All About Pocket Knives

Posted: **Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:05 pm**

Now that's a pretty knife. ___Dave

Posted: **Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:09 pm**

A beautiful pruner jack, Keith.

Posted: **Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:26 pm**

Thanks for the compliments guys. I've been looking for this one for a while. The blade is pretty full but the handles, beautiful monster bone.

Posted: **Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:52 am**

Great looking knife Keith!

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2017 5:00 pm**

I got this one yesterday.

Terrier Cutlery Company, 1910 - 1916, so it's a hundred year old knife.

It's a handful.

Details are in the Terrier Thread in Knife Lore Forum.

Charlie Noyes

Posted: **Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:00 pm**

That is quite beautiful!
Congratulations on that one Charlie.

Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:57 am**

LongBlade wrote:Bringing this thread back to the top with something abit different...

Burkinshaw Fruit Grafting Froe - Measures 6 7/8" and no doubt a sharp cutting edge... Interestingly Burkinshaw advertised back in the 1800s that horticultural knives were one of their specialties... The stamp of A Burkinshaw's Sons probably indicates that is was made post 1880 or 81 after aaron passed away and the sons took over the business. These tools were used for grafting a branch of one fruit tree to another (though I would assume it could be used for any type of tree) - whether to add additional branches of same variety or to create new varieties if I am not mistaken...

Burkinshaw Fruit Grafting Froe DSCN3897.JPG

Burkinshaw Froe Tang Stamp DSCN3963.JPG

(PS - I may just have to put this in the metal handle knife thread too )....

Lee, here's a picture of the one I have. A bit older and a little longer, 7 1/4" overall, dark patina but in great shape.

Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:45 am**

Thanks Dimitri for sharing that froe

... Given it is 7 1/4" and it looks to be same vintage I guess they got them approximately the same size... I just wonder if we measured 2 or 3 others if they may be all slightly different in length - hand forging at its best

Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:25 am**

Does anyone know how this froe was used? I have used a froe to split roof shakes and have at least one on my garage wall, but they are a whole lot bigger than7.25 inches.This one has a dog on one end for hammering into wood to hold it, and a hook at the other. I can't see how to use it for pruning or grafting. I'm not saying I don't believe it I just don't understand how it works. Thanks
Bruce

Posted: **Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:40 am**

BerryB - My understanding is the tree trunk is cut with the sharp blade (bottom center of froe) and the cleft is used to open it to insert the scion (new living wood) into the trunk of the tree. The hook I believe is just part of the handle on the other end.

Note in edit - I found a link that explains it as well: https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/14590 - the froe in this link was hand made from a file but they were also made by cutleries for sale.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:21 am**

Here's one I wanted to post here for posterity, not my knife, found while surfing the web last year

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:42 am**

Thanks Dimitri, that is definitely a interesting looking knife.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:58 am**

MB, that is a knife!

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:15 am**

Cool knife Dimitri

- Looking at it I am trying to imagine how that would feel in hand as a user with that steep curve in handle

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:13 am**

Dimitri, do you have any sense as to the size of that knife?

It impresses me as being quite large.

Beautiful stag.

Charlie Noyes

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:31 am**

Lee, I have a couple of them with the same curve I find them quite comfortable.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:09 am**

Charlie, I'm thinking somewhere around 4-5" closed. I agree the handles are beautiful.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:01 am**

What an impressive knife!

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:58 pm**

Man that's a beautiful knife! I have an old Mason and son that has that type of curve, just not as pronounced and it does feel great in your hand.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:13 pm**

That's a really nice one Mike, thanks for showing it!

I have one similar to the one you have, in this picture at the 1 o'clock position.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:23 pm**

That's a cool picture Dimitri.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:23 pm**

MB,that`s a fine windmill of knives.

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:42 pm**

That's a great picture! What is marked on that one Dimitri?

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:47 pm**

Sweet old Mason Hawkbill Mike

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Great looking array of Hawkbills Dimitri

... and all stag too

....

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2018 6:03 am**

Thanks Keith, Roger and Lee!

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