What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[joeradza]

I'm sure I'll be adding another but this is calling my name today.

 

[Northwestcut]

78's for me today!

 

[SteveC]

 

[Travman]

 

[Signalprick]

 

[5K Qs]

So it was almost a sad day. ...

Thanks for the instructive tale, FBC, to show us that determination can pay off! I'm glad you found it, but semi-amazed that you did. It's enough to make me consider carrying only bright red (or better, neon rainbow) knives. You obviously knew approximately where to look; any idea how it happened? The Drover managed to crawl out of both a slip and your pocket? Or hadn't you actually returned it to the slip after the fence post photo? Were you wearing gloves and tried to put the knife in your pocket, but "missed"?

Thanks for the trapper tip o' the hat, GT, and that yellow version of yours is sweet looking. Also, thanks for the kinds words for my fiery Keen Kutter and its Shapleigh sidekick.

Captivating canoe there, GT.
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- Stuart

Much obliged for your positive reviews of my carries, Stuart.

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So I'll be consoling myself with Roast Chestnuts tonight And I believe this BB split back Whittler will be helping in the prep

Wonderful whittler, Will, worth its weight (and way more) in walnuts!

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I figured since it was Wednesday a little Ebony would be appropriate!

Compelling couple of coal-colored cutters, Ron! (But I thought briefly that it might be Black Friday already. I'm easily befuddled these days! )

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Cool fact of the day - Camillus produced almost 6 million pocket knives for the military during WW2.

Charismatic Camillus, Buzz!! For cool fact context, do you know how many Americans served in WW2? Is it like a Camillus in every soldier's pocket, or 1 out of 3 American servicemen carried a Camillus, or what?

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Terrific timber-handled twosome, Lance!

Thanks Vince. JB hit a homer with these. We sure are fortunate to have him as our advocate.

Dwight, you (and all of the Lambsfoot Guardians) can say that again (and again, and again,...)!

Couldn't decide which, so like a true knife addict, I figured why not carry both? I reckon no one here will call me crazy...

ONLY two knives!!? Are you crazy!!??
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Well-played, David!

A newly acquired # 13 Whip in Muslin Micarta
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Congrats on that lean and lovely looker!

Western Wednesday !

Definitely a good traditional Barlow, Steve!

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It is my understanding that, although Queen started making molds of their Winterbottom covers for use with Delrin in the early 1960s, they did not fully convert from bone handles to Delrin until 1968. So yours is pre-1968, at least. Here's my #10 heavy jack from that same period with a #15 half congress from 1958-1960, both in bone.

- Stuart

Winning pair of Queens, Stuart; the main blade on the #10 is awesome!!

I think the color of these go good together

I think so, too, David; fabulous foto!

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That 93OT Wrangler is a superb pattern!

The Yellow Rose of Texas
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Dave, I can hear you singing, "It's the only knife for me!"

My post is too big, so I have to split!

- GT

 

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Picking up where I left off. (I'm going to have to start limiting myself on the number of posts I let myself respond to each day in this fast-moving thread.)

...Or, my knife hobby. Lot of carrying, not much using.
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In the case of a knife like that, Alan, I think carrying alone is sufficient!

Thanks, Gary! I think your RR electrician is "sharp!"

That is a very attractive slimline trapper, Gary!

Both the knives and I value your opinions, Dean!

Wow, Dee!! As they say in Latin, Omne trium perfectum!

These were my kitchen knives this holiday season. The Buck sliced roast beef for Christmas and ham for New Year's Day; the Case had more...delicate...duties.

Quite a contrast in knives, Dean: vive le différence!

... Another way to look at is it matches my wrinkles which I can't do anything about.
My inbox isn't full this time. It shows only 38 messsges used.

I like your attitude, Alan!

Yep I was mistaken again. MY inbox was full. I may need to go to bed.

Been there, done that, Dwight!

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See the dog in my avatar? I have him trained to find my lost valuables.

Yeah, sure.

It's an incredible idea, though, Jeff!

Today’s carries supervising the pending butchery of a couple of pieces of elk antler to hopefully fit this poor old Sodbuster...View attachment 1047337

Nice! I hope to see that one when you finish it!

You know the feeling you get when you pick up something and you just know that it is quality and done right ??? These 2 knives are like that . My regret is that I never bought Back-ups for them ....

Harry

Definitely a superb pair, Harry!

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One of the usual suspects.

Definitely NOT just another brick in the wall, Vince!

Gary,
That MAM is Marvelous,
The Colonial is Super-Slick!
The Sodbuster is Stupendous,
But the Case....is sheer Muskrat Love! My favorite.

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Really like that Muskrat

Thanks for the kind words, Dennis & Steve. I'm surprised how much I like the Caliber muskrat (and stockman) I have.

"PAT APL'D" which must've been the owners name, short for "Patrick Appled"

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Thanks, Kevin. I think I know Pat!

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Gary,

We had a lot of fun with Centipede and Pac Man, addictive

The best home system for games (1980-81) was the Atari 400 (computer with the plug-in cartridges) it was as close as anything to the real thing speed and graphics wise. My wife (a non gamer) spent hours getting through all levels of Pac Man. It was an expensive system, about $400 or so IIRC. It had custom sound and graphics chips in addition to a 6502 chip. The additional RAM needed was supplied via the game cartridges. Not so good as a computer but a very advance game system for the time.

When I sold it quite a few years ago at a Hamfest I had three buyers I thought were going to fight over it.

Your post brought back some memories, Jerry. You mentioned the 6502 chip in your game system; wasn't that the Apple II chip, also?

I really like your Spanish and Portuguese knives, Gary. Will be looking into them. (Actually, I'm ordering a Spanish knife this weekend.)

Thanks, Vince. MAMs are like Portuguese Opinels (or vice versa): simple, effective, inexpensive.

was an Alox Solo kind of day.
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That EO notch is SWEET! Did you do that yourself?

Wooden Wednesday knife. Indoors and out.

That lambsfoot show good taste and I'll bet the bread tastes good!

For Thor's Day, hammer & anvil stockman:

Classic Buck, Vince, and creative play on trademarks!

Many thanks Mr. Gary, it's a symbol of Miranda do Douro...

Thanks for the info.

Continuing with the Portuguese, today with Martins-Palaçoulo.

Very handsome knife, Senhor José!

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Absolutely delightful duo, Ron!

- GT

 

[veitsi_poika]

I think I know Pat!

I've been noticing he had his name on a lot of antiques/ vintage items...

 

[mitch4ging]

Today, cold rainy, snowy and icy! Staying warm and dry.

 

[Buzzbait]

Charismatic Camillus, Buzz!! For cool fact context, do you know how many Americans served in WW2? Is it like a Camillus in every soldier's pocket, or 1 out of 3 American servicemen carried a Camillus, or what?

From what I understand, approximately 16 million Americans served in WW2. So that's one Camillus Engineer knife for about every 2.5 soldiers. But Camillus produced far more knives than just the engineer model. All in all, Camillus produced over 13 million knives during for the war effort, almost equaling the number of soldiers.

 

[dc50]

Dave, I can hear you singing, "It's the only knife for me!"

haha, I think it was the first song I would sing as a Wee boy, over and over again, driving my parents around the bend.

 

[Half/Stop]

Compelling couple of coal-colored cutters, Ron! (But I thought briefly that it might be Black Friday already. I'm easily befuddled these days! )

Absolutely delightful duo, Ron!

Thanks Gary! I think your up to date for now!

 

[peanutsxx]

 

[Gevonovich]

The same two for me today. Here is the pile side of the Old Dog (reverently cause I love it ) The masterpiece Dwight sent me is a master class in itself and I just stare in awe, introspection and...gratitude ! It's like a warming fire on this rainy cold day in 2019.

Thank you Dwight I'm looking for all the angles for photographs, the timing and deeper meaning

For your wife

 

[tmd_87]

Carrying this slicing machine today

 

[JB in SC]

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Gary the 6502 was indeed the 8 bit chip used in the Apple II. I bought my first Apple (a IIe) in 1983. I originally had a tape drive (remember those?) but got a 5 1/4" floppy drive a few months later. Then my first major software purchase was Visicalc (a game changer for the microcomputer market). I had one of those green Sanyo Monitors (9") but bought an Apple display later on. The PC was pretty expensive in comparison and I had learned BASIC so stuck with Apple. I have been a ham since 1979 so was interested in electronics in general, BYTE was published by Wayne Green (who also published the amateur radio magazine 73 magazine), so I followed the early computer boom closely.

 

[Duckdog]

Winning pair of Queens, Stuart; the main blade on the #10 is awesome!!

Thanks, GT. Yes, it's nice one.
- Stuart

 

[Arian29]

Old Bear+Buck Canoe
Continuing the wooden theme

 

[GE Jr]

Carrying (as in carrying to the deck rail for a few pics ) this large beauty of a birthday present from my daughter. Similar in size and shape to my '90s LB7, but the ornate bolsters and bone covers make it a good bit thinner. I don't know the mfr, only thing stamped is the stainless 'ROSTFREI' on the tang. Seller was from Portugal, I believe.

Operates smoothly and locks up nice after a few drops of oil. Definitely usable, but it will likely stay in the chest as a show-off piece.

 

[GuestWho101]

Wow, Dee!! As they say in Latin, Omne trium perfectum!

Thanks Gary!