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[Horsewright]

 

[flatblackcapo]

 

[pa knifeguy]

Horsewright, that Mooraker is awesome!
What's it's story?

 

[Horsewright]

Just an old cowboying knife. I bought it about 30 years ago from The Sawtooth Saddle Co at Cowboy Christmas at the NFR in Vegas. I made the buckaroo pouch for it about 25 years ago.

 

[pa knifeguy]

Very cool.

 

[veitsi_poika]

 

[Âchillepattada]

Here are my kitchen knives :

The folder is from Davide Steri ( Sardinia) and the other one has been forged by Gigi Sechi ( Sardinia) and my son.

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[JTB_5]

 

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[The Fort]

I was getting my work clothes ready for tomorrow morning, and thought why not take an updated shot of my 112. It never calls in sick, and can put in the overtime!

 

[J0LLY71M3]

Fresh Lloyd patina

 

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[difeasy]

 

[5K Qs]

I lost touch with this thread for about 1.5 months! Time to try to catch up a little on a thread that's very enjoyable.

5K Qs, That is a pretty little knife you got there!

I started following Jack Black a few weeks ago and stumbled upon the Guardian's of the Sheepsfoot forum (hopefully he doesn't mind) - but he sure knows a lot about these knives (and all traditional slipjoints for that matter).

Anyways - I really like the way your patina shows up. I have used a number of carbon knives and find that some (ie opinels and otter-messer knives) have that funny smelling metal after something like basic food prep; after a while, the knife just kind of turns into a dingy greyscale-like pattern.

I enjoy the Case cv steel for a few reasons:
1. no smelly metal (that sometimes carries over to food-stuffs)
2. blues show up when using for meats (I like the variety and depth of color)
3. the ever-changing patina seems more alive after each use
4. the metal is very tough and easy to sharpen

So - your picture makes the A. Wright Lambsfoot steel look somewhat similar to my case cv sodbuster; I imagine that the steels are very alike - is this your experience?
(and if so, I am gunna get me one of those!)

Thanks, for the kind words, @Dallawag. I'm no expert on steel and I'm a below average knife sharpener, so I can't give you definitive answers to your questions. I do know that the Case SBJr and the Wright lambsfoot knife have steels that have different names (Chrome Vanadium vs C70, respectively), but they seem quite similar in my naive experience. Maybe the lambsfoot patinas a little bit faster than my CV Sodbuster Jr. does. I like both knives a lot (even though my "natural" preference is for multi-bladed folders, and each of these is a single blade). Here are a couple of patina pics of mine:

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That knife, both blade and handle, looks sensational!!

That's a cool knife! My eyes are quite bad, but am I seeing "Gerlach" on the tang stamp? Is that Polish?

Here's an old Imperial equal end jack with cracked ice handles that's one of my favorites:


- GT

 

[Signalprick]

The O1 on my Saldana is coming along nicely.

 

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- GT

Such sodbuster is actually first on my "to buy" list From pictures - love it. Can't wait to verify in real world.

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That's a cool knife! My eyes are quite bad, but am I seeing "Gerlach" on the tang stamp? Is that Polish?
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- GT

Yup, it's Gerlach. The history of the company starts with 1760. I would say the knife is kind of Polish, as it was probably produced between circa 1970 and 1995 either in nationalized factory when Poland was in "great friendship" with Soviet Union or soon after denationalization. The one on the foto is slightly modded by me (shortened and narrowed handle).

 

[Travman]

It may not be a dramatic patina, but the patina has started on my Whaler.

 

[J0LLY71M3]

The Birdvis will be getting patina soon I'm sure

 

[untytled]

Tough to capture it's true beauty. The slightest introduce angle shows a new perspective.

 

[5K Qs]

Such sodbuster is actually first on my "to buy" list From pictures - love it. Can't wait to verify in real world.

Yup, it's Gerlach. The history of the company starts with 1760. I would say the knife is kind of Polish, as it was probably produced between circa 1970 and 1995 either in nationalized factory when Poland was in "great friendship" with Soviet Union or soon after denationalization. The one on the foto is slightly modded by me (shortened and narrowed handle).

Thanks for the comment about my Case Sodbuster Jr. I think you will be very happy with the knife if you get one!
Thanks also for the additional info about the Gerlach knife.

Mercator Black Cat:

Opinel #6 with modified blade and handle:

- GT