What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Duckdog]

Blood brothers

Simply stunning, David.

Very nice, Nick.

Beautiful French knives are certainly made for "Haute Cuisine"; I'd be shaking too if I were opening a fifty year old fabulous French Bordeaux!

My Labor day totes will be a couple traditional hard workers from Robeson; a post WWII Barlow with strawberry bone and a pre WWII electrician wearing walnut.

Thanls, JJ. BTW, my hands are shaking when I click the LIKE button on your posts, especially the Robesons.

Raining today, thunder & lightning since 0300 and the highest King Tide I've ever seen off the ICW. Gotta go drop my boat off the lift and around to the town ramp so I can trailer it inland ahead of the storm. I think stainless steel and a light rain jacket will be the order of the day! Case 63032SS. OH

Bruce, I was raised in Atlantic Beach, NC, and went through many a hurricane and nor'easter (Hazel, a Cat 4 in 1954, actually went WEST of us!!). Stay safe and our fingers are crossed for you and several of my family in Morehead City and Wilmington.

For Labor Day I'm carrying a very old friend that has seen its share of hard work since I bought it 49 years ago.

That's an honorable old knife.

I have spent quite a bit of time looking for this in old Camillus catalogs online, and did find this model, but in bone or stag, in a 1928 catalog. I plan to carry and use this knife a lot.

Good job, Jeff. It looks fine.

Amber stag sowbelly.View attachment 1189495

A beauty, Alan.

Camillus #70 and a #43 today

Nice pair, Steve, especially the Camillus.

I’m not planning to do any Laboring today. If any cutting chores come up I believe Granddaddy’s Old Timer will handle things just fine! Y’all have a great holiday!

What a treasure, Ron!

Newly acquired A Wright Barlow, hafted in Horn.

Wow, that's nice, Harvey.

Sowbelly of the Week (new category )(thanks, Ron):

Some fine looking porkbelly, GT. Good on ya, @Half/Stop .

Looks like you had a blast Stuart; very cool!

Well played, sir.

For my two Tuesday totes I'm going for more from Robeson; an English jack in strawberry bone and a spey Barlow in burgundy.

I'm in awe (and the photography is pretty dang fine, too). Greta stuff, JJ.

My goodness. After two more weeks of camping out in nature, I'm finally back to civilization for awhile. My daughter and I had a grand old time bikepacking, canoeing, camping, and generally wreaking havoc throughout the Adirondack Mountains. It's amazing to think that as a father, it's even possible to have a best friend in my own teenage daughter. But there it is. We're inseparable these days, so much trust having been built up through our experiences together.

Welcome back, Buzz, and thanks so much for sharing some of your adventure through those fine pictures (except for the ones with the hobo photo-bombing them). Your daughter looks like a chip off of the ol' twig. She's a lucky young lady. While you were away, I succumbed to the allure of the Case bonestag mini trapper. Thanks, I guess.

These two today

Lovely old Schrade, Steve.

- Stuart

 

[JB in LV]

Same as yesterday, Alox Farmer didn’t make the photo op.

 

[SteveC]

D Duckdog Thanks Stuart !

 

[Duckdog]

As I mentioned late last evening, I finished breasting-out an octet of doves that I harvested yesterday, put the breasts in a brine, and called it a day. I cleaned my knife and shears and left them to dry. I collected them up this morning, put away the shears, swapped out the Jarrett Fleming for a Gary Cunningham, and kept the Vic Tinker for one more day.

- Stuart

 

[mitch13]

My goodness. After two more weeks of camping out in nature, I'm finally back to civilization for awhile. My daughter and I had a grand old time bikepacking, canoeing, camping, and generally wreaking havoc throughout the Adirondack Mountains. It's amazing to think that as a father, it's even possible to have a best friend in my own teenage daughter. But there it is. We're inseparable these days, so much trust having been built up through our experiences together.

The Swisstank was a constant companion, in fact the only knife I carried, throughout the entire trip. The Victorinox SwissChamp truly is a marriage of extraordinary design and perfect execution. This knife has accumulated so many wonderful memories in such a short period of time, that I can't imagine carrying anything else in its place.

Here are a few more pics from the trip:

Looks like a great trip. Some really nice looking country.
Knife & daugher both keepers.
Just out of curiosity, your choice to wear helmet or required?
As here you are required to by law .

Thanks for sharing
Mitch

 

[black mamba]

Still have the Ulster Cattle Jr. in pocket. Just a beautifully made knife, with consistently firm pulls and snap on all blades.

 

[SteveC]

My goodness. After two more weeks of camping out in nature, I'm finally back to civilization for awhile. My daughter and I had a grand old time bikepacking, canoeing, camping, and generally wreaking havoc throughout the Adirondack Mountains. It's amazing to think that as a father, it's even possible to have a best friend in my own teenage daughter. But there it is. We're inseparable these days, so much trust having been built up through our experiences together.

The Swisstank was a constant companion, in fact the only knife I carried, throughout the entire trip. The Victorinox SwissChamp truly is a marriage of extraordinary design and perfect execution. This knife has accumulated so many wonderful memories in such a short period of time, that I can't imagine carrying anything else in its place.

Here are a few more pics from the trip:

Awesome !

 

[Old Engineer]

My goodness. After two more weeks of camping out in nature, I'm finally back to civilization for awhile. My daughter and I had a grand old time bikepacking, canoeing, camping, and generally wreaking havoc throughout the Adirondack Mountains. It's amazing to think that as a father, it's even possible to have a best friend in my own teenage daughter. But there it is. We're inseparable these days, so much trust having been built up through our experiences together.

The Swisstank was a constant companion, in fact the only knife I carried, throughout the entire trip. The Victorinox SwissChamp truly is a marriage of extraordinary design and perfect execution. This knife has accumulated so many wonderful memories in such a short period of time, that I can't imagine carrying anything else in its place.

Here are a few more pics from the trip:

Fantastic Post my friend !!!! Some fiiiiine pictures .

Harry

 

[Old Engineer]

Looks like it was a 2 TEWs Tuesday today



Harry

 

[Bugs57]

Little Undertaker.

 

[Duckdog]

Looks like it was a 2 TEWs Tuesday today



Harry

Lawd, a mercy!!! I've seen heaven at a distance.
Very nice, Harry.
- Stuart

 

[paulhilborn]

Great knives posted of late porch members
2010 Orange Jig bone 66 Jack again for me today, incorporated into Nanc's fall display

 

[hornetguy]

My goodness. After two more weeks of camping out in nature, I'm finally back to civilization for awhile. My daughter and I had a grand old time bikepacking, canoeing, camping, and generally wreaking havoc throughout the Adirondack Mountains. It's amazing to think that as a father, it's even possible to have a best friend in my own teenage daughter. But there it is. We're inseparable these days, so much trust having been built up through our experiences together.

The Swisstank was a constant companion, in fact the only knife I carried, throughout the entire trip. The Victorinox SwissChamp truly is a marriage of extraordinary design and perfect execution. This knife has accumulated so many wonderful memories in such a short period of time, that I can't imagine carrying anything else in its place.

Here are a few more pics from the trip:

Dang, I like EVERYTHING in this post... pictures are phenomenal...almost unreal. The memories you have made with your daughter, all of it is simply extraordinary. Outstanding!

 

[Buzzbait]

Looks like a great trip. Some really nice looking country.
Knife & daugher both keepers.
Just out of curiosity, your choice to wear helmet or required?
As here you are required to by law .

Thanks for sharing
Mitch

My choice. I always wear a helmet when I’m off-road mountain biking. Too great a risk of accident. When I’m on the road, I sometimes wear a helmet. If it’s a long ride in traffic, I’ll wear it. But for short trips and cycling over 85 degrees, pretty much never.

 

[Dschal]

Sounds adventurous. Do you still need to process them with the pressure cooker, or does the fermentation take care of that?

No the fermentation preserves the vegetables, and more of the nutrition. I’ve been making sauerkraut for a while now, and you just let it ferment at room temperature for as long as you want, then into the frig. I’m trying this with a couple of quarts. If I have more than that, I’ll can them, in my boiling water canner, for longer storage. I’m totally impressed by your Labor Day canning!

Here are the beans after two days:

 

[315]

Great knives posted of late porch members
2010 Orange Jig bone 66 Jack again for me today, incorporated into Nanc's fall display

Paul, there is a knife I’d love to see them do another run of!!

Grabbed the 15 when I got home from work today.

 

[cigarrodog]

D Duckdog - Thank you Stuart. Love those three, especially the Fleming.

 

[Duckdog]

D Duckdog - Thank you Stuart. Love those three, especially the Fleming.

Thanks, Harvey. Here are the fruits of my Labor Day (dove hunt). The bacon was so thick that I knew it would not wrap around the breasts, so I laid it on the top for larding. (I was too lazy to go downstairs to get thinner bacon - and, aah, thinner bacon??)

You will note that no folders were sullied in this culinary endeavor, only culinary cutlery. God be my witness.
- Stuart

 

[cigarrodog]

Thanks, Harvey. Here are the fruits of my Labor Day (dove hunt). The bacon was so thick that I knew it would not wrap around the breasts, so I laid it on the top for larding. (I was too lazy to go downstairs to get thinner bacon - and, aah, thinner bacon??)

You will note that no folders were sullied in this culinary endeavor, only culinary cutlery. God be my witness.
- Stuart

I’m glad you were “too lazy,” Stuart. Fat bacon made it perfect. Bon Appétit!

 

[thefrank]

GEC TC Barlow in jigged cranberry red bone