Old Pruning and Horticultural Knives

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:57 am

A nice old Robeson with worm groove bone handles

gino · Post by **gino** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:40 am

I love robesons nad thats a coo; one! Very nice.

travman · Post by **travman** » Tue Dec 14, 2010 7:30 am

Not sure if this is the right place for this knife

Hammer Brand no other markings
Its 3-1/4" and a heavy blade meant for work

gino · Post by **gino** » Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:10 pm

Just got this today a nice old wooden handled Kutmaster. I cant stop buying these when I see them.

Owd Wullie · Post by **Owd Wullie** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:56 am

Found the pics of my Schrade. If I posted it before, forgive me.

gino · Post by **gino** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:58 am

Very cool wullie! Nice olD Schrade boy!

gino · Post by **gino** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 7:21 pm

I just thought I would post a pic of some of my older hawks.

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:33 pm

Knice collection Gino.

s-k

travman · Post by **travman** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 9:38 am

I got this one today
Stamped Clean Cut (with a clover) trademark
used by Dunham,Carrigan & Hayden co 1845-1954
4" closed a nice heavy blade
travman

Bret888 · Post by **Bret888** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:44 pm

Here is a two blade Maher & Grosh that I got last weekend at a gunshow.

galvanic1882 · Post by **galvanic1882** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:55 pm

That is one killer knife!!!!!

Bret888 · Post by **Bret888** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:21 pm

Thanks Mike. I probably paid too much, but I don't often see 2 bladed ones, and it wasn't all used up.

FRJ · Post by **FRJ** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:43 pm

Bret, you may have read this: a guy on a elephant toe site said " when is the best time to buy a toe; answer: when they're available. (or something like that)

I'm glad you got that knife. When will you see another one. It's a real beauty. Nice catch!

Bret888 · Post by **Bret888** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:54 pm

FRJ wrote:Bret, you may have read this: a guy on a elephant toe site said " when is the best time to buy a toe; answer: when they're available. (or something like that)

I'm glad you got that knife. When will you see another one. It's a real beauty. Nice catch!

I like that philosophy! I just have to find some deeper pocketed pants.....

jerryd6818 · Post by **jerryd6818** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:09 pm

Bret888 wrote:
FRJ wrote:Bret, you may have read this: a guy on a elephant toe site said " when is the best time to buy a toe; answer: when they're available. (or something like that)

I'm glad you got that knife. When will you see another one. It's a real beauty. Nice catch!
I like that philosophy! I just have to find some deeper pocketed pants.....

If you find some of those deep pocket pants, let me know. Especially if they're on sale at Walmart.

I subscribe to that philosophy. Several times I've paid more than I thought the knife was really worth but since that particular item came up for sale so seldom - $$ cha-ching $$.

For example, this Family Tree Doctor with Christmas tree handles. I needed it to complete the celluloid handles of the series. I hadn't seen one come up for sale anywhere for the two years I'd been looking so I bid more than twice what the others had been going for and I'll be damned, that's what it took to bring it home. I was shocked but at least I got the knife and completed the set.

Let me apologize for veering off topic but you know us old people - "Oh, look! There goes a chicken."

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:32 pm

Chicken? Where? .........................

knifegirl888 · Post by **knifegirl888** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:42 pm

jerryd6818 wrote:
Let me apologize for veering off topic but you know us old people - "Oh, look! There goes a chicken."

orvet wrote:Chicken? Where? .........................

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:44 pm

Here is one I thought I had posted here, but I guess I haven't yet, so here it is.

I*XL with the tang stamp of:

GEORGE
WOSTENHOLM
SHEFFIELD
ENGLAND

It appears to be stag handles but if it is, it is the most consistently patterned stag I have seen.
Does anyone know anything about this?

I think a person could probably use it on that darn chicken!

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 5:11 pm

Hi Dale,

It looks to me like it was made during the period late 19th cent to WWI. The scales might be pressed buffalo horn. This was like an early synthetic stag. The horn was heated and then pressed in a metal mould which had a pattern on the inside surface. Can't say for sure though

s-k

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:43 pm

Very interesting Steve!
Thanks for your input.
You certainly know more about British Knives than I do!

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 8:11 pm

I suspect the cutlers at Wostenholm fit those handles right snugly to the bolsters when the knife was assembled.
Now, there is some separation or shrinkage, especially at the top bolster.

Does genuine stag or buffalo horn shrink? I honestly don't know.

I think the handles and their varied color palette are simply beautiful.

Whether they're synthetic or not, genuine stag or not, buffalo or not, I'd love to own a knife with those type handles.

Charlie Noyes

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:12 pm

Synthetic was not a good word to use. I think they are buffalo horn made to imitate stag.

Here is an excerpt from an 1844 article describing the process. Start very last line of left column.

RobesonsRme.com · Post by **RobesonsRme.com** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:52 pm

S-K; I knew what you meant.
I injected the synthetic, as in "man-made" into the conversation based on the amount of shrinkage. I wasn't suggesting they are synthetic, just included it as a possiblity.

Sheffield knives are not my bailiwick.

Pressed horn sounds good to me.

But, do they shrink away from the bolsters?

BTW, S-K look in the General Forum for a thread on an interesting multiblade belonging to a British Boer War participant named C. Ambrose. Fascinating knife.

Charlie Noyes

Miller Bro's · Post by **Miller Bro's** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:56 pm

RobesonsRme.com wrote:Pressed horn sounds good to me.

But, do they shrink away from the bolsters?

Yes, they shrink over time.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:09 pm

Wow thanks guys.
It doesn't matter how much we know about some knives, there is always much more to learn.
That is what makes AAPK so interesting, that and the companionship of decent intelligent people.

Thanks again,
Dale

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