Not coveting your fine collection, good sir, I was curious if there's a name for that vintage banana yellow. That color been around a loooong time, as you know. I wonder if it started out as a synthetic intended to mimic bone?
I've only heard it referred to as "yellow." Looking back at a lot of vintage knives from a myriad of makers, bone was dyed mostly brown or red. It wasn't until the synthetic materials were developed that they started playing with the colors. Personally, I'm not a fan of the yellow. Send me your address and I'll send you the Bear & Sons. Good, solid blades. Fit and finish excellent.
These are the current knives in my carry rotation: Swiss Army Super Tinker, Swiss Army Pioneer, Case Mini Trapper, and Spyderco Sage 2. Nothing special here, but these are some of my overall favorite everyday knives.
Thanks Jim. The Tinker is one of my favorites too. Have you managed to carry the same knife all that time, or have you gone through different ones due to wear, loss, etc.?
I believe I am currently on my third one, maybe fourth. It is a very handy knife. I don't feel dressed without it.
I always have a pocket knife on me. Sometimes 2. I almost always carry a SAK and also some old beater I like collecting. I switch those out every few days. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Flea market yesterday, found an older Wenger in a junk box, something like a Swisschamp but not. It has an odd diagonal blade I can't identify, I'll post a pic later.
That's what I get for not doing research first. https://www.sakwiki.com/tiki-index.php?page=Can+Opener It is an early style can opener. Good, because I was wondering why they left the usual claw opener off this one.
So we're on vacation in the south of France. We bought a large tent a few years ago. Seems more like 'glamping' than camping, but hey, we're not 20 anymore. Anyway, we've got an Opinel 12 folding knife (blade is 12 cm or about 3.7 inches). Good for cutting vegetables and meat, but not so great for cutting bread. So when we were in the town of Millau yesterday we found a cutlery shop 'by accident' (muhahaha). And there we found a serrated Opinel 12, a standard Opinel 8 (8,5 cm of about 3.5 inches blade) and a specialised folding knife for chestnuts and garlic. (ltr: Opinel 12, Opinel 12 serrated, Opinel 8 and Opinel chestnut&garlic) The real reason that we 'accidentally' found this shop was for this traditional Larzac sheepherd folding knife with a fitting satchel. Also about 8,5 cm / 3.5 inch blade of 12C27 steel. Lovely knife, good cutter. The handle features a sheep's head. Available in different elaborated finishes. This one is the mid tier (and therefore somewhat affordable). The satchel needs some stretching as it is quite tight, but with use it will become better. Different kinds of wood, larger sizes, different finishes and blade materials are available as well. I saw one with a beautifully sculpted horn handle but that was way beyond my budget (it was over €1,000, so no thank you). The Opinel knives are dirt cheap, but are of a more than decent quality. And in many different sizes, finishes and types. All excellent. Certainly for EDC.
Yup, I completely fell for it as well. I bought it in their own shop in Millau, France. €208 including the satchel. Their website is only in French (so you might consider using a translation app) https://couteau-du-larzac.com Perhaps you can find one there, but the page with their shop (boutique en ligne) doesn't work on my Samsung phone. Or just book a flight to France.
Wake up! A new pocket knife in the mailbox yesterday. Camera angle inspired by the 60s Batman TV show
Opinel has an American site, in English. I don’t know if they have any European sites that ate not in French. There are also some English-language European sites that sell Larzac.
