What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Amir Fleschwund]

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[JohnDF]

Oh ya, I can picture my wife and I with our fly rods in that stream but I think I would sell my Sage for a knife like that.

Your wife fishes with you?
You're lucky, my wife sits on the bank and reads romance novels. I'm always afraid I'm going to hook her on my back cast.

 

[dc50]

 

[5K Qs]

Not sure how I got 5 pages behind with this thread! Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and I'm just going to leave these pics here and bolt for the door
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I enjoyed the lambsfoots and rams horn in verdant vistas, Jack!

A Copperlock kinda day. Small and large just because.
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Good enough reason for me! I prefer the mini copper lock pattern, but your big one with the blue jigged bone and red shield is a sock-knocker-offer!

Thank you r8shell!

Today I'm going with this pragmatic pair

That pair will work!!

Thanks, GT! instead of the usual 6 to 9 weeks delivery time, it only took 3 weeks As far as announcing there arrival I chose this time to casually post photos rather than a post with a big bang

Dave, your postman isn't Mr McFeely, by any chance??

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It was a great meal Gary! I’ve never heard of potato salad on a hot dog either! Those hot dogs were topped with yellow mustard, chili with beans and HOT SLAW! I would call that a southern style hot dog!
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Thanks for correcting my holiday food misidentification, Ron.

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Case 61048 SSP Slimline Trapper in authentic jigged delrin, Victorinox Florist

Do you like your Vic Florist, Jeff? They appeal to me, but the blade seems so short for the frame.

Thanks GT.

Can't wait to see it! The girl has SKILLZZZZ!


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You're so right about @r8shell's talent!
Cool pic of your Ancient, Dwight! I like seeing all your carefully selected prop rocks in your photos.

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That's a show-stopper, Alan! What is the handle material? I really like that bird's eye pivot combined with the avian raptor head shield!

Thanks GT, the numbers are measurements for shoe moulding I was installing. The notations beside the measurements are my short hand to help remember where I am. Especially helpful in kitchens with allot counters to go around.I measure and write down an entire room at once, then cut the peices. So for example, 23 1/8 with 45 in/90 would mean a 23 1/8 inch long piece starting with a 45 degree inside cut ending with a 90 degree cut. I always go from left to right. The thing at the top in the pic is my mitersaw,with the degree Mark's on the base.

Thanks for the explanation, David; sounds like a helpful, organized system. I should have known that "scale" in the photo was in degrees of angle, since 22.5 was marked (half of a 45).

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Like you I love language my friend, and it's great to learn new words I just wish I could remember them!
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Just the one today Hope everyone is having a fab Sunday

I have a dictionary that an uncle gave me before I started high school, and tucked inside the back cover are several pages of definitions of new-to-me words I discovered over 40 years ago while reading Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan novels. That was before email, and I used to send letters to family and friends in which I used my "Tarzan words" in an effort to help me remember them.
Your stag HHB looks superb in every setting!

But it's the perfect size! I notice that the younger generation generally carry their smartphones in their pockets (I use a belt holster), and a trapper is much smaller than a smartphone. My trapper weighs only 3.8 oz, two ounces less than my iPhone 7. It's more noticeable in the pocket than a Vic Classic, but when I carry a Vic nowadays I carry a Tinker or a Spartan, which are comparable to the trapper in size and weight, I think. At least to me any differences are negligible. But I'm from Texas!

I was only referring to the first one in 1836, when Texas became an independent republic.

Thanks, Gary!

Thanks for the replies, Vince!
(FWIW, my cell phone is an LG flip phone that's dumber than I am, but very compact and lightweight. )

Gary, RALF doesn't use tools, he is a tool, and a very hard worker!
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WW, Jeff, RALF did all that by himSALF???

I just assumed it was because 5K Qs hasn't seen the Moore Maker Jumbo Trapper! That thing is a beast, but the one I saw wasn't as well made as my 4 1/8". Other than secession from the Union, I believe Texas is the only state with a declaration of independence. Because TX is of course the only state that was a country when we entered the Union.

Not about me today. Texas Gulf Coast weather + hours on the mower means Ti and CF with a pocket clip. But, Kim is working with a couple of nice traditionals today. Spinning some yarn this morning with the MOP Case Mini Trapper I got her for Christmas.

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Kim needed new pruning tools. This showed up in the mail Friday . Case Hawkbill in amber jigged bone.

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My goodness, that pearl mini trapper is a jewel!

5K Qs Thank you GT. Looking forward to you posting your @r8shell scrimshaw knife. I’m certain it’s beautiful. A thread about conversation starters is a winner.
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Found another TEW Barlow. Wow. It’s a beast of a knife made to last.

Also carrying...
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Thanks for your support, Harvey.
Congrats on finding that Talylor's FLY Witness Barlow; splendid bolster stamp!

My Alox of the Week is a Vic Electrician that is my first ever Alox example (thanks, Greg):

non-Alox SAK of the Week is a Vic Pocket Pal:

Bailed non-SAK of the Week is a Holub electrician (thanks, Dave):

- GT

 

[Jambon]

Sorry, man (fella/guy/bro/pal?). Meant no offense.

 

[cjtamu]

My goodness, that pearl mini trapper is a jewel!

- GT

Thank you sir, she'll be excited you liked it. I'll let her know. 'Bout to head out and do some field work. Boker Scout Cronidur in grenadill wood along for the ride.

 

[black mamba]

WW, Jeff, RALF did all that by himSALF???

Gary, I wouldn't lie to you . . . yes, yes he did!

 

[ScottK]

I picked up a stainless Eye Brand Premium Stockman that I'm carrying today.

 

[Bloefield]

1989 Puma Sportec and Dogbone Jack for the walk with "Jack".

 

[Ripcord 82]

Your wife fishes with you?
You're lucky, my wife sits on the bank and reads romance novels. I'm always afraid I'm going to hook her on my back cast.

Yep,everything. Fly fish for trout or small mouth to musky fishing, backpacking, camping, horseback riding and she even went out to where I once taught skydiving and made her one and only tandem jump from 10,500 feet.I can't seem to get her into scuba though but those days might be gone for me as well since back surgery and COPD.Heck growing old. By the way, her knife collection is even bigger then mine but I don't say anything about her being a Frost girl.

 

[Frailer]

...Do you like your Vic Florist, Jeff? They appeal to me, but the blade seems so short for the frame.

I’m obviously not Jeff, but for my part the Florist (AKA “Gardener” or “Twine”) is a great knife.

The blade *is* short for the frame. According to my ruler the frame is 3-3/4” and the blade measures just a hair over 2-1/2” from frame to tip. While this makes the knife a bit odd aesthetically, it suits the knife’s function, providing enough grip surface to get all four fingers on the knife without making the blade too cumbersome in length.

They’re darned handy for the sorts of tasks they’re designed for. The chisel grind takes some getting used to, but they can be made wicked sharp.

 

[joeradza]

5K Qs
Its Nguni horn, Gary. A type of cattle from South Africa.

 

[CelloDan]

Today is my Grohmann mini Russell posing here inside bowls I have turned on lathe in the past couple weeks.

 

[McFeeli]

A Fayette for today.

 

[Half/Stop]

This one has been in my pocket since the day I got it on 6-27-2019 .

And I have started to carry this Lambfoot a little more . Not much sense in letting it just lay in a drawer .


Harry

Both are great knives Harry! I’m glad you’re enjoying them my friend!

We will see if they are biting today...

Great photo John! I really need to get out in nature more often!

Thanks for correcting my holiday food misidentification, Ron.

My Alox of the Week is a Vic Electrician that is my first ever Alox example (thanks, Greg):

Your welcome Gary! That’s a great photo of your Electrician my friend!

I hope everyone is having a good Tuesday! I’m carrying a Norfolk and a Lambsfoot today!

 

[cigarrodog]

@5K Thank you Gary. That’s a lovely trio.

Wm. Rodgers Stockman, Sheffield.

 

[Pr3inar]

Carbon steel + sea air = no problems so far

 

[JohnDF]

Yep,everything. Fly fish for trout or small mouth to musky fishing, backpacking, camping, horseback riding and she even went out to where I once taught skydiving and made her one and only tandem jump from 10,500 feet.I can't seem to get her into scuba though but those days might be gone for me as well since back surgery and COPD.Heck growing old. By the way, her knife collection is even bigger then mine but I don't say anything about her being a Frost girl.

I did get my wife to team rope with me. Those were fun times.

Great photo John! I really need to get out in nature more often!

Thanks, Ron. That's my local fishing spot.

Knife content:
This knife has been used every day since Jack gifted it to me. It is my definition of an "every day knife".

 

[Frailer]

Heading out to run a few errands with my brilliant, beautiful wife. I think this TL-29 (expertly modded by @glennbad) is just the thing to bring along.

 

[5K Qs]

Sunday Barlow.

That Catt's got my tongue, Dean!

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I like RR canoes, but I especially like the lacing on the slip you have for yours!

Zieg

Honey Vic!

Thank you very much Gary!!! The damage was relatively light in comparison with the quake's magnitude!

Today I'll travel light with this KK Jr. Stockman and a "pocket easy" Robeson

Glad to hear that damage was minimal, JJ.
You sure have shown us a lot of fantastic old knives in the short span of 50-some posts!!

I think I'll go with this one today...

IMHO, that's an ideal GEC #15, John! Barehead, gorgeous bone (jigging and color), splendid shield, EO notch, sheepsfoot blade! (If I ruled the world, I might add a pen secondary. )

I’ve got slow internet this morning and I usually don’t have any problems. I messed around changing threads and lost some quotes! Please accept my apologies if you’re looking for something I’ve quoted! At least my knives are up to speed! I’ve got two favorites on board this morning! I hope y’all have a great week!

Ron, I wonder if your problems were with the BF site, rather than your internet; I thought the forum was running slow for me yesterday, but not other sites. Fine pair right there in black and white!

I am hopelessly behind on this thread, these two for me today.

I admire your commitment to the fixed/sout combo, Tom!

Sweet pic, Harvey! Am I to conclude from the blade stamp that the knife is an unreal lambsfoot?!?

I haven't carried this one in awhile.

That's a winner, Dean; hard to believe you don't carry it LOTS!

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Best made knife I have owned. Like a lot of others on the Porch, I am a sucker for a Sowbelly. I have been looking for my ideal version which, to me, has to be jigged bone with a traditional corset shield. How could I pass this one up? Although I had to sell half a dozen factory knives to pay for it! Good thing my wife thinks all knives are created equal and sell for about 100 bucks a pop! I hope she never figures out the reality.

Congrats on the captivating custom sowbelly @Leslie Tomville! (Maybe your wife loves you so much that she just pretends she doesn't know knife costs! )

Garden and yard work for the K55 which carries nicely in a Mini Mag holster.
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One of my favorite models (even though I say I don't prefer single blades, or lockbacks, or knives over 4", or folded metal handles ).

These two today

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Highly desirable duo, Steve!

Hands pressed together in prayer to the Masters Well done Leslie

Seeing your sowbelly is always a treat, Gev!

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Thank you @Gevonovich @Chui and @Peregrin for your compliments and, much more, for your imparting your knowledge.

... And finally, do you mind if I send you a bill for causing me to spend so much money?

I wish there was a "Kudos " thread, and I know it would be full!

I would start with this post!
I recieved a package from Charlie last week, and reflects even more of the generosity and caliber of folks here on the porch! When I opened the package, I was floored, and not sure if I can ever repay them for their generosity and thoughtfulness! The package contained the wonder horn lamb and the Case Whittler(very unique, with elk covers) shown below.

So to Charlie and Jack, thank you, thank you, thank you!! I'm still walking around with a goofy grin on my face, and was definitely a major boot to my moral and mental state!

Congrats, Dennis, and thanks for sharing the "feel-good" story!
Accolades to Charlie and Jack for their thoughtfulness!

Another morning breakfast of wineberries for me. Wineberries are a variety of raspberries.

Your AC looks like cream on top of your berries!

I think I haven't started saying "dude" yet. It takes me a while to get comfortable with a slang term. I'll never be comfortable saying "groovy".
I've been carrying a knife that must not be named in this thread. Maybe I'll post it in trad and mod pairings. But I can post this one here:

Peace out, Jer, your old Jay's Potato Chip pencil is outta sight!

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U*XL, Dwight!

Thank you sir, she'll be excited you liked it. I'll let her know. 'Bout to head out and do some field work. Boker Scout Cronidur in grenadill wood along for the ride.

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Gary, I wouldn't lie to you . . . yes, yes he did!

I’m obviously not Jeff, but for my part the Florist (AKA “Gardener” or “Twine”) is a great knife.

The blade *is* short for the frame. According to my ruler the frame is 3-3/4” and the blade measures just a hair over 2-1/2” from frame to tip. While this makes the knife a bit odd aesthetically, it suits the knife’s function, providing enough grip surface to get all four fingers on the knife without making the blade too cumbersome in length.

They’re darned handy for the sorts of tasks they’re designed for. The chisel grind takes some getting used to, but they can be made wicked sharp.

Thanks for your opinions on the Florist, Frailer ! I wondered if a design principle was to provide a substantial handle even though the blade is relatively short. I can imagine that long handle and short blade could maximize control and precision (like some whittling knives).

5K Qs
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Thanks, Alan. That bovine looks familiar. Do you have (or have you had) other knives with Nguni horn that I may have asked about, or have I seen the one with the raptor shield before and forgotten it?

Stockman of the Week is my first sowbelly stockman, an amber jigged bone Rough Rider that sold me on the pattern:

Plain Canoe of the Week is a Taylor-Schrade Old Timer (that, oddly, has no shield):

Fancy Canoe of the Week is a Marbles rams horn canoe:

- GT