WHAT ARE YOU CARRYIN RIGHT NOW? WHAT IS YOUR FAV EDC?

[Ivoryman]

Killing me geocash. Revealed when you weren't looking, that is rich. I think it was you were not with us yet, before your time in the club. Just looked and saw when you joined. Picked up this one in May and gave the review. But the great thing about AAPK is you can go back and check out the history before joining, like I do. Amazing number of pages before I found out about this place. Check out page 1126 in "Mail Call, post your new pickups here" thread. Thanks for the compliment.

[doglegg]

DM11, BH, Ivoryman, QS all beautiful knives.

QS tell us a little about that white handled one.

Ivoryman is that a whittler? did you have it rehandled?

Montanaman, glad the family is doing well. Beautiful family by the way.

[Quick Steel]

doglegg, Your wish is my....etc. My EDC knife today is a Kizlar Supreme. Kizlar is a small town in southern Russia where their line of knives are all made by hand. Perhaps a "bench made" kind of operation. The photo above was from the first ad I ever encountered of the brand. A few years ago the only place I could acquire one was from Australia which obviously added to the expense. But they are available now in the U.S.

The quality of the knife, F&F, is excellent. The half stops are firm and "authoritative." Little risk of accidentally closing on one's fingers. It is a true slip joint, but when opened the blade sits so firmly that you'd think it has a lock. Yet folding the blade closed is smooth and easy.

I am glad I got it when it first came out because I no longer see this model listed. There is one that is similar but the blade shape is just a bit different and mine is the only black coated blade I've seen. Blade is 4" and handle is just under 4 1/2". A pin crack has developed on mine. Don't recall the type of steel but it is sharp and retains its edge for a substantial period of time.

Much of the Kizlar line is in fixed blades, but they do have a variety of folders.

[garddogg56]

You gut are using sum beauty's I'm making a living with a Buck and a Leatherman,the 315 fits the bill while landing cables

[DM11]

Barlow and a Whittler

[Tsar Bomba]

Yeah, pitiful. The pity is I don't have one like that.

I co-sign on that! That's a great old Queen jack. I'd love to tote one.

You gut are using sum beauty's I'm making a living with a Buck and a Leatherman,the 315 fits the bill while landing cables

Now that's how a landlubber makes use of a sailing knife! I once used a marlin spike to great advantage separating out data cables that had been strapped together so tightly for so long that their shielding had started bonding with one another.

Barlow and a Whittler

Very nice Western, I've been trying to find one with that stamp but so far no luck. That lovely Case whittler steals the show, however. It is just outstanding!

I had these bones on me for the last few days...

[Ivoryman]

[quote="doglegg"]DM11, BH, Ivoryman, QS all beautiful knives.

Ivoryman is that a whittler? did you have it rehandled?

Tim Britton made it, Serpentine he calls it. Now that you mention it, does look like a whit or half whit. No rehandle necessary, that's how the guy makes his knives. Sambar stag from India, BG-42 blades. Texture feels great in hand.

[Montanaman]

Nice one IM!

These two today, with my sidekick, Cleo

[gino]

Viper today

[geocash]

DM11 & Tsar Bomba, I wanna pull stuff like that outa my pockets. & I'm getting pretty close, too. But that Britton that Ivoryman has, I may have to reach in someone else's pockets.

[Quick Steel]

[doglegg]

DM11, BH, Ivoryman, QS all beautiful knives.

Ivoryman is that a whittler? did you have it rehandled?

Tim Britton made it, Serpentine he calls it. Now that you mention it, does look like a whit or half whit. No rehandle necessary, that's how the guy makes his knives. Sambar stag from India, BG-42 blades. Texture feels great in hand.

Thanks Iman, that one is a beauty for sure. Nothing not to like about it. A great knife.

[doglegg]

David, Tony, Montanaman, QS, Gino great knives everyone. Wow, beautiful and practical. Not a bad dog either.

[DM11]

Barlow and a Cattle Jr

[doglegg]

doglegg, Your wish is my....etc. My EDC knife today is a Kizlar Supreme. Kizlar is a small town in southern Russia where their line of knives are all made by hand. Perhaps a "bench made" kind of operation. The photo above was from the first ad I ever encountered of the brand. A few years ago the only place I could acquire one was from Australia which obviously added to the expense. But they are available now in the U.S.

The quality of the knife, F&F, is excellent. The half stops are firm and "authoritative." Little risk of accidentally closing on one's fingers. It is a true slip joint, but when opened the blade sits so firmly that you'd think it has a lock. Yet folding the blade closed is smooth and easy.

I am glad I got it when it first came out because I no longer see this model listed. There is one that is similar but the blade shape is just a bit different and mine is the only black coated blade I've seen. Blade is 4" and handle is just under 4 1/2". A pin crack has developed on mine. Don't recall the type of steel but it is sharp and retains its edge for a substantial period of time.

Much of the Kizlar line is in fixed blades, but they do have a variety of folders.

Thanks QS, now you have made me go look.

[Tsar Bomba]

Tim Britton made it, Serpentine he calls it. Now that you mention it, does look like a whit or half whit. No rehandle necessary, that's how the guy makes his knives. Sambar stag from India, BG-42 blades. Texture feels great in hand.

I like that stag beauty even more now seeing that long, slender pen blade. Very nice knife, I-Man.

DM11 & Tsar Bomba, I wanna pull stuff like that outa my pockets. & I'm getting pretty close, too. But that Britton that Ivoryman has, I may have to reach in someone else's pockets.

Thanks, geocash, and you've always got something nice along for the ride! I definitely wouldn't overlook a little potential light larceny for a stunner like that serpentine, though.

Barlow and a Cattle Jr

That warm sawcut bone always gives me a happy feeling, David. What a classic Barlow, and that cow knife isn't a slouch either.

QS, I swear I didn't see your pic before I took mine. Just a matter of convenience.

[bighomer]

[Tsar Bomba]

I think I'm gonna start following biggie-H around town hoping a Winterbottom knife falls out of his pocket.

Loving that Congress, big-h!

[bighomer]

Old worn out knife but sweet.

[Quick Steel]

QS, I swear I didn't see your pic before I took mine. Just a matter of convenience.

Being slow of mind, it took me a few moments to figure out what you were alluding to. Precisely, a matter of convenience and time. Your keyboard looks more modern than mine.

[Tsar Bomba]

I suspect they weren't manufactured as far apart in time as it might seem. That laptop is the oldest one I have that still runs. It's right around (maybe a little over) a decade old now. I've been running an Ubuntu variant on it and maxed out the memory to get as much use out of it as I could.

I actually managed the entire company environment on it for the better part of a year until I got a reasonably decent machine. I'm on my third battery and it just keeps chugging along.

I don't even want to show you the keyboards I have that resemble the one in your photo. Some of them have no letters left on the key caps. I can't stand the newfangled flat "chiclet" style of keys, not with my ham-hands.

[bighomer]

[Montanaman]

Spending the day with my ladies, this Rounder from Jerry Halfrich is on my belt, in a sheath that Paul Long made for me. Damasteel holds a great edge, PMC 27 and RWL 34. I have a few kitchen knives in Damasteel, use them every day. Have a great weekend folks!

[Tsar Bomba]

Really? Y'all left me to post after Montanaman? Not cool, man, not cool.

Fine. Here you go. A big Camillus trapper (and some bonus pocket lint from the LFP) and my trusty ten-dot Case Barlow (no pocket lint in the watch pocket apparently).

[DM11]

72 today.