What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[JohnDF]

Oldest daughter wants to go bass fishing this evening - now that's something I can strongly support!

Fishing with your kids is the best... enjoy.

 

[Un-Chained]

Enjoy @Old Hunter Bruce! Priceless moments abound

@Thank you Gary
Another clever (BB) Les Paul reference

 

[5K Qs]

Well, I certainly hope he never finds out!

My lips are sealed, Jeff!
I actually consider it the last part of a deal that started when we were early teens, and he talked me into trading him my 24" bike for his 26" bike because he though he'd have an easier time mounting an old lawn mower motor on mine. (He ended up working his entire career as a mechanic at GM's Tech Center.) I didn't get my "growth spurt" until I was about 15, so I was still under 5' tall when we traded bikes, and the 26" model was really kind of big for me!

I finally finished this one up last night and figured I might as well carry it today. I’m putting the opener to use right now.

Handsome handle!

Just ONE knife today, Steve? That SW stockman counts triple, though!

Collie with Teckel2, just stag.
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Superb stag Jokers!

What a treasure that 110 is !

Thanks, Steve. I'm glad to have such a classic, especially as a gift from a brother, but I think a Buck 110 is too big, too heavy, and too ugly for me to carry happily (I'm probably unAmerican for saying that ). And I can barely close this one; I need to put a wooden dowel or screwdriver handle on the lock release in order to depress it.

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‘tis Stagurday after all, a great one to all!

I don't know much knife history. Did Puma bring out that Duke to imitate the Buck 110? Did Puma name their models (Duke, Prince, Earl?) after the Buck 500 series, or vice versa?
At any rate, I like that stag!

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Cool photo, Alan! How are you liking that knife?

So, I’ve used many versions of trackers/WSK knives, and they all too often are too heavy, thickly ground, poorly balanced... this is 3/16ths tapered tang, differentially heat treated, and very well ground—the front optimized for chopping and splitting akin to a tomahawk, and the part that is closer to the handle is for carving and finer work. The hook/quarter round makes excellent curls for bird’s nests, and can “unzip” flesh if you hold it at the spine. Despite being optimized for chopping and splitting up front, I’ve cut and peeled melons with that part of the blade without issue. Between this and a trapper or my SAK field master, I have nearly all woods tasks covered.

I think it looks pretty cool to

Thanks for the question, @scrteened porch , and thanks for the educational answer, Tony!

Paul gave you a beautiful teardrop jack, Gary.

I'm carrying my Case boneSTAG teardrop today.

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You're sure correct about Paul, Dean, and "beautiful teardrop" applies to your bonestag Case 2-blade as well!

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And the last photo explains why guitars and knives/tools with pocket clips do not mix. Unless you are trying to accelerate the relicing/aging process...View attachment 1539267View attachment 1539272

That's quite a vivid visual example, Jeff!

We're going to a church sponsored Easter festival on the Neuse River in downtown New Bern in a bit, warming up nicely into a beautiful spring day. This Schrade based jackknife ought to do nicely. Happy Easter folks. OH

Interesting knife, Bruce! Does the tang stamp say "34 OT"? Is it a stockman pattern whose 3rd blade I can't see?

Thanks, GT.
It's an embarrassment of riches.

I like the ornate Okapi, Tom! Are those some of the famous DC-area cherry blossoms?

Sure is Gary! It was also made before my parents were born, barely.

Technically, I suppose all of us were born barely.

thanks, Gary. Let’s see how long I can hold on to it—my son used it to make feathers in his trial and error attempts at bushcrafting, and liked it very much.

Uh-oh! My daughter has made off with a couple of my knives, I think, but she has given me far more knives, so I'm way ahead of the game!

Thank you very much, Gary.
The rings at the end of the handle are from stag.

That makes sense. I grew up on a dairy farm, at least part of the time before we started de-horning all of our cows, so I've seen plenty of bovine horn in its natural state, and couldn't recall seeing any with such nice rings.

Sticking close to home today except for the afternoon run up to the mailboxes and having chicken livers for lunch. That calls for carrying this Buck 055 Crelicam Ebony lockback today.

Cool knife, ED! I had to look up Crelicam, since your mention was the second time I'd run across the word this week, after never having seen it before.

New to me, Boker stockman in my pocket right now.
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Holy Hart Headgear! That's a sensational stag stockman, Todd!

- GT

 

[joeradza]

Cool photo, Alan! How are you liking that knife?

Other than it just bit me, I like it a lot. It’s basically a $14.99 Lanny’s Clip with rough ryder’s quality which I like. The stipled aluminum handles will not be to everyone’s taste but they work fine for me. Try it, you’ll like it!

 

[Pt-Luso]

Is there enough cork on there to make it float?

Thank you very much for the question @Ice Tigre.
I just tried it, but no, it really goes to the bottom.

 

[Pt-Luso]

That vintage stag has such vitality!

Rousing red pair, José!

Thank you very much, Gary.

 

[Pt-Luso]

Happy Easter, with very health for everyone.

 

[315]

The photos are from yesterday’s trip. I went down to a local watering hole with some friends to watch Gonzaga pull it out at the buzzer. I figured after a few cold ones I’d best stay off the forum so I didn’t have any spelling errors

This is up near where I hunt Elk near Mt. Adams.

The last few years the Elk numbers have dwindled significantly. I now have a theory. There are no Elk!! Bigfoot has learned to create droppings that look just like Elk droppings!!

Bigfoot is also scraping the bark off trees to make it look like rubs.

And I’m also sure he has devices to put on his feet to look like hoof prints in the dirt. If I can prove my theory, all of you will be the first to have seen the evidence in the attached photos

Even though I didn’t get a photo of the culprit, I did run across another elusive critter.

I spotted this Bobcat, who didn’t seem too concerned I was there.

 

[SteveC]

Camillus #50 and the 110

 

[SteveC]

My lips are sealed, Jeff!


Just ONE knife today, Steve? That SW stockman counts triple, though!


Superb stag Jokers!


Thanks, Steve. I'm glad to have such a classic, especially as a gift from a brother, but I think a Buck 110 is too big, too heavy, and too ugly for me to carry happily (I'm probably unAmerican for saying that ). And I can barely close this one; I need to put a wooden dowel or screwdriver handle on the lock release in order to depress it.



- GT

Speaking of 110's I'm carrying one all month for a challenge on another forum

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Amir Fleschwund
Beauty of a post Jeff!
Lovely company for those great blades

Thanks for the pile side shot, just beautiful!


Great post Jeff, enjoy your Easter celebration.

Thank you! Cool knives and an awesome guitar on your side there!

Thanks, my friends!

 

[Peregrin]

Happy Easter to all!

 

[JohnDF]

There are no Elk!! Bigfoot has learned to create droppings that look just like Elk droppings!!

Perhaps Big Foot taught them how to hide.

 

[Jack Black]

Pulling out the fancy knife... Happy Easter, Jack.

That shield is ultra cool.

Great photo, Will.

Lovely green bone and stand-out pins.


And to you as well, my friend.

That bone is is so nice.

Happy Easter Everybody...
The Small Texas jack was calling to me today.

Thought I'd treat myself Thanks buddy, hope you're having a great weekend That's a practical pairing

 

[bigfish64]

That's the second one of those black Böker Barlows I've noticed recently; I think @lambertiana posted the other one a couple of days ago. Very dapper knives!
GT

Thanks Gary, they are sweet little Barlows.

Holy Hart Headgear! That's a sensational stag stockman, Todd!

- GT

Thanks Gary, I couldn’t be happier, and the gentleman that sold it to me offered a very reasonable price.

 

[Modoc ED]

Might go to town for ice later but even if we don't go, I'll be totin this RR 787 Smooth Tobacco Bone Sowbelly today.

 

[JohnDF]

hope you're having a great weekend

I am, hope you are too.

That's a practical pairing

Thank you, Jack.

 

[Un-Chained]

The photos are from yesterday’s trip. I went down to a local watering hole with some friends to watch Gonzaga pull it out at the buzzer. I figured after a few cold ones I’d best stay off the forum so I didn’t have any spelling errors

This is up near where I hunt Elk near Mt. Adams.

The last few years the Elk numbers have dwindled significantly. I now have a theory. There are no Elk!! Bigfoot has learned to create droppings that look just like Elk droppings!!

Bigfoot is also scraping the bark off trees to make it look like rubs.

And I’m also sure he has devices to put on his feet to look like hoof prints in the dirt. If I can prove my theory, all of you will be the first to have seen the evidence in the attached photos

Even though I didn’t get a photo of the culprit, I did run across another elusive critter.

I spotted this Bobcat, who didn’t seem
too concerned I was there.

Gawgeous post my friend!!
What a Kool Cat !!

5K Qs Thanks Gary
From what I’ve read Puma seems first by a hair. The Game Warden started it for them. They are nice, but not as sweet as the 60s and 70s models.

 

[Headwinds]

(and Vic Cadet)

 

[Arian29]

Buck301.