Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

I just got this one today. A little smaller than I usually like, but I think it will be good for most of my day-to-day chores!

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LOL Phil!! Did you cut that tree down with it? :D
 
Very, very pleased with this Needham NAAFI knife :) More on this one later ;)

 
A recent Ka-Bar Barlow with "Coppersmith" bolsters & shield and "Root Beer" jigged bone handles. OH

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This week has brought me the following:
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My 1920's Melrose Cutlery barlow.

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A G. Ibberson sailor's knife (which I mainly bought due to the added shackle wrench, which I thought was neat).

and FINALLY:
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Another CC HJ6 Harness Jack! I have one of these already, but I've been searching high and low for a second one to fill the role of a user, and happened to luck out! (hopefully the vendor won't mind me borrowing his stock photo).
 
I bring you the infamous wayward Madison Barlow!

This beauty shipped on July 22nd. I guess he didn't want to come live with me right away, because he swapped his plane ticket to Canada for a stopover in Brazil to laze around on the beaches, take in the sights, and catch a few football matches. After private investigators were dispatched, he was located and deported for being in country without a passport.

His plane had a stopover in Miami, but he still wasn't done attempting to evade me! He gave his chaperones the slip and missed his connecting flight. A little late for spring break, but determined to party, he enjoyed a few days of debauchery. After taking a "Walking with Dexter" tour, he hit up some beach side bars, got into some trouble, and had to spend some time in the drunk tank. Officials released him after he dried out and escorted him to the airport and sent him to New York.

Upon landing, he went on a tour of the Statue of Liberty, and did some wandering around Times Square. Investigators found him hanging out in the subway tunnels looking for aligators, marched him to the airport, and watched him board his flight to Canada.

Landing in Richmond, he tried to escape again and track down Charlie. Kind soul that he is, Charlie told Madison he was too big to hang with his TC Barlows, and that he'd be much happier living with me. Sadly Madison left and boarded his flight to Calgary.

Almost two months and plenty of Aeroplan points later, he finally arrived at home today, looking not in the least worse for wear, and with plenty of travel stories.

And so ends the journey of the Wayward Madison Barlow.

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All joking aside, I'd like to thank Tyler at KSF for all the reassurances during these trying times, and our amusing emails back and forth speculating on what Madison was up to on his journey.
 
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What a merrygoround trip for a knife! Stressful:eek: Glad it homed in in the end.:thumbup:

Regards, Will
 
My newest arrived yesterday and only took a week or so from America to Europe. From the Exchange, my thanks to Billy.
Here it is pictured in the office, Rust Red White Owl. Really pleased by this one!

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Looks like that Madison Barlow was worth the wait Mike!

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This knife is called a Pialinco and is a locking version of the classic Corsican knife called the Vendetta. It's made by Gilles, Fontenille Pataud in collaboration with Corsican knife makers Zurian.

Sam
 
Micarta in Excellence there Trand! Congratulations on that one, are you going to wear the badge.... :D:D I got one with my Huckleberry.
 
Thanks Will. I like this Maroon Linen micarta. Very dark but more color than black linen.

As for the badge... probably not :) It's very cool but I've never been one to wear pins.
 
Looks like that Madison Barlow was worth the wait Mike!

This knife is called a Pialinco and is a locking version of the classic Corsican knife called the Vendetta. It's made by Gilles, Fontenille Pataud in collaboration with Corsican knife makers Zurian.

Sam

It sure was! Your newest looks pretty great too :)

My Maroon Linen #42 came yesterday along my first pin in a tube :)

Trand, same pair I received today!

Great looking 42's!

One of my grail knives arrived today! The one that started my interest in traditionals a few months ago was finally tracked down and tackled...

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Now to track down the long pull Sheepfoot Charlow!!
 
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