*** The Dean 51 Traditional Challenge 2024 ***

[Farmer X]

Trio of carbon steel soddies (Case, Bear, Case)

My 3137 will probably make a cameo appearance before the challenge ends.

Case Peanut

I didn't expect you'd show a Peanut!

The mighty No. 12!

Serrated, eh?

Tribal now polished and looking good.

It sure is!

Day 17

Another great day, y'awl!

Day 17

Today we'll take a look at the Wards Scout. If anyone knows how the can opener works, it would be BPRoberts.

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[Gareth]

Tribal now polished and looking good.
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Shiny. 

[GA1dad]

Dean 51 Traditional Challenge
Scout Sub-Challenge
Day 16 of 30

mail call,,,, looks like a fine Virginia musky lure to me.

[Sos24]

 Day 17
A Case Swell Center Jack.  The scales are made from Kentucky bourbon barrels.

[Gareth]

Day 17
A Case Swell Center Jack.  The scales are made from Kentucky bourbon barrels.

I was planning on putting my swell centre in my pocket very soon.  Such a nice wee knife.

[G-Dizzle]

Day 17: Found a flashlight i hadn’t seen in quite a
long time!!

[Sos24]

I was planning on putting my swell centre in my pocket very soon.  Such a nice wee knife.

:iagree:It is a great small knife

Day 17

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Sweet looking pair

Day 17  GEC

The BARLOW pairs very well with a favorite! A Tony Bose Tribal Lock.

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Do need to polish up the pivot bolsters, as the pocket sheath apparently tarnishes the bolsters.
(The next task)

Sweet pair

[nate j]

I didn't expect you'd show a Peanut!

I don’t carry it much, as it is smaller than I generally prefer.  I certainly don’t have every pattern, but my Case collection pretty much spans the range from Peanut and small Stockman to up to Folding Hunter and a fixed blade or two.

[David]

Day 17

With Steve and David both showing off some lovely I.XL knives yesterday I thought I'd get in on the action.  Wostenholm I.XL penknife for me.

Gareth   

[BPRoberts]

Today we'll take a look at the Wards Scout. If anyone knows how the can opener works, it would be BPRoberts.

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From that pic, it looks like you could work it similarly the the Vic half moon opener. Rest the nub on the rim, push down, work forwards. I looked at a couple other Wards floating around the net, and they all look more similar to the "upside down ones I showed a few of this month, where you get the sharp side under the lid and push up to cut. Not sure if yours is different, or just the angle/lighting of the pic.

This thread and this video: have a lot of good info.

Generally, I just try them very carefully different ways until they cooperate. There's really only like 4 ways they can work unless you get a truly weird one. Forward or backward and up or down.

30 Scouts in 30 Days: Day 17

The Workman from yesterday and this Imperial Diamond Edge nicely show either side of the line between Scout* (or maybe Scout+) and non-Scout knife-multi IMO. I'll agree that almost any slipjoint (although we have seen a few liner locks as well, so I guess I'd let that go) with most or all of the scout tools in a traditional "cigar" shaped handle is a scout, as long as they all open from the same side (but not necessarily end). A Farmer X is still a Scout*/+. But once you start putting tools on the back, I have to draw the line. Other than that, a serviceable, but not stand out, pocket knife.

[AzteCypher]

Day 17

Opened up a bag of grass seed but forgot to take a pictures so here's a beauty shot instead. 

[AndyAaron]

Need to catch up.
Day 17
Package arrived with new beauties.
First one is Case Sodbuster. Great small knife. I love it!

[gra_farmer]

DAY 17

I have been enjoying revisiting the traditional folders, and although modern versions of old patterns, the rough riders are really very good.... honest in materials and price 

[Adam5]

Need to catch up.
Day 17
Package arrived with new beauties.
First one is Case Sodbuster. Great small knife. I love it!
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[Adam5]

Day 17

Robeson

[SteveC]

 

[Gareth]

Day 17: Found a flashlight i hadn’t seen in quite a
long time!!

I do like an eagtac. 

D25A clicky?

[Gareth]

Day 18

Case Swell Centre Jack (middle).  A neat little knife that gives you just a bit more to hold onto that a Peanut.

[AzteCypher]

Day 18

Had some assistance opening up a can of corned hash.

[G-Dizzle]

I do like an eagtac. 

D25A clicky?

I believe that’s correct!

[G-Dizzle]

Day 18: Got some deer chili in the pot this morning. The GEC scout was the only cutting tool that I used. (Only used 2 of 3 tomatoes)

Now we wait….

[SteveC]

Day 18

Pal Blade Co. Jack and an I*XL Lamb

[David]

Pal Blade Co. Jack and an I*XL Lamb


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Sweet!   

[David]

Day 18

[nate j]

Day 15

Case Blue Scroll 47 pattern Stockman

[nate j]

Day 16

Case single blade 65 pattern Folding Hunter in CV steel

[nate j]

Day 17

Case Small Pen Knife (Gee, this one is tiny.)

[nate j]

Day 18

Case Barlow in 154CM

[G-Dizzle]

Day 18: Got some deer chili in the pot this morning. The GEC scout was the only cutting tool that I used. (Only used 2 of 3 tomatoes)

Now we wait….

Coming along nicely.

[BPRoberts]

30 Scouts? in 30 Days: Day 18

I spent the last couple days asking how much could add to the Scout toolset (Knife, awl, flat driver, can opener) and still technically be a Scout*. Today, I planned to do the opposite, picked out a knife to carry, and then had some second thoughts.

I think most of us would agree that "junior" Scouts with 3 blades (knife, flat driver and either an awl or can opener depending on model) are still Scouts (maybe Scout* or Scout-).

So I picked out a knife that only has two blades, but that I occasionally see referred to as a Scout, and prepared to put my foot down.

So here it is, the Marble's Gi Jack:
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Depending on who you ask, this is is either a variant of a sailor's knife, or half of a demo knife. The latter, I think, is why it sometimes gets called a Scout.

It's a little shorter than most Scouts (~3 1/3"), but that's not out of the ordinary for the Jr Scouts. Feels great in pocket, looks alright, has the bail, durable and well constructed, nice sheepsfoot blade, and a killer can opener.

But when I took it out of the drawer last night to carry today, I remembered it does have a 3rd tool.

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Right up there at the top of the pic is a flathead screwdriver. I tested it, and it squeezed into a plate cover screw, which means it'll work well on more common medium or large size flats. It can't fold up on you. It's a hell of a scraper. Nothing for reach but, in some ways, actually better than the SD on most Scouts. The slightly odd shape of the can opener makes it a decent bottle opener (it still mangles the cap, but it's pretty easy to get it to catch and pop compared to some others.)

It meets the other criteria (it's a slipjoint pocket knife) and it even has the aesthetic down. Do all the tools need to fold out? Could someone make a multi shaped like one of those 4 way lug wrenches with one tool (nonfolding) on each end of the cross and have that count? WHERE DOES IT END?



I think this is where it ends. You have to have at least a folding knife to be pocket knife, and I don't think anyone is making anything with a non-folding can/bottle opener/driver. Marbles GI Jack: Scout*/-. Since it's based on a sailor's knife, maybe we should call is a Sea Scout knife or something. (Ironically, if they just put a marlin spike on it [FRONT SIDE ONLY!], I'd consider giving it credit for the awl.)