What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

Travman said:
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One of GEC's Finest Ever:thumbsup: So thankful I got hold of one at the time, it resides on a desk or in a box, a kind of parasitic life yes, but caged beauty. My user of the series is the Jigged Bone version, well up to any job. These are knives of both purpose & beauty.

Regards, Will
 
BrotherJim said:
Going through the bonding phase with a couple of new NONTRON VIOLIN's this rainy Friday afternoon
While I'm delighted to have this French diversity in my collection, I can't really recommend these slip joints
Just a bit too primitive and F/F unpredictable, especially for the price point
Kind of like that friend in high school who made knives in shop class
Each interesting and unique but always something just slightly "off" that should have been corrected

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Well that's a bummer! I was thinking about picking up the boxwood version but maybe I won't now.

Pt-Luso Pt-Luso posted one of thse a few days back and I knew I had to have one. Basically a varnished stick with a blade at the end but boy does it have character. Always did like a good stick and even better with a blade!



 
draggat said:
Well that's a bummer! I was thinking about picking up the boxwood version but maybe I won't now.
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Quality is just unpredictable. Of the two Violins pictured, the boxwood does have the slightly better F/F overall ... now, BUT the blade tip almost sits above and outside the handle when closed, and this is a brand new knife. It's really close. My fingertip catches on the blade tip if I rub my finger across the end of the knife. Also, there was a little side to side blade play when open but I tightened that up. The deal with the other Violin, the Oak Wine Barrel handled one is that the centering is almost as bad as the first one I had, AND the blade tip sits high in the blade well. The Oak one also doesn't operate quite as smoothly as the boxwood, but that could change with use and maintenance. I just feel like with use and sharpening, the blade tips may be above and outside the blade well on both these slip-joints long before the blades are really worn.

Nontron's friction folders are a good bit better. I have two, an ebony which was the first I bought and is virtually flawless, and a boxwood friction folder that centering was well off and I luckily was able to correct somewhat.

Just unpredictable quality. My best advice is to view in person and inspect before purchase. But that may be reasonable advice, in France only. Don't think I've ever seen a Nontron in a brick and mortar store stateside.

EDIT: I just fixed the "blade tip high in blade well when closed" by filing down the kick a little on each knife but I absolutely have to walk the blades closed now or the very tip, tip of the blade will "rap" the backspring if snapped closed (backspring is weird shaped on both and nothing to be done about it on an assembled knife). Honestly, walking the blade closed is proper etiquette with a French knife anyway so no big deal. Just glad the tip isn't "proud" of the blade well and my finger doesn't catch on the tip. Making 'em mine and we're almost there LOL. And almost done with the bonding phase and 'bout ready to call them users. :)
 
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CASE MINI COPPERLOCK ~ Saturday carry
I've had this knife since 2014 and I haven't carried it since April ... that much I can tell you.
What color did Case call it? ... dunno. Color is discontinued now. Can't find a picture. Thought it was Caramel. Pictures I can find of Caramel Mini Copperlock look different.
So I don't know for sure what color it is. SHOOT, I've forgotten more about my pocket knife collection than I now know.
I should have written it down. Do people even still write stuff down these days? ... well, I guess I just did.
So now when I don't know, I can just come back to this post and find out I don't know.
Anyway, light, tight, little knife for the carry today. Sharp too

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