Cult of the one knife man

Old Engineer said:
From 1961 until 2003 I carried the same old Ulster almost every day because it was the only decent knife that I had.

Harry
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Harry, I had an interest in the Ulster you carried for over 40 years so I looked up your recent post. I hope you don't mind. I gotta say you sure got your moneys worth outta that one!!;) It looks the way a 40 year old knife that was used and care for should look. I'm glad you still have it. The 73 that you replaced it with has some beautiful stag and is arguably the best sized pocket knife available. I'm sure you enjoy them both. Thanks, James
 
Looks like a great choice of knife, texasbuck110. I don't believe I've ever seen one from that angle before and I'm not very familiar with the pattern. Something about the angle of your photo makes that knife very attractive. Does it have three backsprings or two? Splitback perhaps?

Either way, great looking knife for a 6 month run. (minimum, of course):)

Best of luck to you.
 
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Railsplitter said:
Looks like a great choice of knife, texasbuck110. I don't believe I've ever seen one from that angle before and I'm not very familiar with the pattern. Something about the angle of your photo makes that knife very attractive. Does it have three backsprings or two? Splitback perhaps?

Either way, great looking knife for a 6 month run. (minimum, of course):)

Best of luck to you.
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............yup its a three spring 3 blade Tidioute 79 whittler workhorse.
 
There was a man who once loved this knife very much:
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I expect it got carried every day for many years.
 
Primble said:
There was a man who once loved this knife very much:
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I expect it got carried every day for many years.
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That is exactly the mystery of buying old knives. What stories could they tell ????? Beautiful old knife and pictures Primble.Thank you. I know what mine could tell , but what could that one tell ?????

Harry
 
redsparrow said:
Harry's Ulster


Harry, I had an interest in the Ulster you carried for over 40 years so I looked up your recent post. I hope you don't mind. I gotta say you sure got your moneys worth outta that one!!;) It looks the way a 40 year old knife that was used and care for should look. I'm glad you still have it. The 73 that you replaced it with has some beautiful stag and is arguably the best sized pocket knife available. I'm sure you enjoy them both. Thanks, James
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I am glad that you and Railsplitter looked it up. Makes an old man feel good. I have had a rather interesting work life IMO , and a few of my old friends told me that I should have written a book as it was happening. That old Ulster was with me all the way. Thank you very much !!!!!

Harry
 
I carried a Strider SMF for a year. I know it's not a slipjoint, but it became a trusted companion after that much time. I really got to know every nook and cranny, how it cut, sharpened, open, locked, etc. it's almost as if it could talk to me. Sounds weird I know.

Now that I've started to carry slipjoints instead, I want to get that feeling back. Will I carry one knife everyday for year, no. But I never seem to let my rotation/collection grow beyond 3 or 4. With enough time, I should be able to get to know all 3 or 4 as well as I knew my Strider.

Plus, slipjoints are just cooler [emoji41]
 
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My dad was a one knife man. This is his Richards camp knife given to him by his gran around 1948 when he was 8 or 9 years old.
It was the only knife he carried as a farmer, milkman and haulier for the next 30 years. And it was the knife he carried on two tours through North Africa (where for a time he lived with the Bedouin tribes), Israel and the Lebenon and what was then Abyssinia and Persia and into Afghanistan.
It got relegated to garage duties when he turned white collar in 1980. The handle is more fibreglass filler than anything else and I need a prybar to open the screwdriver.

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I could get around with only one knife but I guess it would have to be a camper/scout pattern as there just more useful, but it would be interesting to get by with a just a single-bladed pocket knife. I guess I'd have to use my nous more to make it work.
 
donn said:
My dad was a one knife man. This is his Richards camp knife given to him by his gran around 1948 when he was 8 or 9 years old.
It was the only knife he carried as a farmer, milkman and haulier for the next 30 years. And it was the knife he carried on two tours through North Africa (where for a time he lived with the Bedouin tribes), Israel and the Lebenon and what was then Abyssinia and Persia and into Afghanistan.
It got relegated to garage duties when he turned white collar in 1980. The handle is more fibreglass filler than anything else and I need a prybar to open the screwdriver.

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I could get around with only one knife but I guess it would have to be a camper/scout pattern as there just more useful, but it would be interesting to get by with a just a single-bladed pocket knife. I guess I'd have to use my nous more to make it work.
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That's a great story of a man and his knife. Wow, it's about as worn as any pocket knife I've seen :thumbup:
 
Uh uh, not I.

One out of many:thumbup: One knife, one day. :D I'd be betraying my collection by showing bias otherwise!
 
I made a real and very genuine attempt to be a one knife guy and I succeeded for a while, but then you all corrupted me again. :rolleyes: :thumbup:
Seriously though every day since I received it I have carried my TC Barlow, clip and pen. Unfortunately though every time I try to go with just one knife, like the TC, I find some job where I "need" to use a different knife. I have the disease.
 
This thread has infected my thoughts. I have decided to give this a try. It was my original intention to have just one knife, and I'm going to give it a go. I emptied all of my pockets and removed the knife I had on my belt when I got up this morning. I carried only my 23 today, and I survived. :eek: Let's see how long this lasts.
 
Before this thread was posted I was having some similar thoughts. My pattern with knives is similar to my pattern with basses. I've owned knives since I was 7 or 8, I think. But I had never really looked at them the way I do now. If it was made in the US and had good steel it was a good knife and I happily carried it. When I first started playing bass guitar I bought an inexpensive bass (it's all I could afford) but I had done some research and read reviews and this was one of the best I could find. I happily played that bass for years. I then discovered a bass forum where everyone had a better bass than me. I then wanted to try every flavor and spent thousands of dollars buying, selling, and trading basses over the next few years. I at one point even custom ordered a $3000 bass only to find myself looking for the next big thing. Contentment is something that is hard to come by these days, at least for me.

My pattern with knives has been similar. And while I see nothing wrong with having multiple knives or a collection you rotate through or never use I do find the idea of one knife in my pocket daily very cool. It will develop a history with me and tell a story. So I don't believe either way is the right way. I myself am looking forward to this journey and although I may not stick with it forever I think it will be fun.

Here's the knife that I bought on 7/18/15 and plan to carry:

Case Chestnut Bone Muskrat with CV

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Also, here is my grandfather's knife. You can read about it here:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ce-you-guys-to-Smokey?p=15005786#post15005786

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I carried one of these for 35 years. Came to this place to research a replacement, after losing the second one (in 2011) and I've been infected with a fever, ever since. :rolleyes:
Now, I'd no more carry just one kind of knife than drink only one kind of wine. ;)
 
Cory Hess said:
This thread has infected my thoughts. I have decided to give this a try. It was my original intention to have just one knife, and I'm going to give it a go. I emptied all of my pockets and removed the knife I had on my belt when I got up this morning. I carried only my 23 today, and I survived. :eek: Let's see how long this lasts.
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Good luck, maybe if you can stick with it awhile some of us fence straddlers might give it a try, or in my case, another try.
 
I've carried the same SAK in my pocket every day for the last 15 years or so. No need for pix, as it's just like every other SAK. I'll continue to use it until I lose it.
 
I want to be a member, it's in my blood! This Case is the only knife my dad ever carried. He was a conductor on the Rock Island so this knife has seen untold miles. He put the epoxy scale on after Case correctly identified him using it as a hammer and breaking the scale as "abuse" and not covered by their warranty.

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Carried this knife for probably 10 years, maker's ex threw it in the trash when I dropped it off for repair. How was I to know they were on the outs?

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I want to be that one knife man again ... but the search for that one has proven to be very elusive, and expensive.
 
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