Amir Fleschwund
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I like the translucent horn scales, and the antique set of weights is fantastic.
What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?
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Saturday with Mr. Bromfield
(the acorns are from a magnificent oak at the Vet school on the A&M University campus - very old)
stopped into a church
somewhere along the way
got down on my knees
and began to pray
E.C. Simmons Hardware peanut
(the acorns are from a magnificent oak at the Vet school on the A&M University campus - very old)
stopped into a church
somewhere along the way
got down on my knees
and began to pray
E.C. Simmons Hardware peanut
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Thank you! This is not horn, but salmon acrylic with no black stripes. It looks halfway between mother of pearl and horn.
There's a roman scales to work with the weights, but it has not been cleaned for decades!
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Thanks Jack.Lovely pic of your AC Dwight
Two absolute winners Dave. He's a fine gent.
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It was -9 when those pictures were taken on our enclosed Back Porch where we also feed The Cat We Don't Have .
Harry
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Wow!!!
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In addition to my new Spanish knife (posted pics last night), I will be toting my wee staggie from Sheffield:
It will remain one of my favorites. It feels so natural in the hand--very ergonomic.
And I am also going to give significant pocket time to another favorite:
A gift from @r redden: ebony GEC #15 "Huckleberry Boys Knife". I am rereading "Tom Sawyer" too, by the way. What a wonderful book!
This knife is not a Barlow, like the one mentioned in the book, but the same illustration is used on the knife's tube (although the book cover just has a detail). Ebony is such a great cover material, and that spear blade is perfect. A joy to carry & use.
It will remain one of my favorites. It feels so natural in the hand--very ergonomic.
And I am also going to give significant pocket time to another favorite:
A gift from @r redden: ebony GEC #15 "Huckleberry Boys Knife". I am rereading "Tom Sawyer" too, by the way. What a wonderful book!
This knife is not a Barlow, like the one mentioned in the book, but the same illustration is used on the knife's tube (although the book cover just has a detail). Ebony is such a great cover material, and that spear blade is perfect. A joy to carry & use.
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Wondrous stag and happy kitty ! Well done Harry
It was -9 when those pictures were taken on our enclosed Back Porch where we also feed The Cat We Don't Have .
Harry
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I cant bring myself to not keep carrying my PS so the solution is carrying a pair of Turkish clips today
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In this case, breathtaking, John!What's a Scout without a Cap Lifter?
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Thanks, Tom.Thanks GT, I may have the opportunity to pick up another BB Winchester at our local knife show this weekend, we will see what they have. Love the electrician, great photo
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That might be my best indoor photo, taken on the lid of our printer, with styrofoam take-out box sections as reflective backdrop, and an "ott-light" that my wife use for crafts. But she moved the ott-light somewhere else and threw out my styrofoam, so I'm still experimenting with indoor set-ups for photos. Great to see your black BSK; I hope your knife show efforts pay off! Admirable fiery stag on that Lloyd, Alan!
Thanks for sweet-talking my honey bone canoe, Stuart.
Thanks, too, for the updates on Loki. If not for the dish towel lint on his face, I might have guessed he's too serious for tug of wars. I like the bold spearing on your mystery Q knife. The blade stamps on those two vivacious vintage knives are highly desirable, Harry!
Thanks for the info on Elmer Keith, Stuart.
My only knowledge of him, and some of his early 20th century collaborators and rivals, is via thinly-disguised fictional characters that appear in gun-centric novels, most notably Pale Horse Coming, by Stephen Hunter. Such a pristine knife, Senhor José!
Both knives, natural ironwood lambsfoot and synthetic acrylic GEC #85, display similar artistic patterns in their handles, Jack!Morning folks
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Two vintage beauties, Ron! Sweatin' with the oldies!Hope y’all have a great day! I’m carrying these two today!
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Incredible stag congress (and watch), Gev!
Be aware that the pair you share have such flair I hardly dare to wonder where, if life were fair, I might prepare to find them!
The handles on your first Plow and your black BSK are, IMHO, some of your best, Tom!
I gotta remember that post editing includes more than just cropping and rotating, and might even save a lot of photos I delete for crummy lighting! Thanks for the canoe comment.Thanks GT, just overhead lighting in my basement and a little post editing
Love that stag Canoe BTW !
Thanks, Vince & John & Harry, glad you can see what I see in it!
Your Case 10-dot canoe with the canoe paddler blade etch is superb, @balor85!
Great photo of Black Adder, Jer!
Fantastic pic of your bird feeder, Dwight!
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Me too GT. That knife is extraincredinificent!!!!!
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(But you can probably turn off your sprinklers now that its getting cold. )Thanks for your positive reaction to my Mohawk canoe.
Your Kissing Cranes Congress is a Champ!
Thanks for the opinion, Jeff.5K Qs ~
I have never seen a Colonial electrician in bone, but I did see one on ebay like yours which was described as synthetic.
Either way, she’s fetching, and a keeper!
Definitely a keeper, if for no other reason that it's one of the few knives I have that I can consistently get sharp. (They're almost all old Imperials and Colonials.)Paul, I admire your generosity, but I sure wish you wouldn't pass on your cold weather for the next week!A 2014 #66 in Stag covers, the Stag may not light up one's world but it's great in hand and I honestly like it, kinda creamy like
...Also bracing for the upcoming (even colder) snap coming next week
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At least Lake Michigan hasn't frozen yet, so that should moderate the temps a little (although I'm planning to shovel a lot of lake effect snow in the next 7 days). Cool all-metal knife, Ernie!
I admire you for giving the peanut an honest try, Randy, but this Schrade+ USA lockback is sure a handsome knife and more of a size you prefer! When it comes to knives, most of us are probably like Popeye: "I am what I am and that's all what I am!"Today I laid the Peanut down and picked up my 5OT.
Congrats on a muy magnífico navaja, Vince!Been carrying this all day:
Got this from an artisan from Spain, @ArtesaniaHerreros. His name is José Antonio Herreros Gomez. You can see his initials "JHG" on the palanquilla in one of the close-ups. This is a traditional folding knife, or "navaja", from Albacete. Or a smaller pocket-sized version. The blade locks open, and to close the palanquilla must be lifted about 90 degrees. Very nice design, and an old design, I think. The steel is 440C stainless, and the handle is a polished deer stag antler point. The bolster on this one is brass. It looks like brass and nickel silver inlays. There is very nice engraving on the ricasso and the spine of the blade. There are no liners, and the knife is very light and easy to carry in a pocket.
I will be getting more knives from Señor Herreros!
How big is that? Does it have the ratcheting sound (carraca ?) when you open it to the locking position? I guess I don't have any proof, but I think that style knife is the ancestor of the modern toothpick pattern. - GT
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My favorite trio of micarta handled knives to carry.
JD Ellis Lanny’s Clip, 2017 GEC TC Barlow and the Lone Wolf/Loveless City Knife.
JD Ellis Lanny’s Clip, 2017 GEC TC Barlow and the Lone Wolf/Loveless City Knife.
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That looks like a lot of fun, congrats on the catches.Been a great day on the ice. Catching a good assortment of perch, blues, bass, and the occasional trout.
Lots of fun to be had when it’s -10* outside but sweatshirt weather in the hut lol.
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Nice choice...Mini Trapper with bottle opener
Slight variation on a theme:
Amber bone
These minis with caplifter are the cat's pajamas
Going to a party tonight with food platters and this toothpick-style blade is great for spearin' goodies. The lifter's great for the sasparilla
And the mini's size doesn't freak people out
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Great knives and great book. Although I've not read it in many years, there was a time when you could read any sentence from any part of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and I'd recite the next 3 sentences just for fun.In addition to my new Spanish knife (posted pics last night), I will be toting my wee staggie from Sheffield:
It will remain one of my favorites. It feels so natural in the hand--very ergonomic.
And I am also going to give significant pocket time to another favorite:
A gift from @r redden: ebony GEC #15 "Huckleberry Boys Knife". I am rereading "Tom Sawyer" too, by the way. What a wonderful book!
This knife is not a Barlow, like the one mentioned in the book, but the same illustration is used on the knife's tube (although the book cover just has a detail). Ebony is such a great cover material, and that spear blade is perfect. A joy to carry & use.