Show Your Knife

[pwd72s]

Greg...that is literally a priceless knife!

[ramonesfreak]

couple new ones. Joker Bushcrafter (new fave) and Buck 124, a beast - I feel like Bilbo Baggins

[dmcummins]

Since TSA relieved me of my previous pocket knife my son bought for me. I dug out this old case I use to carry back in the 70’s. I need to clean it up a little, but it’s still tight.

[pwd72s]

^ Yes! Like many here I went through my bad boy locking back single blade phase...then figured it out. For everyday carry and utility use, it's damned hard to beat a old fashioned folder like Dad & Grandpa used. I've been carrying a Case 3 blade stockman for the last few decades.

[gregpark]

Me too. I'm not often fighting off rapists and bears so I carry the littlest one in my pocket for cleaning my nails and opening boxes. The big 2 inch blader opens mail at my desk

[ramonesfreak]

A few more haha

[daepp]

Originally Posted by gregpark

Doesn't look like much but it's the most valuable tool I own. Jay Hoover "grand pop" was my beloved great grandfather and Marcus Purcell was my grandfather who handed this knife and note to me just before he died. And yes, you could shave with it.

Thank you so much for sharing that with us. Really really appreciate it!

[gregpark]

He was an early car guy too. I'll bet someone here knows what kind of race car this is. He lived to 100 years old. The old guy on the right is my great great grand father but he died way before I was born. In the early 60's when I was a young boy I used to pump my grandpop for stories of the old days, Indians, the trouble between cattlemen and sheep guys. My family were shepherds and were chased out of their home more than once by cowboys. Starting at 6 years old he was sent into the hills by himself for a few days every fall with this knife, a bed roll, food, water, his beany flipper and his dog Blue to round up stray sheep. One rainy day they sought shelter in a cave but there was a mountain lion in it. It left in a hurry with Blue barking and grandpop peppering the cat with his slingshot. He told me Idaho looked very different in those days. The grass was really tall. It dawned on me later in life he was referring to the Prairie grass. Sadly there are no more prairies

[porsche tech]

Neighbor lady is moving and showed me these knives…might be worth something. Look pretty old anyway. The one sheath is wood.

[sc_rufctr]

Guessing but the top one looks legit $$$ (hand made). The bottom one looks like something manufactured for tourists (rough blade etc) but still worth something.

Picture taken by me earlier this year in our now defunct Police Museum.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by gregpark

Doesn't look like much but it's the most valuable tool I own. Jay Hoover "grand pop" was my beloved great grandfather and Marcus Purcell was my grandfather who handed this knife and note to me just before he died. And yes, you could shave with it.

That's the best knife in this thread. Thanks for sharing!

[sc_rufctr]

I was window shopping today and came across these. They are gorgeous IRL and considering they're "Made in England" not too expensive (that's AU dollars).

[pwd72s]

The Joseph Rogers "Barlow" (2 blades opening from the narrow end) looks nice. Are those scales ebony or are they plastic? Either way, looking good..

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

The Joseph Rogers "Barlow" (2 blades opening from the narrow end) looks nice. Are those scales ebony or are they plastic? Either way, looking good..

IRL They looked like ebony but I'm not 100% sure. If I buy one I'll update this thread with some photos.

[pwd72s]

The "Barlow" is a classic design...even mentioned by Mark Twain.

(edit) "The Barlow knife is a type of pocket knife that has a long bolster and an oval handle. It is a two-bladed knife with both blades on one side of the knife. The blade or blades are attached at the small end of the handle. The Barlow knife was first made in Sheffield, England in the 1600s, but it was made by several American shops soon after and has become just as American as “apple pie” 1. George Washington was known to have a Barlow knife, and Mark Twain referred to a “real Barlow” in his Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in 1876 1. Barlows have long been gifts, treasured by young American boys. At least one song was written about the Barlow knife."

[sc_rufctr]

This caught my attention. Interesting video with some Tormek content but Tony builds a knife sharpening jig from scratch.

There's also a Gobble Gobble at the end.

[pwd72s]

Peter...this guy is absolutely anal!

[sc_rufctr]

^^^

Certainly but TOT is like that. Did you see the bevel he produced at the end? The results were just outstanding.

(I've owned a Tormek for more than 10 years)

[pwd72s]

Peter, you must be in the "serious collector" realm. Me, just a user who has a small box full of pocket knives, a smattering of hunting knifes. All bought before I "settled" on two that I began using. The Case medium Stockman for everyday, and a Schrade Uncle Henry Golden Spike fixed blade for hunting. Both USA made...Case still is USA, but China bought the Schrade name, so the new Uncle Henry and Old Timer brands being sold are Chinese..

Anyway, as a collector, you might find this interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAUEZHPhPcg&ab_channel=SMKW.com

(edit) When they mention "bone Stag" here, they're talking bone scales made to look like the old Indian Stag handle material. India quit exporting this material some time back. Never could figure out why, because this is shed antler material...no deer need be killed to get it. Maybe a poaching problem? Dunno. My 30 years old Medium Stockman sports Stag handles...I suppose that makes it a collectable. Maybe not, because it also shows 30 years of use & having been sharpened on an oilstone. Means more to me because Cindy bought it for my 50th birthday. It just feels "right" in my pocket.

(another edit) There have been youtube grumblings that the new Case knives aren't the quality of 20-30 years old ones. I can't say, because mine is 30 years old...

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Peter, you must be in the "serious collector" realm. Me, just a user who has a small box full of pocket knives, a smattering of hunting knifes. All bought before I "settled" on two that I began using. The Case medium Stockman for everyday, and a Schrade Uncle Henry Golden Spike fixed blade for hunting. Both USA made...Case still is USA, but China bought the Schrade name, so the new Uncle Henry and Old Timer brands being sold are Chinese..

Anyway, as a collector, you might find this interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAUEZHPhPcg&ab_channel=SMKW.com

(edit) When they mention "bone Stag" here, they're talking bone scales made to look like the old Indian Stag handle material. India quit exporting this material some time back. Never could figure out why, because this is shed antler material...no deer need be killed to get it. Maybe a poaching problem? Dunno. My 30 years old Medium Stockman sports Stag handles...I suppose that makes it a collectable. Maybe not, because it also shows 30 years of use & having been sharpened on an oilstone. Means more to me because Cindy bought it for my 50th birthday. It just feels "right" in my pocket.

(another edit) There have been youtube grumblings that the new Case knives aren't the quality of 20-30 years old ones. I can't say, because mine is 30 years old...

Thanks for the info and link but I don't think I'm a "serious collector". I have a small collection of knives that I like to keep sharp. The Tormek purchase was extravagant but it works really well so no regrets (I also sharpen knives for my mothers elderly friends).

Setting the angle using the Tormek gauge.



My setup (it's lives on top of an Ikea rolling cart). Note this is the older T-7. I have all of the accessory kits, large blade and drill bit sharpening etc.