DO YOU........................CANOE ?

[Sasquach]

I know I've probably posted these before but as long as we're doin' butter beans (the life rafts of the canoe world) I figured I'd post 'em here. These are some of my favorites...

[Sasquach]

And here are a couple of my RR beanies...

[Sasquach]

Closing with some stag beanies...

I can't help myself....I'm an incurable show-off when it comes to knives!

[Quick Steel]

Charlie, I am liking every one. And am particularly drawn to the blue and the green.

[Sasquach]

I love that scrimshaw QS!

[geocash]

Sasquach (et al.), Don't mean this to detract from a slew of good pictures this morning, but that second butterbean, the one with bone scales with no bolsters that you posted, I really like that one. Real good.

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Closing with some stag beanies...

I can't help myself....I'm an incurable show-off when it comes to knives!

Charlie, I really like these stag ones. All very nice.
The scrimshaw on those QS is pretty impressive too.
SSk

[Sasquach]

Sasquach (et al.), Don't mean this to detract from a slew of good pictures this morning, but that second butterbean, the one with bone scales with no bolsters that you posted, I really like that one. Real good.

Case calls it "Shadow Bone". The one I posted is autumn and the sibling posted below is Hunter Green Shadow Bone. They are the only two versions Case has made that I'm aware of.

[Tsar Bomba]

butter beans (the life rafts of the canoe world)

[Sasquach]

I was posting on another thread and got yelled at for not being on the canoe thread! Seems I've established a reputation here. So here I am with a new addition to post. This is another one of those Chinese imports that is of surprisingly good quality. I picked it up at a local flea market this morning for few bucks. I've always been a sucker for synthetic yellow handles.

[royal0014]

I was posting on another thread and got yelled at for not being on the canoe thread! Seems I've established a reputation here.

Actually, I was glad you'd 'broadened your horizons' . . . .

Good show !!

[Sasquach]

I was posting on another thread and got yelled at for not being on the canoe thread! Seems I've established a reputation here.

Actually, I was glad you'd 'broadened your horizons' . . . .

Good show !!

I'm a self proclaimed canoe ca-nut so the heart of my collection is canoes........buuuut......I am a knife nut too and my collection goes beyond just the canoe pattern. I like trappers, peanuts, saddle horns, English jacks, sod busters, fixed blades, scouts, folding hunters, equal end / cigar jacks, tear drop jacks, SAKs, multitools, hatchets, axes, swords, cleavers, and being broke! It works out great!

Shoot, I even like sharp rocks! This one isn't a canoe but one like it was probably used to make a canoe.

[Lansky1]

I finally get to contribute to the canoe thread ... here's probably the best deal I ever got on eBay - really fine knife with no flaws whatsoever:

I'd love to hear reasons why guys love the canoe pattern. I never particularly liked the looks of it, but once I got a few, they really grew on me. For me, there are 2 main reasons why I have come to love the canoe:

1. The "slimness" of the knife - I never knew how thin a full size canoe was until I held one - they practically disappear in the pocket.
2. The "beefiness" of the secondary blade. I can't stand pen (eisenhauer) or small jack (gunstocks or half whittlers) knives that have a tiny or too thin secondary blade (can't mount it in my beloved Lansky vice). Its a rare bird that has a secondary blade with some meat to it ... I find I use the secondary far more than the primary blade on a canoe.

[Sasquach]

Excellent grey bone canoe Lansky!!!

The Reasons that I like the canoe pattern are:

1.) They are so pocket friendly with no sharp edges or corners.

2.) They are such a traditional pattern. They've been around since the late 1800s. My Granddad carried one and my first pocket knife was a canoe.

3.) I've always been a fan of the spear blade for a small utility knife. The pen or secondary blade is a bonus for me.

4.) I have large hands and the canoe pattern seems easier to handle than other patterns of that size.

So, there you have it......why I love canoes.

[Quick Steel]

I came close to pulling the trigger on that Case gray bone. All of the reasons you fellas listed are persuasive. Although I had the odd Canoe in my accumulation I never paid any attention to them. Then one day I noticed Charlie's impressive knives. By day two I was hooked. I have started carrying a Canoe for edc sometimes and it is as ideal as you both describe.

[Lansky1]

Excellent grey bone canoe Lansky!!!

The Reasons that I like the canoe pattern are:

1.) They are so pocket friendly with no sharp edges or corners.

2.) They are such a traditional pattern. They've been around since the late 1800s. My Granddad carried one and my first pocket knife was a canoe.

3.) I've always been a fan of the spear blade for a small utility knife. The pen or secondary blade is a bonus for me.

4.) I have large hands and the canoe pattern seems easier to handle than other patterns of that size.

So, there you have it......why I love canoes.

I can relate to all those reasons ... just curious, do you happen to have your Gramps canoe ? I'm fortunate to have my Gramps pocket knife that he carried all his life (he bought it for a nickel when he was a boy, it's nothing special from a collectors perspective, but that knife has special meaning ... in fact, after he died, my dad went over to the house and retrieved that knife - it was the only possession of my gramps that he wanted)

[Sasquach]

I came close to pulling the trigger on that Case gray bone. All of the reasons you fellas listed are persuasive. Although I had the odd Canoe in my accumulation I never paid any attention to them. Then one day I noticed Charlie's impressive knives. By day two I was hooked. I have started carrying a Canoe for edc sometimes and it is as ideal as you both describe.

It's not the first time I've been accused of contributing to the delinquency of a canoe ca-nut!

[Sasquach]

Excellent grey bone canoe Lansky!!!

The Reasons that I like the canoe pattern are:

1.) They are so pocket friendly with no sharp edges or corners.

2.) They are such a traditional pattern. They've been around since the late 1800s. My Granddad carried one and my first pocket knife was a canoe.

3.) I've always been a fan of the spear blade for a small utility knife. The pen or secondary blade is a bonus for me.

4.) I have large hands and the canoe pattern seems easier to handle than other patterns of that size.

So, there you have it......why I love canoes.

I can relate to all those reasons ... just curious, do you happen to have your Gramps canoe ? I'm fortunate to have my Gramps pocket knife that he carried all his life (he bought it for a nickel when he was a boy, it's nothing special from a collectors perspective, but that knife has special meaning ... in fact, after he died, my dad went over to the house and retrieved that knife - it was the only possession of my gramps that he wanted)

I have several of my Granddads' knives, including his "Sunday go to meeting" knife which is an equal end ebony jack made by Miller Bros. but unfortunately I don't have that canoe and don't know what became of it. I was about 5 or 6 thousand miles from home when my Granddad passed away and wasn't able to get home right away. My sisters saved a lot of his things for me but there were a couple of things that were important to me that weren't among them. That's okay though, the memories and lessons he gave me are the most important things of all.

[Lansky1]

Excellent grey bone canoe Lansky!!!

The Reasons that I like the canoe pattern are:

1.) They are so pocket friendly with no sharp edges or corners.

2.) They are such a traditional pattern. They've been around since the late 1800s. My Granddad carried one and my first pocket knife was a canoe.

3.) I've always been a fan of the spear blade for a small utility knife. The pen or secondary blade is a bonus for me.

4.) I have large hands and the canoe pattern seems easier to handle than other patterns of that size.

So, there you have it......why I love canoes.

I can relate to all those reasons ... just curious, do you happen to have your Gramps canoe ? I'm fortunate to have my Gramps pocket knife that he carried all his life (he bought it for a nickel when he was a boy, it's nothing special from a collectors perspective, but that knife has special meaning ... in fact, after he died, my dad went over to the house and retrieved that knife - it was the only possession of my gramps that he wanted)

I have several of my Granddads' knives, including his "Sunday go to meeting" knife which is an equal end ebony jack made by Miller Bros. but unfortunately I don't have that canoe and don't know what became of it. I was about 5 or 6 thousand miles from home when my Granddad passed away and wasn't able to get home right away. My sisters saved a lot of his things for me but there were a couple of things that were important to me that weren't among them. That's okay though, the memories and lessons he gave me are the most important things of all.

Thats too bad about your Granddads canoe, but as you say, the memories are always the most important part. I'd love to see a picture of your Granddads ebony jack "go to meeting knife" sometime ...

[Sasquach]

I can relate to all those reasons ... just curious, do you happen to have your Gramps canoe ? I'm fortunate to have my Gramps pocket knife that he carried all his life (he bought it for a nickel when he was a boy, it's nothing special from a collectors perspective, but that knife has special meaning ... in fact, after he died, my dad went over to the house and retrieved that knife - it was the only possession of my gramps that he wanted)

I have several of my Granddads' knives, including his "Sunday go to meeting" knife which is an equal end ebony jack made by Miller Bros. but unfortunately I don't have that canoe and don't know what became of it. I was about 5 or 6 thousand miles from home when my Granddad passed away and wasn't able to get home right away. My sisters saved a lot of his things for me but there were a couple of things that were important to me that weren't among them. That's okay though, the memories and lessons he gave me are the most important things of all.

Thats too bad about your Granddads canoe, but as you say, the memories are always the most important part. I'd love to see a picture of your Granddads ebony jack "go to meeting knife" sometime ...

Lansky, I didn't want to post anymore non-canoe knives here (I'm guilty of having done so once or twice) so I posted a pic on the knife photography thread on page 466. You shouldn't have any trouble finding it.

[Sasquach]

This one arrived yesterday ahead of schedule. One more canoe in the fleet.

[Lansky1]

I have several of my Granddads' knives, including his "Sunday go to meeting" knife which is an equal end ebony jack made by Miller Bros. but unfortunately I don't have that canoe and don't know what became of it. I was about 5 or 6 thousand miles from home when my Granddad passed away and wasn't able to get home right away. My sisters saved a lot of his things for me but there were a couple of things that were important to me that weren't among them. That's okay though, the memories and lessons he gave me are the most important things of all.

Thats too bad about your Granddads canoe, but as you say, the memories are always the most important part. I'd love to see a picture of your Granddads ebony jack "go to meeting knife" sometime ...

Lansky, I didn't want to post anymore non-canoe knives here (I'm guilty of having done so once or twice) so I posted a pic on the knife photography thread on page 466. You shouldn't have any trouble finding it.

Thx for posting ... aside from being a great knife, fact that it was your Granddads and the stories behind it, makes it even more special.

[Quick Steel]

Received a Case Cabernet. Wish the purple color photographed better.

[Sasquach]

Very nice QS. Your canoe collection is growing.

[Lansky1]

And here are a couple of my RR beanies...

Hi Squatch .... can you tell me the model number of that white RR canoe with the faux abalone inlay ? I like that one alot ! THx