I appreciate the info and compliment, JJ....
Thank you very much Gary!!! I think the white version of the BSA is a rare bird, yours being the first I've seen!
Quite the pair of prestigious slicers from Europe, both sporting very cool stag!
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Vintage classics!Starting out the week with a pair of favorites; a Case Barlow from 1940-64 and an Imperial BSA scout from 1945-52.
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Thanks for all your contributions on The Porch, Jack, including the photos of so many fascinating knives, such as that ivory penknife. I'm enjoying the pile-side pics of your stag HHB that you've been posting recently....
Morning folks, hope everyone had a great weekend, and that the coming week treats you kindly I'm starting off my week with these two, my Hartshead Barlow SFO in stag and a Needham Penknife in ivory
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That's a charming blue pruner, José!Good morning everyone, today to start the week, I walk in my pocket with this Vic alox pruner.
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That harness jack has colorful acrylic, John!I hope it's the start of a great week for everybody...
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For me, that's a key question, Jer, that I answer with a resounding, "Not much!", and pocket another knife....
If I have the lambsfoot and Russlock, I don't really need the stockman, and if I have the stockman, I don't really need the lambsfoot and Russlock.
But really, how much weight and space am I saving?
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Is that 861 an ancestor of the 61OT? I agree that it's a wonderful pattern (I have a Chinese 61OT) that carries surprisingly well for such a large stockman.Day off so a couple of users for outdoor seasonal decoration chores.
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Great fall colors on that Barlow, Dean, and the matching stamps on tang and bolster are very cool!On a brisk Autumn morning
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Looks like a Good Day at Black Rock, Gev!!
Beautiful!!New Nut seems to be turning into Old Yeller.
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Congrats on the handsome pair of new folders, Steve!These two just arrived before lunch and straight into my pocket
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Always enjoy the pics of knives on the rocks, Tom; that TC is entrancing!Thanks GT, "thaumaturgical" sounded better to me than "magic" . On the subject of phrases, I believe you coined the term "ALOX pox", which I certainly have. That blue Pioneer X travels with me everywhere I go. I want to make a leather horizontal belt pouch for it, but lack the skill so far. SWEET lanyard on the 72
Carrying these two today.
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Definitely a situation in which good things come in small packages, Stuart!Starting the new week off with baby steps, so I'm totin these tiny two: a Queen #42 (1976) and a Schrade 108OT (1946-1973).
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Striking photo of a knife that's always appealed to me!View attachment 1238985 This old thing. Hope everyone has a short week
That's a handful of Western there, Harry; you could harvest a Christmas tree with that big boy!Carrying this one today . Western...
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I like a Rough Rider sowbelly stockman!Rosewood and smooth white bone today.View attachment 1239105
Big Iron!Tuesdays totes are trappers; a GEC 43 and 53 both sporting keyhole shields. ...
Champion choices, Jack!...
Morning folks, hope everyone's week is going well so far I thought I'd pair my Hartshead Barlow with this Watchpocket Barlow SFO of Barry's I got a few years ago, I think he did a really good job of these #25s
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You have some very distinguished black single-blade spears, John!I'm going with the Blackwood Barlow today...
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Well-said, Jeff!...
But that’s just me. The great thing about this thread is getting to see the old and new, and the users and the pristine collectables. Admiring them is cheaper than chasing them.
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Nice to see your classic constant companions, Jeff!View attachment 1239260Stuck with the 54 and 6308 again, so here’s a shot of the two that are always on me, no matter what’s in my right front pocket.
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Intriguing knife, Alan!Just a small (for me) micarta by T.A. Davison. It was one of his first 15 or 20 knives. View attachment 1239278
That BF congress jack looks so elegant to me, Ted!Been carry in the 2013 Half Congress the last couple of days, what a great pattern. The long pulls, Rat Tail bolsters, Sheepsfoot main blade and micarta scales, make this a great pocket companion for everyday carry.
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Makes sense; thanks for the info....
I'm liking it a lot.
But, I may take the Hartshead out of rotation. It's not really my favorite and I'd like to preserve it.
Good to hear your opinion on the Imperial sodbusters, Jack.Thanks Gary, I must have bought at least a dozen of those Taylor-Imperial Sodbusters, and given them away. I think they punch well above their weight
I hope I never have to choose between them!
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Oops! Thanks for the correction, Dean....
Thank your for the comment on the 'Pioneer,' but it is an '03 Soldier. Not as old as yours.
Sounds like you're a man with a plan, Tom.Thanks GT! I hope so, I am only waiting on the sheath now. If it works out as well as I think it will, I may have Evan create an EDC version of it. He is great to work with, and luckily for me located in my home state.
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And our doctors want us to exercise anyway.For me, that's a key question, Jer, that I answer with a resounding, "Not much!", and pocket another knife.
I always like the shields that are "real things", including that wrench, instead of "abstract shapes". Did you ever notice how we tend to refer to the abstract shields by names of real things the shapes sort of remind us of?View attachment 1239439 View attachment 1239438 View attachment 1239437
Because I already had this Gun Scout in Bloodwood, I opted for the Oily Creek 86. I just had to get the wrench shield. I understand why some do not like the wrench, but, to me, it perfectly fits Bill Howard's vision for the Oil Field Jack. It also honors skilled people who use tools for a living. Totin’ both today.
Hurrah for the return of Two TEWs Tuesday!
Dynamite duo, Ron!A Waynorth Lamb and a Churchill Cigar for me today.
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That's another ancient beauty, Harvey! My eyes are having trouble with the tang stamp; who made that knife?
Lovely little pen knife!!Still with the Buck 212 and Case Texas jack, but this little Buck 309 just came in and will be living in my watch pocket for a while.
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Thanks for the Boswell quote, Will. I haven't travelled very much, but I have seen the Mediterranean from Denia, Spain, so I guess I've achieved the "grand object". Speaking of "grand objects", that is a stunning Lionsteel!...
From Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson:
“... The grand object of travelling is to see the shores of the Mediterranean. On those shores were the four great Empires of the world; the Assyrian, the Persian, the Grecian, and the Roman.—All our religion, almost all our law, almost all our arts, almost all that sets us above savages, has come to us from the shores of the Mediterranean.’ The General observed, that ‘THE MEDITERRANEAN would be a noble subject for a poem.'”
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That black lip pearl is striking!
Congrats on a couple of capital knives!!Absolutely loving these two. My first two GECs, and they are perfect....
A couple of intriguing open Cases you're investigating, Stuart!I'm totin' a Case Slim-Line Trapper and a Case Texas Jack, both coated in pocket lint, as all good users are.
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Old School is the Best School! Sublime Case stockmans, LT & OH!!Went back to EDC an old friend yesterday, with me today as well. OH
Pre-holiday preparations made me forget Wooden Wednesday! I'm glad you didn't, JJ; terrific timbered twosome!My two totes for Wednesday are wearing wood; a Buck 110 5160 and a pre WWII Robeson TL-29.
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That Tackler's Knife is a favorite, Jack!!...
Along with my Hartshead Barlow, doffing a flat-cap to the cotton-mills of Lancashire, I'll be carrying a traditional Tackler's Knife made by Wheatley Brothers of Sheffield, in Yorkshire
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I hope if you get it that you'll enjoy yours as much as I do mine!Thanks so much for the info, Gary.
I've been searching and found the Marbles canoe.
Couple of grand gifts, Gary!Puma small folder with a pocket watch my middle daughter gifted me a few years ago, neither expensive, but both pretty handy
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I hope you can clear up that infection ASAP, Jer! Doesn't turkey soup have fabled recuperative benefits?...
I had just the SAK on my belt for the ER yesterday, though they still don't have metal detectors.
Looks like I've got diverticulitis, and I'll be on a non-alcohol clear liquid diet for Thanksgiving. I'm not that wild about turkey anyway, fortunately....
It's been too long since I've carried this well travelled old beauty. Still tight, snaps smoothly and cuts well.
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Couple of charismatic cattle knives!!I decided to pocket this one as well. In keeping with the old and well used cattle knife theme for today.
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I've got two knives in my pockets today. The SwissTank is still taking up residence in my coin pocket. But the old Camillus Army Engineers knife is riding shotgun in its pouch. I've really missed the Camillus as of late. But now that the the less humid months have arrived, it'll get and more pocket time.
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Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, Jeff and everyone else!5K Qs ~ re: Ps:61, not this time, but it seems you can’t find a Psalm that has not been appropriated by lyricists!
Eagle,Phil. cigar jack, and BSA 72.
I’ll be smoking two 15lb birds to take to Mom&Dad’s tomorrow~ safe travels to all who will be on the road!
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Thank you Gary!Dynamite duo, Ron!
Thank you, GT.That harness jack has colorful acrylic, John!
Even though a spear blade isn't my favorite, every time I see a spear blade paired with black wood it just speaks to me.You have some very distinguished black single-blade spears, John!
Thank you Robbie. Have a great one!View attachment 1240329 Hope everyone has a great day with family and friends!
Thank you Jack; either a bear or a very large turkey!
You alway have such great props for your wonderful totes; love the swage on your great old Wheatly Bros.!
Thanks for all your contributions on The Porch, Jack, including the photos of so many fascinating knives, such as that ivory penknife. I'm enjoying the pile-side pics of your stag HHB that you've been posting recently.
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Champion choices, Jack!
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Good to hear your opinion on the Imperial sodbusters, Jack.
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst!
That Tackler's Knife is a favorite, Jack!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends on the Porch.
Going to carry "my knife" today. If I tell my kids to get "my knife", they know exactly which one to grab.
Today's a day for being thankful, spending time with family, watching football, and eating too much good food. Hope it's a good one for all of you.
To my Porch friends in the United States I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! To all my Porch friends around the world, I wish you a blessed day! I’m blessed to be spending the holiday with my family! I only have a few knives with me today and I’ve chosen this one for the pocket on Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope your day is filled with fun, family, friends and good food! We have a lot to be thankful for.
I just filled the bird feeders and threw a scoopful of seed on the ground for the wild turkeys. I feed them and today, one of their domesticated relatives, many times removed, feeds my family. Seems fair to me!