What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[paulhilborn]

Yesterday, after watching the cat sharpen up her claws on her favourite tree I decided to imitate Got these out and sharpened them up nicely Now which one for today?

All very nice Will and not a bad choice either way but that Case is a looker the bone, the threaded/pinched bolsters and their tru sharp gets nice in toothy sharp

 

[Fodderwing]

Starting my week off with these two

Beautiful scenery and knives Jack!

Camco scout and a Kabar on a clear and crisp fall day

I love the Kabar and Camco. Awesome blades too.

@Will Power I'd choose the second from left but I can't make out the tang stamp.

 

[Gevonovich]

Stunner, Gev.

Thank you, Sir !!

 

[Fodderwing]

@flatblackcapo the license plate/q sodbuster photo really is exceptional. I had to save it. Perfect light

 

[Buzzbait]

Rondeau, the ironwood 77 Barlow had a great run, staying in my pocket from mid-April until early last week. I finally needed a change, just to break up the monotony. I feel kind of bad though, not carrying it now. It's such a great knife, and deserves even more than the pocket time it had.

But now, for the last week, it's been the canvas micarta Shuffler in my pocket. It's so incredibly light that I don't even need a pouch to suspend it. It magically stays in the side crease of my jeans pocket without any help.

So how do I like it, in comparison to the 77 Barlow? Frankly, the hardest thing to get used to is the sharpening. I pretty much stick to my Sharpmaker with the Shuffler, and get a fantastic edge. But I really miss the whole zen sharpening aspect of using my old bench stones on the 77. I'm just not ready yet, to try sharpening M390 on my Crystalon bench stone. Edge holding on the Shuffler is godlike. I miss the process of building up a patina, but don't miss the accidental carbon steel rust pits at all. I really love the pull on my Shuffler. Nice and crisp. Snappy, but no worries of nail breakage. Easily pinchable. The shape of the clip blade is perfect, even better than the clip on my 77. Nice thin tip, but less upsweep, so the cuts are more precise. But I do really miss having a large coping secondary blade.

And call me a jerk, but it's hard for me not to carry an American-made knife. I certainly harbor no ill will towards Italy. I just love using a knife that's been crafted by my own countrymen. Unfortunately, the US currently doesn't produce anything traditional with this level of performance and aesthetic appeal. Maybe someday.

 

[Signalprick]

Interesting. I always carry my small inkosi during the workday. Been that way for over 3 years. I just went to grab it and realized I forgot it today. Didn't forget this one though.

 

[Duckdog]

S o o o o o ie! S o o o o ie, pig! I could hear @flatblackcapo and Gevonovich calling for me to go out to the piggy pen for a multi-blade Monday.

"Monday, Monday, so good to me
Monday mornin´, it was all I hoped it would be."
(Apologies to the Mamas and the Papas.)
- Stuart

 

[Whetstone39]

Carbon fiber and French ivory today.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

I love the Kabar and Camco. Awesome blades too.

Thank you.
I learned the hard way I should refrain from carrying pretty knives when doing ugly stuff. Recently, I spent several hours in pond muck leaning over a concrete cistern fixing a drain tile.
Did not realize I was gouging up the figured walnut scales I’d put in my Taylors Lambsfoot.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack! It’s too frosty to take a new photo this morning so I resized an old one and recycled.

Definitely worth showing more than once Ron

Thank you. I gots pluck, alright!
I'm carrying it today, along with a little Esquire:

Nice Rachel

Beautiful scenery and knives Jack!

Thank you Dwight

Rondeau, the ironwood 77 Barlow had a great run, staying in my pocket from mid-April until early last week. I finally needed a change, just to break up the monotony. I feel kind of bad though, not carrying it now. It's such a great knife, and deserves even more than the pocket time it had.

Sounds like you're going to have a clear choice for 2018 Knife of the Year Ron!

 

[Pàdruig]

I have a lot to catch up on here. I have been away for the weekend at an Oktoberfest celebration and so I haven't been great at keeping tabs on things here. If I missed any comments regarding any of my carries last week, please accept my apologies and know that I always appreciate the kind words.

I didn't get a lot of pictures of my Bavarian adventures, simply due to the fact that everyone and their brother, sister, and cousin thrice removed was wandering about taking "selfies". I was amazed at how few people were actually paying attention to what was going on around them...

I did manage to snag a pic of the creek that runs through Leavenworth, very serene.

Though I was unable to carry a pocket knife in the main event area, I did have this one with me when wandering around the town. (I also had to get me a proper hat...)

(Will post today's carry in a separate post)

 

[Gevonovich]

He was his mamas favorite boy'
Now faded into the rocket fuel of her dreams'
His breath as hard as kerosene'

 

[kai76]

@5K Qs D Duckdog Thanks GT and Stuart for the compliments on my Schrade sleeveboard. Stuart, I thought I commented on the canoe you toted the other day but I guess I didn’t. The covers on it are are gnarly beautiful!

@T. Erdelyi Nice Camillus equal end! I love tip bolsters myself and have a similar one. It’s not an equal end but a sleeveboard instead that also has tip bolsters. It has the curved/arched tang stamp which I think makes it an older cousin to your equal end. Here’s a pic of it.


@r8shell That’s a lovely pair you have today, real nice! Great job on replacing the covers on that Federal, it looks even older now!

Inspired by @RDaneel I decided to drop this mini copperhead in my pocket today.

 

[Pàdruig]

For my actual carries today, I have these two with me. A new 14 and a chained 15.

Oh, and coffee.

 

[Fodderwing]

He was his mamas favorite boy'
Now faded into the rocket fuel of her dreams'
His breath as hard as kerosene'

Awesome character! Perfect lyrics to accompany that dangerous character. Absolutely fantastic knife!

It has the curved/arched tang stamp which makes it an older cousin to your equal end.

I decided to drop this mini copperhead in my pocket today.

The sleeve board and the copperhead are just beautiful.

 

[joeradza]

Got my sowbelly and a small Lakota lockback.

 

[Gevonovich]

Inspired by @RDaneel I decided to drop this mini copperhead in my pocket today.

I'm in love !!

 

[Jack Black]

Nice Ankermesser Dylan

He was his mamas favorite boy'
Now faded into the rocket fuel of her dreams'
His breath as hard as kerosene'

Wow Gev! Is that new?

Two lovely carries Nick

 

[Gevonovich]

Awesome character! Perfect lyrics to accompany that dangerous character. Absolutely fantastic knife!

Thank you my friend !

Wow Gev! Is that new?

Is that a rhetorical question...lol ! No...had it for awhile...decided to sharpen it up...a fool's errand

 

[Duckdog]

I’m a sucker for candle tip bolsters, here’s my 4 line Camillus Equal End Pen.

Very nice, Ted. I like those tip bolsters. too. kai76 and I shared a couple of posts on them.

Starting my week off with these two

Very serene, Jack. Thanks.

Now which one for today?

I agree with paulhilborn , Will. Case - closed.

Starting the week with a Norfolk and a Lambsfoot!

You are off on good footing, Ron.

Camco scout and a Kabar on a clear and crisp fall day.

Classic companions for a work day, Jeff.

I'm carrying it today, along with a little Esquire

Very fine job, r8shell, The Federal looks fabulous, but both are fine.

I did manage to snag a pic of the creek that runs through Leavenworth, very serene.

Thanks, for the great picture, Dylan (the 14 and 15 ain't bad either).

He was his mamas favorite boy'
Now faded into the rocket fuel of her dreams'
His breath as hard as kerosene'

Inspired by @RDaneel I decided to drop this mini copperhead in my pocket today.

Sheesh, that's a beauty, Nick. What a carry!

Got my sowbelly and a small Lakota lockback.

S o o o o ie. That little pig could cry "wee, wee, wee" all the way home and still make me smile.

- Stuart