What's your grail traditional?

[Peregrin]

I've bought mine a dozen times at least. I still haven't found it yet. This addiction is very confusing...
Seriously, any knife made by Tony Bose would fit the bill for me.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Not sure I have one.

 

[burnside]

My grail traditional has been the single spearpoint TC barlow for almost a year now.

 

[PocketKnifeJimmy]

Was thinking hard about a specific grail knife this morning... but, still no specific knife came to mind. But, was thinking about my previous post on this thread about my having held off on buying a GEC whaler. Then thought to myself on how I still have not added an elephant Ivory handled pocket knife to my collection. Okay.. there it is for me, a GEC whaler in elephant ivory handle scales (it probably does exist), but price would likely be a bit more than I would want to drop right now. Still, Ivory is a material that has eluded my collection, and am hoping I change that fact during the coming new year May all your grail knives find their way to you all, my friends

 

[burnside]

There is only one.......

A nice, minty, Mod. 0.8241.20, Victorinox, Silver Cross, Red ALOX Farmer with brass liners and Vic SSR Tang Stamp.

I have one of these with 25+ years of mileage on it (some of it mine) and I love it for EDC (still tight and snappy)....but I want a really, really nice one to complete my Red ALOX collection.

(Net image)

There are GEC's, Old Timers and Cases that I want......but that one singular Red Farmer (super condition + affordability) tis the one I seek....

Very nice choice! I feel the same way about the older red Pioneers with brass hardware. I can tell that you and have very similar tastes in cutlery. :thumbup:

 

[Coonskinner]

An Ed Fowler Pronghorn or Bowie.

 

[SAK Guy]

Very nice choice! I feel the same way about the older red Pioneers with brass hardware. I can tell that you and have very similar tastes in cutlery. :thumbup:

Thanks buddy! Those Red ALOX must be coated with some kinda addictive substance....(like they put on Doritos)!

 

[dma1965]

I would take any Ryuichi-Kawamura, Ohta, or Bose

This T. Bose is one I stare at when I'm dreaming ( not my picture )

That Bose is one of my grail knives. It is a masterpiece.

 

[mrjefe2u]

No grail. I try not to over-think knives in general.
About 1/5th of my knives will be given away as gifts this month.

I probably already own my favorite. My favorites are like offensive lineman in football.
I have 5 that I like a lot. 1 or 2 that are better than the others. All are used.
No fancy photos of any of them.

 

[abcdef]

Too many great makers to choose.

 

[pertinux]

I'm still discovering and refining my tastes, but my grail would be an Erickson, as of this writing something with this relative form factor:

3.25", debate between spear and clip main, possibly ebony as above but-- if going Grail-- it would be hard if not impossible to forego Ken's always-beautifully-proportioned jigging, so a golden brown or chocolate bone would probably win out.

Steel? Anything good that takes a nice Pertinux Patina in use.

Grail II: A Burt Foster Darkside like Peregrin's, which makes me gasp and smile every time I see it.

~ P.

 

[Will Power]

There's an Ohta I've just selected the stag slabs for. Not long to go...

I HAD a grail knife for a while, quite a modest Hoffritz pen. But Glennbad is I hope, fixing it up for me....

 

[NoNameNomad]

This one by Mr. Erickson is about as close to perfection as a knife can get for me. The eureka frame is superb to look at and has a great feel in hand. I think my version would have a clip instead of spear but that coping blade, it makes the knife just perfect. Its got all the right dimensions and being single spring I can only imagine how well it vanishes in the pocket.

That knife's got swagger like Bogart four drinks in. I really, really like this one.

 

[Leadchop54]

My grail traditional has been the single spearpoint TC barlow for almost a year now.

Love that! Those are the soup bone handles right?

 

[whetrock]

Right now I'm having Gene Wiseman make me a large Grandaddy Barlow in D2. I can't help but think this will be a grail of a sort. I'm really impressed with his work, and look forward to it.

 

[burnside]

This one by Mr. Erickson is about as close to perfection as a knife can get for me. The eureka frame is superb to look at and has a great feel in hand. I think my version would have a clip instead of spear but that coping blade, it makes the knife just perfect. Its got all the right dimensions and being single spring I can only imagine how well it vanishes in the pocket.

This knife definitely looks grail worthy to me! I love the jigging on it. Looks like Rogers bone. :thumbup:

 

[burnside]

Love that! Those are the soup bone handles right?

Thanks!

You are right! Its officially known as inside/out saw cut bone, and unofficially known as the 'soup bone'. It's the reverse side or marrow side of the bone that is not normally used.

 

[festerfromnzed]

An Ed Fowler Pronghorn or Bowie.

Yes yes!!....Also Duncan has a LLoyd that is a grail knife to me.....FES

 

[zippofan]

A grail for me would be a custom by one of the talented makers here. There are so many I wouldn't know where to begin, though Enrique Pena's jigged bone handles just totally blow me away, fantastic :thumbup:
Bose, Hampton, Pena, Erickson, Coates, Oeser, Halfrich, Chamblin, Davison, Ohta, Kawamura, Rogers, Lloyd, etc. etc.

I did manage to score a sweet little Lloyd a couple weeks back, it's usually in my watch pocket. A little over 3", it's an African blackwood shadow pattern single clip blade jack. The danger is that now that I have one custom I want more. The only things that stop me are availability and lack of funds

 

[Halfneck]

My grail (at this time) would be a custom version of the Case medium jackknife. Heck I'd be happy if Case offered the pattern in jigged bone & CV steel.