What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Daniel Boone Dunn]

1. Coin pocket = Case 05263 Eisenhower with Stag handles.

2. Back pocket = Case 6383 Splitback Whittler with Autumn Barnboard Bone handles.

3. Front pocket = just a plain Benchmade 945 Vector.
^i know it’s NOT a “traditional” knife.

>And i’m really missing the Case 63090 Medium Stockman i use to have!<

 

[black mamba]

Didn't you have two more blades to go through?

True! (LOL) But, I didn't feel like adding another 15 minutes per blade to my already necessary sharpening session. All the M390 required was a light stropping and it was ready to go again.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Just now I was reminded why I often carry both a traditional and a modern, especially concerning modern steel. I had my old Schrade Walden 880 in my pocket when I went to break down some large, heavy cardboard. Choosing the sheepfoot, which was razor, hair clipping sharp when I started, I cut through three or four sheets when the blade just stuck. Checking it with my finger, I'm not sure I could have cut myself if I wanted to. Had to go back inside and grab something in M390 to finish the other 90% of the cutting without incident. I still love the knife, but won't be choosing it for any tough tasks. So after that I grabbed the zebrawood Cattle King in D2.

There’s something very abrasive in the fibers of cardboard. It’s much worse than wood.
I’ll slice the tape to break down a box, but I get the heebie jeebies if my blade touches any cardboard.

Here is today’s carry and while not particularly pretty it is an old friend of mine.

Huh? That’s a great looking knife!

 

[black mamba]

In my experience, cardboard and hair (on game animals) are about the worst things as far as dulling a blade. The carbides in modern stainless steels really do keep an edge cutting longer.

 

[Jack Black]

There’s something very abrasive in the fibers of cardboard. It’s much worse than wood.
I’ll slice the tape to break down a box, but I get the heebie jeebies if my blade touches any cardboard.

I slice quite a bit of cardboard, but a cutler once told me that cardboard and paper are some of the worst things for a knife edge, because they contain a lot of other stuff, like china clay for example. I don't know if that's true or not. Many years ago, I was testing two knife samples, which were identical apart from the post-HT cryogenic treatment (two stage on one, one-stage on the other), and cut multiple stacks of cardboard to determine which to go. Since both knives were extremely sharp, it involved a lot of cutting!

On that note, I'm off for a walk in the woods! Along with my Hartshead Barlow, I'm carrying my Speaker Jack, a kind gift from @Alan Shearer, who doesn't seem to be a member anymore. Also got my Mini Terrava on my hip. Stay safe out there folks

 

[Pt-Luso]

Today I carry this small Puma 4 Star Brown Bone in my pocket.

 

[Half/Stop]

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Two Robies and a belt knife.View attachment 1449015View attachment 1449016

 

[bigfish64]

Chestnut CV Sodbuster riding along today!
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[JohnDF]

Such an elegant knife.

Great pairing... Like Yin and Yang.

 

[JohnDF]

GEC #15 in Ebony and Boker Barlow in Blackwood

 

[Half/Stop]

Great pairing... Like Yin and Yang.

GEC #15 in Ebony and Boker Barlow in Blackwood

Yep! Yin and Yang!

 

[JohnDF]

Yin and Yang!

 

[JonMcD]

Morning all! Have a great Wednesday!

 

[r8shell]

 

[5K Qs]

Alox of the Week is a Vic Classic, which seems very classy in Alox (thanks, Ken):


non-Alox SAK of the Week is a Vic Champion:


Bailed non-SAK of the Week is my first knife ever, a Colonial Forest-Master from about 1960:


International Knife this week is a gift from my daughter who bought it in the workshop of Mariano Zamarano in Toledo, Spain:


- GT

 

[Modoc ED]

Not surprisingly, I'll be carrying a Case Sod Buster Jr.

but out of the norm for me, a little Bird & Trout knife

Lakota Fin Wing

 

[Chui]

- newly acquired s/h today, first GEC #48

Lightish pull, very smooth......love it

 

[JohnDF]

Gorgeous Case Dogleg.

Nice pairing Rachel.
It's fun for me to see someone get attached to a knife, like your #29.

If you don't find all the tools handy, you could always throw it at squirrels.

Extra special that it's your first knife.

That's cool, ED.
The shape almost looks like a bird or a trout.

Nice score, wonderful knife.
I had one in Rosewood, still can't believe I let that one go.

 

[r8shell]

Nice pairing Rachel.
It's fun for me to see someone get attached to a knife, like your #29.

Thanks!
I like the pattern so much, I'm tempted to look for a spare.
Not only is it my favorite blade combination, but it makes a great worry stone. One edge of the shield is a little bit raised, and I think it may be worn smooth by the end of the year.