What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[JJ Cahill]

Captivating couple of knives, JJ!
I wish polygonal shields were more common.

Thanks a lot, Gary!!! I believe it's the only one I've seen, though I'm sure there are more.

 

[JJ Cahill]

Alan, that knife started as an Opinel #6 (so about 3.75" closed, IIRC), but I wanted to reshape the handle into a "cigar" shape. Due to poor planning on my part, I discovered after the handle mod that the blade no longer fit the handle:

So to try to fix my mistake, I decided to turn the blade into a spearpoint by removing the steel colored in red:

That will be very cool, Gary; a bit of a "Kephart" folder!

 

[JOELSM]

Rarely carried. Thinking of giving the wood and bolster a polish.

 

[Leslie Tomville]

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[bigfish64]

Very appropriate carry, Todd.

Very cool lighthouse SAK, Todd! We have a jigsaw puzzle that's essentially a map of the Great Lakes with little sketches of all of the Great Lakes lighthouses placed on the map; I like it!
- GT

Thanks guys, I originally bought that a few years ago because there is a small lighthouse on our lake, but it seemed perfect for this week.

 

[Old Engineer]

Rarely carried. Thinking of giving the wood and bolster a polish.

That is some exceptionally nice Ironwood . I used some Gunstock Wax on the wood and used the back of a leather belt to buff up the bolsters . It is all a matter of taste and I prefer them that way .

Harry

 

[sunknife]

Hope everyone had a good weekend A belated Happy Birthday to sunknife - Many Happy Returns Greg Starting my week with my 2017 Guardians Lambsfoot

Thanks for the birthday wish Jack, very kind of you.

Had a whittler and a harness jack on me today. The Case is a recent pick up, still in the honeymoon phase but I'm pretty pleased with it.
The CC HJ-10 has been one of my favorites from the moment I got it a few years ago. I don't think I even considered making it a safe queen,
it is just too nice a knife to not use.

 

[BrotherJim]

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Getting ready to go out for dinner. Dropping these in my pocket. Since we’re in Michigan, I thought I’d carry my Lighthouse SD this week. If I have my facts correct, there are more lighthouses in Michigan than any other state in the US. View attachment 1599212

I’ll bet you hit the same road destruction lane closures we did.
Everytime I go up there, I think yep. I’d like to have a little getaway fishing camp up here. Then the drive home removes that thought.

Just got back a little while ago of getting a Radiofrequency Ablation done on my back and have slipped this into my pocket . Misty and cloudy here , so using an older pic .


Harry

I hope it works, buddy!
At least the procedure is not supposed to be too painful.

 

[JOELSM]

That is some exceptionally nice Ironwood . I used some Gunstock Wax on the wood and used the back of a leather belt to buff up the bolsters . It is all a matter of taste and I prefer them that way .

Harry

Thanks for the advice Harry. I have a 46 in ironwood that needs the same treatment. Can you post a pic of your ironwood knife (or knives) polished using Gunstock Wax method? Wondering if carnauba wax would work as well?

 

[Old Engineer]

Thanks for the advice Harry. I have a 46 in ironwood that needs the same treatment. Can you post a pic of your ironwood knife (or knives) polished using Gunstock Wax method? Wondering if carnauba wax would work as well?

I Can Not give you an opinion of Carnauba Wax .
This picture was taken shortly after I Waxed it and Buffed the bolsters . The Before photos of my 74s were not as Sharp as this . I think I paid about $5 for a small jar of Gunstock Wax .


Harry

 

[Old Engineer]

I’ll bet you hit the same road destruction lane closures we did.
Everytime I go up there, I think yep. I’d like to have a little getaway fishing camp up here. Then the drive home removes that thought.

I hope it works, buddy!
At least the procedure is not supposed to be too painful.

Thank you very much Jeff !!!! Pain from the procedure is basically over after now 9 hours . Will do the Left side on Wednesday .

Harry

 

[TheFactor]

Part of Tuesday’s carry

 

[Pàdruig]

My choices today are the same as they were last week. A bit of Stag and a bit of Ebony.

 

[Sacto]

Hope you had a great trip; quality quartet you selected!


Tough to beat M&Ms and a French knife, Alan!
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- GT

Thanks, GT. The trip was great. It was good to get to the mountains and out of the heat for a couple days.

I like the reprofiled blade and handle on that opinel

 

[Sacto]

Today was a barlow day.

 

[JOELSM]

I Can Not give you an opinion of Carnauba Wax .
This picture was taken shortly after I Waxed it and Buffed the bolsters . The Before photos of my 74s were not as Sharp as this . I think I paid about $5 for a small jar of Gunstock Wax .


Harry

That’s the result I’m look’n for! Thanks for posting Harry

 

[Jack Black]

Getting ready to go out for dinner. Dropping these in my pocket. Since we’re in Michigan, I thought I’d carry my Lighthouse SD this week. If I have my facts correct, there are more lighthouses in Michigan than any other state in the US. View attachment 1599212

I read a couple of good books on lighthouses by Bella Bathurst

Indeed, I DID organize those candies for a @btb01 GAW last summer
(https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...way-a-counting-game-winner-announced.1741295/)
Participants were supposed to contribute pictures showing 1 thing, 2 things, ..., up to 106 things (Barrett's # of GEC knives at the time). The pic I posted this morning had 85 Peanut Butter M&Ms organized in 8 vertical columns of 10 candies and one column of 5 candies.

Brilliant! Well done Gary, I'm sorry for underestimating you

Thanks for the birthday wish Jack, very kind of you.

Had a whittler and a harness jack on me today. The Case is a recent pick up, still in the honeymoon phase but I'm pretty pleased with it.
The CC HJ-10 has been one of my favorites from the moment I got it a few years ago. I don't think I even considered making it a safe queen,
it is just too nice a knife to not use.
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A pleasure Greg, great-looking pair of knives there

My choices today are the same as they were last week. A bit of Stag and a bit of Ebony.

Perfect pairing Dylan

Hope everyone's week got off to a good start I'm carrying my trusty Hartshead Barlow, and the 2018 Forum Knife, which selected me for my Random Tuesday carry

 

[Pt-Luso]

Today in my pocket with this Schrade 515 SC.

 

[bigfish64]

I’ll bet you hit the same road destruction lane closures we did.
Everytime I go up there, I think yep. I’d like to have a little getaway fishing camp up here. Then the drive home removes that thought.

Other than the northwest corner of Indiana it hasn’t been too bad so far, but we leave for Traverse City this morning so…

I read a couple of good books on lighthouses by Bella Bathurst

I’m not familiar with that author, but with books on lighthouses, teenaged girls, shipwrecks, and cycling, she certainly has diverse interests.
The HHB is looking good as ever Jack!