What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Trapper Tuesday
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I know it's a little early, but you have to buy the candy ahead of time.
 
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Here is the last knife in my top 14 GEC patterns. The 93 is a great platform for lots of different knives. It was very hard to sell Charlie’s Lambsfoot, but the Northwoods version just spoke to me. It is my only Northwoods knife, and it is a heck of a knife.

But you might ask what is the Beer Scout doing here?! I already posted a TC on the 15 platform and my arbitrary rules only allow one example of each of my 14 favorite patterns. The reality is that this Charred Oak Beer Scout was the one that go me hooked on GEC. If you remember, they added the Charred Oak at the end of an epic run. I called GEC to get one and spoke with Christine Tucker. She sold me number 3 in the series! It was quite different a few years ago before she left and the production numbers were ramped up. Things were not so frenzied. There was a slower pace and more personal interaction. So, I have to keep this knife. Of course, every GEC collector worth his salt also has to have a TC, so I made an exception and kept two knives on the 15 pattern. So sue me!

So here is the final list of patterns, 15, 25, 35, 42, 43, 47, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 83, 86, and 93! Plus one Charred Oak Beer Scout which ain’t going anywhere.

I could have made several more well justified exceptions JohnDF JohnDF ! The Lambsfoot jumps to mind. I hated to let that one get away, and now I have nothing to contribute on the Guardian’s Thread. I forgot to mention that I will buy a second example of each as GEC produces new ones. However, in this era of large production numbers, that could take a decade! I wonder if GEC is going to be able to keep collectors on the hook this way. I guess time will tell. My enthusiasm has dampened a small bit due to the craziness of drops and sky high flipping , but they are still
incredible knives. And my small collection is enough for me regardless!

Love that Ebony Case/Bose Signalprick Signalprick ! Thanks in part to your glowing reviews, I have one incoming from Lance, @The Fort . For some reason, I have had better luck with the Ebony collabs. They look better in real life than in photographs, and they seem to be better made. Could just be the luck of my draw.

Be careful what you say Vince, Prester John Prester John . If we only kept what we needed, the Porch would be a very boring place!
 
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I hope that this post finds everybody safe and in good health. Sorry I haven't been around more, but I'm just not actively collecting right now. The Victorinox Swisschamp made it into my pocket last spring, and hasn't left since then. It's kind of become an absolute necessity at this point. I don't know what I'd do without it. Those wonderful tools and very serviceable blades have quelled my search for the perfect knife. This happens every ten years or so, and tends to last for a few years. It was an old red cross Vic Pioneer last time. This time it's the current version SwissChamp with the improved glass magnifier.

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The only other knives that are still used are the Case Mini-Trapper and Tribal Lock, both in Bone Stag and stainless blades. The Mini-Trapper is brought to service whenever a precision cut needs to be made that is beyond the abilities of the SwissChamp, or when my carry calls for a more discreet footprint. That Mini-Trapper is easily the best cutter in my collection, with an edge so easy to touch up that it's pretty much a no-brainer. I'd go as far as to call it Case's best knife ever. Perfect size and weight. Perfect grinds for EDC. Perfect blade selection. The scales aint too shabby either. Just an amazing knife on all points. I wouldn't change a single thing.

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The Tribal Lock gets the call for a lot of outdoor work and tougher chores. I really, really love the size and shape of this knife. Crazy comfortable in the hand, and big enough to take on the largest chores I regularly encounter. Same great looks as my Mini-Trapper, and a wickedly keen edge. It also happens to have what I consider to be the best of all blade shapes. More point than a spear, not too much upsweep, a little bit of belly, and a big straight edge to boot. Total perfection for EDC. And it's stainless, which I've finally settled on as a "make or break" trait for all my pocket knives these days. No more carbon steel for me.

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So stay safe everyone. I hope you all find that knife or two or three that really worm their way into your heart. And here's a pic of my puppies, all waiting patiently for a Cheetio.

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@Amir Fleschwund - glad you like it!

Onebigbill said:
I recognize all of your oil can collection. I think that many of the same are currently in my shop. Now I'll have to get in there and organize the stuff...root hog or die!:D
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Bill, All of these are still on my "using shelf" - think I must use oil too sparingly! Straightening up the shed has its positives - found stuff that's been missing a long, long time.

@Jack Black - thank you!

@Gevonovich - thank you!
 
Buzzbait said:
I hope that this post finds everybody safe and in good health. Sorry I haven't been around more, but I'm just not actively collecting right now. The Victorinox Swisschamp made it into my pocket last spring, and hasn't left since then. It's kind of become an absolute necessity at this point. I don't know what I'd do without it. Those wonderful tools and very serviceable blades have quelled my search for the perfect knife. This happens every ten years or so, and tends to last for a few years. It was an old red cross Vic Pioneer last time. This time it's the current version SwissChamp with the improved glass magnifier.

vXpi6dYh.jpg


The only other knives that are still used are the Case Mini-Trapper and Tribal Lock, both in Bone Stag and stainless blades. The Mini-Trapper is brought to service whenever a precision cut needs to be made that is beyond the abilities of the SwissChamp, or when my carry calls for a more discreet footprint. That Mini-Trapper is easily the best cutter in my collection, with an edge so easy to touch up that it's pretty much a no-brainer. I'd go as far as to call it Case's best knife ever. Perfect size and weight. Perfect grinds for EDC. Perfect blade selection. The scales aint too shabby either. Just an amazing knife on all points. I wouldn't change a single thing.

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The Tribal Lock gets the call for a lot of outdoor work and tougher chores. I really, really love the size and shape of this knife. Crazy comfortable in the hand, and big enough to take on the largest chores I regularly encounter. Same great looks as my Mini-Trapper, and a wickedly keen edge. It also happens to have what I consider to be the best of all blade shapes. More point than a spear, not too much upsweep, a little bit of belly, and a big straight edge to boot. Total perfection for EDC. And it's stainless, which I've finally settled on as a "make or break" trait for all my pocket knives these days. No more carbon steel for me.

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So stay safe everyone. I hope you all find that knife or two or three that really worm their way into your heart. And here's a pic of my puppies, all waiting patiently for a Cheetio.

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Awesome selection, Buzz. I do miss seeing the jigged bone scout knife you posted often last year (Camillus?). But you don't really need more than the three you've just posted. They're beauties, too! :cool::thumbsup:
 
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5K Qs said:
Alox Knife of the Week is a Vic Secretary (thanks, Ken):
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non-Alox SAK of the week is my only Wenger knife, an Esquire:
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Bailed non-SAK of the Week is a white Imperial BSA (thanks, Rachel):
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International Knife of the Week is a JJ Martinez wood-clad navaja de campaña purchased while visiting Granada, Spain:
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- GT
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A fine foursome, Gary; and your Secretary is a fantastic!

5K Qs said:
Thanks, Dean; I have a couple of Rough Rider tortoise shell examples and think they do it well! :) Thanks also for the slip info.

Bewitching brace of black knives, Dean! :cool::cool::thumbsup:

- GT
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Thank you, Gary.

5K Qs said:
Thanks, Dean. :) I've probably posted this before, but I sure wish I'd have bought every Colt stag model I could get my hands on back when they were selling them for $20 apiece.

Fantastic photos of your Case Barlow and Vic Soldier, Dean! :thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

- GT
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Thank you, Gary.
 
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