A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
- Meridian_Mike
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A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
Hey everyone....
I just fished this Primble Old Timer out of the bay and I was wondering if y'all know.....
Did Schrade ever make any Old Timers for Primble that had any covers other than Delrin?
In the pic below....
I have my Delrin covered Primble Old Timers 935 (same as the 8OT) on top.
Then in the lower part of the pic, the wood (?) covered 935 Primble Old Timer.
The work on the cover is really nice. It looks like a factory job or if someone else put the covers on, they sure did a good job.
The shield is NICELY inletted and in the correct location.
What do y'all think?
Thanks everyone!
I just fished this Primble Old Timer out of the bay and I was wondering if y'all know.....
Did Schrade ever make any Old Timers for Primble that had any covers other than Delrin?
In the pic below....
I have my Delrin covered Primble Old Timers 935 (same as the 8OT) on top.
Then in the lower part of the pic, the wood (?) covered 935 Primble Old Timer.
The work on the cover is really nice. It looks like a factory job or if someone else put the covers on, they sure did a good job.
The shield is NICELY inletted and in the correct location.
What do y'all think?
Thanks everyone!
"Life is tough.... but it's tougher if you're stupid."....John Wayne
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
I don't know anything about the wooden covers but I sold an original 1959-62 Primble 8 OT stockman a year or two ago to a member here. And...it had bone covers.
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Oh... bone covers. Hmmmmmmmm............
I probably won't know for sure until I get it in hand, but it sure would be nice if it had bone covers.
There is a definite "grain" to the cover material.
I probably won't know for sure until I get it in hand, but it sure would be nice if it had bone covers.
There is a definite "grain" to the cover material.
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
I think that's bone Mike. You can still see the sawcuts. I've seen similar bone before, pieces with lots of haversian canals and a grain that looked identical to wood. Nice find!!
Eric
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Thanks for putting the "chicken eye" on my covers Eric!
That is just fantastic. That will be a NICE addition to my Old Timer collection!....WOW
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I agree with Eric. Good job, Mike!Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:58 pmThanks for putting the "chicken eye" on my covers Eric!
That is just fantastic. That will be a NICE addition to my Old Timer collection!....WOW
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
I've seen several knives on ebay described by the owners as having wooden handles that were actually bone. I think at times the bad descriptions turn folks off and the knife is ignored. Several times I've purchased old Queens that supposedly had wooden handles that were obviously faded Winterbottom bone.
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
y'all are making me feel REAL good about this new addition having bone covers!
And thanks for looking and all agreeing that the covers do look like bone.... I am camping happily right now!
And thanks for looking and all agreeing that the covers do look like bone.... I am camping happily right now!
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
Definitely wood.
The bone 935s are much rarer than the regular bone 8OTs. You found a good one.
The bone 935s are much rarer than the regular bone 8OTs. You found a good one.
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
WOW....
Those are some real beauties you have Jason.
And after I see the Primbles in your bottom pic, I can see how coarse the haversian canals are in the bone (just like mine!) ..... NICE!!
Those are some real beauties you have Jason.
And after I see the Primbles in your bottom pic, I can see how coarse the haversian canals are in the bone (just like mine!) ..... NICE!!
"Life is tough.... but it's tougher if you're stupid."....John Wayne
Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:27 pm WOW....
Those are some real beauties you have Jason.
And after I see the Primbles in your bottom pic, I can see how coarse the haversian canals are in the bone (just like mine!) ..... NICE!!
The really clean one with the etch (same knife is shown in its box) is the one Cal is talking about. I bought that from him a couple years ago. They don't come any cleaner that that one. I haven't seen another with an etch.
This bone 8OT flew under the radar and I wound up buying it for $25. You can see how it also has that pronounced woodgrain look.
A few years ago I sent that turd to Eric and this is what he sent back -
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That is the most beautiful "polished turd" I have ever seen!
EXTRA nice!
I guess my next one to watch for will be a bone 8OT.
EXTRA nice!
I guess my next one to watch for will be a bone 8OT.
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What a jolly thread today!
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YES!!
I am a jolly soul for sure!
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
Do we have room for one more Wood Timer in this thread?
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OH MY HEAVENS Jason, what a gorgeous knife!
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There is ALWAYS room for Old Timers!
Now you are REALLY showin' off Jason!
That right there goes in the "TRUE KILLER" category!
Ultra Extra nice!!
Now you are REALLY showin' off Jason!
That right there goes in the "TRUE KILLER" category!
Ultra Extra nice!!
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
Who did the work, Jason?
Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
Kaleb fixed that up for me. I had that knife in the back of a drawer for years before I decided to do something with it. Before and after pics:
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That is some really NICE work on those springs!!
And, those 2 blades Kaleb made are VERY nice!
And, those 2 blades Kaleb made are VERY nice!
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Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
Thanks
He does good work. These are the 3OT 'clones' he made for me, also from wrecked knives I bought. The one in the back actually looks pretty close to the real deal. Up front is a Cut Co frame with a much larger sheepfoot, worked springs and liners and I was able to find a certified legal whale tooth for the covers. It's a little over the top compared to what a normal person might do with a thrashed Washington jack they found along the way.Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:58 pm That is some really NICE work on those springs!!
And, those 2 blades Kaleb made are VERY nice!
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Thanks, Jason; I knew that Kaleb was good but I didn't realize he was THAT good. I will be speaking to the Gentleman this winter about some subjects.
Re: A Primble Old Timer with wood covers???
tongueriver wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 9:15 pm Thanks, Jason; I knew that Kaleb was good but I didn't realize he was THAT good. I will be speaking to the Gentleman this winter about some subjects.
Pro Tip: Send him a knife you want him to work on now. He is so busy his turnaround time is something like 4-5 months, BUT - once you send him a knife you secure your place in line. Over the next couple of months any new knives you send him will be on the same timetable as that first knife. If you send a knife now, all your knives will be done at the same time and you'll have them back before Spring. I just remembered I bought a couple of broken switchblades. Time to send them over to join the knives I already have in line!
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