All About Pocket Knives

I know that 2020 brought a lot of misery to people. Hopefully Santa helped to offset that a little. While we dialed back our gift-giving this year, I did receive these great reproduction cutlery signs. I plan to hang them in my office at work...

What did Santa bring you this year?

My oldest son got me a soft sided knife case.
Will hold 40 folding knives.

I got a bottle of Irish Whiskey that I'll probably be sipping on this evening. I also have a Leatherman Free T4 at my local Post Office but it didn't quite make it here in time for Christmas. Both gifts are from my wonderful wife.

Slim line Trapper natural bone from girlfriend, Case tin sign from my brother.

My wife is a definite keeper! I got 2 Seahorse Whittlers. A Buffalo Horn and a Classic in Cabernet bone..
Also got a beautiful Purple Haze Sodbuster... What a Christmas haul!

Some cool things so far, Gentlemen...

dlr110 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:21 pm My oldest son got me a soft sided knife case.
Will hold 40 folding knives.

You couldn't have asked for a better gift David, those pouches are terrific! I have 5 of them, so far, and the worst thing about them is finding them available! Absolutely perfect to display your collection! Enjoy it!

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:57 pm My wife is a definite keeper! I got 2 Seahorse Whittlers. A Buffalo Horn and a Classic in Cabernet bone..
Also got a beautiful Purple Haze Sodbuster... What a Christmas haul!IMG_1472 (2).JPG

WOW! Just too nice for words TMK! You must have been a particularly good boy this year! That Sodbuster, well, WOW! Congrats!

Santa was cool this year...

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Mike

That Benchmade is a beauty. Love it. Congratulations.

I'm going to show the generosity of Colonel26 as often as the opportunity presents it's self.
Thanks again Wade.

Very nice gifts everyone! these 2 are from my girlfriend-- the top one has my father's signature embossed on it, she scanned it from one of his old hunting licenses I have...the copperlock is in my pocket...

Stanwade wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:33 pm Very nice gifts everyone! these 2 are from my girlfriend-- the top one has my father's signature embossed on it, she scanned it from one of his old hunting licenses I have...the copperlock is in my pocket...

That signature gift is a very cool idea!! Congratts on both Ryan!!

Thanks WW!!

Something I’ve wanted since I was a little kid. My dads bench at work had one and I liked to play with it. Since then I’ve wished I had one from time to time.

It’s a desk lamp with a large magnifying glass and a round light bulb around it. Mine is an LED and it came with a bench mount and a pedestal.

XX Case XX wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:37 pm Santa was cool this year...

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Mike

Those "bug-Outs" are amazingly thin and light knives, I love mine.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:30 pm

toomanyknives wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:57 pm My wife is a definite keeper! I got 2 Seahorse Whittlers. A Buffalo Horn and a Classic in Cabernet bone..
Also got a beautiful Purple Haze Sodbuster... What a Christmas haul!IMG_1472 (2).JPG

WOW! Just too nice for words TMK! You must have been a particularly good boy this year! That Sodbuster, well, WOW! Congrats!

Thanks Marco! I wasn't that good!

Stanwade wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:33 pm Very nice gifts everyone! these 2 are from my girlfriend-- the top one has my father's signature embossed on it, she scanned it from one of his old hunting licenses I have...the copperlock is in my pocket...

Ryan! Your girlfriend is a definite keeper! Two super nice knives, the wooden one so you can have your Dad, or his memory close with you, and the Copperlock is just special! Congrats, and Merry Christmas!

XX Case XX wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:37 pm Santa was cool this year...

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Mike

Nice! I've been really looking at that one myself, to shave some weight off. Benchmades are pretty darn expensive. I bought both of mine (154CM Mini Griptillian; D2 Bone Collector Mini) used (one of them here) for under $60 used.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:21 pm My oldest son got me a soft sided knife case.
Will hold 40 folding knives.

I really like how that one zips up. I don't' like Sack-Ups because of the stick-on Velcro that closes the flap (it falls off) and having to lace them up. I have a pair of "Safe & Sound" cases (probably made by Blue Ridge); that are supposed to hold 48. One, it actually fits about 24 "regular size" knives (anything 3 1/8" or bigger). Secondly, If the elastic is a little loose (say, from a smaller knife being placed in a slot where a multitool or large folder was), knives fall out, even when the case is snapped up. In retrospect, I should have gotten that design you show.

My favorite is a leather roll-up pouch made to hold wood chisels. But, leather tends to not do well with non-stainless steels. I mostly have tactical folders in that pouch, thus, they're all fairly rust-resistant stainless steels.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:43 am

Stanwade wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:33 pm Very nice gifts everyone! these 2 are from my girlfriend-- the top one has my father's signature embossed on it, she scanned it from one of his old hunting licenses I have...the copperlock is in my pocket...

Ryan! Your girlfriend is a definite keeper! Two super nice knives, the wooden one so you can have your Dad, or his memory close with you, and the Copperlock is just special! Congrats, and Merry Christmas!

Thanks Mark! That one with dad's signature is really special to me

Stanwade wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:33 pm Very nice gifts everyone! these 2 are from my girlfriend-- the top one has my father's signature embossed on it, she scanned it from one of his old hunting licenses I have...the copperlock is in my pocket...

Ryan, your signature knife is outstanding. You might want to hang on to that gal.

What an incredibly thoughtful gift!

glennbad wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 5:17 pm I know that 2020 brought a lot of misery to people. Hopefully Santa helped to offset that a little. While we dialed back our gift-giving this year, I did receive these great reproduction cutlery signs. I plan to hang them in my office at work...

cutlery signs.jpg


What did Santa bring you this year?

Nice! I have a few Wostenholm and one Cattaragus, and I might look into getting something like that to build a display. I really don't display much artwork. I have a large technical drawing (which came from a former American LaFrance employee; who had retired from teaching at a community college, and needed to get rid of it) of a fire truck American LaFrance built here in my town in my office (in front of which is a shelf of mostly 1950s fire apparatus models), and in my room is a few photos, and the various certifications I've earned "for the heck of it". Basically, stuff I did in my spare time during the summer. I'd planned to get my EMT Basic as the summer project this year (something I've wanted to do since I was a teenager, and in some jobs, you get a bonus for having it), but then COVID hit.

Stanwade wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:33 pm Very nice gifts everyone! these 2 are from my girlfriend-- the top one has my father's signature embossed on it, she scanned it from one of his old hunting licenses I have...the copperlock is in my pocket...

Nice! I really like the shape of the pattern of the knife. I prefer discs over thumb studs, but you don't see them that much outside of Emerson. The technology for doing stuff like that engraving is getting really interesting these days. I knew companies could take company logos and do similar work, but I didn't know about signatures.

Thanks guys!,

Stanwade wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:33 pm Very nice gifts everyone! these 2 are from my girlfriend-- the top one has my father's signature embossed on it, she scanned it from one of his old hunting licenses I have...the copperlock is in my pocket...

That is quite the special gift!