All About Pocket Knives

Wishing a happy new year to all!!

FRJ wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:45 pm

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:15 pm Did some knife trading with the family over the holiday.
Ended up with my Dad's old Queen. He wasn't much on sharpening or taking care of a knife, but this old gal still has good snap with a tight blade.
Gonna try to sharpen and carry today...

That's so neat that you have your dads knife.
You're off to a great start with that one.

Thanks Joe! Your CRKT is mighty fine! Nice shape and size.

Love that Horsewright David! That must be one of your favorites, and rightly so!

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:15 pm Did some knife trading with the family over the holiday.
Ended up with my Dad's old Queen. He wasn't much on sharpening or taking care of a knife, but this old gal still has good snap with a tight blade.
Gonna try to sharpen and carry today...

A New Year treasure, Tony! Excellent!

Thought I would start off the new year with a new(ish) knife..

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:23 pm

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:15 pm Did some knife trading with the family over the holiday.
Ended up with my Dad's old Queen. He wasn't much on sharpening or taking care of a knife, but this old gal still has good snap with a tight blade.
Gonna try to sharpen and carry today...

A New Year treasure, Tony! Excellent!

Thanks Kerry! Your Buck has what I call a solid look about it .. NICE one!

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:52 pm

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 3:40 pm My last carry of 2024.

.... Where did the year go?

It went behind us, Dog, never to be seen again, plain and simple! lol!

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:44 am The knives you guys have posted throughout this year have been nothing short of awesome, superb, and a joy to look at in this thread. I have been an AAPK member now for 1 year / 25 days, and the knowledge I have gained since is priceless. Owe it all to you.

Many thanks to you all, and Happy New Year!! Carryin' this tonight...

What a perfect carry for you, Tony, I didn't realize the club anniversary knife is as gorgeous as it is, but your pictures certainly clear that misconception up, be sure no one faints when you whip it out!

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:29 pm

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:44 am The knives you guys have posted throughout this year have been nothing short of awesome, superb, and a joy to look at in this thread. I have been an AAPK member now for 1 year / 25 days, and the knowledge I have gained since is priceless. Owe it all to you.

Many thanks to you all, and Happy New Year!! Carryin' this tonight...

What a perfect carry for you, Tony, I didn't realize the club anniversary knife is as gorgeous as it is, but your pictures certainly clear that misconception up, be sure no one faints when you whip it out!

Thanks Mark!

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:13 am

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:40 am

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:52 pm

.... Where did the year go?

In the rear view mirror, TOPDOG! Have a great New Year!

Thanks TMK .... Happy New Year to you too

My last carry of 2024... ... AND my last drink!

A bottle of Ja"ger and a fist-full-of-beautiful knives, what better way to close out this brutal year than that! Great plan, Dog! HNY!

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:15 pm Did some knife trading with the family over the holiday.
Ended up with my Dad's old Queen. He wasn't much on sharpening or taking care of a knife, but this old gal still has good snap with a tight blade.
Gonna try to sharpen and carry today...

Very nice, Tony, that HOK is oozing memories for you to enjoy!

DM11 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:46 pm Happy New Year Friends!

Not your usual, David, but still very nice!
Happy New Year to you also, buddy, , might we all live to celebrate many more!

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:02 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:52 pm

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 3:40 pm My last carry of 2024.

.... Where did the year go?

It went behind us, Dog, never to be seen again, plain and simple! lol!

I must have blinked M&M ......

Well.... Thought I would start off the new year with a new(ish) knife..

FRJ wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 5:01 pm Nice carries, David.

Here's an old new knife that I have had for quite a while.
Almost never carry it. I thought I would bring in the new year with it in my pocket.
4 5/16" closed. No liners but a nicely engineered spring catch milled and screwed? into the frame to lock the blade.
I'll call it a frame lock. (I ignore the clip.)

It seems we have quite similar taste when it comes to pocket cutlery, Joe, cuz I have a copy of this beautiful well made knife, too! That makes us 2 for 2 in the "Great Minds Think Alike" department!
I'm a big CRKT fan, and when I first saw your knife I thought it was a Michael Walker designed folder, but then I remembered the blade shape is from this Howard Viele designed CRKT knife. The only differences are the black covers, mine are black/blue and mine is minus the etches. I don't know if you are aware of the original Spyderco C42 Viele designed what I know as "Wasp" knife, but IMO, it's the nicest and sleekest of all 3 designs, if you Google it you might agree.
I got kindda excited for you when I read "Limited Edition 1 of 500/Swiss Made 0001" thinking it might be rare, but quickly realized that "Limited Edition 1 of 500" doesn't coincide with "Swiss Made 0001", or, Swiss Made First of 1,000 made, so what is it fellas, 500 or 1,000??? lol! A marketing ploy I suspect!
As far as a title, IMO, liner or frame lock is acceptable, but I sure do like how they set this one up, and your description of it works is the best I've heard so far.
How you can "ignore" the pocket-clip, it's mandatory to remove for myself, it's the first thing I do when receiving a new knife! Besides it's non-aesthetic value, I'd have concerns about snagging the clip on something external and yanking my treasured knife right outta my pocket to be lost forever, nope, they gotta go!
Sorry 'bout my lengthy reply, my friend, all of a sudden my juices started flowing! As I get into reorganizing my knives soon, I'll post pictures of these knives I claim to own! lol!

Knives-of-france wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:50 pm Wishing a happy new year to all!!

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Beautiful Le Thiers, K-O-F, and Happy New Year to you as well!
Love viewing your knives, Sir/Mme!

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:30 pm Thought I would start off the new year with a new(ish) knife..IMG_2519 (2).JPG

Real cool Buck, Kerry, are those covers wooden? Thx!
HNY, buddy!

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:22 pm

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:02 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:52 pm
.... Where did the year go?

It went behind us, Dog, never to be seen again, plain and simple! lol!

I must have blinked M&M ......

Well.... Thought I would start off the new year with a new(ish) knife..

Dontcha mean, "must could be have blinked", Dog? lol!
You know I like your Kershaw, buddy, so 'nuff said!
HNY, see ya next year!

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 11:02 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:22 pm

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:02 pm
It went behind us, Dog, never to be seen again, plain and simple! lol!

I must have blinked M&M ......

Well.... Thought I would start off the new year with a new(ish) knife..

HNY, see ya next year!

I reckon' you are right again Marco ... ... and I'll see you next year ... in 2026 .....

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:38 pm

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:23 pm

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:15 pm Did some knife trading with the family over the holiday.
Ended up with my Dad's old Queen. He wasn't much on sharpening or taking care of a knife, but this old gal still has good snap with a tight blade.
Gonna try to sharpen and carry today...

A New Year treasure, Tony! Excellent!

Thanks Kerry! Your Buck has what I call a solid look about it .. NICE one!

Thank you sir.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:53 pm

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:30 pm Thought I would start off the new year with a new(ish) knife..IMG_2519 (2).JPG

Real cool Buck, Kerry, are those covers wooden? Thx!
HNY, buddy!

Thanks Marco! Those are anodized aluminum. HNY to you too!

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:22 pm

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:02 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 11:52 pm
.... Where did the year go?

It went behind us, Dog, never to be seen again, plain and simple! lol!

I must have blinked M&M ......

Well.... Thought I would start off the new year with a new(ish) knife..

Love me a good Kershaw, TOPDOG! That's a goodun'!

Corn Creek Cutlery wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:51 pm Thanks Joe! Your CRKT is mighty fine! Nice shape and size.

Thank you, Tony.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 10:41 pm I don't know if you are aware of the original Spyderco C42 Viele designed what I know as "Wasp" knife, but IMO, it's the nicest and sleekest of all 3 designs, if you Google it you might agree.

Thank you, Marco. So we have two knives of the same design. That's cool.
I didn't connect "Viele" as a designer but now I know.
I'll check out the Wasp.
I'd like to see pictures of your knives. Thanks again.

EDIT: Checking on the Wasp knife; I think that's what I have here.

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 11:20 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:22 pm

Madmarco wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:02 pm

Love me a good Kershaw, TOPDOG! That's a goodun'!

Thanks TMK, ... looks like the New year is off to a good start .... ..... .... for knives at least ....

Knives-of-france wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:50 pm Wishing a happy new year to all!!

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Sweet carry