What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

RDaneel said:
Beautiful Farmer's Jack, Paul! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Mine's all grungy and the bone has faded. :eek: I'll be carrying it again tomorrow and I'll post a photo then.
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Thanks Dean, I share duty between this one (Charlie's) and my Lick Creek (Lyle's) in Antique Yellow Pick Bone. I just hit the blade on this one with a progression of higher grit paper due some deep scratches I picked up by cutting some heavy, gritty cardboard, then followed up with flitz.

The patina process is ready to start again:thumbsup: Lookin forward to seeing yours, as I love a well aged knife:cool:
 
Duckdog said:
Very handsome #2857, Nick. What a classy patterm, and well executed in that knife.
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Will Power said:
Very nice of you to say so, and coming from a connoisseur like you I'm very gratified - your knives are always very tasteful.:cool:

It's a very recent present from @ISKRA and I'm delighted with it.

Not a bad BB Teardrop your were showing recently either ;) a lovely pattern.

Regards, Will
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Thanks Stuart, Will and Fodderwing Fodderwing Dwight!! The beautiful Winchester’s posted on here lately by you guys and others inspired me to pocket mine. Will, I see we have the same knife!
 
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1106181248.jpg Sorry for the repeat pic, was to busy today to grab another b4 the sun went down. To everyone who has commented on my trappers this week: Many thanks! Your kind words are much appreciated.
Update on the Case, After using it for minor to moderate duties throughout the day it has performed very well. I did thin the edge of the clip just a bit, no idea of the angle just my personal "sweet spot" I guess. Left the edge alone on the spey as I use it for more demanding tasks. Which brings me to today's big challenge, I used the spey to cut up cardboard tubes carpet comes on. Cut each 13 foot tube into 3 pieces, 7 tubes worth. 4 inch (10 cm) dia., 1/4 inch (6.5 mm)thick cardboard. While not hair popping sharp, its still quite sharp. Color me very impressed, I mean the blade was quite warm to the touch 1/2 way through. I took a break to let it cool. I'm going to keep a piece to do a comparison between the Taylor Schrade, Buck, Case trappers:thumbsup:
Edit: 2 passes per side on my worn out ultra-fine diamond hone = shaving sharp again. I'm liking Case cv.
 
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D Duckdog ~ thanks!
Love the big Hammer Brand! Best tang stamp ever.

I’m a bit puzzled by it, though. Among work knives, a lot were made for big companies, presumably for employee use. Like so many #23 Camillus Big Jacks and various lambsfoots were made for the paper mills like Orr Felt, etc.
And a lot of rope knives were made for cordage mills. I’m not counting promotional knives, but ones meant to be used in production.
Bat guano is an extremely potent fertilizer, but don’t they mine it out of caves with front end loaders? Why/how would a hawkbill be used in that trade??
Maybe they used buckets on ropes to get the guano out, and workers needed a rope knife.
Maybe it was just a promotional knife.
Random musings.
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
D Duckdog ~ thanks!
Love the big Hammer Brand! Best tang stamp ever.

I’m a bit puzzled by it, though. Among work knives, a lot were made for big companies, presumably for employee use. Like so many #23 Camillus Big Jacks and various lambsfoots were made for the paper mills like Orr Felt, etc.
And a lot of rope knives were made for cordage mills. I’m not counting promotional knives, but ones meant to be used in production.
Bat guano is an extremely potent fertilizer, but don’t they mine it out of caves with front end loaders? Why/how would a hawkbill be used in that trade??
Maybe they used buckets on ropes to get the guano out, and workers needed a rope knife.
Maybe it was just a promotional knife.
Random musings.
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Actually, Jeff, that company's source of guano was sea bird deposits on islands and atolls in the Pacific (mainly), not bat caves. The products were used in agriculture, landscaping, and gardening where the hawkbill pruners saw plenty of work (and buyers). They were advertising knives, not for their employees. At least, that's my take on it.
- Stuart
 
I'm going fishing on the Chesapeake Bay tomorrow and won't be home until late afternoon, so I'm posting the knives that I'm packing to carry on the boat tomorrow. A cigar cutting (and bottle opening) knife and a fish cutting knife should be sufficient.

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- Stuart
 
This arrived last night. With Christmas looming into view....one of my favourite cakes is Panettoni, good job I had a mini one in stock as the full size would be beyond the little 14 :) both taste good, except I have to pick out the bits of candied peel, can't stand biting on it:mad: There is a fig version that has nuts instead of peel:cool: Thanks Lyle for a fine SFO:thumbsup:

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