All About Pocket Knives

I like that one!

Rainy day today.
From my novelty section....

The rain let up long enough to go for a walk...

46 year old Case hawkbill, and a pheasant back mushroom. Should have taken off the orange tape for the picture...

Great knife, great picture, and that mushroom is amazing. Is that one you eat? Don't worry about the tape, like callouses on a working man's hands.

Mike, great shot, looks like you stuffed a Conch shell in the split of a tree. Exxxxxxxellent.

Awesome pics fellas....awesome!
Just took a family pictures before I update eBay with better photos later

Ivoryman wrote:Mike, great shot, looks like you stuffed a Conch shell in the split of a tree. Exxxxxxxellent.

Wow Ivoryman. That one is awesome. Those handles are amazing. Wow.

TripleF wrote:Awesome pics fellas....awesome!
Just took a family pictures before I update eBay with better photos later

Those two come from a good family. I especially like the yellow handle one. It has tenure.

Wow Ivoryman. That one is awesome. Those handles are amazing. Wow.[/quote] __Agree 100% on that Northwoods Ivory*, awesome knife

A few photos for your pleasure***

An impressive group you have there Big Monk. I especially like #4 in your first picture.

Nice Big Monk, love the Hawser.

Outstanding show of quality cutlery and photography, Big Monk!!!

Triple F and Ivoryman, as usual excellent photos of beautiful knives!!

Mike, great photo of a classic knife! That mushroom creates a beautiful backdrop!!!

Sasquach wrote:Rainy day today.
From my novelty section....

Hey Squach, been meaning to ask...
Been thinking about getting one of those to build with my grandson.
How long does it take to make? Worth it?

Steve Warden wrote:

Sasquach wrote:Rainy day today.
From my novelty section....

Hey Squach, been meaning to ask...
Been thinking about getting one of those to build with my grandson.
How long does it take to make? Worth it?

They go together quick. The one in my photo was just assembled out of the box in about 15 minutes and was taken apart and placed back in the box for storage. Having said that, you can make a nice little project of it if you want to sand and varnish the pieces individually then assemble it using glue to make it permanent. Could take a couple of days to do it right with drying time for finishes and glue. It does go together almost like a real pocket knife so it can be a little educational too. Is it worth it? I guess that depends on how well it catches your grandson's interest.

Thanks Charlie.
I may look into it just to see if he has any interest in wood working.

Yard work duty

Nice

Nice shot Ivoryman! I like the dappled light.

Sasquach wrote:Nice shot Ivoryman! I like the dappled light.

Charlie, I would rate that one a 10 on a scale of 1-5. That is a sharp looking fixed blade. A little history? Reminds me of some of those Hitler youth knives.

Excellent photos (and knives) from all who posted on these last two pages.

Thanks Squach, nice shot yourself of a sweet knife, does look like Hitler youth. Beautiful knife. Great piece.

Ivoryman wrote:Thanks Squach, nice shot yourself of a sweet knife, does look like Hitler youth. Beautiful knife. Great piece.

Thanks Ivoryman.

It is the same pattern that the Hitler Youth used except they placed a swastika in the diamond shield instead of the Fleur-de-lis of Boy Scouting. It was adopted as the German Boy Scout knife post WW II. I found out that the original pattern design was based on the 98K bayonet and first appeared in the early 1930s. I don't think the pattern was created for the Hitler Youth but they certainly used it. This one is a current production from Carl Linder of Solingen, Germany called the Pathfinder.

Great background, thanks for the info. Wow has the world changed, compare this to the modern boy scout knives. Back then they gave you a short sword. Amazing. And they don't look like a kids knife with that swastika and colors. Real mans knife. Very cool. Thanks again.

The OAL on this German Boy Scout knife is 9 1/2" which is exactly the same as my old official Boy Scouts of America fixed blade made by Western of Colo. I don't know if it is a rule on the national level but the local area council here forbids Boy Scouts from carrying fixed blade knives on BSA property. Which I think is a crock of poo-poo and one of the reasons I am no longer an active Scout Master. I stayed on as a Scout Master for years after my boys were grown because I felt it was a good thing but they have made so many "political" changes that I don't know what the organization's purpose is anymore. I argued that we were supposed to teach the boys how to safely use the tools of the outdoors, not forbid them from using them. Some troops in this area don't even go camping except for BSA Summer Camp. I used to take the troop on at least one week end camping trip per month, all year round. Winter camping is a valuable skill. But what do I know? I'm just a crotchety old codger with antiquated principles. I remember my boyhood scouting experiences very fondly. Hope the new generation can do the same....

OOOPS! Who put this soap box under my feet??? Was I pontificating again?