What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

I am enjoying the talk about a perfect knife. I've been looking for mine for years now, since some fool (me) took too much off both kicks on my long time companion, an inexpensive Icel Portugal carbon steel spear/pen jack. :eek: there wasn't a whole lot of knife left anyway....

I picked up a couple of Boker 492s this summer, both a little rusty, but NOS. One knife's backspring broke the first time I opened the pen. The other is in my pocket, and is as close to my perfect knife as I've managed to find. I wasn't sure I could love a knife that's only 3 5/16" long. Being so happy with the 492, has taken most of the sting out of missing out on the M&G Trapper. Aside from the end cap, that M&G looks like my perfect knife. :D .......hmm
 
Jack Black said:
Very nice :) That's an interesting blade shape, are the spine and edge non-parallel? :thumbsup:

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Correct, about 1/4" right behind where it breaks to the tip.
Love that 44, I want one with a blade delete and recovered in MOP.
 
Whetstone39 said:
Fantastic knives posted so far today, Happy Friday all! These two for me.

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There you go, Tom! So much better than tucked away.:D
I understand wanting to preserve that newness. I’ve been fortunate to come across a few new knives, but life’s too short to not use them!
I felt a twinge of guilt thinking there is no going back as I laid those factory edges on my razor stone...
 
I like how being a part of BF has pushed me to carry the knives that have previously just been sitting in a box, but I thought I'd give some more pocket time to the stockman that I used to carry almost every day.
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Not exactly toting this fixed blade, but it did make short work of cutting up the turkey for (Canadian) thanksgiving.
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Amir Fleschwund said:
There you go, Tom! So much better than tucked away.:D
I understand wanting to preserve that newness. I’ve been fortunate to come across a few new knives, but life’s too short to not use them!
I felt a twinge of guilt thinking there is no going back as I laid those factory edges on my razor stone...
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Thanks Jeff, much appreciated! Your new Schrade Walden 293 is a beauty, I forgot to post that earlier.

I agree about sharpening a new factory edge, I felt very odd the first time I did that. And I still feel a little strange to this day, especially when changing the factory edge angle, that doubt in the back of my mind “what if I screw this up” :). Due to the variance in traditional knife materials, I feel each one can be a unique specimen so I only get one chance at it, if that make sense. But I have become much more confident than I first was, due in no small part to tutelage from the forums.

But I am taking your advice to heart :), in the end we can’t take anything with us when this journey is over. So we should enjoy the “things” that bring us happiness while we can. Tonight I’ll be using my new city knife to slice homemade pizza with abandon :D
 
Trvr said:
I like how being a part of BF has pushed me to carry the knives that have previously just been sitting in a box, but I thought I'd give some more pocket time to the stockman that I used to carry almost every day.
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Not exactly toting this fixed blade, but it did make short work of cutting up the turkey for (Canadian) thanksgiving.
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that fixed blade looks like it would make it fine hunting knife. Who makes it?
 
Whetstone39 said:
Thanks Jeff, much appreciated! Your new Schrade Walden 293 is a beauty, I forgot to post that earlier.

I agree about sharpening a new factory edge, I felt very odd the first time I did that. And I still feel a little strange to this day, especially when changing the factory edge angle, that doubt in the back of my mind “what if I screw this up” :). Due to the variance in traditional knife materials, I feel each one can be a unique specimen so I only get one chance at it, if that make sense. But I have become much more confident than I first was, due in no small part to tutelage from the forums.

But I am taking your advice to heart :), in the end we can’t take anything with us when this journey is over. So we should enjoy the “things” that bring us happiness while we can. Tonight I’ll be using my new city knife to slice homemade pizza with abandon :D
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Hey! I am planning homemade pizza as well. I have to make two because Mrs Fleschwund doesn’t like black olives.o_O
And I appreciate your kind comment:)
TonySal said:
Yes, had them roasted with bacon, garlic- still tasted like a weed!
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We eat something from the brassica family almost every day. Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli ~ all good. Simmered in olive oil and drizzled with teriyaki sauce, steamed, or chopped up raw in salad. I guess it’s an “acquired” taste, but they’re nutrient dense, and don’t fatten me up.:eek:
Man, this food chat is making me hungry. Here’s a knife picture:View attachment 1434245 Cami 41 pen in my watch pocket.
 
Pàdruig said:
Thank you, Harry!



Gev, both of those Barlows are quite special but I do love that one on the right, that bolster stamp is sublime.



Thank you, Jack! A fine pair you have today - the Hartshead is always worthy of note and that Ebony Gunstock is such a finely made knife (one of GEC's best efforts, in my opinion). I had two from that run, one in Ebony and the other in Cocobolo - I kept the latter due to its uniqueness and gifted the Ebony to my biological dad. It was his first GEC after having used and collected Case knives for many years.



That is a fine duo, JJ, I love that red sawcut!


Back to a favorite color combo for me today - black and red.

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Thank you Sir ! New York Knife Co

Fine pairing your sporting !!!!
 
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