All About Pocket Knives

knifeaddict1965 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 17, 2025 4:43 pm Great show guys!

Another of Ivoryman's beautiful knives on a recent trip to Teton National Park, WY.


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Nice knife and great shot Kevin. Good place to take the knife.

Bob

Lansky1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 2:13 am running out of wharnies ... have a few of these though

Very nice, John. Great job on the modification.

RedRaiderRick wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 3:26 am Supposed to be delivered Friday

Beautiful knife.

Thanks Mel !

Hoping for a strong showing on this final WW of the month. Looking for entries from those among us with Wharnies who haven't posted them yet. Dig deep, fellow Wharncliffe aficionados, I know there's more out there yearning to be shown. I've barely even scratched the surface of my stockpile.

DFC Schatt & Morgan #01 Sway Back in Rams Horn Bark

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:18 am I've barely even scratched the surface of my stockpile.

Very nice S&M, Q.


I am going to have to switch to Chinese blades. This really has been a fun thread: maybe we will see a resurgence this week!

Here is a Case Seahorse. The blades are as ground, not polished. I cannot say that I am a fan of this finish but it is a bit different.

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:18 am Hoping for a strong showing on this final WW of the month. Looking for entries from those among us with Wharnies who haven't posted them yet. Dig deep, fellow Wharncliffe aficionados, I know there's more out there yearning to be shown. I've barely even scratched the surface of my stockpile.

DFC Schatt & Morgan #01 Sway Back in Rams Horn Bark

Blade! Handles!! Good showing.

Dinadan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 1:54 pm

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:18 am I've barely even scratched the surface of my stockpile.

Very nice S&M, Q.


I am going to have to switch to Chinese blades. This really has been a fun thread: maybe we will see a resurgence this week!

Here is a Case Seahorse. The blades are as ground, not polished. I cannot say that I am a fan of this finish but it is a bit different.
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Wonderful in the pocket and in the hand.

A bit of an odd ball with a story (of course). My community college knife making instructor is Ed VanHoy who is renown in the knife world for his mechanisms and his Damascus steel. I've been helping Ed out with a few projects and last Saturday while I was at his shop a package arrived from CRKT where Ed works as one of their designers.This 5102P Snap Lock is a new rendition of his patented locking mechanism and when he asked if I had one and I said no, he tossed it to me and said "you do now". It's taking a bit of getting used to but it's wicked sharp and a perfect neck knife. The rainbow paracord goes perfectly with the Iredescent TiN Steel Handle and a 420J2 Wharncliffe blade with a Spectrum finish.

Nice gift, Tom!

This one was a gift from Tony (Corn Creek).

Great Wharnnies everyone! A few more of my Ivoryman #77 Barlow from our recent trip out west.

bestgear wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 8:08 pm This 5102P Snap Lock is a new rendition of his patented locking mechanism

Very neat knife. I do not recall seeing that locking mechanism before.

tvic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:10 pm This one was a gift from Tony (Corn Creek).

Beautiful!

knifeaddict1965 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 25, 2025 12:19 am A few more of my Ivoryman #77 Barlow from our recent trip out west.

Great series of photos of your knife and your adventure.

bestgear wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 8:08 pm A bit of an odd ball with a story (of course). My community college knife making instructor is Ed VanHoy who is renown in the knife world for his mechanisms and his Damascus steel. I've been helping Ed out with a few projects and last Saturday while I was at his shop a package arrived from CRKT where Ed works as one of their designers.This 5102P Snap Lock is a new rendition of his patented locking mechanism and when he asked if I had one and I said no, he tossed it to me and said "you do now". It's taking a bit of getting used to but it's wicked sharp and a perfect neck knife. The rainbow paracord goes perfectly with the Iredescent TiN Steel Handle and a 420J2 Wharncliffe blade with a Spectrum finish.

Great score! And story.

knifeaddict1965 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 25, 2025 12:19 am Great Wharnnies everyone! A few more of my Ivoryman #77 Barlow from our recent trip out west.


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Great trip and knife.

Where's all the Wharncliffe Warriors on this fine first Wednesday of October? Must be sleeping in, maybe getting an early start on winter hibernation Well, my Wharnies don’t hibernate and they aren’t going to post themselves, so I guess I'll kick off the new month with this quartet of Wharnies from my favorite custom cutler in South Africa. Three in Warthog Tusk Ivory and one in Coffee Bean Bag Micarta.

My K'roo Crew:

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 4:42 pm Three in Warthog Tusk Ivory and one in Coffee Bean Bag Micarta.
My K'roo Crew:

Great K'roos, Q. That one with the rain drop Damascus and Warthog is kind of mesmerizing.

Beautiful Bose, Tom!

I am going to lower the level a bit with my submission this week. Here is a Rough Rider whittler.

Great Wharnnies fellas! Loooovvve those K'roos and that Ebony Norfolk is such a classy pattern.

Here is a Blue Bone Fremont Jack I was fortunate to score on the last Northwoods drop.

Joining the party with a Case.

tvic wrote: ↑Wed Sep 24, 2025 9:10 pm Nice gift, Tom!

This one was a gift from Tony (Corn Creek).

Really like the lines and tang cut on that knife ! Its a beauty !!

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 4:42 pm Where's all the Wharncliffe Warriors on this fine first Wednesday of October? Must be sleeping in, maybe getting an early start on winter hibernation Well, my Wharnies don’t hibernate and they aren’t going to post themselves, so I guess I'll kick off the new month with this quartet of Wharnies from my favorite custom cutler in South Africa. Three in Warthog Tusk Ivory and one in Coffee Bean Bag Micarta.

My K'roo Crew:

what a nice grouping Q - simply stunning knives !

I would have to say that this custom Dr knife represents a turning point in my Wharncliffe journey. Prior to getting this one I was merely a Wharncliffe appreciator, but after I got it I became a full-blown Wharncliffe addict!

It happened in March 2011 after I read an article in Knife World about an 83 year old knifemaker named Albert Crenshaw in Lake Eufaula, OK. I decided to contact him and ask him if he'd be willing to make a custom knife of my own design. I was really into collecting Dr knives at the time and thought it would be pretty cool to have one with a Wharncliffe blade and a spatula (for some reason I've always liked the spatula blade concept) with an elephant ivory handle. He agreed to make my Wharncliffe Dr knife, but he insisted on file-working the springs and liners because file work, he said, was his favorite part of making a custom knife! I'm not a huge fan of fancy file work, but since it was his signature thing, I decided to let him do it (besides, it's nearly impossible to say no to an 83 yr old!)

And that is how this knife became my very first handmade custom knife acquisition
Fun Fact: In the November 2012 issue of Blade Magazine I show-and-tell this very knife in "The Knife I Carry" department

I thought Wednesday was for wood.

I made this Wharnecliffe ish blade for this custom Keen Kutter black and white beer knife.

Q - I can see why that doctor knife made you an addict! Very nice story on a couple of levels.

OC - interesting knife with the black and white handles and handmade blade.

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Here is another of my China Wharncliffes. So far I am only posting knives with a Wharncliffe body and Wharncliffe blade. I still have a few left to go. This is a Steel Warrior. It really is a very nice pattern for EDC and I have carried one of these quite a bit.

Jedi958 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 08, 2025 12:18 pm I thought Wednesday was for wood.