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Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:54 pm
by wlf
Nice work John. You have two more to go. The pearl and the green worm groove.There were 7 variations with only 6 handle types ( 100 of each). Stag handles having two blade steels , distinguished by the shield on the ATS 34.

6 handle types:
Winterbottom bone
Fire Oak bone
Green worm groove bone
Mastodon ivory
Stag
Pearl

They were commissioned by Lynn Watkins ,an older gentleman with SMKW connections and patterned from the Schrade S7303 catalog cut in the Collector Knives books by Price and Zalesky. (not the Schrade catalog, but it is the same picture from the Schrade catalogs copied . I know that's confusing , but the information came from a Queen representative's post on AAPK in 2009 or 2010.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:09 pm
by wlf
While I'm back in the saddle, here's one Dale was gracious enough to let me purchase. It's a first stamp Camillus Cutlery Co Camillus NY. Arched stamp on both blades. Still great snap and half stop (typical of most) on the budding blade.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:06 am
by LongBlade
Thats an old beauty Lyle ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Nice blades, great old ebony and an early stamp - I think 1902-1915 8) ... With patience one of these days I'll find one up my alley or even outside my alley (for example that Camillus trips my trigger ::nod:: )...

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 5:48 pm
by wlf
The very first post in this thread comes full circle:
"This is a nice old pattern that you won't run across very often."

EDITED 9:42pm
As far as known, Case never manufactured this pattern.
Sorry guys I can't let it go on any longer, I don't know how long I have before I can't edit it. A repairman suggested and wanted to make a Case for fun. I guess the call for a Tested pruning blade is uncommon. The frame is Walden, I think the rest is authentic Case, even the goldstone.I didn't ask about the spey. I hope I didn't offend anyone, thanks for going along my friends.
Lyle

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 6:04 pm
by Jdub
Very very nice one right there... Lyle you must be happy with that one!!!!

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 6:18 pm
by JAMESC41001
Wow. That camillus is very cool Lyle!

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 6:52 pm
by LongBlade
Sweet FJ Lyle ::tu:: ::tu:: ...

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:01 pm
by wlf
Thanks , I've been looking for a Case and a Robeson for a long time.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:02 pm
by wlf
JAMESC41001 wrote:Wow. That camillus is very cool Lyle!
Hey...
I've looked at my other knives and it most resembles a Walden.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:40 pm
by JAMESC41001
That’s interesting Lyle. There was a small company called Orange Knife Co, who made handles like that. I believe they were in Walden as well.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:48 pm
by RalphAlsip
Lyle, thank you for sharing your Case Tested XX goldstone farmers jack. Its a beauty. I’m trying to work out what the pattern number might be. The pruning blade resembles the blade in the 013, but the frames don’t match. You may be on to something with the Walden comparison and there may not be a Case pattern number. Do you know if there is an associated Case pattern number?

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:09 pm
by wlf
I’ll say you won’t find any number or information I never have. :)

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 9:46 pm
by JohnR
Wow, congratulations Lyle, never ceases to amaze me how you dig up these rare old knives, incredible collection!

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:53 pm
by 1967redrider
Great looking goldstone Case, Lyle! ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:54 am
by RobesonsRme.com
"Thanks, I've been looking for a Case and a Robeson for a long time."

Well, one out of two is not bad. ::tu::

Charlie Noyes

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:20 am
by thegreedygulo
Very nice Lyle! I've always liked goldstone handles. Congrats. ::tu::

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 7:57 pm
by wlf
Christmas came early, thanks Dale for thinking of me. What I call a rooster comb, although as Charlie N said ,most people ( who'd seen them) called all this pattern rooster combs until Levine.

Actually it's a Schrade Cut Co S7303 with a bark looener blade as shown below.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2018 8:56 pm
by LongBlade
That is indeed a beauty Lyle ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Classic Schrade jigging and bone with great looking blades 8) .. Nice Christmas present too - you must have been good this year :D ...

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 10:42 am
by KAW
Very nice Lyle... actually superb... ::tu:: 8) Great timing too...
There's a knife being offered on eBay but the blades have been so altered that it had me wondering if it actually started out as a farmers jack until I saw yours... while it's a Schrade Walden... it must be an early one as the handles & bolsters are just like yours... just too bad about the blades... and now I'm thinking he's asking too much for the shape the blades are in...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-2-inch-close ... 4902.l9144

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:08 pm
by djknife13
Sweeeet!____Dave

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:33 pm
by espn77
wlf wrote:The very first post in this thread comes full circle:
"This is a nice old pattern that you won't run across very often."

EDITED 9:42pm
As far as known, Case never manufactured this pattern.
Sorry guys I can't let it go on any longer, I don't know how long I have before I can't edit it. A repairman suggested and wanted to make a Case for fun. I guess the call for a Tested pruning blade is uncommon. The frame is Walden, I think the rest is authentic Case, even the goldstone.I didn't ask about the spey. I hope I didn't offend anyone, thanks for going along my friends.
Lyle
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41658

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:38 pm
by peanut740
wlf wrote:The very first post in this thread comes full circle:
"This is a nice old pattern that you won't run across very often."

EDITED 9:42pm
As far as known, Case never manufactured this pattern.
Sorry guys I can't let it go on any longer, I don't know how long I have before I can't edit it. A repairman suggested and wanted to make a Case for fun. I guess the call for a Tested pruning blade is uncommon. The frame is Walden, I think the rest is authentic Case, even the goldstone.I didn't ask about the spey. I hope I didn't offend anyone, thanks for going along my friends.
Lyle
Lyle,I didn`t post on this knife because it was fake and didn't want to be the bearer of bad news.I`m glad you came clean.Wouldn`t want you to be known as lylegg202.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:14 pm
by wlf
KAW wrote:Very nice Lyle... actually superb... ::tu:: 8) Great timing too...
There's a knife being offered on eBay but the blades have been so altered that it had me wondering if it actually started out as a farmers jack until I saw yours... while it's a Schrade Walden... it must be an early one as the handles & bolsters are just like yours... just too bad about the blades... and now I'm thinking he's asking too much for the shape the blades are in...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-2-inch-close ... 4902.l9144
Actually the one I just posted does not have full blades either. Pruner blades ,like spear blades are very hard to judge as far as fullness.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 7:50 pm
by wlf
espn77 wrote:
wlf wrote:The very first post in this thread comes full circle:
"This is a nice old pattern that you won't run across very often."

EDITED 9:42pm
As far as known, Case never manufactured this pattern.
Sorry guys I can't let it go on any longer, I don't know how long I have before I can't edit it. A repairman suggested and wanted to make a Case for fun. I guess the call for a Tested pruning blade is uncommon. The frame is Walden, I think the rest is authentic Case, even the goldstone.I didn't ask about the spey. I hope I didn't offend anyone, thanks for going along my friends.
Lyle
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41658
Keith ,I haven't found a gun quite big enough yet.

Roger , I would have thought you knew I was kidding.

Re: Farmer's Jacks

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 7:02 pm
by JohnR
Lyle, that Schrade from Dale is a great example, congratulations.

Was able to pick up the green bone Queen so NOW I only need the MOP to complete the set.