All About Pocket Knives

This should be a popular thread.

What's your favorite pocket knife style(s) and why?

My favorites are the Canoe, because I think I wanted one as a kid and didn't get one. The Trapper, because it is my ideal knife. The Doctor because it's slim and works great on apples. Last for now, but not least, the Peanut because it is a gentleman's Sunday knife that is still useful.

I'm sure there will be other's, but I'll have to try them out to make a top 10. I'm a little tired of Lockbacks due to the fact they're just so utilitarian.

Your turn.

The Peanut, for the entire group.

My favorite is the Texas Toothpick. Here is one my favorites in my collection. I also like the Tuxedo and the Mini Copperhead.

James

I'm a total newbie but right now I prefer single blades, esp. ones that lock.

I'd go with the stockman

Virsatility, you can slice tomatoes and trim toenails without having to use the same blade

Either a congress for its utility or a locking hunter . A swell-end Jack is always handy too!


(least favorite is a trapper since I grew up on one of these and never had anything else until I got a job).

Either a congress for its utility or a locking hunter . A swell-end Jack is always handy too!


(least favorite is a trapper since I grew up on one of these and never had anything else until I got a job).

Well, I haven't found one that I don't like. But if there are any patterns that get my palms sweating, it would be a toss-up of the Sowbelly or the Copperhead.

Here are a couple pics for fun.

First is a really nice smooth natural bone 3 blade sowbelly.

Next is a Pocketworn natural bone copperhead with a Wharncliffe blade.

muskrats, and hawkbills mostly, I like the old school jacks too

Hi Muskrat Man. I would like to see a few photos of your hawkbills if possible. Thanks s-k

Steve K, Muskrat Man, e3ck, needbucks, jfarmer need to get your self a cool avatar to accompany your posts.

None of my knives are poison... ...I don't believe...

I prefer the traditional patterns, but here is one I've been using around the house that blends a little old with a little new.

Bill

Lately I have been obcessed with anything stamped CASE XX and no dots. I like the old worn smooth redbone.

Well my poison is the large stockmans mostly Case and a few U.S.A. Schrades

I see that the Stockman is a popular design. I'm hoping that someone will throw in a design that is somewhat obscure. For those who like the Stockman, what is it about the stockman that makes it your favorite?

I'm sure I'll get around to trying one of every design that I don't already have. ......Someday

Well the reason behind my stockman collection is from when I was growing up on a small farm here in Louisiana, my Dad carried a 5347 Case stockman as far back as I can remember and I have a few scars to show for it So I reckon I can blame my Dad on this one

I don't guess this would be called obscure but I do like my Turqoise (spelling?) Tuxedo. I have several Tuxedo's but I have yet to carry one.

James

BrokenCamillus wrote: I'm hoping that someone will throw in a design that is somewhat obscure.

Great looking tuxedo knife.

I like sleeveboard lobster pattern. Here are a couple. The cream coloured one is ivorine which I think is some sort of composite material made with a 'grain' to look like ivory. I am looking for a real ivory one. s-k

Neat knives there smiling-knife. Here is a Mammoth Ivory Tuxedo.

James

Nice one James . Slightly off topic and possibly a silly question, but I know there are not many mammoths around these days, so what is mammoth ivory? s-k

hey s-k. mammoth ivory comes from siberia i understand. frozen there thousands of years ago and harvested now. talk about pre- ban!

There is no ban on mammoth ivory or mastodon ivory as those animals are extinct. Elephant ivory has a ban to help save the animal from poachers who would kill the elephants in order to sell the ivory. Mammoth Ivory is not as rare as sellers would have you think. I have read articles that estimate that there are hundreds of metric tons in Siberia, Northern China, and Mongolia alone. There is also ivory in Alaska, Northern Canada, and Northern Europe, even England. The tusks were preserved by the cold Tundra climate of the northern areas and by the cold dry climate in other areas. The mammoth ivory picks up it's color from minerals in the soil and due to the cold climate has not fossilized yet.
Alaska has a ban in certain areas for ivory collecting, I believe the local Native Americans may be exempt from this ban.
Mammoth bone is far more rare, it has either deteriorated or started to fosilize; others animals gnawed on it for calcium.
The best ivory comes from Siberia, Alaskan ivory is often regarded as inferior by many.
The best mammoth tooth comes from the North Sea (in fisherman's nets trawling for sole and other groundfish) and also from Siberia. The North Sea was dry land during the ice age and was covered with water once the glaciers melted. There are many ancient artifacts under the North Sea. There is a way to tell elephant ivory from mammoth ivory, but I do not know if they can tell mammoth from mastodon ivory, they are different extinct but related animals. I believe the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game has an article on identifying ivory and there are many other websites that offer information also.
Mammoth Ivory, without a doubt is one of my favorite knife materials.
They still harvest mammoth/mastodon ivory today.

Great post Hukk. Thanks for the interesting lesson. s-k

Here is a small neck knife I have that fits in a bunch of threads...(fixed blades, Damascus, etc.)...but it happened to be "My Poison" today, and since it is Mammoth Ivory, I hope it is appropriate following Hukk's post.

Bill

P.S.
That picture is soooooo bad, I'm trying an additional one.

Yep, I like that Blue Mammoth Ivory, it sure is great stuff. They will charge a premimum just because it is blue or green. I have seen pieces of bark going for about $300.00 just because it was a very nice blue. Here are a few I like. The 3 7/8 Viking is a Warncliffe whittler that I like very much. At the top is a knife by Wendell Carson, the Fightin' Bull Muskrat Trapper. The one at the bottom is a Bulldog Presentation Trapper with Interior Mammoth Ivory that is tan in color, only 5 were made.

My current poison would be the Warncliffe whittler, but Barlows and Presentation Trappers run very close seconds.

But then, I guess I have a different poison for every occassion.
Can I pick just one, No Way!

Thanks for the info on the Mammoth Ivory Hukk. It is one of my favorite materials as well.

James