What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

[315]

In anticipation of tonight’s game...

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Not really prudent start of the day, but enjoyable one nonetheless.

Well, the beer breakfast does not seem to have had a detrimental effect on your knife choices.

Y’all have a great day!

Love your 54, Ron, and the WCLF aint bad either.

A Camillus from the 1970’s? I can’t tell if it is bone or delrin.

Good thing we have experts here. Dropping it on concrete and seeing if it cracks is not recommended.
I thought bone, and it looks like smarter guys think so too. Lovely knife.

That's older, 1940's or 50's. Post war no line stamp, bone. 14 pattern?


I am back with the schrade made craftsman 9554 whittler. It's a great tool.

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Oh, that’s a good one! I’d like to add one of those to my Craftsman group.

Nice knife Travman . Pretty hard to tell ( I couldn't say) what handle material it is. You could poke it with a red hot pin, or have a good look at it using a jeweller's loupe or a microscope.

Edited to add: thechunk91 knows.

The chunk does!

Readying myself for Dorian today here in Leland, NC (close to Wilmington). Got my trusty HHB on the ready (good worry stone too).
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I’ll keep ya in my prayers the next few days!

Camillus and a Utica today

Keep the flame burning.

Definitely Rogers Bone judging by the pin crack and jigging.

Very nice !

This place is chock full o’ knowledge

Travman, I'm with Paul and Steve on this one, definitely bone, although I'm not sure about a pin crack. My guess is from the 1950s, as in this Camillus tang stamp chart there is a gap between the 1946-'50 photo and the 1960-'70s one, and there is NO photo which shows your CAMILLUS over NEW YORK stamp without a line under CAMILLUS.

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Really appreciate you folks sharing what you know.

Carrying these two today

Wow! A nice version of electrician!!!

As always. Been in the pocket everyday for a year and 9 months.

Great knife to stick with. I love that ~ one man/ one knife.

Either of these could fit the bill for a one-knife man, and I suspect that the Camillus was.View attachment 1191366

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

In anticipation of tonight’s game...

Yeah. Go Bears!

 

[Mingecutter]

Newest addition

 

[cjtamu]

A Camillus from the 1970’s? I can’t tell if it is bone or delrin.

Beautiful knife, and I'm following the discussion with interest. Glad you posted it.

#66 Calf Roper and a pair of Justin Ropers. Hard combination to beat right there, I recommend it highly. Working from the house today and taking care of a flu-ridden Kim. Lest ya'll think I'm cooling my heels in my back yard all day

 

[Prester John]

In anticipation of tonight’s game...

Gonna have some cheese while watching the Astros whup the Mariners?

 

[315]

Yeah. Go Bears!

We really need a “DO NOT LIKE” button
Tomorrow may be a good day, but the Bears are building a team to be reckoned with.

Gonna have some cheese while watching the Astros whup the Mariners?

I’m good with anyone beating the Mariners Still a Brewers fan

 

[JohnDF]

Smashing pairing John

Thank you, Jack.

That's very cool and super useful.

In anticipation of tonight’s game...

Good luck. I picked then to win tonight.

 

[RDaneel]

Oh my, that's a beauty!

Thank you!!

Thanks, Dean. Yes, I've separated the sowbellies from the other stockman patterns into their own category, so I'll have one of my 10 sowbellies in my pockets every week.


Handsome knife, and I appreciate that you're not one of the people who is prejudiced against spey blades!

Watch pocket Knife of the Week is a Case mini copperhead:
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Big Knife of the Week is a large Rough Rider rams horn bone cotton sampler:
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Miscellaneous Knife of the Week is a GEC #72 (thanks, Dee):
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- GT

Thank you, Gary! No prejudice against spey blades from me. IMHO, a stockman must have one and the one on the Case 6347 is particularly nice.

You posted a nice set of knives today. The cotton sampler is an unusual looking knife; I've read about them but I don't think I've seen one here.

As always. Been in the pocket everyday for a year and 9 months.

Great knife! Frequently, I wish I could carry just one. Sigh. Kudos to you.

 

[Jack Black]

Jack Black - Thank you Jack. Your beautiful HHB has become old faithful. That advert knife is cool.

Thanks Harvey, the Ulster Electrician's Knife was a gift from a generous friend Excellent Sheffield jigging on your Lambsfoot

Wow! A nice version of electrician!!!

Thank you very much Jeff

 

[RDaneel]

Here are the knives I carried on my hike today.

Scratted TC Barlow photographed in the middle of a local stream bed; the water is really low.



Hard work with my Victorinox Farmer (thank you, Gary!) Really, I did not cut down that tree with my tiny saw.



WWII era Camillus pearl whittler, with nail file.

 

[Jack Black]

Here are the knives I carried on my hike today.

Scratted TC Barlow photographed in the middle of a local stream bed; the water is really low.



Hard work with my Victorinox Farmer (thank you, Gary!) Really, I did not cut down that tree with my tiny saw.



WWII era Camillus pearl whittler, with nail file.

Hope you had a great hike Dean, that's a nice selection to take out with you, and great pics I think that Camillus is actually a Three Blade Penknife rather than a Whittler

 

[TheChunk91]

Oh, that’s a good one! I’d like to add one of those to my Craftsman group.

Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for one for you.

 

[DelOro]

Yeah. Go Bears!

What would a Bear wear? Same carry knife, different picture.

 

[Prester John]

What would a Bear wear? Same carry knife, different picture.

Roll Tide!
Gig'em, Aggies!

 

[RDaneel]

Hope you had a great hike Dean, that's a nice selection to take out with you, and great pics I think that Camillus is actually a Three Blade Penknife rather than a Whittler

Thank you, Jack!

Regarding the Camillus, Bernard Levine defines a whittler as "a three-blade pen knife with a large blade in one end and two small cutting blades of equal length in the other end..." and "Many small knives with 'whittler' construction have a manicure blade in place of one of the small cutting blades. These knives are not considered 'true' whittlers by some collectors."

Can we meet in the middle and call it a 'whittler-like penknife?'

 

[akaMatt]

...Frequently, I wish I could carry just one. Sigh. Kudos to you.

Yes, I struggle with this a lot! I have a very small collection compared with many on the porch, and I still agonize over having too many. Would love to declare "the one", ditch the rest, and be content. I've got 4 vying for that distinction right now.

 

[black mamba]

Paul, thanks for following up! I went back to the 1946 catalog and found this cut showing the short line stamp attributed to 1946-'50. So apparently both were in use post war, and who knows for how long?


The 1948 catalog has this same cut with the short line, but by the 1954 catalog, this same cut does not have the line.

 

[Âchillepattada]

This one

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[Pàdruig]

Love the color and texture contrasts. Nice knives too.

Thank you, my friend. Much appreciated.


Going with something different and a little more stainless today.