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paigeharris•20h ago

My grandpa's 1962 blazer fits better than anything I've bought new, and I'm done pretending otherwise

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reese_wood55•1d ago

Cleaned my grandfather's 1972 Case stockman with vinegar after 30 yrs of grime, now I wonder if I ruined the patina

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wood.zara•1d ago

Picked up a $9 Opinel at a flea market in Tulsa and my carry rotation changed in 3 months

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joseph455•2d ago

PSA: Saw a guy at the Columbus show pull a $400 custom slip joint from a display with zero paper between the liners

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aaronlee•3d ago

Dropped $140 on a cheap ultrasonic cleaner for my vintage blazers and it dulled a 1950s wool tweed

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brookefox•4d ago

Vent: I wore my 1978 blazer to a knife show in Tulsa and a guy asked if I was the appraiser

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jenkins.wade•4d ago

Swapped my vintage blazer buttons for bone ones and a guy at the flea market spotted it in 10 seconds

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white.lisa•4d ago

TIL a $4 magnet from Harbor Freight saves my jacket buttons from my knife

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skyler_fox72•4d ago

My brass folder went flying during a wedding toast in Louisville and a guy in a mint 1970s blazer saved the day

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paigeharris•10d ago

Serious question, is anybody else at the Blade Show in Atlanta sick of the $600 table knives that can't cut paper?

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the_kevin•11d ago

Can we talk about how I swore off needle files after one broke on my Case trapper, then a $9 set from the flea market in Tulsa changed my mind?

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paulperez•13d ago

Warning: a knife maker at a Portland flea market flipped my take on old blazers

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davidwilliams•14d ago

My uncle who ran a gun show table for 30 years said never carry a knife with a blade over 3 inches, and after two years of pocket wear he was dead right

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ben827•15d ago

Guy at the Portland knife show told me he never oils his joints, just lets them break in dry

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the_julia•19d ago

Dropped $85 on a curved leather jacket brush from a guy in Portland and it pulled the nap right off my suede

Blades and Blazers

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A place to talk about custom pocket knives and vintage sports jackets, two hobbies that surprisingly go together.

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