Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

Update to previous post. I could not help myself !!! just ordered one like this.

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I got in my puukko from Danijel (Malanika on the forum). He's a knife maker in Croatia. This knife is insanely nice. It's the perfect size for a general duty knife. I can't wait to take it camping! Handle is Elm Burl with brass bolsters.









 
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All of the broken looms in central Texas can now rest easy.
 
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Old School piece of history Bark River Huntsman for today in the post. I do like the old 'taco style' sheaths they used back in the day.

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dave308ek said:
Nice puukko Jake, the burl in the wood looks great.
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Thanks Dave. I was originally waiting for a stacked birch handle but this one was too nice to pass on. I love ironwood and this one looked close to the swirls and patterns that ironwood has.

Tim...thats the style sheaths I prefer. I think they hold their shape better than the current style seen with some of their knives
 
The green butterbean came in the mail, I love it but the pull is unreal. Never seen a case that hard to open new.

The other three were the only ones really salvageable in a group from my wife's step-grandfather who passed away several years ago. The electricians knife is m klein & sons. The jack is a Robeson and the scout says us marine corps on the other side. None of them are really valuable but how nice to salvage some family history.

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Gotta love packages in the mail! Northwoods Willamette Whittler (say that 3 times fast) arrived today :)

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Got this one a couple days ago, a Queen #06L teardrop linerlock, my favorite single blade pattern. This one came with a problem, which was pretty easily rectified.

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As you can see from the photo, there was no kick left on this blade. The blade edge was even with the flat of the kick that was left, and the blade was so low in the frame that you could barely see the nail nick, much less get to it with my fat thumbnail. Naturally, the blade was hitting the spring where it juts up into the bladewell at the center pin, leaving a very obvious mark in the edge. Well, I liked the covers too much to send it back (they really do have that much fire in them), so I went to work with the dremel first, creating the small EO notch for the nail nick. Then, using my 1x30 belt sander and diamond stones, I reprofiled the blade to more of a zulu spear, taking enough metal off to clear the spring at close. I've always thought a zulu spear was the most useful single blade profile, so this was not that big a decision for me. I like the results.

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black mamba said:
Got this one a couple days ago, a Queen #06L teardrop linerlock, my favorite single blade pattern. This one came with a problem, which was pretty easily rectified.

WB06Lopen_zps05xfh8f3.jpg~original


As you can see from the photo, there was no kick left on this blade. The blade edge was even with the flat of the kick that was left, and the blade was so low in the frame that you could barely see the nail nick, much less get to it with my fat thumbnail. Naturally, the blade was hitting the spring where it juts up into the bladewell at the center pin, leaving a very obvious mark in the edge. Well, I liked the covers too much to send it back (they really do have that much fire in them), so I went to work with the dremel first, creating the small EO notch for the nail nick. Then, using my 1x30 belt sander and diamond stones, I reprofiled the blade to more of a zulu spear, taking enough metal off to clear the spring at close. I've always thought a zulu spear was the most useful single blade profile, so this was not that big a decision for me. I like the results.

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I think it turned out amazing, Jeff! Very special looking Queen now and I would be proud to own something like that but it must've been frustrating at first. I hate it when things like this happen. At least you knew exactly how to make it work. I really like it!:cool:
 
Jeff, that came out really nice. You made the best of the situation, but I like the changes with the blade set low in the frame and the re-profiled blade. :thumbup:
 
Great variety of posts today and everyone a looker.
One of my latest, don't remember if I posted it yet.
 
black mamba said:
Got this one a couple days ago, a Queen #06L teardrop linerlock, my favorite single blade pattern. This one came with a problem, which was pretty easily rectified.

WB06Lopen_zps05xfh8f3.jpg~original


As you can see from the photo, there was no kick left on this blade. The blade edge was even with the flat of the kick that was left, and the blade was so low in the frame that you could barely see the nail nick, much less get to it with my fat thumbnail. Naturally, the blade was hitting the spring where it juts up into the bladewell at the center pin, leaving a very obvious mark in the edge. Well, I liked the covers too much to send it back (they really do have that much fire in them), so I went to work with the dremel first, creating the small EO notch for the nail nick. Then, using my 1x30 belt sander and diamond stones, I reprofiled the blade to more of a zulu spear, taking enough metal off to clear the spring at close. I've always thought a zulu spear was the most useful single blade profile, so this was not that big a decision for me. I like the results.

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Very nice job on that. I had the version in walnut with the same problems. (plus a few cosmetic ones. too) I thought about doing something like you did to make it usable, but decided to send it back instead. I wasn't sure I could get the blade off the backspring, and then I wouldn't be able to return it. Glad you got yours how you like it.
 
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