What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[kai76]

Sorry to bore you guys but this one’s here to stay...

 

[Prester John]

Ha! My wife bought each of the annual Christmas ornaments that the Great State of Texas capital released during the late 1990's/early 2000's. This one is 1998 and the obscured scroll on the bottom reads "The Lone Star Flag". P.S. Covers are cougar-clawed bone -- I am stag-less.

Stag and bone are the best covers. Looks great!

 

[Buzzbait]

 

[afishhunter]

Nothing super fancy planned for this week.
Just a Colt CT609 Canoe and a
Rough Rider RR1569 Moose.

 

[JTB_5]

Thanks Gary 5K Qs ! I hope your grin is a toothy as your farmer today.

 

[SteveC]

Sorry to bore you guys but this one’s here to stay...

Very nice !

 

[SteveC]

and friends

 

[5K Qs]

This one refuses to leave my pocket

I'd refuse to LET it leave my pocket!!

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The Mighty Gila Monster

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- Del

That one looks a little big for comfortable pocket carry, Del!

View attachment 1038056 Back to the studio today to record some electric guitar solos/instrumental interludes. Well, I call it more like noodling around in search of a point...
An experienced friend tells me the secret is to be relaxed and have fun, so I am bringing two knives with invitingly smooth handles ~ bone and horn ~ to fondle.

That pair of knives certainly seems harmonious, Jeff, so I'll bet they'll help your recording sessions!

Beer Scout Knife in Micarta and the beautiful city of Toledo on the background...

Wonderful knife and photo, @Filoso! I visited my daughter when she lived in Spain, and thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Toledo. Here's a picture as we were leaving, and one of the knives I bought there:

That Kent is kool, Gev. I wish I could find signs like your pic at feed stores near me!

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Ebony and a nice patina, very nice Dave Many stories can be tied to these wonderful pocket knives we carry and that same knife I own has quite a tale to tell

Tell us a story! Pleeese, Uncle Paul??

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- Stuart

Who needs matching covers when each is so remarkable??

I had high hopes for the new Plow, and Mike certainly didn’t disappoint. Solid half stop, no gaps, easily pinched open, very sharp, great looking wood handles, what’s not to like?
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Congrats on the new Plow, Tom; fantastic photo of your Farmer/Plow folder pair!

Today's carry.

Striking pic, Dean!

Two with Sambar in my pocket today! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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The double shots of stag are intoxicating, Ron & Joshua!

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The Camillus engineers knife graces my pocket once again.

Seeing you with that Camillus for a string of days feels like going home for Christmas, Buzz! Grand glamor shot today!

I’ve had this 15 with me since I put pants on today

Edited to add, I saw on another thread that Bob passed away one year ago today. I was told this was once Bob’s knife when I bought it. I did not know Bob and was completely unaware of the date of his passing when I choose to carry it today. Perhaps Bob is reaching out to all of his buddies on the forum to say howdy???
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Cool post and knife, @315!

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This one again. From A. Wright & Son, Sheffield.

I like it again, Vince!

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$7?! You'd pay 3 or 4 times that here GT Great-looking knives my friend
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Got these two pocket-hoggers with me again today Have a great Sunday folks

Thanks, Jack; I guess my vendor and I have a "don't ask, don't tell" arrangement about the provenance of the knives! Ivory/AC is a luxury pairing, for sure!

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That snowman's hands don't look very dextrous, but he can sure pick a pair of pocket knives, Jeff!

- GT

 

[RDaneel]

You've made your list, and checked it thrice, Dean, and found out that I*XL Barlow is extremely NICE!


Stockman of the Week is a Marbles sowbelly (thanks, Randy):

- GT

Thank you, Gary! In my opinion, with that knife in your pocket all the kids on the block would agree you have the best marbles with you. Gorgeous!

 

[JohnDF]

 

[RDaneel]

Striking pic, Dean!
- GT

Thanks again, Gary. I missed adding this to my previous post as we must have posted at the same time.

 

[black mamba]

I put the old Cuban back in pocket this morning.

 

[RDaneel]

Today's carry.

 

[Nature Boy]

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


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


Thanks for the info about recent knife disappoinments, Dylan, and thanks for your exemplary attitude about them! Your dark duo definitely does NOT disappoint!


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


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! )


Hear! Hear!


You take fab fotos, Mr. Braden!!!


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


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!


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!!

Pair of Queens wins again, Stuart!


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


I was STILL messed up in size judgments, thinking that sleeveboard was a 79, not one of your "trademark" 26s!


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.


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


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!!


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

Here are the Immutables that never change:
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- GT

Thanks GT!
This here is the pen version. A brief discussion in the GEC thread got me to pull it out again, and it’s become a new favorite! I had originally put it off because the “talk” is almost nonexistent, with almost no snap. But upon regular carry recently, I’ve found it does everything else right that I’d like a small knife to do. I foresee lots more pocket time in store for it...like today...

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

Ulster scout, F&F Bullnose, both great working knives

 

[DelOro]

Edit for DelOro ~ major kudos to your Dad! Many guitarists go a lifetime without learning the fretboard.

How do get a guitarist to turn it down?

Put sheet music in front of him.

Funny as [fill in the blank] but sadly, also true!

What do you give someone who can't play a piano? a guitar

What do you give someone who can't play a guitar? drumsticks

What do you give someone who can't play drums? a bass

What do you give someone who can't play a bass? the bar tab

More figures & facts from Del's almanac!

 

[r8shell]

Wow. Love these oldies! Great spears and swedges.
Help out my old eyes...I can't make out the tang stamps. Who made 'em?

Thank you. The big one says "Hibbard Spencer Bartlett" and the little one: "H.Boker's Improved Cutlery"

Wow, that bone!!

I know, right?! I think it's real hand-jigged pick-bone, which I've never handled in person before.

 

[Duckdog]

For a Mutt & Jeff* Monday, I'm totin' a Queen #14 small dogleg (2.75", 1958-1960) and a Queen #29 large farmer jack (4.5", 1961-1971).

* Apologies to the younger folks on The Porch for whom the "Mutt & Jeff" reference made no sense, but my dotage allows such freedom of expression.

Edited to change #28 to #29, which is the spear version (the number on the blade should have clued me in). Boy, that dotage is kickin' in!
- Stuart

 

[black mamba]

I added this G10 Tinker for extra utility, as we're going out this afternoon.

 

[Pàdruig]

Thanks, Dylan. Your Dark Duo is ravishing in the rain.

It sure is, Dylan. It glows.

Another surreal photograph Dylan. Beautiful knife and pic.

Thanks for the info about recent knife disappoinments, Dylan, and thanks for your exemplary attitude about them! Your dark duo definitely does NOT disappoint!

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

Thank you all for the kind compliments, they are always appreciated, my apologies for the late acknowledgement.


Carrying this pretty thing today.