Monthly rotation.

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Re: Monthly rotation.

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This BUCK 196 has been seeing some belt/edc time as of late!! ::woot::
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Nice!
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Thanks.. ::handshake::
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its warm here today so rather than move the western to the belt on my shorts. I chose to rotate in another knife early. The Buck 124. To me it stands alone in Bucks line up. Full length and full width tang. One of my favorites that I’ve carried before. It is surprisingly easy to carry for a big knife.
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Some of you may remember this iconic Nocona boot add.
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I had this sheath made from a factory 124 and 110 sheath.
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Got up @ 03:00 and drove 80 miles to a sage grouse lek and watched them for two hours. Had my Randall 23 in Thuya burl on my hip in case there was some peanut butter or somethin' that needed dealing with.

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Peppers for an omelette. The BUCK 124 is surprisingly good at slicing. The convex main grind is probably why.
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A little backyard bushcraft showed my son how to make a quick tent stake.
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Well it’s time to put the Western and The Buck 124 away. It was a good month. I still like both knives a lot.

The Western was never meant to be a high end knife, but it carried nice and did all I wanted it to do. Funny thing is I got random “nice knife” comments while carrying it. One at LLBean and again at TrueValue hardware store. I’ve never had this happen while just wearing a knife on my belt.

The 124 is at the top of the Buck line and it did not disappoint. I cut some little branches off the trunks of my apple trees with it, and it didn’t even slow down. The Western would sort of bend them over the Buck glided right through. I credit the hollow grind and the weight.

One nice thing about the Western I found I really like the pommel shape it is angled just right for my thumb.
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This month I’m carrying a Buck 117 Brahma. The stock sheath is tactical I guess but just seems silly. I found these distressed leather sheaths to be much nicer. Buck used them on a limited edition these must have been extra.
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I have been carrying this puppy around.

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My sports jacket really doesn't accommodate it very well, but I carry it anyway.
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Your picture doesn’t show. I hope you are not edc’ing the Ontario sp5 Bowie from the other thread. ::paranoid::
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eveled wrote:Your picture doesn’t show. I hope you are not edc’ing the Ontario sp5 Bowie from the other thread. ::paranoid::
It is. I live 29 miles from Portland (outside of the Metro area. (Yes, it is legal here).
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Sweet! It’s legal here too. But it would drag on the ground if I wore it on my belt.
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This week I’m carrying this Randall.
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That is a very handsome rig eveled.
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Thank you I bought it over a year ago. As a reward for getting my Master Plumbers license. But only took the test on Friday, so now I can carry and use it. ::ds::

I bought it because it complimented/matched my skinning knife which was my reward for getting my Journeyman license. They are a special set.
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I wasn't aware of this thread until now. I have enjoyed going through it. Very interesting.
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I too am enjoying this thread immensely. I have numerous fixed blade knives but to be honest, rarely carry one other than during deer season if then. I'm taking some inspiration from this thread. ::nod::
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Thanks for the kind words guys. I have made a conscious effort to carry fixed blades when I can and have really enjoyed it. I’m really glad if someone else is inspired to carry more of their collection.

The thread kind of lost steam because the only knife type stuff I do is cut cardboard and veggies. I didn’t think it would be interesting to document. How many pictures of diced peppers do you want to see? Lol!

Thanks again
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This weekend’s choice. Buck 212 Cherrywood handle. Great size for an edc fixed blade.
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Kind of gave up on the rotation thing. But one thing I learned is the sheath is what makes a knife a joy to carry. Some are super comfy and just ride well on the belt. Others are useless. Most fall In between somewhere.

Hope you guys give your fixed blades some belt time.
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