All About Pocket Knives

TPK wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:40 pm

geocash wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:53 pm Camco #551 Barlow with carbon & Sambar stag handles. Dale Vincent deserves credit for the handles (& filework on the backsprings) &
I lack about 940 more stitches to finish my wife's Christmas present. The Barlow is my present to me.

Beautiful CAMCO! Whatcha stitchin?

Appreciate that. I'm making a tote bag. About 910 more stitches...

geocash wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:53 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:40 pm

geocash wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:53 pm Camco #551 Barlow with carbon & Sambar stag handles. Dale Vincent deserves credit for the handles (& filework on the backsprings) &
I lack about 940 more stitches to finish my wife's Christmas present. The Barlow is my present to me.

Beautiful CAMCO! Whatcha stitchin?

Appreciate that. I'm making a tote bag. About 910 more stitches...

Very cool! I'm sure she will love it because it's something personal from you.

You could fill the bag with brand new knives to show her how sturdy it is.

Queen Stockman and a Case Sod buster

xx 6265

I do landscaping and handyman work and some shipping and receiving, so I cut open a lot of boxes and then cut them up. I usually carry a Case trapper, a Leatherman PST (USA made only!) and for the dirty work a Gonzo brand Chinese copy of a Lion's Steel knife. I also will carry a real Lion's Steel folding knife, I just don't have that knife on today. I don't mind abusing the Chinese copy, I think it was $20. I think my real Lion's Steel folding knife was $200! I couldn't take the picture without "Little-Man" the chihuahua getting in the way.

GSTOPDOG, The dog adds a lot of life to the photos.

Camillus #33 Easy Open Jack with carbon & bone, made around 1946 to 1950, & Camillus #49 Tuxedo with SS & Delrin, made around 1960 to late 1970s, as far as I know

geo, I have that same pattern Camillus except the covers appear to be Delrin.

Today it's these two. Not for any particular reason.

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:58 pm Today it's these two. Not for any particular reason.

Great combo! Those, personally, are two of my favorite patterns. I think the Klein/Kutmaster is the only Easy Open pattern being produced at the present, at least at a halfway decent price. I think the dumbest thing Klein did was drop the non-locking version. Locks are a good thing, but not when they have as much play as they typically do. I can close all of mine close to halfway between open and half-open and the lock allows it.

cody6268 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:12 pm

New_Windsor_NY wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:58 pm Today it's these two. Not for any particular reason.

Great combo! Those, personally, are two of my favorite patterns. I think the Klein/Kutmaster is the only Easy Open pattern being produced at the present, at least at a halfway decent price. I think the dumbest thing Klein did was drop the non-locking version. Locks are a good thing, but not when they have as much play as they typically do. I can close all of mine close to halfway between open and half-open and the lock allows it.

Thank you. Even though they are two completely different types of knives, the Camillus is my favorite.

geocash wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 1:48 pm Camillus #33 Easy Open Jack with carbon & bone, made around 1946 to 1950, & Camillus #49 Tuxedo with SS & Delrin, made around 1960 to late 1970s, as far as I know

Hey geocash,

Love that Tuxedo! Very cool knife! Are most Tuxedo knives that small. I've never had one.
What's the two headed Whatchamacallit?

Tom

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:26 am I do landscaping and handyman work and some shipping and receiving, so I cut open a lot of boxes and then cut them up. I usually carry a Case trapper, a Leatherman PST (USA made only!) and for the dirty work a Gonzo brand Chinese copy of a Lion's Steel knife. I also will carry a real Lion's Steel folding knife, I just don't have that knife on today. I don't mind abusing the Chinese copy, I think it was $20. I think my real Lion's Steel folding knife was $200! I couldn't take the picture without "Little-Man" the chihuahua getting in the way.

Hello GSPTOPDOG,

Have you seen this thread? It's about missing shields in case your interested.
viewtopic.php?f=37&t=62273
Cute dog!

TCGB,
Tom

TPK wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:00 pm

geocash wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 1:48 pm Camillus #33 Easy Open Jack with carbon & bone, made around 1946 to 1950, & Camillus #49 Tuxedo with SS & Delrin, made around 1960 to late 1970s, as far as I know

Hey geocash,

Love that Tuxedo! Very cool knife! Are most Tuxedo knives that small. I've never had one.
What's the two headed Whatchamacallit?

Tom

Thanks Tom. I have this & another Tuxedo that are both 3" L, one that is 2 7/8" L & a fourth that is 3 1/4" L. I believe they're typical. And that "thing" is my talisman, or the closest thing I've got to a talisman. I found it in a creek bank 50 or 60 years ago & thought it was neat. About 10 years ago I learned it's actually a part of a belt that was in use in the South around the Civil War & may have been cast in Great Britain. Someone posted a picture of one on here within the last year that was almost identical to mine & they were in Australia if I recall correctly.

you never know

These 2 ole gals today .
Willy

These two today.

Case XX 6383 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:53 am you never know

Good to be prepared but that would make it hard for me to decide. I’d have to get labels for my pockets.

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:59 am These 2 ole gals today .
Willy

Distinguished ladies, Willy.

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:59 am These 2 ole gals today .
Willy

And those are built to last. I have a Camillus, but the bone on the pile side is broke, and the main blade has been heavily reprofiled to resemble a clip. But, the snap even in as rough condition as the knife is, particularly on the pen blade, can take a finger off!

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:26 am I do landscaping and handyman work and some shipping and receiving, so I cut open a lot of boxes and then cut them up. I usually carry a Case trapper, a Leatherman PST (USA made only!) and for the dirty work a Gonzo brand Chinese copy of a Lion's Steel knife. I also will carry a real Lion's Steel folding knife, I just don't have that knife on today. I don't mind abusing the Chinese copy, I think it was $20. I think my real Lion's Steel folding knife was $200! I couldn't take the picture without "Little-Man" the chihuahua getting in the way.

The PST is Leatherman's first and finest. Of those I have, the Wave and Surge are too heavy. ST300 same, but is a lot more comfortable to use (outside opening blades are painful to use on the Wave and Surge. Skeletool and Juice too light duty (and lacking in tools for their weight, which both are equal to the PST). The Rebar is pretty nice, but lacks the PST's very small screwdriver. It's probably my favorite contemporary model. LM got close with the Kick, Fuse, and Blast, but those are no longer in produciton either. PST was brought back in 2018 for a 35th anniversary limited edition, but was $100.

Another board I'm on is doing a challenge involving this tool for the entire month of December. Typically, those I've done before involved tools that are heavier (Schrade Tough Tool, ST300, Surge) and difficult to tote in a pocket. The PST I've been carrying for about the past two months. Not bulky, or heavy, and has just what I need to get out of a bind.

Case XX 6383 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:53 am you never know

GOOD LORD! Hope your wearing suspenders!

Nice lookin set of EDC's!