Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

pmew said:
I love the little carver, is it bocote?
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so.fulton said:
Sturzi says ......."And yes, wood is my favourite handle material ."

I reckon it is Sturzi! What a nice group of new knives. The second #66 is cocobolo? Very nice!

And love those Barkies. I've always had a special interest in the black and white ebony. A very unique, classy, and attractive handle material.

Nice job!
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Thanks, and both correct.
From left to right: bocote, cocobolo, 2x che chen rosewood, osage orange, bocote, curly maple, black&white ebony, desert ironwood

The little carver has thicker bladestock than I thought, I'll have to see how it performs at common cutting tasks. It's in my pocket now, but it'll be a while until I carried them all :).
 
S&M Gunstock in Green Wormwood Bone. I know there is another name for that style of jigging, but can't remember it. Threaded and pinched bolsters. ATS-34 steel.
Great walk and talk. Perfect size or me.



 
The official name of the gunstock's bone is Sheffield Wormgroove Antique Green Jigged Bone. Looks great, Invoice.
 
cards94 said:
Very nice sir. Have you worked it hard or just for minor things?
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Only moderate use so far because it is a three-finger handle, but it has done really well. Got a couple more in today with longer handles (enough for all four fingers on my medium-to-large size hands) - Workhorse in black canvas and Great Plainsman in bone:





You can sorta see the differences in length here -- the Patriot has 2-1/2" blade and is 5-5/8" OAL, whereas both the Plainsman and the Workhorse are about 2-3/4" blade and 6-5/8" OAL, so you get about 1/4" more blade and 3/4" more handle on those two:

 
Halfneck said:
link2derek - any in-hand pics of the L.T. Wright Patriot?
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I do not. However, if you go to the KnivesShipFree website and go to the Patriot page, they have a video showing the Patriot in use - definitely a three-finger handle unless you have tiny little hands.
 
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Not exactly new, since I bought it on vacation in August, but I think it's my most recent purchase. Sunfish from Canyon Creek (some relation to Frost, right?). The fake tortoise shell covers should make it a prime Halloween knife :)

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Dan, the Sawn Bone Slim is a fine knife for sure. I'm very keen on my example.

Thanks, Will
 
I've been watching this one on a dealer website for months. I really wanted a #33 whittler when they first came out, but couldn't afford them. I was expecting this one to be gone before I could get it. But it waited until I had saved up enough, and it is great to have it at last.


here with another recent purchase, the cigar frame never really interested me, but this was an impulse buy, and I quite like it. The blades are quite thick by GEC standards, but still thin enough to take a nice slicing edge, and the solidity is reassuring. I think if there was a spearpoint main with pen on a single spring, that would be perfect for this frame. the muskrat blades are nice, but clash aesthetically with the round ended frame.
 
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JB in SC said:
The highlights are blown out, but this is a laminate (420/1095) Burt Foster Dark Side, about 6" overall...
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I know you've been waiting for that one, Jerry. I love Burt's laminated blades! Enjoy!
 
The 2014 GEC Blade Forum's single blade Jack Knife will be my next and probably only knife purchase traditional or otherwise for the year, I can't wait... :)
 
sunandsteel said:
How do you like the pen knife on the opposite end on that #66? Is it a little easier to access?
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I like it just fine. :) The whole knife is sooo much more slim than the harness jack, it just disappears in my pocket. I think the pen blade is just as easy to access, although I wouldn't really say it's more-so than a standard jack pattern.
 
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