Old Timber Scribes!

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Very nice, first one I have seen in a sheath ::tu::
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Miller Bro`s wrote:Very nice, first one I have seen in a sheath ::tu::
I agree, cool sheath, first one I've seen too. ::tu::
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Here is a really old scribe.

Beautiful stag handles and square joint construction, it snaps like a bear trap!
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Just got my first tree scribe.
New York Knife Co. Hammer Brand.
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Nice looking scribe, Greg. The blade looks quite stout.
Looks like you would want to sharpen the inside edge of the cutter with a slip stone.
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Thanks Joe. It is avery sturdy knife. I am not familiar with a slip stone is it similar to a round file?
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Looks really clean Greg, nice find ::tu::
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Greg, slipstones come in various shapes and grits. Used for small work.
I have never sharpened a timber scribe, but I reasoned that the inside of the cutter would be the place to sharpen one.
As with a chisel, bevel up. But I could be all wrong on that.
Again, a beauty of a knife. ::tu::
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Picked up this nice old Sheffield stag timber scribe, really nice condition for its age.
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John nice to see this thread come to the top again after two years!

Outstanding old knife, love the stag ::drool::
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Thank you Dimitri.
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Beautiful stag on that old one, John! ::tu::
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I'm with you Mr Magoo, never have I seen one of these in my 70 years. But amazing. Now I may have to watch for one. Thanks to you fellows for sharing.
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I thought that I had one of the same knife, but mime appears to be made with a different tang stamp. The tang on mine reads TAYLOR over SHEFFIELD. The knife looks to have the same pin placement and blade shape to me. Yet the stamp on the scribe blade (REAL KNIFE WITNESS) appears to be the same. Huh?? I wonder what this means? Would this have been the same maker using a different tang or does the stamp on the blade refer to a steel made by others that was not necessarily propriety to the knife maker. I would appreciate any thought or knowledge on these two scribes.
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Same maker, Taylor's trademark, "Real Eye Witness Knife".
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Well....
I got my first Timber Scribe yesterday.
This one is a New York Knife Co, Walden NY, Hammer Brand.
I have been looking for a Timber Scribe for a while and now I got me one....Yay for me...LOL.
Here she is....
(seller's pics)

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I figured it was about time to drag this thread back up from the depts.....
Any one else got any Timber Scribes not aleady shown?

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Congrats Mike, those things are always so appealing. I have at least one and have had to resist getting more. Yours is certainly in great shape. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::nod::
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doglegg wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:58 pm Congrats Mike, those things are always so appealing. I have at least one and have had to resist getting more. Yours is certainly in great shape. ::tu:: ::tu:: ::nod::
THANKS!!

Yep, if you keep your eye peeled, you never know what might float by....LOL.
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First time I saw one I had to have one. They're just so cool and true period pieces from a bygone era. Long gone now. Congrats! ::tu:: J.O'.
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Some I posted somewhere back in September or October.
L to R: NYK, VOM CLEF, and 2 Camilli.
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Glad to see this old thread pop back up :D

Very nice Mike ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:35 am Some I posted somewhere back in September or October.
L to R: NYK, VOM CLEF, and 2 Camilli.
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Very 8) J.O. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Ridgegrass wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:10 am First time I saw one I had to have one. They're just so cool and true period pieces from a bygone era. Long gone now. Congrats! ::tu:: J.O'.
Yep, I was like you.... these FOLDING TOOLS are so unique and COOL that I had one on my want list for a long time. The one I just got had a reasonable "buy-it-now" so I snagged it. And YES, it does make you think of the history of the timber trade.
There are stories in our region of logs being stacked along side the smaller rivers waiting for the winter and spring floods. And when the water got to be high enough they would release the logs and let them float down to the mill.
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M_M: I was going to PM this to you but didn't know if it would work. Anyway, my great uncles,Rice and Jasper Cook, Pineville, WVA, were timbermen who built "Splash Dams" on the Guyandotte River tributary creeks around the turn of the century. As the snippet below reads, they were built at low water and held the logs till they were "blown" and released to float further down. Many men were drowned at this. Any "Cook" in this snippet is a great-uncle of mine. From your last post I thought you might enjoy seeing it. I know they "Branded" the logs for the companies and I'll bet he had a timberscribe in his pocket! Wish I had his! Hope you can read this okay. :D J.O'.
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Meridian_Mike wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:45 pm
Ridgegrass wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:10 am First time I saw one I had to have one. They're just so cool and true period pieces from a bygone era. Long gone now. Congrats! ::tu:: J.O'.
Yep, I was like you.... these FOLDING TOOLS are so unique and COOL that I had one on my want list for a long time. The one I just got had a reasonable "buy-it-now" so I snagged it. And YES, it does make you think of the history of the timber trade.
There are stories in our region of logs being stacked along side the smaller rivers waiting for the winter and spring floods. And when the water got to be high enough they would release the logs and let them float down to the mill.
Great thread here guys Mike nice Sribe ::tu::
Ridge ,very nice Scribes , do you know anything about the angle of the Scribe . You have 3 with same angle ,and one different. Am just getting into these and need a Camillus for collection , but am curious more about the variety of cutting edges. We live in a valley with the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa River . The whole Valley was logging . Am Currently Communicating with a older fella , with logging background and trying to find out more info for our area museum . Just starting to get into the tools of the period ,we have a whole blacksmith shed, period correct at the museum.
All nice Scribes here guys , Thanks you for sharing ::tu::
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