What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Jon0385 said:
Nice choice, the micarta is my favorite of the run. I’m not sure how y’all carry these GECs and keep the blade patina free. I gave up years ago and just allow everything to patina.
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It’s my favorite as well. My son “borrowed” my Dead Skunk so I bought a Cherry Bone to replace it. I actually like it quite a bit as well and carried it last weekend.

Many of my GECs have a nice patina but while I’ve used the caplifter and screwdriver quite a bit, I’ve only used the blade for opening packages and cutting twine so far (I just don’t often cut food with my pocket knife). It will eventually get there.
 
Travman said:
When you need all the main blade types in one package...
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:thumbsup: Cool knife.

Un-Chained said:
Today’s carry, on the cherry tree...
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A great one to all:thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Your 194 looks like this is it’s first time out of the tube!
One of the great patterns:thumbsup:
 
AnW said:
It’s my favorite as well. My son “borrowed” my Dead Skunk so I bought a Cherry Bone to replace it. I actually like it quite a bit as well and carried it last weekend.

Many of my GECs have a nice patina but while I’ve used the caplifter and screwdriver quite a bit, I’ve only used the blade for opening packages and cutting twine so far (I just don’t often cut food with my pocket knife). It will eventually get there.
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I was getting speckle spots around the etch on mine from basic use like yours. Must be my chemistry or environment. After I saw that I said screw it and made some steak that night to get a real patina started.
I thought I was going to like the bone more, but it was too nice for me so I moved it to someone who missed the run. I’m still on the fence with my acrylic because that’s the one I wanted from the start, but it doesn’t get used.
 
A lot of folks call the 294 a trapper, and I vaguely recall seeing an old Schrade catalog featuring this pattern on which a pen replaces the spey, and they called it a serpentine jack. I won’t argue with either, but for today’s purposes, I’ll say it’s a trapper jack.
These are not all that common, but this one is patina’d to hellenback, so a user it is!
 
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Jon0385 said:
I was getting speckle spots around the etch on mine from basic use like yours. Must be my chemistry or environment. After I saw that I said screw it and made some steak that night to get a real patina started.
I thought I was going to like the bone more, but it was too nice for me so I moved it to someone who missed the run. I’m still on the fence with my acrylic because that’s the one I wanted from the start, but it doesn’t get used.
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Forgot to mention, I do RenWax my covers and blades. I assume that wears off at some point but it probably helps prevent pepper spots for a while.
 
Un-Chained Un-Chained thanks and am super happy to see GEC get the shield placement aesthetically pleasing! Love your cherry blossom pic.
 
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