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Bustin' out the traditionals, a 30-day challenge

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Reply #5280 on: July 30, 2019, 06:19:59 PM
Ron Who - Day 27 - The Untraditional Traditional

With stainless blades and a backlocked main blade this Gerber Stockman is not the most traditional knife. However, I could not let this challenge end without carrying it at least once.
I like the engraved design on the bolsters  :tu:


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Reply #5281 on: July 30, 2019, 06:21:43 PM
Day: 30


These are the traditionals that got me through this challenge. A huge, THANK YOU!, to McStitchy for supplying the Nº 7.  :tu:

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Both of these have been great knives, each quite impressive. The Nº 7 has some great edge geometry for slicing, the Sodbuster (after a sharpening) has an edge that continues to improve as I slowly transition it to a convex edge. Obviously quite different, they both have nice egos and were joy to use.

I ended up carrying them slightly differently:

The Opinel ended up in a pocket caddy (slightly too deep for the Opinel, but it worked) next to a pocket wrench.  The Sodbuster seemed to work best in a back pocket caddy, here next to a AAA light.

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Today I'll carry both to finish up the challenge.

This has been a fun challenge to be sure. THANK YOU to everyone who made this one so much fun and filled with great pictures, uses, and stories!  :clap: :clap: :clap:

I'm awl for doing this again next July........hmmmmm....perhaps with a nice GEC or two........  :D
That would give me some time to work on the patina on mine GEC  :cheers:


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Reply #5282 on: July 30, 2019, 06:23:39 PM
Day 30

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Last day, GEC 54 with a knife Grandpa gave me when I started many decades ago.  I wonder if Grandpa would have used those traditional pattern that I had the privilege to use this month, if he'd discovered them back then.

My sincere thank you once again to Dean and Steve for helping out with my 54, and many friends I made on this thread..really thankful to be able to partake in this challenge, and I gonna post after thoughts once I'm at the computer.
Nice duo!  :tu:


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Reply #5283 on: July 30, 2019, 06:29:04 PM
Day 30


What a great challenge everyone !  Participation has been great and it's been fun to see what  everyone has gotten out of the challenge  :cheers:

Let's do it again next July   :D :tu:


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Nice pix!

Day: 30


These are the traditionals that got me through this challenge. A huge, THANK YOU!, to McStitchy for supplying the Nº 7.  :tu:

(Image removed from quote.)


Both of these have been great knives, each quite impressive. The Nº 7 has some great edge geometry for slicing, the Sodbuster (after a sharpening) has an edge that continues to improve as I slowly transition it to a convex edge. Obviously quite different, they both have nice egos and were joy to use.

I ended up carrying them slightly differently:

The Opinel ended up in a pocket caddy (slightly too deep for the Opinel, but it worked) next to a pocket wrench.  The Sodbuster seemed to work best in a back pocket caddy, here next to a AAA light.

(Image removed from quote.)



Today I'll carry both to finish up the challenge.

This has been a fun challenge to be sure. THANK YOU to everyone who made this one so much fun and filled with great pictures, uses, and stories!  :clap: :clap: :clap:

I'm awl for doing this again next July........hmmmmm....perhaps with a nice GEC or two........  :D




That's a good post about carry method, thank you for hosting this challenge with Barry!


Day 30 - A Buck Trio (small Stockman) has duty today.

I like traditional knives and have used and carried several models since I was 7 yrs old.

I was a tool of life, even carried to school every day. 

However, time cause change, the world as changed, and people have perceptions that certain objects are bad. 

Many of us have had to adapt, scissors instead of knives. Fortunately we yet can have both, by being discreet.

Today’s carry with my normal EDC buddy(Image removed from quote.)

This challenge has been fun, difficult to keep up with, yet fun with great people with good looking tools.


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Cool combo and end the challenge, and I too am thankful for this challenge, it gives me a glimpse to what once might be without all the modern convenience.


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Re: Bustin' out the traditionals, a 30-day challenge
Reply #5284 on: July 30, 2019, 06:29:56 PM
That would give me some time to work on the patina on mine GEC  :cheers:

Right?

(And there is a GEC badge to earn........)


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Reply #5285 on: July 30, 2019, 06:31:13 PM
Not my last post, but I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone for an outstanding challenge!  Nix, you made this so much fun with your GAW's and mini challenges!  Once again, this is the best group of people anywhere!

Well said!  Can't agree more!


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Reply #5286 on: July 30, 2019, 06:33:55 PM
I think everyone made it a lot of fun!

And thanks to my co-host, Barry for helping get this going. I don't recall exactly when we cooked this challenge up, but we expected it to be fun. I think our expectations were exceeded.....by a  long shot!   :2tu:

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Reply #5287 on: July 30, 2019, 06:33:59 PM
DAY 30 (FINAL)

Well it's been a month (ish) guys. 30 days. Weird for me. I've carried a traditional for years without thinking about it much. Case, Queen, GEC's, Northwoods, Remingtons, Kissing Crane, Lionsteel and plenty others besides. That's not including the ones I carried as a kid, I don't think I knew what they were at the time even. So what do I think about having carried this Buck for a month? Well. This isn't going to be popular but I'd already come to the conclusion a while ago that I prefer SAK's and nothing about this month changed anything.

I got fed up of substandard build excused in the name of 'tradition'. Of having to send new knives for a regrind before I ever saw them. Of niggling QC and problems. Of patterns that are so close but just miss what I actually want in a pocket knife. I know that when I buy a SAK, I get a SAK. It will have a blade and tools which are a known and reliable value wherever and whenever.

This CPM 154 two blade Buck for example. I drop shipped it for a full regrind (0.015" BTE) before ever seeing it, the reports had been of a thick grind. When I got it I used potassium permanganate to make the elk sides match better, carefully and gently rounded off the sharp corners of the bolsters and worked the main blade until it had the snap required. It's now a great knife, an incredible slicer and should be a true pride to a collection. But. Prior to that I had bought a $9 second hand Spartan, chopped off the opener layer and created what was for me the perfect EDC pocket knife. While this challenge was going on I made a mkII version, this time I had learned from my mistakes and the action/pull/snap is perfect, truly perfect. Total cost was $20 for the new Spartan and about 1.5 hours of modding time. I get my perfect blade size and combo and a package which is custom to my own requirements but which wouldn't bother me much if I lost it, no big deal to make another. I can dress it up with custom scales (I have wooden ones on the way from Germany now) and it is all that I need, all that I want. Moreover, if I want a similar package I can buy a non mod but similar toolset off the shelf for peanuts anywhere and it will be a 'sure thing' every single time.

I carried traditionals for years, always looking for 'the one'. The one which would be my carry for the next decade or more. I never was a collector. I tried different patterns, blade shapes and grinds. Then one time I did a google search and up popped a photo of a Pioneer Settler and realised that I'd been looking in the wrong place the entire time. I'm sorry traditional world. I've carried some beautiful examples of what you had to offer but it wasn't enough. I honestly believe Victorinox is and perhaps always was my solution.

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The Buck is for sale if anyone is interested. I hope someone else will bond with it in the way which I could not despite choosing this challenge specifically to see if I could learn to love it, I'd only carried it for a week and a half prior to the challenge.

Nice wrap up!  Like Nix said, at least you found that one love, which is all that really matters!


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Reply #5288 on: July 30, 2019, 06:35:40 PM
I think everyone made it a lot of fun!

And thanks to my Co-host, Barry for helping get this going. I don't recall exactly when we cooked this challenge up, but we expected it to be fun. I think our expectations were exceeded.....by a  long shot!



This been a fun and wild ride, so many things happening each day and so much to catch up!  Thanks for all the thoughtful ICC!


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Reply #5289 on: July 30, 2019, 06:47:40 PM
I'm going to award the first round of badges, I'll get to the rest as they post today  :tu:

I'll do the GEC badges as all of us post today  :tu:





And done !   Congrats   :cheers:


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Reply #5290 on: July 30, 2019, 06:52:41 PM
I'm going to award the first round of badges, I'll get to the rest as they post today  :tu:

I'll do the GEC badges as all of us post today  :tu:





And done !   Congrats   :cheers:

Thank you Steve! :cheers:



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Reply #5291 on: July 30, 2019, 06:57:44 PM
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Reply #5292 on: July 30, 2019, 07:05:49 PM
Thanks Steve  :cheers:
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Reply #5293 on: July 30, 2019, 07:09:33 PM
Love all the pics today guys :like:


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Reply #5294 on: July 30, 2019, 07:09:53 PM
Day 30 of 30

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Reply #5295 on: July 30, 2019, 07:17:56 PM
Right?

(And there is a GEC badge to earn........)
Well I might not be able to wait another year!  :rofl:


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Reply #5296 on: July 30, 2019, 07:19:17 PM
I think everyone made it a lot of fun!

And thanks to my co-host, Barry for helping get this going. I don't recall exactly when we cooked this challenge up, but we expected it to be fun. I think our expectations were exceeded.....by a  long shot!   :2tu:

 :MTO:
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And thank you for everything you have done.  :hatsoff:


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Reply #5297 on: July 30, 2019, 07:21:22 PM
Day 30   :woohoo:



I like my saks and nothing will change that but what i took from this challenge is i am perfectly happy to carry and use a trad, any trad i have really, the Grohmann has been a joy to use and is for sure a keeper, the others are fine too, traditionals from whatever country i got them from, i guess they are traditional for a reason  :tu: I plan to make a bladeless sak in the future and carry that with a trad  :cheers:

And a Spanish bonus  :tu:







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Reply #5298 on: July 30, 2019, 07:22:01 PM
I'm going to award the first round of badges, I'll get to the rest as they post today  :tu:

I'll do the GEC badges as all of us post today  :tu:





And done !   Congrats   :cheers:
Oh wow...thank you sir!  :cheers: :hatsoff:


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Reply #5299 on: July 30, 2019, 07:25:49 PM
:iagree:
And thank you for everything you have done.  :hatsoff:

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Well I might not be able to wait another year!  :rofl:

I'm thinking GEC next year too, will give me a year to research, i'm not too clued up on them just yet but i know i want one...and a Case, and a Barlow, and a... 
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Reply #5300 on: July 30, 2019, 07:27:09 PM
If GEC make a stainless Churchill, Possum Skinner, Calf Roper Slim, Grinling Whittler or Bird Dog - and if they're not all sold out within seconds and there are decent cover options - I might join you for a GEC challenge!

I did carry this one every day for 6 months.

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Reply #5301 on: July 30, 2019, 07:27:34 PM
Day 30   :woohoo:

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I like my saks and nothing will change that but what i took from this challenge is i am perfectly happy to carry and use a trad, any trad i have really, the Grohmann has been a joy to use and is for sure a keeper, the others are fine too, traditionals from whatever country i got them from, i guess they are traditional for a reason  :tu: I plan to make a bladeless sak in the future and carry that with a trad  :cheers:

And a Spanish bonus  :tu:

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Good gosh...that puppy looks BIG!
The Grohmann line is very nice. I may pick one up later but work on the interior of the van needs to come first! It’s going to be home. I enjoyed all your photos of the Grohmann.  :hatsoff:


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Reply #5302 on: July 30, 2019, 07:31:15 PM
:iagree:

I'm thinking GEC next year too, will give me a year to research, i'm not too clued up on them just yet but i know i want one...and a Case, and a Barlow, and a...
Research - most definitely and as you have said, you have a year! Maybe I will hold off and do it next year also.  :cheers:


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Reply #5303 on: July 30, 2019, 07:32:50 PM
If GEC make a stainless Churchill, Possum Skinner, Calf Roper Slim, Grinling Whittler or Bird Dog - and if they're not all sold out within seconds and there are decent cover options - I might join you for a GEC challenge!

I did carry this one for 6 months.

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Nice  :tu:


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Reply #5304 on: July 30, 2019, 07:38:17 PM
Day 30

Used today Opinel to cut throught duct tape, someone used duct tape to repair air ventilation pipe and we needed to remove it on newer ventilation pipe ways. Opinel cutted throught it easily.



Heres bonus pic

It seems leaves are allready dropping from trees and its not even august yet




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Reply #5305 on: July 30, 2019, 07:50:28 PM
Thanks Steve for the badge! :hatsoff:
And a big thanks to Nix for all the extra effort you put in to making this challenge super awesome :salute
And to Barry for beeing a co-conspirator :hatsoff:

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Reply #5306 on: July 30, 2019, 07:50:56 PM
Research - most definitely and as you have said, you have a year! Maybe I will hold off and do it next year also.  :cheers:

It doesn't always work that way though, sometimes you see one and know its the one  :D

Day 30

Used today Opinel to cut throught duct tape, someone used duct tape to repair air ventilation pipe and we needed to remove it on newer ventilation pipe ways. Opinel cutted throught it easily.

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Heres bonus pic

It seems leaves are allready dropping from trees and its not even august yet

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Reply #5307 on: July 30, 2019, 08:00:49 PM
Day 30 of 30


No pic no badge for you   :pok:

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Reply #5309 on: July 30, 2019, 08:08:21 PM
I've completed a challenge and got a badge! Never thought I'd have one of those badges. Always seemed like such a faff to remember to post every day. Quite proud of myself.  :rofl:
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