What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

DeadFall27 said:
I tried to drive out the pin when I first got her, but to no avail. I think I have to file it down like when you are doing SAK mods and/or drill it out a bit.

Nice Fruitport by the way, I liked the Ivory one's the most.
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A, ha, good to know. The Ivory ones are lovely but we're not allowed them over here....

Sam
 
Lol. I thought some was gonna give me a hard time about that. They honestly never did anything for me looks wise, but they make up for it so much in function that i don't really notice it too much.
 
Stelth said:
I am with you. I don't want my knife "to tell a story"...I want it to cut things. I don't understand the whole patina craze either.
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What if the knife with patina has YELLOW HANDLES? Is that better? Oh, wait. :p

Color me shallow: I just like how a well-formed patina looks, the battleship gray that results from continued use (combined with proper care).

I was surprised to discover the pepper on my SBJ, but pleased that it was easily removable. I am fascinated by the depth and form of the snowflake-shaped patterns the rust had already produced. A learning experience indeed.

~ P.
 
pertinux said:
What if the knife with patina has YELLOW HANDLES? Is that better? Oh, wait. :p

Color me shallow: I just like how a well-formed patina looks, the battleship gray that results from continued use (combined with proper care).

I was surprised to discover the pepper on my SBJ, but pleased that it was easily removable. I am fascinated by the depth and form of the snowflake-shaped patterns the rust had already produced. A learning experience indeed.

~ P.
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No. I wouldn't judge someone by their preferences in knives. It's just not for me. Especially the combo you described.~
 
At work

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Stelth said:
No. I wouldn't judge someone by their preferences in knives. It's just not for me. Especially the combo you described.~
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Thanks. But, I'm mostly poking fun at my own self, not inferring judgments from others. I'm sorry if I came across that way.

~ P.
 
Sitflyer, so few people post pictures of a toothpick's secondary blade, I forget that some have 'em. Thanks!

This today:
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TANGO is almost TanGONE :thumbup::

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~ P.
 
Holy cow, out of town for three days and there are six pages of this thread to catch up on, and danger averted on the 76!

I had my share of harrowing experiences on the "Surekill" Expressway when we lived north of the city. I'll jump in late and echo everyone's "glad you are okay, P." comments.

I had these two with me on my mountain retreat:

Schrade Walden 832 small stockman

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Peanut

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Now that I'm home and have a whole box of knives to choose from, guess which one I'm totin' today?



The peanut

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pertinux said:
Sitflyer, so few people post pictures of a toothpick's secondary blade, I forget that some have 'em. Thanks!

This today:
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~ P.
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I like the looks of that one P, cool shield!
My pen blade is helping me open all the yummy ingredients for beer!
 
sitflyer said:
I like the looks of that one P, cool shield!
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Thanks. I'm still surprised I bought this one, and I wouldn't have were it not for the shield. The knife is so silly, it makes me smile.

My pen blade is helping me open all the yummy ingredients for beer!
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Most people use a caplifter, and call that "opening the bottle." ;)

~ P.
 
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Sometimes, I think the Postman, at times Postwoman, is one of my staunchest friends...:D

Today a White Owl in Ebony flew through the letter-box due to this 'friend'. After a wash and brush up it roosts in my pocket. A damn fine specimen too:thumbup:
 
buckthorn said:
"That knife is just looking better and better.
... How'd you get the pepper spots out "cleanly"? They're fascinating under a magnifying glass, or at least the ones I discovered on my SBJ a little while back were. After the black was removed, the deep, remaining indents are like tiny snowflake impressions."

Those Pepper spots are RUST and they are the result of the oxidation process eating into the blade. With today's best production stainless steels equaling, if not surpassing, the performance of the best factory non-stainless blades I fail to see the attraction of patinas even if some are claimed to prevent rust. I know I'm in the minority here but I just don't get it, unless is serves some sort of aesthetic/nostalgia role. I see people bragging about how well their patinas are progressing and can't understand why one would get excited about the deterioration of a prized object. I'm sorry if I'm stepping on toes here. That is not my desire.
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Deterioration? how so...I have knives that are over 150 years old with a thick patina and do not corrode, likewise with the axes I have, the stabilized oxide prevents further corrosion...I would take one of my 100 year old knives over any sebbie/strider/neo-stainless knife produced.

W2 and 1095 are the pinnacle of steel engineering...don't care for the rest.
 
well today started with this
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and after reading the forums (on my lunch break here) for a bit
I am debating going back with this

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the yellow one,
sad i just realized i dont have a solo pic of my yella soddie in CV :/
 
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