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This is a very cool pair. Big straight edge and a nice drop point with some belly. Maybe my favorite.
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Those two look like they work well together Taylor
Excellent pic
Carrying this old Utica Cattle Punch today
What a lovely old knife
A working knife to go to the transfer station.
Nicely photographed my friend
And so today on my hip -
Navaja on Junipers in the snow
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My very fine View attachment 1074512 navaja - His - "straight point folder".
Ray
Great pics
Beautiful
Got my work all completed for today! I’ve cleaned up and slipped into something Stag for the rest of the day! Pam’s making homemade nachos for dinner and we’re getting ready for an evening of #1 ranked basketball!
Sounds like a great weekend Ron, nice stag
This one - from French sheath maker Max Capdebarthes - his Randonneur Series
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Makes this a ready carry. Like it was made for this Navaja.
Ray
I have a couple of those in black, very nice quality
Lovely old Penknife
First let me state that I am truely in awe of the collections that you all have accumulated... Over the past 6 months I have been quietly lurking and appreciateing the almost limitless number of well loved, studied and appreciated "tools" ( if I can really bring myself to stretch the word "tool" far enough to describe these working pieces of art) but in all of this gawking, a few question have arisen: First being are there any books currently in print that you guys would recommend that would allow me to learn more about tradition folders (without constantly having to ask an endless amount of questions) and further my knowledge? And 2: I come from a firearm background, and I have collected, sold, refinished and built a fairly substancial number of them, in so I have established what some would call a strange feeling about collectables. The biggest of which being that I feel when you look at a fine rifle or over-under shotgun, you are really only getting a small portion of the whole picture. The use of a fine tool is where its value truly lies. So my question is, do collectors have multiple collections? Do you have one drawer of "users" and a climate controlled, sanitary room used only to house special knives that you only touch with white silk gloves? Or is part of the beauty of each knife its function? Sorry for the long post, I'm finding my way to sanity , and developing an appreciation for art all in one swoop here. Thanks for letting me lurk ladies and gents.
Welcome to The Porch There are lots of great books on traditional pocket knives (a few stinkers too), but I think Bernard Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values is still the best place to start. The Fourth edition is the most sought after, and consequently most expensive, but you can find earlier editions at reasonable prices, and even read some of the later Blade's Guide to Knives and Their Values online for free
Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend I'm carrying these two today