What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Dschal]

Great picture Steve^^. This one with me on Wooden Wednesday.

 

[Beard&Owl]

Feels like winter. Already cold and wet!

 

[Pàdruig]

Some Stag for me today.

 

[Gevonovich]

Thank you, GT.
Riding along for Wooden Wednesday:

What a magical glow!

Thanks Gev!


There appears to be fire in that pearl my friend!

Much appreciated kindness my friends

 

[Signalprick]

I've had this little #25 that I recovered in my pocket since I finished it last weekend. Love this little knife!

 

[SteveC]

Great picture Steve^^. This one with me on Wooden Wednesday.

Thanks Dave as is yours and nice looking knife as well !

 

[toto07]

 

[paulhilborn]

Eureka Stag.

 

[Gevonovich]

Eureka Stag.

knarly beauty

 

[Cutfinger]

Cool knife alright , different but very appealing and practical looking, and I bet I'd like that drill. But the measuring tape David !!! I find Lufkin tapes are serious finger biters!
To be fair, some other tapes are sprung too tightly, if so, I open the body and take winds off the spring until it's to my liking.
I do avoid Lufkins like the plague. They have sharp hooks on the end of the blades, yikes! It's like they were designed to be a painful tape to use.

 

[cigarrodog]

Thanks for your kind words !!! Old Sheffield cutlery is a favorite and this is as close to the caliber of Mick's treasures as I've come.

We miss you Mick !!!!!!

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/made-in-sheffield-1830-1930-a-golden-age.699298/page-48

Saved your photograph...wow !!!

Thank you for the kind words, Gev. Thank you also for the link. From what I read, I couldn’t hold a candle next to Mick. Like @Jack Black, Mick had an almost encyclopedic knowledge of Sheffield Cutlery and its’ history. Not to mention, again like @Jack Black, a most enviable collection.

 

[Gevonovich]

Thank you for the kind words, Gev. Thank you also for the link. From what I read, I couldn’t hold a candle next to Mick. Like @Jack Black, Mick had an almost encyclopedic knowledge of Sheffield Cutlery and its’ history. Not to mention, again like @Jack Black, a most enviable collection.

Your quite welcome Sir. Legend

 

[315]

I just added this Camillus built S.C.C. 886UH to the lionSTEEL drop point already in pocket.

Jeff, I’m always amazed at what you find. Exquisite!!! Question for you. Were any of the Uncle Henry branded knives ever made with a match strike pull?

 

[JOELSM]

Leaves keep piling up. Couple AGRs in my pocket today.

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

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Cool knife alright , different but very appealing and practical looking, and I bet I'd like that drill. But the measuring tape David !!! I find Lufkin tapes are serious finger biters!
To be fair, some other tapes are sprung too tightly, if so, I open the body and take winds off the spring until it's to my liking.
I do avoid Lufkins like the plague. They have sharp hooks on the end of the blades, yikes! It's like they were designed to be a painful tape to use.

Thanks, so far its been a good practical knife. I did take a bit off of the protrusion on the one arm blade. It was simply to sharp and pointy,I ground it to mirror the "hook" of my Case one arm barlow. Still works very well as its intended but without the bite. You caught me on the Lufkin though,its a back up. I normally use a Stanley, mostly because I find them to have a stiffer blade. My current one is m.i.a. I'll probably get another this weekend if it doesn't turn up. The Lufkin did have one thing going for it,it matched the orange theme I was going for

 

[Misplaced Hillbilly]

I just picked up the exact knife a month ago David and I keep it in the console of my work van. I have used the flat blade a few times. It may be an ugly duckling but like you said it's a useful working knife

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The 35 Farm & Field is indeed a workhorse. The hook of the one hand blade and the "screwdriver" made it uncomfortable to handle. I filed them.

Dan.

Thanks guys for sharing your thoughts and pics of the Calf Pen, I knew I couldn't be the only one to like it lol. I did modify mine a bit,just took the hook down a bit, but it made a world of difference imo. It still does its job but doesn't bite the hand.

 

[black mamba]

Were any of the Uncle Henry branded knives ever made with a match strike pull?

None that I've ever seen. I might take a look through the catalogs tomorrow to double check.

 

[JJ Cahill]

Thanks for the encouraging words and for the handle material info, JJ!
Your Sunday scouts, PAL and Hammer, are amazingly well-preserved! I especially like the Imperial with its "cracked ice" covers; I have those covers on one of my old Imperials (but mine has more "life experience").

Certainly Gary; thank you very much!!! I have a real fondness for the old Imperial Hammers, like yours, as they were my first foray into that great pre WWII carbon steel!

Alox of the Week is a Vic Farmer (thanks, Tom):

non-Alox SAK of the Week is a Tinker:

Bailed non-SAK of the Week is a Marbles Workman scout (doesn't have a bail, but it should ):

International Knife of the Week is this birch navaja from Spain (thanks, Elle). (It has no tang stamp, but I think it's a Nieto Birch Climber model.)

You always put together such a marvelous lineup of slicers; that Marbles is quite the cool scout/camp knife, a favorite pattern of mine!

Thank you for the compliment on my Kastor ! Osage for the win and a great visual test of my resolve.

whooooooo

Thank you Gev!!! Now you're really testing my resolve with that magnificent Sheffield marvel; I love those diaphanous MOP covers; wow!

Thank you. Aye, JJ. Many tales.

I’ve yet to pick up one, but the 29 strikes me as a highly useful tool for countless task, while the 15 is already a classic.

Thanks Harvey; it really is an excellent blade mix!!! From the untold "salty tales" to a wonderful tribute to the Sheffield Lamb; your Waynorth looks astounding on its lovely perch!

Case and a Remington

Great image Steve; you certainly have an outstanding pairing with these two, very cool!

That's a spectacular shot/angle of the amazing stag covers on your EJ Paul; quite the mountainous terrain!

 

[JJ Cahill]

For my Thursday totes I'm pocketing a couple of shadow pens; a Crucible Knife Co sleeveboard and a Canton Cut Co equal ended, both from the 1920s.

 

[5K Qs]

We don't get the Patriots game very often and Bob (BigBiscuit) and I would talk or txt every Sunday as he kept me updated if the game wasn't televised here. Lan, Bob's daughter and I continue the tradition to this day, it's nice to get updates on Lan, Max, Mom and Bo

My carry today is a favorite I bought from Bob, a 2014 HJ, my Cigar knife
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Fantastic that you have that Patriots connection with Bob's family, Paul!

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I was guessing that the gigantic leaf was either sycamore (although I've never seen a "tricolor" sycamore leaf) or rhubarb (although my rhubarb leaves usually die off long before they can change color).

2014 Forum Knife today
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Memorable knife and cool photo, Will!

My totes for today are two of my favorite Barlow knives; a redbone Case from 1940-64 and a Christopher Johnson (CJ) from pre 1953.
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Breathtaking brace of Barlows, JJ!

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Morning folks, hope everyone had a great weekend, and that the coming week goes well for you. I'm starting mine off with these two, a Waynorth Cutlery Lambsfoot and a German-made Ankermesser
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Capital couple of carries, Jack; the parabolic grain on your Otter is eye-catching!

Couple of cultured and curvaceous cutters, Gev and Tim!

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I always enjoy catching a glimpse of that captivating and quirky Olsen "canoe", Alan!

That's a nice looking Sodbuster !

Thanks, Steve.
Your red Pioneer and ebony (?) Churchill are aces!

Gary - he who carries a Quality Quotidian Quartet.

Thanks, Dean (I see what you did there ).
Your Cattaraugus Barlow is always a welcome sight, and the photo of it in the tree with the red leaves and blue sky is a winner!

I just added this Camillus built S.C.C. 886UH to the lionSTEEL drop point already in pocket.
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Stunning Staglon, Jeff!

GEC EJ and an AC Lamb.
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Sublime stag on your Eureka Jack and Ashley's Choice, Harvey!

Started the day with my 2013 farmboy with antique yellow jigged bone, then received this discontinued 2010 Case Humpback Stockman with gum fuddy covers from Alan (joeradza) I mentioned in a thread of Alan's how I regretted selling mine and low and behold he so generously gifted me this knife. THANK YOU Alan, Case really got this knife right
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Superb pair, Paul; congrats on the Humpback stockman! Plaudits to Alan for his generosity!

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Morning folks, toting some stag today
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Both the HHB and the custom navaja have stag to write home about, Jack!

Thanks Gary for showing two beautiful Portuguese knives.

You're welcome, José. Those 2 are the only Portuguese knives I have, and I was surprised that both showed up on this week's rotation schedule.

Today with these two Lambsfoot, Michael May and A.Wright.
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Barlow bonanza, José!

A quick post this morning to show what’s in my pocket.
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Your Northfield Barlow and big lambsfoot are a powerful pair, Ron!

Happy Tuesday
Haven't been able to put this one down...
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Handsome knife , but I'll have to show my GEC ignorance. What model is that one, John?

We left north Georgia yesterday morning, where they were expecting a high of 76 F, and woke up back home this morning to snow on my kale.
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I'd call that a rude awakening, Jeff! That duo of big jacks should help you cope with the whiplash weather.

Schrade 825 in the front pocket and a Buck 112LT in the back.
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That svelte Schrade is a really attractive stockman! How big is that?

Nice "slenderino" Bloefield, I grabbed an old Schrade this morning myself.
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Incredible Barlow, Jeff!

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These two for me today:
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Fetching pair of folders, Tom!

Marvelous marlin spike, Harvey!

These two for coffee, morning walk, errands, and listening to some Dire Straits.

It took a while (more than 5 years actually) to really warm up to the #82 Dixie Stockman, but it outlasted the #81 Abilene, #35 Churchills (I know not stockman), and #66 Calf Roper as my preference among that grouping - I still like my Congresses (#61, #62), but they’re on break for a while.

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I've always liked the looks of the Dixie Stockman! What kept you from liking it immediately? (I don't own any Dire Straits music, but I'll often watch a half-dozen consecutive online versions of "Sultans of Swing" or "Money for Nothing". )

It's TC Tuesday!
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Great to see your Ancient "on Golden Pond"!

What a fine old knife! I've noticed that allot of times the pen blade seems the most worn. I've got a working theory about that. Seems one could say they used the pen more than the main,and that could be. But based on my own use I have ammendment to that. I seem to use the pen for things that would possibly dull or damage the edge,therefore using it for rougher service would mean more frequent sharpening. Maybe its just me,its just a thought. That knife is a fine example of used but not abused.

Interesting theory that makes sense to me, David.

Nice barlow and good looking bread,bet its good warm with a bit of real butterView attachment 1222403I gave up on baking, my banana bread didn't turn out right.

- GT