Tuna Valley Picture Show

[knifeaddict1965]

Great looking knives as always, Carl.

Was wondering if I would ever get to post any pictures on this thread, and fortunately I had some good luck at the Lexington knife show today and traded for some Tuna Valley, Excelsior, & Titusville knives. It was great to meet and talk with Ryan and the other dealers and work out some deals.

I love the beautiful stag on the Tuna Valley and Titusville. The handle materials on the Excelsiors wouldn't have been my first choice, but they were the only Excelsior's available, and I probably couldn't have afforded them in stag or pearl. My goal today was to walk out with my first Tuna Valley & Excelsior. Never thought I would end up with 4 of these awesome knives plus the beautiful Titusville.

Wow Kevin that's quite a haul! I love the stag on those knives. And the blue coral on the Kraken is pretty unique and eyecatching too. I'm jealous you got to go to the Kentucky show, it is always a good time and a nice location. Wish I could have been there.

Thanks Carl! Wish you could have been there too. It was my first time meeting Ryan. He is a great guy and gave me a lot of good information on the Daniels Family brands.

[Rookie]

Thanks Carl! Wish you could have been there too. It was my first time meeting Ryan. He is a great guy and gave me a lot of good information on the Daniels Family brands.

He's a knife guy through and through, been around all the big-name dealers since he was a kid. He's very knowledgeable about historical brands and patterns, and is always looking for something unique that he could try to recreate.

[Rookie]

These were the set of 4 Carpenter's Whittler knives made by Queen in 2016.

Burnt Stag (1 of 50)
Amber Stag (1 of 50)
Buffalo Horn (1 of 25)
Mammoth Ivory with engraved bolsters (1 of 25)

[chickenman62]

Those are some really nice looking knives!

[Rookie]

Those are some really nice looking knives!

[Dan In MI]

More great knives, gents. Keep 'em comin!'

[Rookie]

Thanks Dan!

Continuing with the whittler, this was a factory sample made before the production releases. It's a bit more crude, and the action is a little stiff. I'm sure there were some minor tweaks made to it before the production order went through.

[QTCut5]

Carl, first thing I do every time I log on to AAPK is scan the new listings looking for "Tuna Valley Picture Show", my favorite thread to peruse and a great way to start the day Don't know what I'll do if/when you finally run out of knives to show Hopefully that won't be for a long long time

[knifeaddict1965]

Same here Q... This is usually the first thread I check for new posts and then work my way up to the others.

Great looking knives as always, Carl

[Rookie]

Carl, first thing I do every time I log on to AAPK is scan the new listings looking for "Tuna Valley Picture Show", my favorite thread to peruse and a great way to start the day Don't know what I'll do if/when you finally run out of knives to show Hopefully that won't be for a long long time

Same here Q... This is usually the first thread I check for new posts and then work my way up to the others.

Great looking knives as always, Carl

Wow guys, that is very humbling. Thank you both. And there is still plenty more to come (and new ones being released all the time).

[Dan In MI]

Another beauty, Carl! I like the rich red bone and the swedged sheepsfoot blade. Glad you have a lot more to show!

[Rookie]

Another beauty, Carl! I like the rich red bone and the swedged sheepsfoot blade. Glad you have a lot more to show!

Thanks Dan!

[Rookie]

For today's installment of the show, this is the 2012 Queen made lockback in ebony wood. Some call it a stabber jack. But the top side of the blade isn't sharpened, just has a nice looking swedge. It is built on the same frame as the Swing Guard that was posted earlier, just without the guard.

[Rookie]

In 2014 these 2 Scout knife production runs were released.

[Madmarco]

For today's installment of the show, this is the 2012 Queen made lockback in ebony wood. Some call it a stabber jack. But the top side of the blade isn't sharpened, just has a nice looking swedge. It is built on the same frame as the Swing Guard that was posted earlier, just without the guard.

Whenever I see a Queen or S & M single spear-point swinguard, Carl, my first thought is, "I bet that would look good without the swinguards", and your posted knife today proves it!
So simple and clean, they're my favorite!
You've put on a great showing of knives in the last while, sir, thanks for the show!

[Rookie]

For today's installment of the show, this is the 2012 Queen made lockback in ebony wood. Some call it a stabber jack. But the top side of the blade isn't sharpened, just has a nice looking swedge. It is built on the same frame as the Swing Guard that was posted earlier, just without the guard.

Whenever I see a Queen or S & M single spear-point swinguard, Carl, my first thought is, "I bet that would look good without the swinguards", and your posted knife today proves it!
So simple and clean, they're my favorite!
You've put on a great showing of knives in the last while, sir, thanks for the show!

Thanks Madmarco! I agree, it's a great looking knife, and paired with the ebony wood really sets it up for a gentleman's high end slicer.

[Ivoryman]

Absolutely fabulous Rookie, love the scout knives in that stag. Natural and dyed are fabulous. Wow. And all the whittlers and the LB. Wow, completely wowwed.

[Rookie]

Absolutely fabulous Rookie, love the scout knives in that stag. Natural and dyed are fabulous. Wow. And all the whittlers and the LB. Wow, completely wowwed.

Thanks Iman, glad you are enjoying the show so far. I'm starting to hear whispers of a new pattern in the works for the next Tuna series. Hopefully will be ready in spring 2024.

[Rookie]

1 other production Scout pattern, only 25 made in early 2015. This is fluted mammoth bark ivory and engraved bolsters by Osieau Metal Arts. The last of my scout patterns was shown earlier in the Timekeeper handles.

[Ivoryman]

Beautiful ivory Rookie. Sweet looking knife. Love that Mercury dime too. Great pics.

[Dan In MI]

Testing out as many different can openers as possible is sort of a personal mission, so I'm curious as to how that type would perform. You can't deny that those are some beautiful scouts!

[Rookie]

Beautiful ivory Rookie. Sweet looking knife. Love that Mercury dime too. Great pics.

Thanks Iman!

Testing out as many different can openers as possible is sort of a personal mission, so I'm curious as to how that type would perform. You can't deny that those are some beautiful scouts!

Thank you Dan. The opener design was used by Queen over the years, and I believe was originally seen on old Remington knives from pre-WW2. I have to admit I'm not quite sure how to use it either. The curved edge is sharpened just like a knife blade edge. Maybe pre war tin cans had a bit of a different design than today's aluminum cans?

[Rookie]

For something a little different, I thought I'd show a few of the knife openers from Tuna Valley.

Abalone
Red Maple Burl
Green Jig Bone

[Dan In MI]

I like all three of 'em. Thank you for the continuing show!

[Rookie]

3 more picks to show.
Amber Stag
Burnt Stag
Buckeye Burl