What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[RayseM]

That's pretty cool Harvey.

Ray

 

[cigarrodog]

That's pretty cool Harvey.

Ray

Thank you Ray.

 

[screened porch]

Cargo shorts!

 

[Jack Black]

Beautiful images Jack!

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Thanks a lot Dwight, great pic of your new Barlow

Never, unless you're swimming in deep water.

I may be, if the floor collapses!

Have a blessed Sunday!

Lovely clean pic Ron

Jack Black Those two are very spiffy.
I look forward to seeing Abbydale again. I have a little crush.

Thanks a lot Harvey, here it is with the blade open

John Watts, Sheffield. Couldn’t resist. Cheers!
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That's a cool John Watts My grandfather grew up very close to the factory

 

[Fodderwing]

John Watts, Sheffield. Couldn’t resist. Cheers!
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Oh my yes Harvey, who could resist? All metal, lobster no less! WOWZA!

Thanks a lot Dwight, great pic of your new Barlow

Thank you Jack and let me say these knife slips could not be a more perfect compliment to the barlows. Love love love em. Please tell the lady who made them how wonderful they are. Thank you!

 

[Travman]

My smallest knife. Opinel No. 3.

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you Jack and let me say these knife slips could not be a more perfect compliment to the barlows. Love love love em. Please tell the lady who made them how wonderful they are. Thank you!

Thank you Dwight, I will pass that on

 

[SteveC]

Schrade Cutco and a #43 today

 

[cigarrodog]

Thanks a lot Dwight, great pic of your new Barlow



I may be, if the floor collapses!



Lovely clean pic Ron



Thanks a lot Harvey, here it is with the blade open

That's a cool John Watts My grandfather grew up very close to the factory

Thank you Jack. Look at that Haft! Exquisite. Thank you for showing it again, and thank you for the John Watts Image.

Fodderwing Thank you Kindly, Dwight.

 

[r8shell]

LOL! That's an impressive achievement though Rachel, I might ask you to explain how to use my DVD recorder! Nice Lambsfoot pic

I'm impressed.

Thank you. The only thing that made it possible is that I have the very same model of universal remote in hand, and could tell her exactly where was each button she needed to press next.

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That's some wonderful grain showing in that rosewood.

 

[Duckdog]

Both of those Case knives are simply drool worthy.

Those are some beauties Stuart !

Lightning strikes twice, Stuart! Engaging finds, especially the red/black stripes!

D Duckdog Thank you Stuart! Stunning bone covers on your "classy Cases!" Btw, your German "cork popper" is darn nice too!

Thanks, guys.

Utica Jack today

Gorgeous knife, Steve. Fine picture, too.

It will most likely be one of these today!

Great score, Ron. (Though there seems to be a lot of scoring going on.)

Dwight inspired A great knife!!!

Yes, that's a beauty, Paul.

Lambsfoot of the Week is Cracker Jack, an Ashley's Choice stag lambsfoot from A. Wright & Son

That Cracker Jack is a prize, GT.

Today with two beautiful stag knives, A. Wright & Son and Case mini trapper.

Carried this 100+ year old jack knife by Bayonne Cutlery, Bayonne NJ, paired with a stag handled Fight'n Rooster pen.

Fine old friends for a Friday.

Lambsfoot in horn in the sun:

Beautiful, r8shell.

I saw something that reminded me of strawberries, so I am going with these two Robeson Jacks (both English) today

Handsome old Robeson bone, JJ. Strawberry fields forever, though I think that they only use that bone from 1948-1959.

Wishing everyone a very happy weekend as I step out with a Hartshead Barlow and my Abbeydale Jack

You've got a staggering pair there, Jack.

hunting, but the crops are going to be really bad this year. On our aunt’s farm, two of her three fields will not be planted at all ~ too wet, and a big deciding factor is that after a certain date, you can’t get crop insurance. With the price of seed, fertilizer, and fuel on the line, and the late date, they are just not planting at all this year.

For his knife handles, JD uses almost exclusively materials sourced in the Yucatan Peninsula where he lives and makes his knives. For example, the handles of my knife are made from the horns of a fighting bull from the local arena. He intentionally left in some of the marks from the outer horn that the bull accumulated during his life. To me, the roughness of the horn contrasts well with his elegant file work. His escutcheon plates are made from antique Mexican silver coins. I also like the colors he chose to blend into this Zulu knife.

Great stuff!!

Today with two Portuguese knives one with hands in stag and the other in bovine horn!

Very nice, José.

Couple of Fancy Dans for Sunday

Well done, Jack, Well done, indeed.

Schrade Cutco and a #43 today

Super Schrade, Steve.

POST NOTE: Something went awry with my multi-quote. Apologies to all whose comments I messed up. @Amir Fleschwund Thanks for the crop report, Jeff, and condolences to your aunt for her fields. Where I hunt, it is a grazing operation with lots of planted food plots, so we may have some of the only available food sources by October. Still, it could be a tough year (especially for the farmers).

- Stuart

 

[JohnDF]

That is the King of the Lamb Barlows.

Beautiful images Jack!

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The grain is super cool, Dwight.

 

[JohnDF]

Two favorites...

 

[Duckdog]

Dwight inspired A great knife!!!

I'm looking for inspiration in picking my totin' choice today, and those are inspiring me to pick one of these:

- Stuart

 

[Duckdog]

I couldn't make my mind up with that trio of Queen 22s (1972), so I've pocketed this pair of Queen 27s (1958-1960) to tote today. Yes, they are almost redundant, but I've got to get out of the knife cave and moving this morning.

- Stuart

 

[Prester John]

LOL. Damned autocorrect. It was supposed to be Latigo leather.

I thought it was funny! (I'm Latigo!)
Turn off that damned autocorrect, Buzz! It drove me crazy till I figured out how to turn it off.

 

[SteveC]

I'm looking for inspiration in picking my totin' choice today, and those are inspiring me to pick one of these:

- Stuart

I couldn't make my mind up with that trio of Queen 22s (1972), so I've pocketed this pair of Queen 27s (1958-1960) to tote today. Yes, they are almost redundant, but I've got to get out of the knife cave and moving this morning.

- Stuart

My oh my such decisions to have to make

Beauties !

 

[5K Qs]

These two today

Advantageous pair, Steve! If you're asking for our preference, I'll vote for the aged bone!

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No offense intended, Harvey, but that pair of "cartoon" tools makes me laugh!

An absolute awesome favorite in ebony and my newest Pioneer, seem to compliment each other.

I'm a sucker for a red/black pairing, James! Congrats on the new crimson Pioneer!

Stagurday carry.

YWZA!

It is a really nice area, GT. And I must say, I’m blessed to have married into a super nice, down home family.

We got within 50 mile of Mitchell, and it’s corn monstrosity. I must admit to being a little strange. I’d rather drive 60 miles out of my way on a mud road than go see a tourist trap. What I love the most about traveling is the country back roads, and the city alleys.

Jeff, I whole-heartedly agree with you about "feeling" the countryside and the back roads, but the Corn Palace was truly fascinating to me when I finally saw it a couple years ago. It's just so unique, nothing like it anywhere else in the world.

Jeff, you make a good point, but so does Jeff!

Today with two Portuguese knives one with hands in stag and the other in bovine horn!

I always enjoy seeing some of your beautiful local knives, José!

Added this today after I sharpened it up.

Classy pen knife! Who made it? Where did you find it?

Thanks Gary. MAM had been a bit neglected lately, she deserved a day out .
I'm no poet and I know it.
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Today I figured I'd go with a worker and a whittler

Desirable duo, JJ! How do you like that Calf Pen Jack?

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Thanks GT, it's a while since I've had pocket-space for my oxhorn Lambsfoot too - too many knives!

If you send me a list of knives and a set of carry criteria, maybe I can work up a rotation schedule for you!

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Couple of Fancy Dans for Sunday

Fancy and fantastic, indeed, Jack! I keep forgetting you have that special Hartshead stag that Wright's presented you!

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Have a blessed Sunday!

Such elegant photos of your exquisite knives, Dwight and Ron!
Would that I could learn how to take a pic with no reflections!

LOL. Damned autocorrect. It was supposed to be Latigo leather.

Thanks. I was almost doubting my multi-culturalism.

John Watts, Sheffield. Couldn’t resist. Cheers!
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That Watts champagne knife is definitely irresistible, Harvey! (Nice back scratcher, too. )

Cargo shorts!

Four knives and nearly-countless blades in your cargo! How are you liking that single-bladed 78? (1-blade knives are rarely my first choice.)

You're welcome, fellows. I must say though: if I'm your tech support, we're in trouble!
(Actually, I've had practice lately. Over the phone to NY, I talked my 85 year old mother through programming her universal remote control. I feel I can explain pretty much anything now)

I guess the Horn Guardian will stay in my pocket through the weekend. Hopefully it'll soon get the honors of opening the package with a Hartshead Barlow I've been cyber-stalking.
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Thank you. The only thing that made it possible is that I have the very same model of universal remote in hand, and could tell her exactly where was each button she needed to press next.
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I find explaining almost anything that's at least semi-technical very difficult over the phone. So I'm really impressed by your success with your mom's remote, even given the huge assistance of each of you having the same model in hand!
Hope your Hartshead Barlow lands soon.

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That Cracker Jack is a prize, GT.
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- Stuart

Always enjoy your word play, Stuart.

Two favorites...

Understandably so, John!
How did the drum corps do yesterday?

I'm looking for inspiration in picking my totin' choice today, and those are inspiring me to pick one of these:

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- Stuart

Inspirational trio of Queens, Stuart! IIRC, don't you have a box brimming with Queen Barlows?

As is my Sunday custom, I'll post my everyday foursome:


- GT

 

[JohnDF]

Understandably so, John!
How did the drum corps do yesterday?

Thanks, GT.
My son's drum corps is 2 for 2, hoping to make it 3 straight wins tonight.

As is my Sunday custom, I'll post my everyday foursome:
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- GT

Customs and traditions, gotta love 'em.

 

[black mamba]

Gary, there was a time when I was the only Jeff around here. Now, there are so many Jeffs on the porch,
that sometimes I forget who I am!