What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Amir Fleschwund]

Auspicious pair, Jeff; I especially like that Kabar! I think the KaBar must be some kind of ancestor of this Rough Rider half-hawk that's one of my favorites:
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Jeff, I hope the social obligations and chit chat turned out to be much better than anticipated.


Here's the quartet I literally EDC along with my rotating schedule of knives:
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- GT

I agree. There certainly is a strong resemblance between the old Kabar and your RR! Half Hawk, huh? Now I have a name to go with it!
The social obligations and chit chat were tolerated! At the rehearsal dinner, the groom presented his gaggle of young groomsmen appreciation gifts of a pocket knife! Cheap imported SAK knockoffs NONE of those youngsters had a scintilla of familiarity with the idea of carrying a knife!
Some people’s kids these days...
I did show one of them how to sharpen a blade on the unglazed rim on china, but his knife was so poorly ground that it was hopeless.
Nice to see your 5 that you carry literally everyday. And, nice to see “literally” used properly for a change! “Literally” is misused nearly as often as is “Random” these days.

Woods walking today so as always on my belt was my Henri Tikkanen Puukko and as accompaniment - cause 2 knives are always better than one - I was carrying Cedrick the Ettrick. A pretty pair.

Look at the color developing on the birch bark handle.
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An otherwise nearly rainy day - some might consider a bleak day - here in the mid-coast but brightened up considerably by an extended sighting of a Scarlet Tanager and it's mate. They were as curious about us as we were of them. This was the very 1st time I have seen one in Maine - though I had seen one ONCE in Connecticut.

Photo from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology web site:

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Cheers,

Ray

Hi Vince - JL is looking pretty seedy these days - but any nice gulls or albatross or terns could do

Ray


I guess I need more knife content ...

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Woods walking~ what a great way to pass the time! Good for body and soul.
The puuko looks great! If you could only have one, that would do the job.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

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[Fodderwing]

Thanks Dwight, what a beautiful knife

Thanks Jack. Beautiful pics of your Dama and Ancient.

Super pen knife Dwight. Do you know the meaning of I.O of R.M.

Thanks. "Improved Order of Red Men"

Fodderwing A great old Pen knife Dwight!

Thanks Ron. Great pair your totin.

Good morning everyone! I’ve got a busy day ahead of me, but then it’s family time on the Georgia Coast for the rest of the week! I’m following Jack’s example this morning

Have a great trip to the Atlantic coast my friend.

 

[SteveC]

Utica today

 

[RayseM]

I love the comeback the bald eagle has made here. I see them regularly now on the lake. Never seen a golden. Neat that you did!

Yes - BALD EAGLE is what I meant - flying over the bay ...

Ray

 

[TheChunk91]

 

[Leslie Tomville]

Thinking of Charlie today. What a gentleman!

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As much as I love his TC’s, I believe his 48 SFO was a real sleeper. They are incredibly nice to use and carry. They also have the rare random jigging that many of us wish GEC would use more often. They are often available on the aftermarket at reasonable prices compared to the Barlows.
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[lucky22]

Great pairings gents





Very cool Vince and Leslie

Hope everyone has a great weekend

Where have you found the Damascus Arthur Wright’s Jack?

Not seen them stocked anywhere in the UK.
Cheers

 

[dc50]

Lovely pic Dave Hope you'll be very happy in your new home, and also HAPPY BIRTHDAY my friend

Thank you, Jack, I'm thinking the new home is going to work out fine.

 

[5K Qs]

Some noteworthy (to me ) posts from Saturday and Sunday.

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Overwhelming options available in that pair, Jeff!

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That's a lot of knife, Dwight! Did it come with the stylish matching bead, or did you make that?

Finding it necessary to carry this one today if I really have to use a knife .
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Harry

That Bulldog Tobacco stag Barlow is zesty, Harry!

Sitting by the bay, waiting for my wife to finish her leg of a relay marathon.
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Got my Cocobolo Peanut with me:

Vince, was your leg of the marathon before, or after, hers?
That's a classy Peanut you've got there!

Totin' my new to me PAL US Navy Utility today

Steve, that bailed, 2-blade, EO teardrop leaves me weak in the knees!

It's Armed Forces Day here in the U.S.A. I thought these two were appropriate to carry.



U.S. Army 1972 - 1980

Stately pair and a fine sentiment, Dean; thanks to all who serve!

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Catfish Lake Croatan National Forest

Dazzling shot of a dependable duo, David!

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Don't care for the food there, but I had good company, and there was beer.
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Words to live by!

For about three days now it's been brilliant sunshine and warm, up to 22c Remember also that up near the roof of the world it stays light now until 11pm and up again before 5am and gaining every day. Makes up for the misery darkness Nov-Jan
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Glad you're enjoying the arrival of warmer weather, Will! That yellow Buck stockman looks radiant and useful.

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If you got it, flaunt it!!

I got up this morning before 6:00 am and drove 170 miles to get some things from our daughters Town Home near Nashville. I spent about a half hour there and turned around and drove the 170 miles back home so I could eat lunch with my wife! I started out with this Ebony #73 Scout in my pocket. After lunch I switched to the Stag #35 Churchill to fulfill my Saturday requirements! I hope everyone has had a good day!
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You're a traveling man, Ron, with a pair of exquisite knives! Coincidentally, for some reason I had this song stuck in my head Saturday:

I'm thinking about putting a giant squid on the pile side.

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Thank you. I've been looking at images of old scrimshaw and engravings for ideas, so I'm feeling like quite the amateur compared to what's out there. I'm gonna have to order a bunch of white bone Rough Riders to get some practice!

You got Skilz, Rachel!! I'll send you a couple of white bone RRs on which to practice, if you'll return them when you're finished! (I'm thinking it would be sort of like finding some of Picasso's sketchbooks. )

I always have a traditional folder in my pocket. I rotate between 2 or 3, but for the past few weeks it's been this Case mini copperhead... it has the wharnecliff as the main blade, and a pen blade. Very handy little knife....

I totally agree!! I've got a navy blue jigged bone mini copperhead that's one of my favorite knives!

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Jack and @lambertiana, those are luminous lambsfoots, light and dark!!

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Two nice ones GT
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I appreciate your support, Jack.

Bunk beds

Cool pair! I'm enjoying the "brothers" thread you started!

Thirst-quenching pic, John! Standing or running water?

Y’all have a great day!

Grand "grain" in both steel and wood, Ron!

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Little Big Horn and K’roo too!

Impressive couple of lambsfoots, Joshua!

As some of you saw in my Beverages post last night, the family of my late buddy found some of his pocket knives while we were cleaning out his house the past few days. I didn't know that he had any, and he never carried them for the 20 or so years that I knew him. They knew that I like knives (the fixed blade on my belt may have been a clue) so they gave these to me yesterday, from the top: Schrade 108OT (1946-1973), Case 051 Fishtail lockback with Pakkawood covers (P1051 1/2 L SSP, 1986), and a Craftsman 95075 lockback. These are as they found them, and they are incredibly sharp (and I know that he couldn't sharpen a knife). I'm totin' all three today.
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- Stuart

Plaudits for helping out, Stuart, and congrats on the priceless keepsakes!

Today’s carry is the closest I can get to the team colors of the St. Louis Blues, hoping this will bring a little luck for the game today .

Love the blue Farmer, Tom, and your efforts seem to have paid off in a big way! The Blues have had quite a turn-around this year, right?

Picked up the LT on Friday so I've been mostly carrying it and the little Kutmaster since then.

Versatile pair! How do you like the 110 LT so far?

My new Rosewood Lambsfoot from Jack Black Jack Black also a cool Moziac called "Trust" is one of a series that local artists have done and are painted on the side of town buildings
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Congrats on another fine rosewood lambsfoot, Dave, and good to see you back on The Porch! I'm sure there are plenty of post-move tasks waiting, but take your time and don't burn yourself out!

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That is a great looking 85, Gary! Buffalo horn?
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Thanks, Dean. It is buffalo horn, almost entirely black with hardly any feathering, and a post-production EO notch and pen-to-coping secondary blade mod.

I'm carrying this penknife that Case calls this an Antique Bone Half Whittler.

That's a prime example of a pattern I've come to appreciate a lot!

- GT

 

[5K Qs]

Monday is the day I usually do my weekly rotation. Today I noticed that my schedule assigned me several knives with bails or keyring attachments.
Alox of the Week is a black Pioneer:

non-Alox SAK of the Week is a Recruit:

Bailed non-SAK of the Week is a Camillus electrician:

International Knife of the Week is a JJ Martinez marinera with ABS covers:


- GT

 

[Prester John]

The social obligations and chit chat were tolerated! At the rehearsal dinner, the groom presented his gaggle of young groomsmen appreciation gifts of a pocket knife! Cheap imported SAK knockoffs NONE of those youngsters had a scintilla of familiarity with the idea of carrying a knife!

And the real SAKs are very inexpensive (compared to GEC, or even Case). It's sad. I've carried a knife most of my life, since I was about 8 or 9, and our forefathers did too. Necessary equipment, like carrying a comb, handkerchief, billfold, keys, etc. We live in a different world, where children are taught that all knives are weapons and are bad. It was man's first tool, for crying out loud! Well, I'm raising my daughter right. She ALWAYS has at least one knife on her, and most of the time it's a traditional.

 

[Prester John]

Nice to see your 5 that you carry literally everyday. And, nice to see “literally” used properly for a change! “Literally” is misused nearly as often as is “Random” these days.

You're so right. Another word that is generally misused is "awesome." I think the Grand Canyon is awesome; some people use "awesome" in almost every sentence, it seems. Went to a restaurant and the waiter asked "Have you been here before?" "Yes." "AWESOME!" He used the word about ten times on his first trip to our table! I almost laughed, but I behaved and didn't embarrass my wife.

Knife content: got this in my pocket now:

 

[cigarrodog]

Great pics guys



Thank you very much GT, great to see your regulars



Lovely pic Dave Hope you'll be very happy in your new home, and also HAPPY BIRTHDAY my friend



Nice pic, that's a beautiful Puukko Fine Ettrick too, the name made me laugh Interesting to see the Scarlet Tanager



Nice Mitchell Buzz, I wish I still had mine (my dad stole it decades ago)



Thanks Dwight, what a beautiful knife

Morning folks, hope everyone had a great weekend Starting the week off with these two

Two great shots of two wonderful knives.

 

[dc50]

Congrats on another fine rosewood lambsfoot, Dave, and good to see you back on The Porch! I'm sure there are plenty of post-move tasks waiting, but take your time and don't burn yourself out!

Thank you GT its good to be back, albeit as time permits, with all the moving tasks you mentioned.

 

[cigarrodog]

 

[dc50]

You're so right. Another word that is generally misused is "awesome." I think the Grand Canyon is awesome; some people use "awesome" in almost every sentence, it seems. Went to a restaurant and the waiter asked "Have you been here before?" "Yes." "AWESOME!" He used the word about ten times on his first trip to our table! I almost laughed, but I behaved and didn't embarrass my wife.

Knife content: got this in my pocket now:

Vince, your AC is like

 

[Prester John]

Vince, your AC is like

Gee, thanks, Dave! You are literally correct!

 

[Prester John]

God Save the Queen!

 

[Jack Black]

Nice to see your 5 that you carry literally everyday. And, nice to see “literally” used properly for a change! “Literally” is misused nearly as often as is “Random” these days.

"So..." You're a curmudgeon after my own heart Jeff, it annoys the heck out of me too (I do wish BF would bring back :grumpy: )

Thanks Jack. Beautiful pics of your Dama and Ancient.


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Thank you very much Dwight, that's a beautiful pic

Thinking of Charlie today. What a gentleman!

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As much as I love his TC’s, I believe his 48 SFO was a real sleeper. They are incredibly nice to use and carry. They also have the rare random jigging that many of us wish GEC would use more often. They are often available on the aftermarket at reasonable prices compared to the Barlows.
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Great Charlie homage

Thank you, Jack, I'm thinking the new home is going to work out fine.

That's great to hear Dave

Jack and @lambertiana, those are luminous lambsfoots, light and dark!!


I appreciate your support, Jack.

Thank you GT

Alox of the Week is a black Pioneer:

I really like your black Pioneer

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Fantastic pic Harvey

Vince, your AC is like

Gee, thanks, Dave! You are literally correct!

I used to know a young man known as 'Awesome Pete' on account of his (eventually self-parodying) overuse of the word