Waterville Cutlery Co.

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Heck...we collect anything except sharp sticks around here, There's even a place for your knapped blades. You've got lots of reading here to catch up.

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Sauconian wrote:Heck...we collect anything except sharp sticks around here, There's even a place for your knapped blades. You've got lots of reading here to catch up.

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I'll have you know I collect sharp sticks!! :shock: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Sauconian wrote:Heck...we collect anything except sharp sticks around here
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You don't????? :shock: :shock: :shock:

I guess me & Charlie will have to rectify that situation. :mrgreen:

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My sharp sticks;
From rustic edge, to chisel point, to button-down points, a sharp stick collection is a joy and a treasure! I am still searching for the Holy Grail, a twig from the old Waterville picnic grounds.
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Charlie,

Eric and I have a whole collection of vintage sharp sticks to sell you ! ::nod:: All from Walden. ::paranoid::

They ain't gonna be cheap... :shock: but I'll throw in a couple of rare ones too, from Allentown. :mrgreen:

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Well, I don't have any Waterville or Walden sticks :( but I do have a number of Vintage Oregon sticks. :)
Sticks related to such world famous cutlery companies as Murphy (Murphy combat knives & the original maker of Gerber Knives), and of course Gerber sticks, Al Mar sticks, Benchmade sticks, and Columbia River Knife & Tool sticks. ::tu:: ::tu::

I even have a stick verified to be sharpened by Orvet, the barely known & occasionally heralded sometimes knife maker & customizer of knives.
(I think I can even get him to sign one). ::groove::

Unfortunately, I do not have a way to scan them, as they won’t fit my scanner. ::cr::
However, I just ordered a photo booth today & if the interest remains high in the sticks, I can make, …er, ……. I mean photograph :oops: some sticks for this thread when my new booth arrives. :mrgreen:

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Fran,
Please post pics of all the sharp sticks (you may exclude the dull ones) in your collection.
Perhaps we can get Bryan to set aside a special thread for Stick Swapping! ::ds::

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With apologies to AnotherKnifeCollector, for totally hijacking his thread!! Back to Waterville guys!!!! :oops: :oops:


(Real Walden sticks, Fran?? Sharp???) :lol: :lol:
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Four months later a Waterville beaches itself in the Pacific Northwest!!
This knife was preceded by a Tsunami!!
I have compared it to a Case 6347 premium Stockman, so you can get an idea of size. It also weighs twice as much as the Case! I've never seen that shield before either; have you??
Here's big Mamoo!! When either blade snaps, all the crows leap from their roost!! :lol:
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hey charlie, that is a big mamoo! great knife with an interesting shield.


my contribution. water-ville co. ivory quill knife. 3" closed.
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jonet143 wrote:hey charlie, that is a big mamoo! great knife with an interesting shield.


my contribution. water-ville co. ivory quill knife. 3" closed.
I think you have the largest vintage collect of knives with imperfections in the country!!!
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Pen & Toothpick wrote:
jonet143 wrote:hey charlie, that is a big mamoo! great knife with an interesting shield.


my contribution. water-ville co. ivory quill knife. 3" closed.
I think you have the largest vintage collect of knives with imperfections in the country!!!
what? tranlate please. :lol: ::shrug::
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I can't translate, but I will say that both the knives shown above are great. :P

Both have such interesting designs and such a richness about them. ::tu::

That big old Jack has a backspring like a bear trap. You'd have to put rocks in your other pocket for ballast if you carried that thing. :lol:

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jonet143 wrote:hey charlie, that is a big mamoo! great knife with an interesting shield.


my contribution. water-ville co. ivory quill knife. 3" closed.
I can't tell the size, but that quill knife looks like a Little Mamoo, Johnnie :lol: :lol: ! Nice!!
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Sauconian wrote:Just this one.

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I had a xchance at one exactly like that a few weeks back, but it had greenish horn handles. Blade was worn but still snapped like a trap, I nearly fell over when he proudly stated his $600 price tag :shock:
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Found this Waterville Cutlery Co. knife at a flea market this weekend.Folded it measures 4 inches long. Can anyone out there tell me anything about it?
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caboolman wrote:Found this Waterville Cutlery Co. knife at a flea market this weekend.Folded it measures 4 inches long. Can anyone out there tell me anything about it?
I have a couple of those knives which I believe are either used for splicing new growth onto a tree(slice bark open w/blade;use other end to open bark to insert splice)or as a combination folding bone(for making envelopes before they were commercially available)and sharpening pen quills.Both of mine are English.
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I have one Waterville that I picked up recently. They do seem hard to find.
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I thought I posted some pictures in this thread of some of my Waterville knives ::shrug:: ::hmm::

I will have to find that punch jack, here is a straight razor w/original box.

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Wowzers, that straight razor looks like it just came off the shelf.
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I got this knife as a gift while at the Leheigh show this past weekend. The backsprings are covered in Tortoise.
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Here is my latest Waterville.
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Again - ::woot:: ::woot::
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::tu:: GREAT ONE ! glad one of members got it . you just don't see Watervilles like that to often ENJOY !
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Great knife. Glad some body got it that won't mess it up.
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I am pretty new and don't always understand why things sell for what they do.
However, one look at that knife and even the novice can see that its a stunner.
Congrats on getting it, WAY TOO COOL!!

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