What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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Half/Stop said:
It's good to see your Abbey Jack my friend! Thanks for the additional info on the Lino knife. :thumbsup: Over here we would probably just call that a Hawk Bill. ;) They do sell a lot of fixed blade knives in the paint and hardware stores. Both in big chain and Mom and Pop stores. Some of those are labeled as Lino knives. :) :thumbsup:
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Thanks Ron, the Sheffield cutlers essentially sold the same simple knives for multiple purposes - leather knives, lino knives, pruning knives, etc ;) Here's a Leather Knife by Harrison Brothers & Howson, a little bigger than usual :thumbsup:

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I have another Sheffield-made Lino Knife, which is just the same as one that appears in a rather notorious and bloody scene in the film Eastern Promises :eek:

Hawkbill blades were once available for Stanley utility knives :thumbsup:

JohnDF said:
And I thought your Yorkshire Rose was nice, that one's fantastic! :cool::thumbsup:
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Thank you kindly John :thumbsup:

JohnDF said:
It's Tuesday, so why not a Trapper to go along with my Lamb. :cool::thumbsup:
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Winning combination :cool: :thumbsup:

ed_is_dead said:
The man is a living piece of history, which is said as intended. I just hope there are some who have learnt what he had to teach.
Best bit of the vid was the work to correct a binding blade and offsetting the blade to clear the other. That is not simple but he made it look so!
I prefer clip point to spear, the belly has a more everyday appeal but I tend to see straight cutting edges more with stag handles, well at least for sale. Love your example, the stag looks mega.
I was going to use my welder to add a mm or two to the kick but decided against, will try to hone the edge and see if clears.
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I'm sure that Stan has passed on some of his knowledge, but sadly, he is the last of the old Sheffield factory cutlers who had a direct link to the hey day of manufacture in the city. Thanks for the kind words, that old stag takes some beating :) You can 'grow' the kick with a punch if you want to go down that route :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Thanks Ron, the Sheffield cutlers essentially sold the same simple knives for multiple purposes - leather knives, lino knives, pruning knives, etc ;) Here's a Leather Knife by Harrison Brothers & Howson, a little bigger than usual :thumbsup:

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I have another Sheffield-made Lino Knife, which is just the same as one that appears in a rather notorious and bloody scene in the film Eastern Promises :eek:

Hawkbill blades were once available for Stanley utility knives :thumbsup:

I'm sure that Stan has passed on some of his knowledge, but sadly, he is the last of the old Sheffield factory cutlers who had a direct link to the hey day of manufacture in the city. Thanks for the kind words, that old stag takes some beating :) You can 'grow' the kick with a punch if you want to go down that route :thumbsup:
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That's a Big 'Un Jack! Stanley still markets the fixed blade models. Very economically priced. :) :thumbsup:

Amir Fleschwund said:
Ron IS a class act!

I’ve come to realize that even though us gardeners think of hawkbills as pruners, most of them were marketed toward the building trades~ electricians, carpet layers, etc.
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Thank you! Your too kind Jeff! ;)
 
Something entirely different today, hasn't been in my pocket in years. A gift from my late Battalion Commander, LTC Robert Grant, when I was the battalion S2/3. During a battalion staff meeting, back around 1990, he came in and showed us a Swiss Army Knife he had bought for himself - said he liked it so much he went back and bought one for each of us - guess he gave out half a dozen that evening! OH

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Amir Fleschwund said:
Ron IS a class act!

I’ve come to realize that even though us gardeners think of hawkbills as pruners, most of them were marketed toward the building trades~ electricians, carpet layers, etc.
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I know for a fact that that is true Jeff !!!! My Dad was an Electric Lineman all his life , and he had a pruner hanging from his belt . I have both the Pruner and the belt and use neither of them .

Harry
 
5K Qs said:
(And I'm glad to see someone else who still uses a road atlas instead of some GPS machine. My wife and daughter always stick a GPS to the windshield and it drives me nuts not to have a "big picture" ...

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I like to snag those state maps you can get in the interstate rest areas, too.
I think gps nav is handy for the first time trying to find an address in a strange town ~ after that they quite literally block my brain from navigating and actually learning a new area.

You know what’s fun? Make note of interesting terrain/geography, and later use google earth to see what it looks like in detail.

Gevonovich said:
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Holy Garbanzo Bean! Nice Cut co.

Today, I have my Eye Witness and Camillus barlow...View attachment 1465183
 
Amir Fleschwund said:
I like to snag those state maps you can get in the interstate rest areas, too.
I think gps nav is handy for the first time trying to find an address in a strange town ~ after that they quite literally block my brain from navigating and actually learning a new area.

You know what’s fun? Make note of interesting terrain/geography, and later use google earth to see what it looks like in detail.


Holy Garbanzo Bean! Nice Cut co.

Today, I have my Eye Witness and Camillus barlow...View attachment 1465183
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Love the Tip Top !!! Great covers
 
Gevonovich said:
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That's a nice one Gev :cool: :) :thumbsup:

Amir Fleschwund said:
Ron IS a class act!

I’ve come to realize that even though us gardeners think of hawkbills as pruners, most of them were marketed toward the building trades~ electricians, carpet layers, etc.
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He sure is Jeff :) Yes, indeed, and also at cobblers and leather workers. Here's one which was intended for cutting mining belts :thumbsup:

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Half/Stop said:
That's a Big 'Un Jack! Stanley still markets the fixed blade models. Very economically priced. :) :thumbsup:
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I think it's the biggest I have Ron. I should add that I don't usually collect these knives, but I come across quite a lot of them, and buy the odd one :thumbsup: Do they really Ron, with a Hawkbill blade? I was actually referring to the Box-cutter blades, which were available in a Hawkbill shape :thumbsup:

Old Engineer said:
I know for a fact that that is true Jeff !!!! My Dad was an Electric Lineman all his life , and he had a pruner hanging from his belt . I have both the Pruner and the belt and use neither of them .

Harry
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Here's a Linesman's Knife Joseph Rodgers made for the General Post Office (and later British Telecom) here Harry :thumbsup:

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Amir Fleschwund said:
Today, I have my Eye Witness and Camillus barlow...View attachment 1465183
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I'm with you on the maps, GPS, and Google Earth Jeff :) Great-looking pair :thumbsup:
 
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