English Jacks show yours
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Re: English Jacks show yours
Perfectly understandable! And I agree that Daddy's should be in their own category!
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Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
- galvanic1882
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That was fun so I think I will do it again next week with another pattern. Thanks for all who posted either with their knives or comments on the ones posted. That Holley is a great knife for sure.
Mike
Mike
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Re: English Jacks show yours
Please do so!
The Jacks from Robeson and Terrier have some quite special jigging with those “grooves”..? What's the story?
The Jacks from Robeson and Terrier have some quite special jigging with those “grooves”..? What's the story?
Knivlaus mann er livlaus mann.
A knifeless man is a lifeless man - Old Nordic proverb.
A knifeless man is a lifeless man - Old Nordic proverb.
Re: English Jacks show yours
The contrasting deeper longer jig or groove, is often called a "worm groove" because of its length, and random appearance, I believe. It was a tradition with Cattaraugus, and others from time to time. It helped "bone stag" (jigged bone) look more like stag as well as whatever unknown reasons created it/them. Now it is a prized feature on old knives.
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
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Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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Way to go upnorth.
By the way I love the Ulster's that you keep posting. I don't have any in my collection and wish I had a nice one. Thought I had an etched Cattle Knife a few months ago on ebay but was out bid.
By the way I love the Ulster's that you keep posting. I don't have any in my collection and wish I had a nice one. Thought I had an etched Cattle Knife a few months ago on ebay but was out bid.
Re: English Jacks show yours
Was it Eric who outbid you on that one?
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
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Johnnie Fain would have approved!
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I don't know Eric but the high bidder was lizard1123. He also out bid me on a horn handled jack a few weeks ago.
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upnorth wrote:Was it Eric who outbid you on that one?
If it's meant for me to have it, it'll still be there.
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Thanks very much for the info!upnorth wrote:The contrasting deeper longer jig or groove, is often called a "worm groove" because of its length, and random appearance, I believe. It was a tradition with Cattaraugus, and others from time to time. It helped "bone stag" (jigged bone) look more like stag as well as whatever unknown reasons created it/them. Now it is a prized feature on old knives.
Knivlaus mann er livlaus mann.
A knifeless man is a lifeless man - Old Nordic proverb.
A knifeless man is a lifeless man - Old Nordic proverb.
Re: English Jacks show yours
Lizard1123 is a sniper who bids huge. He's beat me on some exceptional knives. I've only managed to return the "favor" once. since then, I swear he bids even higher.galvanic1882 wrote:I don't know Eric but the high bidder was lizard1123. He also out bid me on a horn handled jack a few weeks ago.
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Re: English Jacks show yours
Here's another English Jack, at 4 3/8". I just clipped it out of my Empire display, which I am slowly reworking.
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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Re: English Jacks show yours
Hi:
Thanks for the thread. There has been a couple of others that I have shown this in but I always enjoy showing one of my favorites. At 4 1/4 " closed it is small by standards. I like it anyway.
moss
Thanks for the thread. There has been a couple of others that I have shown this in but I always enjoy showing one of my favorites. At 4 1/4 " closed it is small by standards. I like it anyway.
moss
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Very nice knives everyone It is a great pattern. As Upnorth once noted; all my jacks are English. This is an old Eye Witness knife circa 1880s-90s. s-k
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This thread has some of the nicest knives I've seen in a while, great knives everyone!
-Phil
Re: English Jacks show yours
Here's an Ulster! Just for Mike!!
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
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Johnnie Fain would have approved!
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OK upnorth just send me a PM and I will send one back with my address so you can sned it to me since, as you said, this one is for Mike.
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But - but !
Glad you like it! I think I'll hang on for a while!
Glad you like it! I think I'll hang on for a while!
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Re: English Jacks show yours
When I die I want to be reincarnated as a nice old pocket knife, so I can go live at Upnorth's house with all his knives
Re: English Jacks show yours
Yikes !! Now I'm gonna have bad dreams !!
People living in my safe !
I take it as a compliment, Adam; thanks
People living in my safe !
I take it as a compliment, Adam; thanks
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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Weird wish indeed, wanting to be reincarnated as a harness jack! Anyway, how does the little release work on the side of some of those English Jack's? Are they a lock and release mechanism?
Hal
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The "hump" on the back is a lock release, Thawk. You push it in to release the blade. It's essentially similar to the back lock that sits in a cutout, but rides higher.thawk wrote:Weird wish indeed, wanting to be reincarnated as a harness jack! Anyway, how does the little release work on the side of some of those English Jack's? Are they a lock and release mechanism?
Utopia!! A chicken in every pot!! And a Barlow in every pocket!!!
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
Johnnie Fain would have approved!
1949 - 2009
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Hello everybody, Those are sure some awesome looking english jacks posted. I thought I would share my Napanoch English Jack--Thanks Mark
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Ratlesnake, I really like that Nap. I don't have any Nap's. Here are a couple Challenge with a Remington in the center. Nothing as nice as the Nap.
Stockman
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Those challenge jacks are sure awesome looking!! Thx Mark
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