What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Modoc ED]

I like your new single blade Sowbelly.

Thanks John. Since I'm not wearing pants today, I can't say how well it rides in the pocket. Id've posted a picture of it in my hand in my shorts but thought better of it as my legs would probably crash the site for sure.

 

[JohnDF]

Thanks John. Since I'm not wearing pants today, I can't say how well it rides in the pocket. Id've posted a picture of it in my hand in my shorts but thought better of it as my legs would probably crash the site for sure.

Thanks for that image

 

[Jack Black]

Have a peaceful Sunday, folks!
Carrying my Peanut sized Ohta, on this quiet day around the Casa.
Showing the pile side.

Absolutely killer stag Gary

 

[Northwestcut]

Gonna be one of those great Sunday mornings. Bacon in the pan, the family is decorating the Christmas tree, a new friend in my pocket. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

 

[Will Power]

Nice Will....the knife, not the weather like John said, great picture

Thanks to both Paul and John It's actually seasonal as the box it's on is for real candles for a Christmas tree Not too much of that now as you need somebody to watch over the tree full time in case of fire... but, ultra traditional

 

[Will Power]

Have a peaceful Sunday, folks!
Carrying my Peanut sized Ohta, on this quiet day around the Casa.
Showing the pile side.

More evidence that Mr Ohta KNOWS

Thanks, Will

 

[tmd_87]

 

[Will Power]

Very aesthetic pictures, I don't make a connexion in my mind with Oaks, Acorns and damp winter views with Texas but that's how cliche works It's like thinking that up here in Scandi it's never warm or bright...last summer hit 34C in many places many days and remember, it's light 20 hours a day then , it's dark 20 hours a day at the moment though

Is that Rosemary in the first pic with the LF? A wonderful herb and an impressive bush with a nice blue flowers, could be I'm wrong though...

Thanks, Will

 

[RDaneel]

So many fine pieces in this thread today!!!!

The Camillus engineers knife graces my pocket once again.

Speaking of a fine knife, your Camillus is great looking, Buzz!

Thanks, Dean. That's a canoe I've been watching for a long time at some of the dealer sites I visit. It used to be available for an unbelievably low price, and I debated buying one just to see what it was like. Then I happened to find a couple of positive reviews, but by then the cost had gone up substantially (trade wars??). Anyway, with the "loyal customer" discount, I could still buy it for under $7, so I did. It's very solid, came in a very sturdy box with a genuine velvet bag inside, and the bone is quite nice. The bolsters were quite yellow/gold when it arrived, but I could polish it closer to silver. To answer your question, the shield says "Handyman Club of America". Here's another photo showing the irony of the global marketplace:
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My Stag/Horn Knife this week is the Rough Rider sowbelly stockman (carried as a "free choice" knife last week):
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Lambsfoot of the week is my 2017 horn Guardians knife (thanks, @mrknife ):
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- GT

Thank you for the information, Gary. Your horn Lambsfoot is luminescent!

Striking colour contrast in your pic Dean, you're not going to lose that one easily

Thank you, Jack! That white one of yours is gorgeous!

 

[RDaneel]

Sunday carry.

 

[Pt-Luso]

Today again, GEC 83.
I love the back side of this knife, it's different and rare to find a stag with so many wrinkles!!!

 

[JohnDF]

Gonna be one of those great Sunday mornings. Bacon in the pan, the family is decorating the Christmas tree, a new friend in my pocket. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday!

The wood on that one... WOW!!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you, Jack! That white one of yours is gorgeous!

Thanks a lot Dean

 

[Northwestcut]

The wood on that one... WOW!!!!

Thank you John. I'm extremely pleased with this one. I think it will be my Sunday carry for a long time.

 

[Chris A]

 

[Fodderwing]

Carried this Olsen on the hiking trail this morning.

 

[5K Qs]

Haven't done an appreciation post here for more than 72 hours, and the pages that have been generated in this thread in that time is more numerous than the stars in the heavens!! But an infinite journey begins with a single step, so I'll give it a go.

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Captivating canoe, GT.
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- Stuart

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Thank you GT. The S-W canoe is very very nice.
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Thanks, Stuart & Dwight. And speaking of very nice (and beyond), Dwight, that Kissing Cranes stag canoe is irresistible (and suddenly makes the GEC #16s look not nearly as unusual as I always thought they looked )!!

... I'm going against the wooden Wednesday routine, too.

r8shell , you're SUCH an iconoclast, posting stag and ivory on a stick on WEDNESDAY!

No time for new pictures, but I'm toting these today (minus the boys' knife):

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Holy Toledo, Joshua, that's a big broad bold blade on your El Greco!!

Nice posts, folks!
Needed a little color on this grey winter's day.
Cramer Lanny's Clip Jr.

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Gary, your Cramer LC not only brings the color, it brings the HEAT!! Looking at that reminds me of a line in your old Air Force song: We live in fame, or go down in flame That fiery stag has me going down in flames for sure!

On this Wednesday, I'm totin' this pair of wooden workers (with a tip 'o the cap to Jack Black ).

- Stuart

Love that "workers' rectangle" of wood and steel, Stuart!

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Dignified and dapper ebony Conducter, Mike! Pen or whittler?

I got to see Hunter Pence, Jose Altuve, George Springer, etc.

That's some notable MLB name-dropping, Vince - very cool!!

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Thank you, GT, for the kind words. In terms of my recent disappointments, it is water under the bridge for the most part. I received a couple of GECs from their recent run that did not measure up to what I have come to expect from them in regards to their good quality. I also got a small fixed blade that didn't turn out to be quite what I had hoped for. Things like this happen and it all serves to keep one well grounded so I am moving on and am optimistic about the next knife that will be inbound.
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I went with a dark duo today.
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Thanks for the info about recent knife disappoinments, Dylan, and thanks for your exemplary attitude about them! Your dark duo definitely does NOT disappoint!

Sporting this little gem of Lyle's today. It really is a terrific knife.

Bounding to the other end of the dark/light continuum, looks like you took this pic on a bridge over troubled water, Dylan!

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Honestly , I will carry something else tomorrow . I do have a couple other decent ones to choose from . Does anyone have any suggestions ???

Harry

Harry, I admire the folks who exhibit their commitment to certain knives by carrying them frequently or even exclusively. It makes my knifely promiscuity seem quite fickle sometimes. Stuart gives very articulate advice below! (And that TEW lambsfoot is welcome among the Guardians morning, noon, and night everyday! )

Harry, I defer to you, but the thread is all about "what are you totin' today". No traditional knife that is carried with pride is unworthy of posting and, if it is a favorite with repetitive carries, so be it. Several Porch members work with the same knives daily. I'd just as soon see those as the couple that I happen to pick up and poke in my pocket for the day. In a true tool view, they are even more worthy. Carry and show some different ones, if you want, but I'm not near tired of your daily totin' choices.
- Stuart

Hear! Hear!

I decided to hold off on taking my new forum knife out with me today in order to do Wooden Wednesday.
-African Blackwood-

You take fab fotos, Mr. Braden!!!

That little coke bottle looks fantastic in the return of the cherry tree!!

Started off with these two...
Swapping over to this one when I go out this evening
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Swapping incredible ivory and ebony for stag does NOT make Jack a dull boy, by any s t r e t c h of the imagination!

Looks like tough fishing.

Not only are you a knife knut and an SF nerd, John, but I'm getting the idea that you're quite the fishing fiend, too!!

Congrats on getting your BF 2018 knife, FBC! That is an incredible pic, IMHO; nominee for the cover of the BF Annual Knives Photo Calendar!!

I'm wearing pockety pants today, so I'm totin' some larger companions: a Queen #31 large (4") congress and a Queen #58 balloon jack (3.5"), both from 1958-1960.
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- Stuart

Pair of Queens wins again, Stuart!

5K Qs ~
Thank you for your always kind and entertaining comments, Gary!

Thanks, and right back at you, Jeff, but you actually use your knives for something besides food prep!!

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Lol Gary! 5K Qs - I “won” Santa in greed gift exchange. He’s about 20” tall and the face is almost creepy it’s so real. For the record, he did not come with the tractor green 26.
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I was STILL messed up in size judgments, thinking that sleeveboard was a 79, not one of your "trademark" 26s!

Thanks, Gary! Great Canoes this week. I don't think I have ever seen a Holub electrician before.
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You are totin' pair of resplendent Rough Riders this week, Gary!

Thanks, Dean. I went overboard with canoes this week, with my "plain" and "fancy" and a watch pocket canittler and my America's Trades free choice canoe! I do like them though.

I carried these knives on my hike this morning.

Terrific road trio, Dean, with green/white/blue from GEC/Buck/Case!

these two today and all week. Otnat, and a small Shadley wharnie made with a light pull for me by the amazing and super nice Gene Shadley. both excellent knives. apologies for misplaced focus in pic.
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WW! Two sensational knives! I assume the handles of the Shadley are acrylic tortoise shell, but they remind me of the fiery pit where Gandalf fought the Balrog!!

Yes, Gary, otherwise known as Mother of Bowling Ball. And it's still in my pocket today.

MOBB - that's a new one for me, Jeff!

Here are the Immutables that never change:


- GT

 

[SVTFreak]

Just got this guy in from another member. My intention was to combine it with my shuffler to create an improved trapper like the coming warhorse. But it's just too cool. I've never carried a straight edged knife before. I know I wouldn't carry the double with this once the warhorse comes out, so maybe I should just wait, try this one out, and maybe just add a roundhead and the warhorse and just call it a collection. Either way, I know I can't part this guy out without serious thought and probably only if the warhorse gets canceled.

Shown with one of my favorite holiday indulgences.

 

[r8shell]

Very aesthetic pictures, I don't make a connexion in my mind with Oaks, Acorns and damp winter views with Texas but that's how cliche works It's like thinking that up here in Scandi it's never warm or bright...last summer hit 34C in many places many days and remember, it's light 20 hours a day then , it's dark 20 hours a day at the moment though

Is that Rosemary in the first pic with the LF? A wonderful herb and an impressive bush with a nice blue flowers, could be I'm wrong though...

Thanks, Will

Thank you, Will. Yes, that's a wildly overgrown rosemary bush, and Live Oak trees are very common here. We do get some cold weather, as temperatures can go below freezing in the winter, but our winter is very short. What I miss is the vibrant colors of changing leaves in the Fall. Most of our trees either stay green year round (live oak) or just go from green to brown (pecan)

r8shell , you're SUCH an iconoclast, posting stag and ivory on a stick on WEDNESDAY!

What can I say? I'm a rebel.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Still raining here, so time on The Porch is limited so I can mop and dry. We've broken our regional record for annual precipitation and the last week has proven to be the final straw for our basement. After 40 years of dry floors, we had an "incursion" yesterday. I turned a large wet/dry vac into a sump pump and turned on a carpet fan that a friend gave me years ago. Luckily, things calmed down by 1:00 a.m. and I got some sleep. Fingers crossed today, as it is still drizzling. even the knife pics are wet:

- Stuart

Sorry you've had to go through that, Stuart. Been there too many times, and I wouldn't wish it on anybody.

Have a peaceful Sunday, folks!
Carrying my Peanut sized Ohta, on this quiet day around the Casa.
Showing the pile side.

I really like this one.
Yes I do.

Thanks John. Since I'm not wearing pants today, I can't say how well it rides in the pocket. Id've posted a picture of it in my hand in my shorts but thought better of it as my legs would probably crash the site for sure.

I had a couple of replies to this, but on second thought, I'll just quietly back away...