Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

Brumby53 said:
... the Telecom knife is unusual - I got it to modify ... Like the T29 electrician knives this seemed to be a good base to start on customizing - but now I have it in hand I am reluctant to mess with it.

Derek
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I really like that one, looks like a real worker. What sort of modifications were you thinking of doing?
 
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@Harry I'm with you ... occasionally I back off to a 72/73 size knife but the larger folders like the queen Mountain Man pattern and the GEC 42 tick more boxes for me.

Derek
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Derek : Right now I carry one of my 73s almost every day !!! It is my outside working knife . I have also reserved a 72 Lockback for probably September !!! I may have to look into the larger ones of the same shape myself !! Thank you Brumby !!!

Harry
 
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Congrats, CDS; splendid acquisitions! :thumbup::thumbup:
FWIW, that whittler is especially noteworthy IMHO! ;)

- GT
 
I am particularly excited about this Loveless inspired New Orleans Special from the talented Tim Steingass. Bob made very few(6 or 7)of this pattern, and the ones he did make are worth well over ten grand in mint condition. Tim's Loveless knives are of high quality, and Tim's grinds are among the best, always a pleasure to carry. Sambar stag like this is becoming quite rare. This stag alone, Tim picked up for $175. Absolutely gorgeous stag IMO. 4 inch double ground blade, sharpened clip, pinned and soldered guard, tapered tang. I will probably have David Seward make a fancy sheath for it.

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Here's a knife I picked up on clearance for a single digit price at a national home improvement store a couple of weekends ago. Seems to me to be a solid, useful knife (and the box is kind of cool, too :p).

Some sort of carbon fiber covers on a stainless steel frame:
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This model is called the Camillus Blac-Jaket, with a little wasp carved on the box, but the store website indicated that the Yello-Jaket model was the one on clearance. So I hunted for quite a while, and asked for help from several employees, and never did find any of the yellow-handled version. So I grabbed this one, which was marked down but not as low as the other model. At checkout, it "rang up" as a Yello-Jaket with the better discount. All in all, a very mysterious shopping experience for me (but I'm not someone who shops for pleasure anyway).

I'm not a huge muskrat fan, but I'm happy I found this one. :)
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For some reason, I REALLY like the name/logo on the back of the knife:
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- GT
 
That's a beauty Kris. If you send it to David let me know so I can drop by his shop to see it. David could definitely do a fine sheath for it.

Chris
 
GT those handle covers are mesmerizing! Looks sort of like lightening strike carbon fiber from one angle. I like it, Lloyd
 
Chris Montgomery said:
That's a beauty Kris. If you send it to David let me know so I can drop by his shop to see it. David could definitely do a fine sheath for it.

Chris
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Thanks Chris, I will get a hold of David this week and let you know. Not sure which way i want to go with this one, will look forward to hearing David's thoughts.
 
Thanks, Lloyd. :) Not as nice as a vintage Barlow, but it's a knife I like. (My problem is I like almost anything. :rolleyes:)

- GT
 
r8shell said:
I really like that one, looks like a real worker. What sort of modifications were you thinking of doing?
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Something along these lines both from a single TL 29 original with scales from an old rifle stock ...
... add bolsters smooth the action ... and drop the blade lower into the body.
 
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Old Engineer said:
Derek : Right now I carry one of my 73s almost every day !!! It is my outside working knife . I have also reserved a 72 Lockback for probably September !!! I may have to look into the larger ones of the same shape myself !! Thank you Brumby !!!

Harry
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Harry they can be a bit of a 'challenge' for pocket carry but as I live and spend most of my time in the Bush I generally carry them in a belt pouch.
 
Brumby53 said:
Harry they can be a bit of a 'challenge' for pocket carry but as I live and spend most of my time in the Bush I generally carry them in a belt pouch.
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I went back to one of your earlier posts and saw that you sometimes use the horizontal belt pouch on your left side ! Have you ever had a knife slide out from that position ??
Just noticed where you are from and I believe that Nancy & I have been through the Central Tablelands twice in 2005 and I think it is very nice looking country that we saw.

Harry
 
Dadpool said:
This 2005 Schatt & Morgan File & Wire single-blade Gunstock arrived today.

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It's a peculiarly busy knife, with lots of branding and bevels and fluting and that aggressive wormgroove jigging. It's much less sleek than the single-bladers I usually go for, with its exposed joint and big ol' fin of a blade (which, odder still, has that extra bevel that keeps it from being pinchable, despite there being ample blade for pinching). I've been waffling about buying one for the past three months or so.

But somehow it just works. I couldn't get the damned thing out of my head! :D

I love the chunky, beveled bolsters, and the matching bevels on the covers. The wormgroove, which I find tends to look unappealing in sales photos, is beautiful in person. Fit and finish are the best I've seen on any of the S&M knives I own/have owned, and I love ATS-34 steel.
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I've never been a fan of gunstocks but I like *that* one. You have great taste! I kind of like the "busy."
 
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