All About Pocket Knives

Colonel26 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:20 am Wow! A farmer’s whittler? Who’d a thunk it?

I have never seen a farmer’s jack in the wild. I’d like to though.

Thanks Floyd, JP, and Wade I'm glad there's still people following and talking about old knives. I hope Bryan always keeps this great archive of knowledge and pictures intact. It's a shame what's been lost in Blade Forums.

Wade bring the boys and come to the Lexington KY show, there's supposed to be some there. May 24-25.

Very cool Whittler, Lyle.

Heck, I've got 10 or 12 of those lying around. J.O'.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:00 pm Heck, I've got 10 or 12 of those lying around. J.O'.

Update to the Wostenholms of the Michells Seeds Phila PA knives is a German ebony marked Michells on top .

wlf wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:36 pm

Colonel26 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:20 am Wow! A farmer’s whittler? Who’d a thunk it?

I have never seen a farmer’s jack in the wild. I’d like to though.

Thanks Floyd, JP, and Wade I'm glad there's still people following and talking about old knives. I hope Bryan always keeps this great archive of knowledge and pictures intact. It's a shame what's been lost in Blade Forums.

Wade bring the boys and come to the Lexington KY show, there's supposed to be some there. May 23-25.

I’d love to make the Lexington show. I don’t know if it’ll happen this year, but eventually!

Colonel26 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:25 pm

wlf wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:36 pm

Colonel26 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:20 am Wow! A farmer’s whittler? Who’d a thunk it?

I have never seen a farmer’s jack in the wild. I’d like to though.

Thanks Floyd, JP, and Wade I'm glad there's still people following and talking about old knives. I hope Bryan always keeps this great archive of knowledge and pictures intact. It's a shame what's been lost in Blade Forums.

Wade bring the boys and come to the Lexington KY show, there's supposed to be some there. May 23-25.

I’d love to make the Lexington show. I don’t know if it’ll happen this year, but eventually!

There's a all knive show at the Kentucky Horse Park Memorial weekend on Friday and Saturday only.

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:00 pm Heck, I've got 10 or 12 of those lying around. J.O'.

Give me a call and we'll do some more trading.

Thanks for the look John, John , and Ike or whatever is your name is.

wlf wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:32 pm

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:00 pm

Thanks for the look John, John , and Ike or whatever is your name is.

Maybe I will go with "Leroy" for a while.

Leroy is okay with me.


I had to wait to post this one until John guessed this one in the Mystery knife thread.

Siletto Cutlery NY. A brand of Pacific Hardware and Steel. Some say Napanoch made, probably hard to tell with this example ? You can't be too choosy with this pattern.
2479 stamped on pile side of the master blade. Any ideas?

wlf wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:30 pm Leroy is okay with me.


I had to wait to post this one until John guessed this one in the Mystery knife thread.

Siletto Cutlery NY. A brand of Pacific Hardware and Steel. Some say Napanoch made, probably hard to tell with this example ? You can't be too choosy with this pattern.
2479 stamped on pile side of the master blade.

.....and they just keep coming! Great patina on a classic knife.

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:59 pm

wlf wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:32 pm

Ridgegrass wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:00 pm

Thanks for the look John, John , and Ike or whatever is your name is.

Maybe I will go with "Leroy" for a while.

We've seen this wonderful jigging on handles a lot, but not often do we see different colors on opposite sides .
A Bartlett Manufacturing Company stamped Schrade Cut Co farmers jack. One brown, one black. I had heard of black peach seed bone in Sargent's catalogs , but had only seen black composition, which has a more open peach seed design.
Top is composition, bottom is black bone.

wlf wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 6:36 pm We've seen this wonderful jigging on handles a lot, but not often do we see different colors on opposite sides .
A Bartlett Manufacturing Company stamped Schrade Cut Co farmers jack. One brown, one black. I had heard of black peach seed bone , but had only seen black composition , which has a more open peach seed design.
Top is composition, bottom is black bone.

Your roosters are always an education and a pleasure.

wlf wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 6:36 pm We've seen this wonderful jigging on handles a lot, but not often do we see different colors on opposite sides .
A Bartlett Manufacturing Company stamped Schrade Cut Co farmers jack. One brown, one black. I had heard of black peach seed bone , but had only seen black composition , which has a more open peach seed design.
Top is composition, bottom is black bone.

That Bartlett stamped Farmers Jack is a Dandy
That photo of the composite and the bone really does show the difference in jigging well.
Like Floyd do appreciate your sharing pics and info .

Somewhat of a old Farmers jack , Clip & Spey automatic.

This is an older Valley Forge than the others I have , with nice bone. I first seen this knife on eBay in 2012 and it was already sold. My Mommy was in the hospital and I was distracted and not even paying attention to eBay.
I wish I could have bought it for the price it sold back then. Our own rattlesnake? Mark sold it on eBay.
I try and track these. I don't know why I photographed the knife with the blades open like they are. I know better. You should never have blades half open on single spring opposite enders.

Gorgeous one, Lyle! They just don't dye and jig bone like that anymore.

Thanks John.

I thought I had posted this one.
French ivory Humphreys Radiant . I haven't seen much of German or English knives with French ivory . In contrast to pressed stag ,which thus far, has never been seen on an American made knife.
A big heavy , but thin knife , at 4 1/4 inches.

wiseguy wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2024 1:14 am Somewhat of a old Farmers jack , Clip & Spey automatic.

Nice knife, these knives have a pruning and budding a blade for horticulture, but thanks for visiting this thread.

I believe your knife was categorized as a mechanic's press button by the manufacturer ?

Joseph Allen & Sons. As with all this pattern unless I otherwise noted, typically apx. 4".

Lyle

O'.

Wonderful Lyle. Sweet handles and some old calloused hand put it to work.

Thanks Roger , John , and Floyd. I appreciate your interest.