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Blowpipe Sam · « **Reply #260 on:** January 30, 2025, 05:48:54 PM »

An in-law from Texas gave me a set of these about ten years ago.

I thanked him for the nice oyster knives and he just looked at me.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #261 on:** January 30, 2025, 06:53:27 PM »

Some more of my "favorite" knives...
Top left: my purchased Old Timer 1540t from decades ago.
Top right: my Dad's carry, Buck 112 he was born in 1930 and passed away in 1982
Bottom: Grand-Dads Case 3254... He was born in 1913. Passed around 1985

buellm2 · « **Reply #262 on:** January 30, 2025, 06:58:41 PM »

I seem to recall that I had a couple buck knives that I used to take hiking and camping which I have not done in a few decades. I need to search around and see if I can find them.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #263 on:** January 30, 2025, 07:21:51 PM »

The biggest kick in the teeth to me was when traveling to Mexico on vacation.
I have a Ditty Bag with all my "personal item's" that I travel with, including camping.
You know... grab and go with "stuff" every man needs.
I get the the TSA all calm and after the X-Ray they pull me aside.
"Sir... we need to inspect you bag"

"What is this in there?" (showing me the X-ray)
"That is my razor" say's I....
"No... underneath that" was her response.
The search presumed and THAT is how I lost my Father-In-Law's WWII issued K-Bar.

avator · « **Reply #264 on:** January 30, 2025, 07:26:02 PM »

Did you not lose the razor as well?

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #265 on:** January 30, 2025, 07:34:13 PM »

Nope... was allowed to keep the razor... and my shoe-laces.

Insanity · « **Reply #266 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:25:17 PM »

Artificum Solis USA clever girl. Cnc cut hand ground chizzle edge.

Insanity · « **Reply #267 on:** January 30, 2025, 08:25:46 PM »

Same company but the every man.

bantam5s · « **Reply #268 on:** January 30, 2025, 09:00:34 PM »

Quote from: Hoosier Daddy on January 30, 2025, 06:53:27 PM

Some more of my "favorite" knives...
Top left: my purchased Old Timer 1540t from decades ago.
Top right: my Dad's carry, Buck 112 he was born in 1930 and passed away in 1982
Bottom: Grand-Dads Case 3254... He was born in 1913. Passed around 1985

The Schrade 154 OT is a great knife, the drip point blade is much more versatile than the very upswept clip point of the 152 OT sharpfinger.

The Buck 112 ranger is another icon.
If you're not familiar with the story, the short of it is that a couple sailors on board the USS Ranger got into a knife fight with their Buck 110's which led to blade length restriction on ships.
The 110 was such a common PX / BX purchase knife that Buck decided to introduce a smaller version to meet the restriction, it was introduced in 1972 and has been quite popular ever since.

bReTt · « **Reply #269 on:** January 30, 2025, 09:16:42 PM »

The other hatchet

bantam5s · « **Reply #270 on:** January 30, 2025, 10:21:49 PM »

This is one of my absolute favorite Case knives, an 032 Texas jack in amber jigged bone that I modified about 5 years ago.
I didn't like the oddly shaped pen blade so I modified it into a sheeps foot.

It's definitely one of my most carried knives.

Iowa airguner · « **Reply #271 on:** January 31, 2025, 11:26:01 AM »

My Bali-Song butterfly knife. It’s been on my belt for thirty five years. Even lost it once but it can back.

bReTt · « **Reply #272 on:** January 31, 2025, 12:54:11 PM »

Quote from: Insanity on January 30, 2025, 08:25:46 PM

Same company but the every man.

This look like a very functional blade. I like the primitive styling of it 👌🏼

Insanity · « **Reply #273 on:** January 31, 2025, 01:57:42 PM »

That's exactly the way it's designed it's an every day knife for every man, hence the name.

Iowa airguner · « **Reply #274 on:** January 31, 2025, 02:40:02 PM »

For everyday use and abuse I also carry this Gerber utility knife. They are super slim and the blade is replaceable.

bantam5s · « **Reply #275 on:** January 31, 2025, 03:48:39 PM »

Quote from: Iowa airguner on January 31, 2025, 02:40:02 PM

For everyday use and abuse I also carry this Gerber utility knife. They are super slim and the blade is replaceable.

I had an EAB I carried at work but switched to a Milwaukee, because the Gerber is actually plated and that thick plating started to peel off of mine which actually cut my finger.

Iowa airguner · « **Reply #276 on:** January 31, 2025, 10:34:01 PM »

My wife left me unsupervised one day I used an old battery charger and some acid for cleaning concrete stains. With some old copper pipe scraps I coated it with copper because the coating came off.

The coating lasted a long time . But the spring got weak and would open slightly in my pocket. Not good with a razor blade so it got retired to the old knife box.

bantam5s · « **Reply #277 on:** January 31, 2025, 11:36:36 PM »

Quote from: Iowa airguner on January 31, 2025, 10:34:01 PM

My wife left me unsupervised one day I used an old battery charger and some acid for cleaning concrete stains. With some old copper pipe scraps I coated it with copper because the coating came off.

The coating lasted a long time . But the spring got weak and would open slightly in my pocket. Not good with a razor blade so it got retired to the old knife box.

I just don't get it.
I can get a random $5 bead blasted stainless steel framed knife at the gas station or nearest flea market, but Gerber has to charge over $10 for this Chinese junk that was for some reason only poorly plated to look like bead blasted stainless steel.

The work pro brand has a small thin lightweight pocketable box cutter that's quite popular, I'd probably take it over the GERBER EAB any day of the week.

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #278 on:** February 01, 2025, 09:39:53 AM »

I ain't no spring chicken... And this is my Great-Grand Father's spokeshave I rescued from Grand-Dad 's barn before it collapsed.
Well over 150 years old, now it's a "wall hanger" in the family room.

Blowpipe Sam · « **Reply #279 on:** February 01, 2025, 12:11:08 PM »

I carried an original Leatherman tool for nearly twenty years. Various implements broke but I never returned it for replacement because I didn’t like the succeeding models. Ten years ago it went over the side in deep water and I didn’t replace it because what Leatherman was offering then just flat inhaled sharply through pursed lips if you know what I mean.
About a year ago my SIL gave me this Leatherman Rev. It’s almost as small as the original and just as light. As a park ranger I reach for my multi-tool much more often than I do just a knife. IMO most multi-tools are too heavy and bulky for everyday pocket carry. The original Leatherman was perfect.

Shown herewith a cheap clone of the original.

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