What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[cigarrodog]

Thanks a lot guys, I have always had a lot of affection for this old Alfred Blackwell in spite of the fact the blades are worn, and it having looked like it had been run over when I found it. Clearly, someone else loved it too, as all the blades were sharp as could be despite the wear

Fab photo Harvey

Thank you Jack. Easy to see your fondness for your Alfred Blackwell Lamb.

@black mamba - Hey Jeff. That distressed looking green Alox. is a visual treat If they sold them that way, I would be first in line. Also a visual treat is your ram’s horn, hafted Half Congress. Such a beautiful color with depth.

 

[flatblackcapo]

@Leslie Tomville

 

[black mamba]

Thank you, Harvey! It was the first SAK I ever bought, so it's got some "patina."

 

[toto07]

 

[CelloDan]

Another stunning photo, Dan, with your dignified ebony and the nuthatch!

Thank you GT !

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

GEC #43 Oregon Trapper (thanks @Chief !), and Case #6254 Trapper with a “Peabody Coal Co” blade etch.View attachment 1205762View attachment 1205763

Although I'm from Virginia and with us its Clinchfield Coal Co. I relate to the lyrics of this song,it has been a favorite of mine since childhood. I did not grasp the meaning of the words until adulthood. Many places I played and learned to hunt bushytails no longer exist. Its a bitter sweet pill those of us with our roots in coal country have to swallow. People need the work, and we need the energy provided, but oh what a cost it can be. With 71% of steel produced is produced using coal. There's a good chance the knife in our pockets was made possible thanks to a coal miner. Often unsung heros they are.

 

[RDaneel]

Thanks for "good-mouthing" my knives, Dean.
Your John Deere teardrop is definitely an attractive knife!

Amazing that your knife is approaching its centennial, Dean!

- GT

Thank you, Gary!

Alox SAK this week is a black Pioneer:
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non-Alox SAK this week is a Vic Explorer:
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Sowbelly stockman this week is a Marbles stag bone model (thanks, Randy):
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"Regular" stockman this week is a Schrade USA 34OT (thanks, Dave):
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- GT

Nice quartet, Gary. The Explorer looks very useful and the Marbles sowbelly is stagilicious in a bone sort of way.

 

[screened porch]

Zytel handles that I bought new from a dealer who had them on sale for under $15 each, which I apparently deemed desirable at the time.

$15 would be about right. I paid $25, but at least I didn't bite at $40+.

 

[kai76]

I have my usual old faded OD green alox Cadet, and my ram's horn half congress today.

Great pair of knives Jeff. Love the wear on the alox and the congress pen just looks so pocket friendly.

 

[black mamba]

Thanks, Nick, they do "git 'er done!"

 

[Hickory n steel]

Just got this moderately used Buck 102 woodsman in and will be carrying it for a while, it's a great size for an EDC type fixed blade.

 

[kai76]

Thanks, Nick, they do "git 'er done!"

D U N, done!

 

[paulhilborn]

A classy Jack today, gifted to me from my good friend Duncan

 

[Frailer]

Today a Victorinox Solo won the draw.

This truly is a remarkable knife. If there is a slipjoint that offers a higher quality/price ratio, I don’t know what it is.

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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Here is the one I kept Kevin, @flatblackcapo . I am glad to see you are using yours. These are incredible. They are some of the very few current production Case knives that can stack up against the vintage ones. Enjoy it!!

 

[Pàdruig]

Something new, something old, and a Lambsfoot... Can't go wrong with that awesome trio.

Three incredible knockouts Dylan; perfect trio of the old and the new, very cool!

Thank you so much, fellas, very much appreciated!

Congratulations on that Shapleigh Dylan

Thank you, Jack. I've actually had that Shapleigh for a little while now, a very kind gift from Charlie himself. Easily the oldest knife I have in my collection.

Toting this new to me Challenge teardrop.

That Challenge is a marvelous thing of beauty! Very, very nice.

Today, I'm carrying my Case sawcut brown bone Barlow and Case Autumn bone stockman (from 2009).

Very nice pairing, Dean. I've been looking all over for that CV Sawcut Barlow, I missed the boat on that one. It seems it was one of the more popular variations in the recent production runs.

A classy Jack today, gifted to me from my good friend Duncan

A beautiful knife, Paul! I LOVE that rich red hue.


Today, I had a pair in Stag with me.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Today a Victorinox Solo won the draw.

This truly is a remarkable knife. If there is a slipjoint that offers a higher quality/price ratio, I don’t know what it is.

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The Victorinox pocket pal did before they discontinued it , two blades for less money and the same excellent quality
I've been interested in the solo, may have to add one to the list.

 

[Hickory n steel]

An eerie (in a good way) knife occurrence:

Yesterday, I went to take the training wheels off of my kid’s bike. Remembering that there was a small wrench in my late grandfather’s bicycle seat bag, I decided to grab that for the task since it was close by.

My grandfather was a pretty avid cyclist, not for speed, or even exercise really, but for leisure. He criss-crossed much of the northeast on bike, cycling to visit his four daughters who had spread out with their families. His bike is a little small for me, so it rarely gets used, but I keep it with the other bikes we have.

It came as quite a surprise to me when I opened his bag, and Unrolled his rag, to reveal a well travelled Imperial Barlow! I had gone through the bag before, remembering the other tools, but I have no recollection of the knife being there...which I would expect would have been the first thing I noticed.

Anyways, it’s just nice to think that my grandfather was with us for our first two-wheeled ride.
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Love the imperial jackmaster barlow, as much knife as it really needs to be for what they used to cost.
I've got a dogbone bicycle wrench just like that from my grandfather, I don't think he ever used it because the first time I tried to the end busted open.
As far as I know there were really no quality makes of this design, not unless Park tool made one which I don't think they did.

 

[JohnDF]

An eerie (in a good way) knife occurrence:

Yesterday, I went to take the training wheels off of my kid’s bike. Remembering that there was a small wrench in my late grandfather’s bicycle seat bag, I decided to grab that for the task since it was close by.

My grandfather was a pretty avid cyclist, not for speed, or even exercise really, but for leisure. He criss-crossed much of the northeast on bike, cycling to visit his four daughters who had spread out with their families. His bike is a little small for me, so it rarely gets used, but I keep it with the other bikes we have.

It came as quite a surprise to me when I opened his bag, and Unrolled his rag, to reveal a well travelled Imperial Barlow! I had gone through the bag before, remembering the other tools, but I have no recollection of the knife being there...which I would expect would have been the first thing I noticed.

Anyways, it’s just nice to think that my grandfather was with us for our first two-wheeled ride.
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Great story. Thanks for sharing it.

Day 21 with the Wrattler

That's a great name for your knife.

Classic pattern, John!

Thanks, GT.
The Dogleg Jack is my favorite Case pattern.

Primo picks, John!

Thanks again, GT.

Today a Victorinox Solo won the draw.

This truly is a remarkable knife. If there is a slipjoint that offers a higher quality/price ratio, I don’t know what it is.

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The Solo is the one and only Vic I want to get some day.

 

[315]

Mexican sport fishing license in hand, up at 3 to head to the airport. Headed to a little fishing village south of LaPaz for a few days. Never been there and never fished for anything that swims in those waters so it will all be a new adventure. Taking just these two Victorinox SAK’s along. Should something happen and I lose them, they make more everyday