And that's exactly how it went, yessirree Bob.
There's a long story associated with my annual carry of this one, otherwise it never sees daylight.
Looks very pokey and stabby.
Am pretty sure it was most impressive to anyone not carrying a gun.
I pocket carry a Busse Scrapyard small blade too. I take them out of the pocket before reheating though. Notice no clips. The leather catches on the pocket when I pull it out.
This little blade is satin finished for a reason. I had several light scratches from use so I busted out the green scotch brother and made that finish.
This little knife is called a/the Smokejumper. Rudy Ruana was a blacksmith/farrier who started making knives for Indians which could skin a frozen horse. He set up shop in Montana when all that area was very much middle of nowhere wilderness frequented by hunters who were tired of fancier knives and handles coming apart in rain and snow, and came up with his cast aluminum handle as a fix, which also made his knives popular with soldiers. One of his small skinners also became very popular with forest service smokejumpers where the little Ruana became sort of a pride badge of the profession. This one was made likely in the 1960s while Rudy was still in the shop and making knives with his son-in-law who went on making them (along with HIS sons) after Rudy retired in the 1970s. The grandsons are still at it, but seems none of their kids inclined to take up the hammer, and sad to see maybe the forge finally grow cold.
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I don't carry a different knife every day.
Is this thread dedicated to what knife are you carrying today or what knife do you have in your collection?
Congrats to those of you that do.
Maybe we can start a thread showing the kinives we have in our collection. I have a couple left.
I sold off all my Bokers.
Is this thread dedicated to what knife are you carrying today or what knife do you have in your collection?
Congrats to those of you that do.
Maybe we can start a thread showing the kinives we have in our collection. I have a couple left.
I sold off all my Bokers.
Well then post the pictures, I want to see them....EYE CANDY!
Nothing better than a Ruana. I got to talk to his wife one time, she gave me her son's phone number so I could talk to him. They told me that the old man used to travel around the country and buy Studebaker lift springs to make his knives.
