Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives

Landersknives · Post by **Landersknives** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 10:29 pm

Great selection of Remington pruners. I really like the one with Rogers bone. Really cool olé tools.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:55 pm

Awesome collection and variety of Remington hawkbills Keith

.... the jigged bone one is cool - I have not seen many pruners with bone handles....

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 3:33 pm

Thanks Ed, Lee. I was lucky to get that one in such good condition.

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:47 pm

I picked this up in Tulsa
R723
At 4 3/8 it's a handful.

Duffer · Post by **Duffer** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:04 pm

espn77, that is a big handful of absolutely gorgeous jigged bone or is that a gorgeous handful of pick bone

Either way it is just wonderful!!

djknife13 · Post by **djknife13** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:05 pm

Now that's a pretty knife. ___Dave

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:09 pm

A beautiful pruner jack, Keith.

espn77 · Post by **espn77** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:26 pm

Thanks for the compliments guys. I've been looking for this one for a while. The blade is pretty full but the handles, beautiful monster bone.

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:52 am

Great looking knife Keith!

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:00 pm

I got this one yesterday.

Terrier Cutlery Company, 1910 - 1916, so it's a hundred year old knife.

It's a handful.

Details are in the Terrier Thread in Knife Lore Forum.

Charlie Noyes

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:00 pm

That is quite beautiful!
Congratulations on that one Charlie.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:57 am

LongBlade wrote:Bringing this thread back to the top with something abit different...

Burkinshaw Fruit Grafting Froe - Measures 6 7/8" and no doubt a sharp cutting edge... Interestingly Burkinshaw advertised back in the 1800s that horticultural knives were one of their specialties... The stamp of A Burkinshaw's Sons probably indicates that is was made post 1880 or 81 after aaron passed away and the sons took over the business. These tools were used for grafting a branch of one fruit tree to another (though I would assume it could be used for any type of tree) - whether to add additional branches of same variety or to create new varieties if I am not mistaken...

Burkinshaw Fruit Grafting Froe DSCN3897.JPG

Burkinshaw Froe Tang Stamp DSCN3963.JPG

(PS - I may just have to put this in the metal handle knife thread too )....

Lee, here's a picture of the one I have. A bit older and a little longer, 7 1/4" overall, dark patina but in great shape.

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:45 am

Thanks Dimitri for sharing that froe

... Given it is 7 1/4" and it looks to be same vintage I guess they got them approximately the same size... I just wonder if we measured 2 or 3 others if they may be all slightly different in length - hand forging at its best

Berryb · Post by **Berryb** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:25 am

Does anyone know how this froe was used? I have used a froe to split roof shakes and have at least one on my garage wall, but they are a whole lot bigger than7.25 inches.This one has a dog on one end for hammering into wood to hold it, and a hook at the other. I can't see how to use it for pruning or grafting. I'm not saying I don't believe it I just don't understand how it works. Thanks
Bruce

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:40 am

BerryB - My understanding is the tree trunk is cut with the sharp blade (bottom center of froe) and the cleft is used to open it to insert the scion (new living wood) into the trunk of the tree. The hook I believe is just part of the handle on the other end.

Note in edit - I found a link that explains it as well: https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/14590 - the froe in this link was hand made from a file but they were also made by cutleries for sale.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:21 am

Here's one I wanted to post here for posterity, not my knife, found while surfing the web last year

BWT · Post by **BWT** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:42 am

Thanks Dimitri, that is definitely a interesting looking knife.

peanut740 · Post by **peanut740** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:58 am

MB, that is a knife!

LongBlade · Post by **LongBlade** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:15 am

Cool knife Dimitri

- Looking at it I am trying to imagine how that would feel in hand as a user with that steep curve in handle

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:13 am

Dimitri, do you have any sense as to the size of that knife?

It impresses me as being quite large.

Beautiful stag.

Charlie Noyes

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:31 am

Lee, I have a couple of them with the same curve I find them quite comfortable.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:09 am

Charlie, I'm thinking somewhere around 4-5" closed. I agree the handles are beautiful.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:01 am

What an impressive knife!

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:58 pm

Man that's a beautiful knife! I have an old Mason and son that has that type of curve, just not as pronounced and it does feel great in your hand.

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:13 pm

That's a really nice one Mike, thanks for showing it!

I have one similar to the one you have, in this picture at the 1 o'clock position.

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