Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

My Case Purple Haze Large Stockman arrived today, used it in work.
Big knife, I enjoyed using it.
This knife is bigger than my Trapper and my Northfield Big Jack.
 
Half/Stop said:
This is some of my newest arrivals:)

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Congrats, Ron; that's an outstanding six-pack of 77 Barlows!! :thumbup::thumbup:


singin50 said:
Goodness, what a lineup, Ron! Hey Todd, sorry, I have the same knife in a single blade Nifebrite. It's a dandy! Here it is now!
Perry
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Sweet knife, Perry! I especially like your lanyard; it's awesome! :thumbup::cool::thumbup:


fairhaven said:
Been a busy 2 weeks of trading & hitting garage sales. Here's what I came up with.



The Russell Barlow, Schrade Barlow, and Old Timer Peanut are all in like new condition. They do not look to have been sharpened or carried. They all came from garage/estate sales. The #77 Blackwood I traded for. Been a nice 2 weeks.
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I consider that an enormous understatement, fairhaven! :D
Those are fantastics finds, especially in 2 weeks!! :thumbup::thumbup:
I remember last summer I was totally shut out over 30-some garage sales. :(:mad::(

- GT
 
David, i just received my ivory Fremont as well. I posted it in the GEC thread if you want to look. Very much like yours: everything top-notch, could not be better really. And for the price ? super good deal for this quality of materials and workmanship.
kj
 
kootenay joe said:
David, i just received my ivory Fremont as well. I posted it in the GEC thread if you want to look. Very much like yours: everything top-notch, could not be better really. And for the price ? super good deal for this quality of materials and workmanship.
kj
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You have some very nice ivory knives there KJ! I was really impressed too - I was lucky to get one that was exceptionally even in creamy tone - everything about it is really just perfect. I'd love to see more ivory in the Northwoods line if they can keep that kind of quality up!
 
Half/Stop said:
David - A beautiful Fremont you have there! I do not own a Northwoods branded knife, but with all you guys posting these recent beauties I may be changing that fact in the near future! Thanks :)
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Thanks Ron! Should you give a Northwoods a try, I highly doubt you'll be disappointed :) :thumbup:
 
I picked up this Case CV stockman with punch instead of spey blade last December. But I only just started carrying it.

I'll show you my pic, but then I'll post Mike Latham's (from whom I purchased it). Mike's pic actually shows what a nice job Case did on this.

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I like a Stockman with a Punch. Very useful tool and it saves the tip of the Clip.
Are the blade grinds fairly thin just above the edge ?
And, decently sharp ? or ??
Very few reports on recent Case knives. GEC gets most of the 'press' here.
kj
 
kootenay joe said:
I like a Stockman with a Punch. Very useful tool and it saves the tip of the Clip.
Are the blade grinds fairly thin just above the edge ?
And, decently sharp ? or ??
Very few reports on recent Case knives. GEC gets most of the 'press' here.
kj
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Not sure what you mean "thin above the edge". I find the blades to be typical Case hollow grinds. They make for good slicing. The bevels look even to me. The blades on this were "user sharp" out of the box, but benefited from a few minutes with a Sharpmaker. No re-profiling necessary, just a quick sharpening.

One of the things I am fussy about is having the springs even with the frame in both the opened and closed positions. This knife is very satisfactory in that regard. The spring strength is 4-5, which I find pleasing. I don't like to be in a position where I have to use a lot of force with sharp instruments.

I like the french clip. I notice that a lot of Case standard clip blades have an upraised tip to provide more belly, but it leaves the blade with not much of a point. I like the point on this one.

Aside from SAKs, I've never had a knife with a punch. Wanted to see how useful it is in my daily use. I don't normally have much use for a spey blade. I know Case makes a stockman with a pen blade instead of the spey, but it has squared bolsters and I prefer rounded ones. IMO rounded bolsters make the knife more pocket friendly.

As one of the other threads noted, the blades are CV. The punch is SS. I find this to be a satisfactory arrangement. Others may not.
 
A Spey blade is the best profile for spreading, like making peanut butter sandwiches at a picnic. Not joking, it is handy for food prep.
kj
 
I've had this Wall Street since this week past. The tip wasn't proud when closed but the flesh of my finger tip would catch it between the liners. Less than a minute with a flat jeweler's file on the kick took care of that nicely.
Huckleberry Boys Knife 151114STL Rust Red Jigged Bone should be here tomorrow

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kootenay joe said:
A Spey blade is the best profile for spreading, like making peanut butter sandwiches at a picnic. Not joking, it is handy for food prep.
kj
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Yabut I don't use my pocket knife for food prep. I use a pocket knife for so many nasty chores that I consider it unsuitable for food prep. Epoxy putty, opening sealant tubes, opening grease tubes, cutting engine hoses, trimming plastic parts for all sorts of fix-its, etc. It shocked me silly when I first started hanging out here and learned that some folks use their pocket knives for food prep.
 
knarfeng said:
Yabut I don't use my pocket knife for food prep. I use a pocket knife for so many nasty chores that I consider it unsuitable for food prep. Epoxy putty, opening sealant tubes, opening grease tubes, cutting engine hoses, trimming plastic parts for all sorts of fix-its, etc. It shocked me silly when I first started hanging out here and learned that some folks use their pocket knives for food prep.
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I'm right there with you on that Frank. But then again I won't even make a sandwich on my sparkling clean kitchen counter without putting a paper towel down first!:o
 
Frank, i have used a pocket knife for food prep many times in hunting camp (as well as when taking kids on an outing). I save my hunting knife for field dressing only. These were hike in camps in steep mountains so any extra weight in your pack is to be avoided.
As long as you clean your knife blade thoroughly it is safe to use. In 20+ years of using a cleaned pocket knife (esp. Spey blade) for food prep, no one has ever suffered any ill effects.
kj
 
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