What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[Spaten]

I carried this one today:

I was branding some cows and processing calves. I’ve always managed someone else’s cattle for them; but today I put my own brand on my own cattle for the first time. I’m pretty excited. Here’s the first one:

And I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day.

Congratulations!

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Beautiful bone! They sure don’t make it like that anymore.

Happy Sunday to all my Porch friends.
Hope it's peaceful and productive for all of you.

Nice knife, but I think your slip really steals the show.

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

I carried this one today:

I was branding some cows and processing calves. I’ve always managed someone else’s cattle for them; but today I put my own brand on my own cattle for the first time. I’m pretty excited. Here’s the first one:

And I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day.

Congratulations! A lot of hard work to make a dream come true, right?

Sorry about your son. But I'm glad you found a way back to the guitars, and some good about your son! Music and memories, makes life worth living.



While composing this long reply, this came on my playlist, a shuffle for discovering new music...

Yes indeed. Music and memories... well said, and thanks!
“Playlists” are ok. But dependent on internet access (like everything else!).
My new used car doesn’t even have a cd player! And just forget about that box of cassette tapes out in the garage.

Yes, some more red bone for today.
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and a peaceful Sunday to all.

Amir Fleschwund
Well done Jeff, and thanks for the share of a powerful moment. Words can’t possibly explain these things, that’s when passion begins to speak to us instead imho. I don’t play much anymore myself, as I take care of my mom full time now. She has Parkinson’s, and it’s a crawl at best every day. I await the day when I can blow the ‘ole roof off the house again. Teles, Strats, and LP’s are my faves with an old P-bass for good measure.

Thanks, Gus. I’m sure you are a real blessing to your Mom!

 

[bigfish64]

This is a pretty cool recent addition.

-Joe

I think those are cool knives as well. Yours has nice grain in those covers. Mine has kind of been pushed back in the rotation lately, need to correct that! Did you pick up the large or small one?

Simple Saturday dump. Cheers fellas.

Very proper patina right there!

 

[JohnDF]

Nice knife, but I think your slip really steals the show.

Thank you very much.
That's quite a compliment, since i think the knife is super pretty.

 

[5K Qs]

Watchpocket Knife of the Week is an Old Timer Workmate, Taylor Schrade 44OT, with 4 different blade shapes (like a stockman with a little wharncliffe added next to the spey blade):


Big Knife of the Week is a Sabre Daddy Barlow, a gift from a guy whose office used to be next to mine who found the knife while cleaning out his father-in-law's garage after FIL passed away. I've worked on it several times, but it could use more cleaning, sharpening, and peening:


Miscellaneous knife this week is a Case amber bone mini trapper with rare blade combo (thanks, Jeff):


- GT

 

[bigfish64]

Put your sunglasses on for this one folks! Absolute beautiful spring morning. Have a great Sunday everyone!

That was just for fun. Here is what I’ll actually be carrying today. No hard work for this one, just cutting a few cigars. Anyone else enjoy a mild smoke and a good cup of coffee in the morning?

 

[Arian29]

Happy Sunday feel good tools.

 

[P D]

My most recent acquisition. Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning.

Case Slim Executive.
Brushed Stainless Steel Handle with Walnut inlay.
2.25” Drop Point Blade. .06” Thick. 3” Closed.

 

[Aias]

The sun is out here in SoCal, good morning every one.

Amir Fleschwund -- I was moved by your remembrance the other day, but was reluctant to say anything due the inherent sadness of the matter. I volunteer to teach veterans through my University, through the Warrior-Scholar Project. In the course of doing so (going on four years now), I've heard many stories of great humor, intensity, injury, and heartbreaking loss. I'm truly sorry for yours. --Tony

 

[Peregrin]

Your Chickadee in flight is just an amazing photo, Dan! Award winning, I think.
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I’ve named this my resurrection guitar.
It was a pawn shop score ~ Fender Squier Strat~ that I bought years ago in Florida when faced with a week with no guitar to noodle on.
Really nice body and a great fat neck, but the pickups, controls, wiring and jacks were junk. In 2017, I decided to make it into a real guitar. Stripped out everything, melted the poly off with a torch, and mixed up my best approximation of seafoam green lacquer.
It was July 17, 2017, while laying on coats of lacquer, that I found my oldest son had passed away in his room after a long struggle with traumatic brain injury he suffered in Afghanistan.
I set that guitar on my bench. Never bothered to clean the sprayer... just let it sit for three years. I couldn’t even look at it.
But God is good, and life goes on. Last year, I finished it. I did the clear coats and polishing, then rebuilt it with Telecaster controls. Got the pickups from a great winder in New York, John Benson. Yes, that’s a vintage wind P90 in the neck, and he wound me a Tele bridge pickup that would match the higher grunt of the P90.
The clean tones out of a P90 are glorious.
Resurrection Guitar brought back my love of working on guitars, and it brings me good thoughts about my boy.
Thanks for asking and letting me share that.

Well, as the best source of quotable wisdom once said, “When you get to the fork in the road, TAKE IT”.
I think you chose well.

Jeff, My condolences on your loss. The worst thing that can happen to a parent, in my estimation. I don't pretend to know what you and your family have been through. I did lose a granddaughter some years ago though, so maybe I can relate a little. All I know is I thank God everyday that my children and remaining grandchildren are healthy and safe.
That's a wonderful name for your guitar. Play it happily, please.
I've had my last remaining guitar, a 1968 Gibson Hummingbird, in the closet for a few years now. I've been thinking of getting back to it. Maybe my grandkids will get a kick out of papa playing for them. I don't look forward to playing with barely any finger tip calluses though. They are mostly gone now, friends since 1964 when I got my first guitar at 14.
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Gonna be a nice day in Central NY today. Have a peaceful and safe Sunday, my porch friends.

 

[Ice Tigre]

Congratulations! A lot of hard work to make a dream come true, right?


Yes indeed. Music and memories... well said, and thanks!
“Playlists” are ok. But dependent on internet access (like everything else!).
My new used car doesn’t even have a cd player! And just forget about that box of cassette tapes out in the garage.

Yeah, I'm in semi rural Alaska. Net access is extremely limited, phone signal too. I direct download a lot of mine.

Cassette, whats that?
My trucks came with 8 track players.

 

[Modoc ED]

I’ve named this my resurrection guitar.
It was July 17, 2017, while laying on coats of lacquer, that I found my oldest son had passed away in his room after a long struggle with traumatic brain injury he suffered in Afghanistan.
I set that guitar on my bench. Never bothered to clean the sprayer... just let it sit for three years. I couldn’t even look at it. But God is good, and life goes on.

Well, as the best source of quotable wisdom once said, “When you get to the fork in the road, TAKE IT”.
I think you chose well.

Thanks for that bit of Wisdom Jeff and thank you for sharing your story.

 

[RDaneel]

I carried this one to church this morning - thanks to @paulhilborn

 

[Pt-Luso]

 

[sf fanatic]

It’s always spring time in “Baghdad By The Bay”.
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[Crazy Canuck]

Morning all, and hope you have a pleasant end to the weekend!

 

[Modoc ED]

I carried this one to church this morning - thanks to @paulhilborn

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Nice Appaloosa bone on that one Dean.

I'm carrying this Standard Lambfoot today. Jason @Signalprick worked his magic on it by adding custom Snakewood covers and thin red G-10 liners to it. He does great work.

 

[JohnDF]

My trucks came with 8 track players.

I remember how they'd stop half way through a song, switch tracks, and then start up again... the good ol' days.

 

[Modoc ED]

I remember how they'd stop half way through a song, switch tracks, and then start up again... the good ol' days.

I remember those days too John. That's when they still made skivvies out of cotton and not the sweat producing skivvies with polyester they make today.

 

[JJ Cahill]

Going easy on my pockets with these two from Robeson.