What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Half/Stop said:
Jack you’re looking good today my friend! :thumbsup: I’m also totin stag and wood! :D

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Thanks a lot Ron, fine choices there pal :) :thumbsup:
 
Will Power said:
Always a good choice, simple, elegant, useful and unobtrusive in the pocket.:cool:

I know I've said this before; and because I've been on here so long I get concerned about becoming one of those repetitive bores spouting the same endless things :eek:; but why can't CASE offer this fine pattern in something other than just Yellow D? Be like shot in the arm :D

Regards, Will
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Agreed ~ some chestnut jigged bone would look really nice on this knife. I've thought about re-covering it, maybe with Ebony, but I like it a little too much. I might need to get a second one to do some work on
 
Let me know if you do re-handle it...I have no skills like that but would love a CASE Pen in bone, wood,micarta something!:D:cool: Be sending mine in....

I suppose the Pen is not popular (far better than a Peanut..;)) but that just might be because of lack of scale choice:rolleyes: It's a fine carry and is my office knife, being on my desk next to a fruit bowl. Comes in handy:thumbsup:
 
Half/Stop Half/Stop Ron, it's not yet noon and you, Jack Black Jack Black , joeradza joeradza , and r8shell r8shell have posted potent pairings, and @JohnDF , SteveC SteveC , Fodderwing Fodderwing , et al. have posted pretty pictures, turning this into almost a Thursday throw-down. Well, I'm not totin' a pairing today, but i did dig into a pile to pick my tote. I opened another box from the back room and found these, from which I picked a Model 18 from 1961-1971.

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I'll post some of the others once I sort through them.
- Stuart
 
5K Qs said:
What's a more fitting pair than a Farmer and a Plow? Dynamite duo, Tom! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup: Looking forward to hearing about the results of your edge-retention test. :thumbsup::cool::cool: I haven't been in enough fights to try the steak-on-shiner treatment. :rolleyes:

Bailed non-SAK of the Week is an Imperial BSA scout that's trying its best to be a SAK (thanks, Paul):
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Canoe of the Week is a Rough Rider smooth tobacco bone model:
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International Knife of the Week is an Okapi Biltong:
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- GT
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Nice knives GT, that Okapi looks especially interesting, I'll have to look that up. :thumbsup:

I tried the edge retention "experiment" last night, it was pretty fun and a little enlightening (and completely unscientific and totally subjective :) ). The orange SBj has the 30 degree inclusive edge angle, and the bone handled model has the 40 degree inclusive edge angle. Both are Case's stainless steel. After initially setting the edges on my Wicked Edge, both were finished on the flats of the Spyderco Sharpmaker grey stones. I wanted a slightly toothy edge, and I think it worked.



I wanted to simulate a heavy day of cutting for me, so I tried to make 200 uniform slices through cardboard, and then test the edge on notebook paper. This is not especially thick cardboard, but it is what you might typically encounter opening a package for example. My edc uses are fairly tame, slicing an errant string, opening a package, maybe light food prep. So having to make 200 cuts through cardboard in a single day would be pretty heavy use for me.

The 30 degree edge angle initially went through the cardboard cleanly and easily, and started to slow down around 80 slices or so. It hung up a little near the end of the 200 cuts, but was still functional. The 40 degree edge, as expected, did not slice as easily as the 30 degree at first, but worked well. It started to slow around 120 slices or so, and near the end was slicing similarly to the 30 degree. Both were still functional after 200 slices.

When I tested on notebook paper, both hung up at the heel of the blade. I think this was due to my poor technique, and tending to drag the heel more than using the entire edge of the knife uniformly when slicing the cardboard. They 30 degree edge did not cut the paper as cleanly as the 40 degree edge, it would work but hang up in spots. There was some tearing with the 30 degree edge, where the 40 degree edge seemed to slice (mostly) clean without tearing the paper.

So what did I learn :) ? Mostly that for my uses, either of these edge angles would last for days before needing a touch up on stones. I think the toothy edge works better for my needs, as anecdotally from my experience, more polished edges would not have held up as well through the cardboard. I was surprised a little that this much maligned stainless steel lasted as long as it did while still remaining functional, probably sharper than a "normal" person would need. I think I prefer the ease of cutting with the 30 degree edge, even if it didn't last quite as long, it still remained usable. I'll probably use the 30 degree-toothy combination on Case stainless steel knives in the future.
 
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JTB_5 said:
Hey, we're toting the same pair, with some slight differences. I've got an AC lambsfoot and jigged bone 47 in pocket today.
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You know what they say! ;) :D

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Your Bull Nose looks twice as good as it used to Dwight! :eek: ;)

Duckdog said:
Half/Stop Half/Stop Ron, it's not yet noon and you, Jack Black Jack Black , joeradza joeradza , and r8shell r8shell have posted potent pairings, and @JohnDF , SteveC SteveC , Fodderwing Fodderwing , et al. have posted pretty pictures, turning this into almost a Thursday throw-down. Well, I'm not totin' a pairing today, but i did dig into a pile to pick my tote. I opened another box from the back room and found these, from which I picked a Model 18 from 1961-1971.

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uPSqBRd.jpg


pMY9jsk.jpg


fHkOmno.jpg


I'll post some of the others once I sort through them.
- Stuart
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Thanks for the compliment Stuart! :) You have taken the prize today my friend! A never ending supply of boxes full of classic cutlery! :thumbsup: :cool: :D
 
5K Qs said:
The scarlet slender slicer must be satisfying, Dean! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool: I like the slimline trapper so much better than a normal full-size trapper, even though the length is comparable.

Canoe of the Week is a Rough Rider smooth tobacco bone model:
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- GT
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Thanks, Gary. I could not agree more with you on liking the slimline trapper. I waited way too long to buy one. An excellent knife.

Cute Canoe you're carrying this week! :thumbsup:
 
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