like today I waited for the newer knives to be old news before I could afford 'em. When I got a knife I wanted, I carried it and I used it. The SOG Stingray was carried for about a year and the Buck Ti-186 came out for that 1 year and I searched till I found that Grail Buck, took me almost a year to track one down but that's another story, discussion for another day on the porch. (the Buck 186 is a mythical blade that stretches the acceptable boundaries of what is traditional, it has a belt/pocket clip sshhh

So this is the SOG Stingray as it was presented in the 80s



OAL closed...........................3 7/16"
OAL open.............................6 1/2"
Blade length.........................2 3/4"
Blade steel............................AUS8-A
Rockwell Hd.........................57-58
Handle/scales.......................Kraton
Bolsters/hardware................Stainless
Total weight..........................3.5 oz

Here it is with some other blades for comparison, as a reference for size, the Sebenza is a small 21 so you modern, non traditional, pocket clip only folks can get an idea of the size and see that there are older alternatives. From L>R

SOG Stingray.................................Case Sodbuster Junior/Chestnut Bone....Case Sowbelly/Winterbottom Bone...CRK Sm 21.....................GEC Cuban Stockman in Buffalo horn, (Thanks Scott )

These two compliment each other very knicely as an old and new pairing.

Size wise they're very compatible only thing missing is a One Arm Bandit removable thumbst** almost forgot where I was.

So that's what I'm carryin' today. As you can see, just because your knife looks tactical doesn't mean it isn't traditional. It does mean you need to know more about it before you try to post a pic of it in traditional.

 

[kai76]

The little No-Rustain stainless Robeson pen again with a new to me 78 from a recent trade. It’s my first non vintage knife in like 3 years. Gave it a mellow patina and sanded down the polished micarta covers to a matte finish which gives more traction in hand especially when wet. At 3 3/4”, it’s not a little knife but being slim with rounded bolsters, it’s pocket friendly. I think I really like this knife.

 

[btb01]

I also reserved one of the new ones. I really hope they don't have the torx screws in the production models like the sample photo shows.

I’m hoping he same thing. They look so much better with pins and (especially) the birdseye pivot.

 

[r8shell]

The little No-Rustain stainless Robeson pen again with a new to me 78 from a recent trade. It’s my first non vintage knife in like 3 years. Gave it a mellow patina and sanded down the polished micarta covers to a matte finish which gives more traction in hand especially when wet. At 3 3/4”, it’s not a little knife but being slim with rounded bolsters, it’s pocket friendly. I think I really like this knife.

I like knives with sunken joints, and that Robeson looks like the king of pocket-friendly.


I'm carrying Olivewood and ebony for Wooden Wednesday.

 

[RDaneel]

On the trail today. A Case Cheetah and a Queen made Robeson Wharncliffe.

 

[Chief]

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I like knives with sunken joints, and that Robeson looks like the king of pocket-friendly.


I'm carrying Olivewood and ebony for Wooden Wednesday.
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Nice pair r8shell. (Things you can say on a knife site that gets you slapped in the real world. )

All that aside I meant what I said.

 

[kai76]

I like knives with sunken joints, and that Robeson looks like the king of pocket-friendly.


I'm carrying Olivewood and ebony for Wooden Wednesday.
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Yes I love sunken joints myself. At a slim 2 7/8”, the Robeson pen sure is pocket friendly. It’s not there till I need it.

Nice knives, nice wood, nice leather and awesome photo!

 

[Arian29]

Setters Big&Small.