Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

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Friedrich Hartkopf sportsknife. I had a little exciting moment as my baggage got lost in flight and the knife was there (bought from München) but the baggage was found and is coming in. Too pretty knife to lose!
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Yes it is....A.L. Looking forward to seeing it open:D
 
Could you give a mini review of that knife. I've thought about getting one but don't know anything about Hartkopf knives.
 
I will write up my thoughts when I get it back and post pics with the hardware open. I did not have that serious intentions of getting anything on my trip but when I saw that as fan of the pattern I could not resist. :) There was some smaller Hartkopfs on sale too and I now scratch my head why I didnt grab one (30€ or so).
 
I've recently been looking at the Spyderco Roadie, and even though I'm definitely getting one, I was thinking... 'hmm, what about a single bladed SAK?'. So I was looking at sheepsfoot knives from Victorinox and settled with the Victorinox that goes by many names: florist, floral knife, gardener, blumenmesser,... It's part of their Ecoline. I've been pretty impressed with it. It's chisel ground, brass pins, super lightweight yet pretty sturdy because of the aluminum liners. I'll let the picture do some of the talking:



For under 20, it's a steal. The sheepsfoot comes in very handy and it disappears in the pocket. Not the best handle to blade ratio, imo, but the longer handle does give some real estate to hold on to, and the smaller blade is terrific for detailed work. Big love for this blade that seems to fly very low under the radar.
 
Wurrwulf said:
Thanks, TsarBomba! I really lucked out and had my patience rewarded. Now I need to stay off of the Exchange and the usual vendor websites until the Beer Scouts are released. I've bought something like 25 knives so far this year, and my wife is none too pleased with me about it. :grumpy: :(
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I'm also waiting to empty my wallet on my Beer Scout reservations. But I think I flew past 25 new knives at some point in March or April.
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Definitely time to rein it in a bit...

Galeocerdoshark said:
I've recently been looking at the Spyderco Roadie, and even though I'm definitely getting one, I was thinking... 'hmm, what about a single bladed SAK?'. So I was looking at sheepsfoot knives from Victorinox and settled with the Victorinox that goes by many names: florist, floral knife, gardener, blumenmesser,... It's part of their Ecoline. I've been pretty impressed with it. It's chisel ground, brass pins, super lightweight yet pretty sturdy because of the aluminum liners. I'll let the picture do some of the talking:
For under 20, it's a steal. The sheepsfoot comes in very handy and it disappears in the pocket. Not the best handle to blade ratio, imo, but the longer handle does give some real estate to hold on to, and the smaller blade is terrific for detailed work. Big love for this blade that seems to fly very low under the radar.
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I've "almost" bought that blade dozens of times. I always find reasons not to (and at this point I probably don't need any more sheepsfoot blades) but every time I see one thoughts like "it's only fifteen bucks, why not?" creep into my mind... :eek: :o
 
Just get it. As you said, it's only 15-20-ish and the grind is something different. It's interesting to have a chisel ground blade in a small folding knife. It allows for terrific slice cuts on green wood, for example.
 
New old pattern, I can't believe I found one brand new. Usual treatment of scothbrite/magic eraser, and vinegar bath. Right into the pocket, the snap on this older pattern is awesome.
Always love cocobolo!

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jlhoffman74 said:
New old pattern, I can't believe I found one brand new. Usual treatment of scothbrite/magic eraser, and vinegar bath. Right into the pocket, the snap on this older pattern is awesome.
Always love cocobolo!
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Looks great, Jeff! Congratulations!
 
Jsega51 said:
I like the look of that brown sawcut GT. It's like the guy making the knife was polishing one of the bolsters and went too far over, smoothing out the end of the sawcut. Well the damage was done, so he just did the same to the other ends as well. Kinda cool!
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Pretty sure that's just how they are. My RR sawcut canoe is exactly the same.
 
Sonny14 it is one of the new Grand Portages. It's not quite at GEC's level of quality but I'd put it up there against my nicest examples from Queen/Schatt & Morgan. I was concerned about the look of the brass bolsters before I ordered it but in person it is a very handsome knife (it photographs terribly inside though). The blade came very sharp and the action is good, it did have a bit of a gritty/gunky feel but that went away after I cleaned the joints. It's a bit chunky because of the extra width for the caplifter. I would have preferred a spear blade on this design but that's a personal preference. The wood looks great but it feels weird to me - less slick and more wood-like than my cocobolo everyday barlow. Does anyone know if it was stabilized or not? Overall my first impressions are good, I'll keep carrying it and see how it goes.

Edit: I should clarify that I usually stick to single-blade barlows so it's only chunky compared to them. It's not excessively wide or anything, it just has a little more heft to it.
 
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Found it looking for something else. I got it at Treadway Electronic in Little Rock Ar back about 86 or so.

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Cannonball970 said:
Sonny14 it is one of the new Grand Portages. It's not quite at GEC's level of quality but I'd put it up there against my nicest examples from Queen/Schatt & Morgan. I was concerned about the look of the brass bolsters before I ordered it but in person it is a very handsome knife (it photographs terribly inside though). The blade came very sharp and the action is good, it did have a bit of a gritty/gunky feel but that went away after I cleaned the joints. It's a bit chunky because of the extra width for the caplifter. I would have preferred a spear blade on this design but that's a personal preference. The wood looks great but it feels weird to me - less slick and more wood-like than my cocobolo everyday barlow. Does anyone know if it was stabilized or not? Overall my first impressions are good, I'll keep carrying it and see how it goes.

Edit: I should clarify that I usually stick to single-blade barlows so it's only chunky compared to them. It's not excessively wide or anything, it just has a little more heft to it.
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If I'm not mistaken the distributor of TP does indeed stabilize all of the wood that goes into their knives, in fact TP's claim to fame is their antique "recycled" old growth wood recovered from lakes up north, plus various exotic woods. I think I read a blog post describing and showing photos of various woods they had cut into scales that were going into the Portage line back before the Portage & Grand Portage were manufactured, and I think they mentioned stabilization in that blog post.
As attractive as the Grand Portage is I am very happy with my Portage, which is single-bladed and very slim, (see bottom photo). Mine has antique recycled ash handles, which are as smooth as smooth can be.



 
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got this lil cutie the other day. like new. not sure if I should put her in with the scouts.
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Down the path to righteousness Brother. ;)Girls are all in Scouts now anyway.
 
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