#77 Washington Street!!

kootenay joe said:
Unusual to see a point at the end of a Punch blade. Most of mine(not Washington Jacks) are curved or or even flat at the tip, and some do not have a sharp edge.
The Washington HJ looks to have a point to the tip and a sharp edge. This is a blade that will command much respect.
kj
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I thought the same thing, but then I stumbled on this image from a google image search for something totally unrelated!


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Could the old Western pattern be influential on the Great Eastern maker??

This weekend I plan on drilling a bunch of holes through some veggie tanned leather scraps to see how it does.
 
RDaneel said:
Got these two today. They are absolutely gorgeous and very well made. Knife jewelry that is practical for use.

Here's my one caveat; the punch on the Punch Knife is easily a 9 and may be a 9.5 (on a scale of 10). As I've gotten older (and I'm not that old), my nails are more brittle. I find the difficulty of opening the punch to be ridiculous. A 7 or 8 would have been fine. As it is I have to use a blade opener to use this punch.

Really like them both with the one concern above. :thumbup::thumbup:


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Beautiful pictures Dean.....wow!!
 
Charlie you and GEC have what I think is the best made run of the Washington Jacks to date. The spear blade just sets this knife on another level. Beautiful pictures everyone. Thanks!
 
Just got one of the Harness Jacks in Cocobolo today (second hand).

I guess I got lucky, because the pull on the blade and on the punch are about the same as each other, and maybe a 6 or 7 at most. No problem. In fact, almost perfect to me.

I have at least one example of all eight of the CC SFO HJs except the first one from S&M (hint, hint to anyone who might be reading this :)), and this is my favorite. Very classy appearance, perfect size, I like the bigger punch, the long pull, the bolster, the shape, the half-stops . . . really not much about the design that I don't love. The execution is very good. Almost perfect pull, nice snap, good walk-and-talk. Only minor nit is that the backspring on the punch is not flush in the half-stop position . . . that would be nice, but I don't really expect that on a factory knife at this price.

Now I need to get another in Ebony . . .

Anyway, congrats Charlie on another great SFO HJ, and thanks for sharing this with the rest of us HJ aficionados and collectors.
 
Anybody have a guess for what the future will bring for the WJ? Do you think this pattern is suited for a wide range of blade styles?
 
Here are my first test holes in 8oz. Chrome tan.

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The punch is easy and stable to use. The punch edge needs some improvement, so I will hone it and do this again.
The main blade is quite sharp. It easily sliced this piece off of a hide, and cut my crude letters with its tip.
More later . . . . . . .
 
waynorth said:
The punch edge needs some improvement, so I will hone it and do this again.
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Is there a proper way to sharpen a punch, especially one like this? I've found the alox SAK punch very easy to sharpen, like a chisel grind on a blade. The fluted punches, however, are a different issue!
 
Quote: "Do you think this pattern is suited for a wide range of blade styles? "
Vintage Washington bolster knives i have seen have: clip, spearpoint, pen and awl, which is what this GEC made version also has.
If you put in a Sheepsfoot, Warncliffe, etc. the resulting knife would not be as 'traditional' as only the 4 blades types mentioned were used with this pattern.
If you have seen other blades used in vintage examples of this knife please speak up or post a picture.
One could put almost any blade into this frame but i think the result would look 'odd' rather than 'most attractive' as all of the current SFO's do.
kj
 
kootenay joe said:
Quote: "Do you think this pattern is suited for a wide range of blade styles? "
Vintage Washington bolster knives i have seen have: clip, spearpoint, pen and awl, which is what this GEC made version also has.
If you put in a Sheepsfoot, Warncliffe, etc. the resulting knife would not be as 'traditional' as only the 4 blades types mentioned were used with this pattern.
If you have seen other blades used in vintage examples of this knife please speak up or post a picture.
One could put almost any blade into this frame but i think the result would look 'odd' rather than 'most attractive' as all of the current SFO's do.
kj
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An ancient Washington Jack would be interesting to see...

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I finally received my set of Washinton Jacks and Harness Jacks. MAN are these EVER NICE!!! :cool:
Now If it will just quit raining maybe I can get some photos!!! :rolleyes:
Another GREAT SFO Charlie!! :thumbup::thumbup:


Dave
 
Update on the pull on my Punch blade. I cleaned and oiled and kept working on this for a few days (got the gunk out) and the pull seems to have steadied at a hard 8 - so it's better. I can now carefully open it without a blade opener and without hurting my nail.
 
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