Farmer's Jacks

[JohnR]

Here are my pair, Lyle, you really nailed the antique bone, looks like a vintage knife right from the tube. Would love to find a vintage one someday but they seem to be scarce and expensive.

[Dinadan]

Those are beauties, John! Very nicely photographed, too.

[carrmillus]

.....johnr....the brown bone one is outstanding!!!!................. .....................

[wlf]

Thanks John, the old ones are scarce. Very nice photographs.

[JohnR]

Thank you, Mel, Carrmillus and Lyle, that knife is beautiful, it deserves to be photographed well.

[Dinadan]

Well, I went out to the mailbox a short while ago and guess what was in it! I opted for the ebony Lick Creek, and it is a beauty! I also got an ebony Grinling Whittler: the whittler for EDC and the Farmer's Jack for my collection.

[djknife13]

Here's a rare Bartlett MFG. Co., Detroit, and a Geo. Wostenholm IXL Farmers Jack. The Bartlett was rescaled before I bought it

[philco]

Very nice Dave! The stag on the IXL is fantastic!

[Dinadan]

I agree with Phil that those are two fine knives, Dave. That stag on the Wostenholm is some gnarly stuff!

[wlf]

You have two fine knives Dave,thanks for posting them.

[wlf]

Not nearly as gnarly as yours Dave,but it is very similar stag and coloration.I've seen one other than ours too.

As said , I also thought it might have been rehandled when I first acquired it.Not now.

[jerryd6818]

Posted this in the Mail Call thread but I believe Lyle asked that they be posted here too. Fantastic.

[wlf]

Mel ,thank you for posting,I missed you somehow. The ebony looks great with the bolsters ,pins,and shield.

Thanks Jerry, a lot of memories in that label.

Anyone ever dig mud eels (bass in a creek love 'em, lake bass turn up there noses,??) ?

[djknife13]

Besides the two I posted before, I believe these are the only Farmer jacks I have. The Stag is a JA Henkles and the nice chestnut colored bone is a Dwight Devine Ulster.____Dave

[carrmillus]

......d. j., the bottom one is talking to me!!!!!!................... ...........................

[daddynewton]

Are you referring to these Lyle http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/mis ... sonfly.htm . It would be the 3rd pic down. We always called them grampus and bass love them in the creek. My ebony rooster should be getting close, like tomorrow or sat.

[tank]

This thread has some of the best classic knives I have seen in a spell.

[wlf]

No Newton, they look similar to these European eels. Their sizes are almost identical to what night crawlers you would find,maybe a little smaller.(maxed out at 9 or 10"s ?)They have little or no fins to speak of,dorsal,lateral,wherever.

We have what we call spawning eels,that you find in ripples like suckers in the springtime,never caught fish on these.The spawners have the dorsal fin,which is cartilage only, as seems both eels altogether are.

If you find a slow moving curve in the creek,where leaves washed in ,we would shovel or hand throw as much as possible of this underwater compost up on the bank. The eels would usually find their way out in the water running back into the creek.Great fun as a kid with Daddy catching these ferocious wigglers.

Daddy said he's sunk a fodder shock in an area as described;and just lifted it onto the bank and shook them out.

[wlf]

Thanks Dave for posting those, I know it takes some effort and time.I like those old Henckels.

I've got your Ulster's brother in this thread somewhere.They are terrific too,nice pruning blade design.

The Lick Creeks are similar to the Schrade pruning blades and the spey being very similar to a later NYK spey,both blades appeared on each companies farmers jack respectively.

[daddynewton]

Well got my knife in this weekend. Sure is nice Lyle. There is just something about ebony and nickel silver that cranks my tractor. No time for fancy photography just a shot on my cutting board.

[tank]

This gentleman claims to have a few. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... permPage=1
No idea, just passing it along.

[RobesonsRme.com]

Tank, posting links to FaceBook only works for those AAPK members that are also FaceBook members.

I, myself, avoid social media like the plague that it is.

Wish I could see those knives, though.......

Charlie Noyes

[wlf]

Newton thanks for getting and posting one. I agree ,ebony is classic.

Charlie I have a Facebook page that I hardly ever go to .

Tank thanks, but I could not get that link working for me. Charlie found one or two of those nice knives in this thread. I've had a lot of help from other forum members too.

I just got a Thomas Turner that I haven't scanned yet.I have several that I need to get posted ,just pacing somewhat.

[FRJ]

Lyle, I'd love to see that Thomas Turner.
I've got a very old kitchen knife with their stamp.

[Dinadan]

daddynewton - I like that ebony!

Lyle - are the bolsters on the Lick Creek made of steel? They do not look like nickel silver to me, though I am no expert. I was a bit surprised that when I compared my #38 Whittler and #38 Farmers Jack, the liners, the pins, the bolsters are all different. Brass liners and pins for the whittler with nickel silver bolsters. The Farmers Jack appears to have steel liners, pins, and bolsters. Very tough and durable looking!