All About Pocket Knives

doglegg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:58 pm Congrats Mike, those things are always so appealing. I have at least one and have had to resist getting more. Yours is certainly in great shape.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:35 am Some I posted somewhere back in September or October.
L to R: NYK, VOM CLEF, and 2 Camilli.
J.O'.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:10 am First time I saw one I had to have one. They're just so cool and true period pieces from a bygone era. Long gone now. Congrats! J.O'.

Meridian_Mike wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:45 pm

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:10 am First time I saw one I had to have one. They're just so cool and true period pieces from a bygone era. Long gone now. Congrats! J.O'.

Yep, I was like you.... these FOLDING TOOLS are so unique and COOL that I had one on my want list for a long time. The one I just got had a reasonable "buy-it-now" so I snagged it. And YES, it does make you think of the history of the timber trade.
There are stories in our region of logs being stacked along side the smaller rivers waiting for the winter and spring floods. And when the water got to be high enough they would release the logs and let them float down to the mill.

Ripster wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:59 pm ..... , but am curious more about the variety of cutting edges. We live in a valley with the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa River . The whole Valley was logging . Am Currently Communicating with a older fella , with logging background and trying to find out more info for our area museum . Just starting to get into the tools of the period ,we have a whole blacksmith shed, period correct at the museum.
All nice Scribes here guys , Thanks you for sharing

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:31 pm My wife's Grandfather, Fred Brown , use to skid trees off the mountains around Strange Creek West Virginia. It often resulted in injury to the driver and death to the horses. A great uncle in Arkansas was a 'grader'. He could look at a cut tree and tell you approximately the number of board feet in it. Was a very sought after man by the timber buyers. He was also a circuit walking preacher. He had as many as 5 churches that he preached at. 3 of them were Saturday evening, Sunday morning and Sunday after noon and the other 2 were 5th Sunday churches. His name was Frank Bardwell at Glenwood Arkansas. Interesting thread. Thanks.

doglegg wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 3:31 pm My wife's Grandfather, Fred Brown , use to skid trees off the mountains around Strange Creek West Virginia. It often resulted in injury to the driver and death to the horses. A great uncle in Arkansas was a 'grader'. He could look at a cut tree and tell you approximately the number of board feet in it. Was a very sought after man by the timber buyers. He was also a circuit walking preacher. He had as many as 5 churches that he preached at. 3 of them were Saturday evening, Sunday morning and Sunday after noon and the other 2 were 5th Sunday churches. His name was Frank Bardwell at Glenwood Arkansas. Interesting thread. Thanks.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 4:08 pm I'll take a close look at those angles. To be honest, most of the scribes I've seen have more wear on the handle than the blade. Now, are you talking of the edge sharpening angle or the angle between the "blade' head and the shank?
By the way, the English ones I've seen seem to have a shorter blade head than the Americans. Maybe they're just worn down but they're very similar ?? This is a cool thread ! Love it.
J.O'.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:58 pm RIP: I can't say much about the angle thing except that if you look at my pics you'll see the Vom Clef,(Don't know if it's German or English made, looks English, made in both countries), has a deeper angle and a beefier throat between the shank and headpiece. The actual profile section of the blade is a little more of a v-shape compared to the Americans, which approach more of a u-shape. How all that affects the use I couldn't say. Some of the other English ones I've seen have the shorter and wider, u-shaped heads. There are a few posted somewhere on the site, you'll see. Good luck with your museum. Post anything you find out. Thanks. J.O'.

Pics:1) Vom Clef blade section on the left, Camillus on right.
2.) Camillus (top) Vom Clef (bottom)