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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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seald with a locking biner!
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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I always had a thing for butterfly knives. Those many years of working with Mexicanos and Chicanos in the kitchens of the West, I have met more than one mean hombre that could scare the crap out of most gringos with some flashy wrist-work with a butterfly. I have also seen a few rookies slice parts trying to show off. Funny shite.
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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As most, I have several knives, most are used daily in the kitchen. Some, however, have the privilege to go to work on our friendly neighbourhood pigs.
Warning - some might find the following imagery disturbing. The same people might not know where meat comes from.
Those who find the image below mouthwatering should not be squeamish about the one above.
Lasti
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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I just got this knife today from Tod's Stuff in the U.K. It is a faithful reproduction of a 12th Century whittle tang knife that I commissioned.
The blade form is easily recognizable as resembling that of the broken-back seax. Though pattern welding swords had ceased to be forged by about the 10th Century, pattern welded knives continued to be made until the 14th Century. And so this blade was made by Owen Bush with shear steel edge to hold a sharpness, a patterned core (iron and steel) and a wrought iron back - just the way knives were made in the 12th Century.
The handle is boxwood, typical for knives of that era, and the ferrule is pure silver.
The sheath is just a bit speculative. The form is typical of the 12th Century (a single layer of leather, unlined, no tabs, suspended vertically, and form-fitted to the blade and handle), but the stamped design is based on surviving leatherwork from a century later.
She's a beauty.
I also bought another custom blade from Owen Bush - a reproduction of a 9th Century broken-back seax. I've having Ben Potter make a rather special handle and sheath for me. I'll post photos when I get that knife, shouldn't be too much longer.
Here's the raw pattern-welded balde. Again, looks like a steel edge, patterned core and a wrought iron back.
Lastly... a limited-edition 13th Century steel dagger made by Albion Armorers.
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Magic Ed
Trad climber
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
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Antique Gurka
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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No Applegate/Fairbarin? just a bunch of wimpy folders?
no vaquero grande or len thompson videos?
wtf, over?
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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My new favorite knife.
It's a big knife ( the pizza came out of a 14" Dutch oven ). A hell of a lot easier - and safer - to clean than a wheel-style pizza cutter.
Remind me never to raise hell in a pizza joint.
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Dr Spock asked: "No Applegate/Fairbarin?" I have an original WW2 Fairbairn Sykes. Wayne Wallace wandered over to me in Camp 4 about 1983 and said "do you want to buy a great knife cheap"?
"Uhh, No. I have a Swiss Army Knife that does everything I want, but thanks".
"Well I'm broke and need some money," Wayne Says: "you're buying it for $10 as a favor to me, you can cut cheese more efficiently."
"Uhhhh, OK, glad to help you out"...later I came to appreciate it as an interesting bit of history.
Sorry, no photos, but looks like this.
More info: http://www.macdonaldarms.com/armoury/FairbairnSykes.php
Very nice knife, Ledge Rat. What did that beauty run you? And would love to hear why you wanted to commission such an interesting bit of history.
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
Nevada City
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damn, beautiful knives SLR, i almost feel ashamed posting my simple little benchmade after several of more recent posts, but here it is, with hand for scale.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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A few throwers.
A vintage 73' Philippine butterfly.
And an example of my amateurish attempts at knapping.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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May 21, 2014 - 01:21pm PT
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The latest addition to my armoury.
A 3-bar pattern welded blade made by bladesmith Owen Bush
Knife fittings by Ben Potter
It's a 10th Century Celtic seax
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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May 21, 2014 - 02:03pm PT
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eKat that is a great story.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de la Playa
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May 21, 2014 - 03:07pm PT
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I have been told that this is a very rare Boy Scout Knife that I have.
The dental spatula (A) on top isn't technically a knife, but it is my favorite tool. Took these locks apart in very short order without any help.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 21, 2014 - 03:54pm PT
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Cool knives!
My favorite aunt brought me this from Oaxaca when I was about 13. You can
see why she was my fave.
I was taking Spanish then but the colloquialism on the blade had me a bit
stumped so I took it in to my Spanish teacher. He got all red in the face
and said, "Never you mind!"
"No te fijes en las culecas, fijate en las que estan poniendo"
More or less it means: "Don't bother with the young chicks, go for the ones that are putting out" LOL!!!!!!!
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Braunini
Big Wall climber
cupertino
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May 21, 2014 - 03:59pm PT
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Antique Gurka
Did he come with as a package deal with your Kukri?
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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May 21, 2014 - 04:48pm PT
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looks easy from here
climber
Ben Lomond, CA
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May 21, 2014 - 05:22pm PT
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Small enough to leave permanently on my harness, big enough to be useful, opens easily with just one hand, cuts all the things I need it to cut quickly and cleanly.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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May 21, 2014 - 07:27pm PT
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novelty pocket knives that I inherited from my Dad. The blades are still sharp.
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