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My adventure with traditional knives

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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #30 on: February 12, 2018, 03:55:13 PM


If I want a knife that won't fold, thats why they make sheath knives.

I still applaud your trip into traditional territory . I wonder when you come out the other side of you'll be selling off your moderns?

well how does that saying go,
"a folding knife is a knife that's already broken in the middle"?    :D

Caution and common sense go further than any lock
Great advice


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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #31 on: February 12, 2018, 04:58:07 PM

I’m noticing my pics tend to have some sort of food theme.


and the problem is?  :rofl:
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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #32 on: February 12, 2018, 06:50:27 PM

I’m noticing my pics tend to have some sort of food theme.


and the problem is?  :rofl:
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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #33 on: February 13, 2018, 02:53:37 AM


Day 5 found me in the road for the majority of the day so not much opportunity to cut stuff.  I also picked up a Buck Stockman and Canoe on my travels.  Not sure that I like the Stockman it just doesn’t fill my grip in a way that satisfied me.  The Buck Canoe also was disappointing, I love the pattern of the knife but the fit and finish of the one I got is not great.  The scales are not sanded down to match the bolsters and the blades don’t seem to click into place as you open the knife in the same manner as my Barlow’s or the Buck Stockman that I picked up.  I’m on the fence about returning both of the Bucks I picked up today.


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Reply #34 on: February 13, 2018, 04:28:47 AM
That's a shame.
If you are not happy you better take them back before you are tempted to use them.


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Reply #35 on: February 13, 2018, 02:11:52 PM
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Day 5 found me in the road for the majority of the day so not much opportunity to cut stuff.  I also picked up a Buck Stockman and Canoe on my travels.
I still love the looks of that Queen Barlow. :like: :tu: :tu:


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Reply #36 on: February 14, 2018, 01:27:02 AM

Day #6 and the last day with the Queen #27.  I absolutely love this knife!  I’ll be looking to acquire some other sheepsfoot Barlow’s in the future.  I’ll be putting it away for a bit as I move to another Queen for the next three days.  That will be the Queen #25 “One Armed Bandit”.  Hopefully I will have some Canoes here by the weekend.


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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #37 on: February 14, 2018, 12:20:43 PM
Great thread so far :like: :like: It has a great deal of knife safety and last ditch effort advice in here :salute: Great pics and again great thread :like: :like:


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Reply #38 on: February 14, 2018, 12:29:18 PM
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Day #6 and the last day with the Queen #27.  I absolutely love this knife! 

This is fun watching your adventure with traditional folders. :like: :tu: :tu:
I agree that your Queen #27 is a great knife.
I had a couple of sheepsfoot Barlows when I was growing up and I loved using them, but mine were of lesser quality than your Queen.


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Reply #39 on: February 15, 2018, 12:03:27 AM

It’s always fun getting a new knife in the mail.  Today I got a used Buck 389 Canoe and it got put into service in the copy room at church.  I needed a knife to open those pesky packs of paper.  I like this Buck Canoe much better than the Wal-Mart Buck Canoe I got earlier this week.  The fit and finish is much better.   Something else I like is that you can pick up some nice used traditionals  on eBay without breaking the bank.  Of course you can also blow the bank away with the cost of some of them.


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Reply #40 on: February 15, 2018, 12:58:41 AM
I'm glad you like this one.  :tu:


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Reply #41 on: February 15, 2018, 12:37:09 PM
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It’s always fun getting a new knife in the mail.

Congratulations on the new knife raider!
And the good part is it is getting used right away. :like: :tu: :tu:


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Reply #42 on: February 17, 2018, 04:45:23 AM


Been really busy at work some I’m a little behind in posting.

Day 7 saw my traditional knife collection growing, before I started this adventure I only had the Kissing Crane Sodbuster.

Left Top - Buck 388 Canoe
Left Middle - Boker Canoe
Left Bottom - Rough Rider High Carbon Canoe

Right Top - Queen #25 Barlow “one armed bandit”
Right Middle - Queen #27 Barlow “sheepsfoot”
Right Bottom - Queen #60 Barlow “clip point”

Bottom - Kissing Crane Sodbuster


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My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #43 on: February 17, 2018, 05:00:07 AM

Day 8
I used the Boker Canoe and the Rough Rider HC Canoe to peel two apples.  The Boker didn’t seem to peel as well as the RR.  The RR gave the longest continuous peel while the Boker seemed to want to carve into the apple.  My son likes any orange knife so I will have to make sure he doesn’t lay claim to it.


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Reply #44 on: February 17, 2018, 07:20:28 AM

Day 7 saw my traditional knife collection growing, before I started this adventure I only had the Kissing Crane Sodbuster.

Left Top - Buck 388 Canoe
Left Middle - Boker Canoe
Left Bottom - Rough Rider High Carbon Canoe

Right Top - Queen #25 Barlow “one armed bandit”
Right Middle - Queen #27 Barlow “sheepsfoot”
Right Bottom - Queen #60 Barlow “clip point”

Bottom - Kissing Crane Sodbuster

Nice collection of traditional knives raider! :like: :tu: :tu:
You're off to a great start.


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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #45 on: February 17, 2018, 07:23:37 AM

Day 8
I used the Boker Canoe and the Rough Rider HC Canoe to peel two apples.

You are doing a good job of comparing different knives to find out which works best for a given task. :like: :tu: :tu:


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Reply #46 on: February 17, 2018, 01:24:45 PM
Well I thought the apple peeling would be a good test of being able to control the blade and how well the edge would sharpen.  None of the Canoes did as well as the Queens but there is probably a level of quality involved with this.  The RR HC Canoe while being the cheapest of Canoes is one that I would recommend but I plan to tote all three to see if my opinion changes.  At first I thought the blade size (width) might be impacting how well the knife peeled the apple but using the RR HC  I really got a good, thin continuous peel.  I will say that the RR HC is really wide when compared to Buck or Boker Canoes and it does throw the feel off a little bit.  What this has done is put me on the lookout for some better quality Canoes so I’ll be looking for some Queen or Case Canoes but I really would like to get my hands on a Case Gunboat.


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Reply #47 on: February 17, 2018, 01:33:16 PM
Well I thought the apple peeling would be a good test of being able to control the blade and how well the edge would sharpen. 
 What this has done is put me on the lookout for some better quality Canoes so I’ll be looking for some Queen or Case Canoes but I really would like to get my hands on a Case Gunboat.


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Reply #48 on: February 19, 2018, 10:35:36 PM
Work has been crazy so here is some catch up.



Day 9 missed a pic but the Queen One Armed Bandit Barlow was used extensively opening up packages.  Day 10 found me using the Buck Canoe to open a container of BB’s for my kids on the backyard BB gun range.  No issues Cutting through the thick plastic.


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My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #49 on: February 19, 2018, 10:41:29 PM


Day 11
Don’t try this at home kids!  Used the Queen One Armed Bandit to separate Legos for my son.  Not a whole lot of cutting tasks today at work but I do find that I’m not missing my larger locking folders.  I have been cheating a bit and carrying my LM Wingman so that I have a pair of pliers and some other tools.  I’m not using the knife on it as I’ve sworn fidelity to my traditional knives for at least 30 Days.  I saw a Schrade 96OT Bear Head Trapper that has a toothpick and tweezers when got me to thinking if there are other traditional folders with neat features.  I have found Electrician knives with a flat head looking blade and scout style knives with can openers and a flat head.  What else is out there.


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Reply #50 on: February 19, 2018, 11:25:40 PM

Day 9 missed a pic but the Queen One Armed Bandit Barlow was used extensively opening up packages.  Day 10 found me using the Buck Canoe to open a container of BB’s for my kids on the backyard BB gun range.  No issues Cutting through the thick plastic.

Sounds like you are getting used to the traditionals very nicely raider. :like: :tu: :tu:


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Reply #51 on: February 19, 2018, 11:26:45 PM


Day 11
Don’t try this at home kids!  Used the Queen One Armed Bandit to separate Legos for my son.
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Reply #52 on: February 20, 2018, 01:34:32 AM
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Day 11
Don’t try this at home kids!  Used the Queen One Armed Bandit to separate Legos for my son. 


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So true one should always use a hatchet on legos.  :D


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Reply #53 on: February 20, 2018, 02:33:39 AM
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Day 11
Don’t try this at home kids!  Used the Queen One Armed Bandit to separate Legos for my son. 


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So true one should always use a hatchet on legos.  :D
Or a sledgehammer after you step on one in the middle of the night.


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Reply #54 on: February 20, 2018, 04:04:53 AM
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Reply #55 on: February 20, 2018, 09:56:20 AM
I'm a fan of the RR high carbon Canoe ,had mine for a little while now and it's so much chunkier than my RR rams horn canoe ,thicker blades,that Ti coating is worn off with a little help and then I forced a patina,I also polished the bolsters as was bored  :rofl: although I'm mainly a Barlow fan I do like the feel of the canoe pattern  :salute:
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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #56 on: February 20, 2018, 01:31:12 PM
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Day 11
Don’t try this at home kids!  Used the Queen One Armed Bandit to separate Legos for my son.  Not a whole lot of cutting tasks today at work but I do find that I’m not missing my larger locking folders. 

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good pic and knife!
I love the One Arm Bandit pattern because it was the "Emerson Wave" of the traditionals, making it the first widely implemented design to open your knife in a single motion and have it ready to cut with minimal effort.  :salute:

They were ahead of the "tacticool craze" a hundred years ago!!  :ahhh  :D
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Reply #57 on: February 20, 2018, 08:42:22 PM
I'm a fan of the RR high carbon Canoe ,

Nice pic Zed! :like: :tu: :tu:


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Re: My adventure with traditional knives
Reply #58 on: February 20, 2018, 09:15:27 PM
I have a RR congress coming and I am looking forward to trying that pattern out.


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Reply #59 on: February 20, 2018, 09:45:20 PM
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Day 11
Don’t try this at home kids!  Used the Queen One Armed Bandit to separate Legos for my son.  Not a whole lot of cutting tasks today at work but I do find that I’m not missing my larger locking folders.  I have been cheating a bit and carrying my LM Wingman so that I have a pair of pliers and some other tools.  I’m not using the knife on it as I’ve sworn fidelity to my traditional knives for at least 30 Days.  I saw a Schrade 96OT Bear Head Trapper that has a toothpick and tweezers when got me to thinking if there are other traditional folders with neat features.  I have found Electrician knives with a flat head looking blade and scout style knives with can openers and a flat head.  What else is out there.


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Nice looking Queen! I have the #22, which is your standard, run of the mill clip-point. I really like the One Arm blade, it's easy to open up by hooking on the seam of a pocket. I do have a Boker 495, which is also a One Arm Barlow. Lately, I've been doing similar, trying to see just what I can accomplish using only a TL-29 or Camper and a small pair of pliers (usually the Knipex 4" Cobras or the Elliot Lucas PW216-6", which are 6" engineer's/linesman pliers with two additional cutters for hard wire on the side of the pivot, and sometimes both)
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