#78 American Jack

My smooth white bone arrived today. Really a beautiful knife.


Wish I ordered a black micarta in time too though.
 
The white bone is very nice looking. I am surprised that the cocobolos showing up so far do not seem to have a dramatic grain pattern like the M & G’s have.
 
Leslie Tomville said:
The white bone is very nice looking. I am surprised that the cocobolos showing up so far do not seem to have a dramatic grain pattern like the M & G’s have.
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Maybe pickings are slim for premium cocobolo wood nowadays. I know supplies are tight and some handgun grip makers have stopped using it.
 
redsparrow said:
Seems the American Jack looks good dressed in just about anything, black micarta, cocobolo, smooth white bone... they're all lookin good. Happy to say, "This one is mine."
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Nice pick up...that is one beautiful knife.
 
Augie said:
Charlie, have to agree with everything you said about the Maher&Grosh, agree they don't feel big and blocky at all. Love how they feel. I wonder what OVC stands for on the back of the clip blade, I know OVB on a HSB stands for Our Very Best.

Here is the etch picture I posted earlier.

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Thanks for posting the etch pics, Augie. As has been stated, OVC stands for Ohio Valley Cutlery!!
Ken told me they added that so no-one could sell the knives as antiques!! Pretty cool safeguard!!
 
I am really liking that jigging and the color on those Northfields! I have one of those reserved. It looks like they are gonna be great blades from everyone's initial reviews!
 
Got my SWB #78 yesterday and today was the first time I got to carry it. Really like this knife (it pushed the Maroon Micarta #35 out of my pocket) but I have one minor quibble. The pen blade (which I like the size of) partially blocks the nail nick of the main blade. So I'm wondering why they didn't put the nail nick for the main on the opposite side to keep it clear from the pen. Anybody else notice this or bothered by this arrangement?
 
WoodManGM said:
Got my SWB #78 yesterday and today was the first time I got to carry it. Really like this knife (it pushed the Maroon Micarta #35 out of my pocket) but I have one minor quibble. The pen blade (which I like the size of) partially blocks the nail nick of the main blade. So I'm wondering why they didn't put the nail nick for the main on the opposite side to keep it clear from the pen. Anybody else notice this or bothered by this arrangement?
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I was wondering about this and was planning on checking it out once I got my Cocobolo 2-blade in hand. A few days out still, I think. All the pictures I've seen show that that the nail nicks are plenty accessible but I will have to see if the partial blockage you mention is irksome when I get mine soon.
 
Elderberry? Is that in the red wheelhouse, or more a purple shade? My search of the general color description revealed more on the purple end of the spectrum. Hmmm, darn computer displays.

,,,Mike in Canada
 
Well whatever colour it is, I have ordered the single blade version. Hoping for red!

,,,Mike in Canada
 
There goes Travman again! How do you always manage to get the best examples of these highly variable patterns? I always seem to get a lackluster example. Any tips you mind sharing? Congrats on that beautiful specimen. But, as someone wrote earlier, it was hard to get a bad one. I have never seen a more interesting group of knives than those Knife Connection Ironwoods. Many of the handles look like works of art.

I must admit that even I managed to get a pretty nice Ironwood. I snagged number 73 which is somewhat similar to Travman’s. But a couple of nicer ones were taken right out of my shopping cart! I am going to give it another go on the single blade cocobolo. Maybe I can get lucky.
 
Duper said:
Elderberry? Is that in the red wheelhouse, or more a purple shade? My search of the general color description revealed more on the purple end of the spectrum. Hmmm, darn computer displays.

,,,Mike in Canada
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Got to see an Elderberry at the factory, and thought it was a nice shade. I'll never get a job at Crayola, or naming car paints, but I'd say the majority of the handle is plum or black cherry, and the highlights near the bolsters are a raspberry or red wine shade.
 
Sabercat said:
Got to see an Elderberry at the factory, and thought it was a nice shade. I'll never get a job at Crayola, or naming car paints, but I'd say the majority of the handle is plum or black cherry, and the highlights near the bolsters are a raspberry or red wine shade.
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I have a red wine 92 and a blood red 54 so hopefully it will fit into my colour scheme nicely. Thanks for the descriptions Sabercat!

I am anxious to get back to the factory. Best weekend I had all last summer was in Titusville.

,,,Mike in Canada
 
Leslie Tomville said:
There goes Travman again! How do you always manage to get the best examples of these highly variable patterns? I always seem to get a lackluster example. Any tips you mind sharing? Congrats on that beautiful specimen. But, as someone wrote earlier, it was hard to get a bad one. I have never seen a more interesting group of knives than those Knife Connection Ironwoods. Many of the handles look like works of art.

I must admit that even I managed to get a pretty nice Ironwood. I snagged number 73 which is somewhat similar to Travman’s. But a couple of nicer ones were taken right out of my shopping cart! I am going to give it another go on the single blade cocobolo. Maybe I can get lucky.
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Oh yeah there were some nice ones. Mine is pretty plain compared to some with fancier grain patterns. I just went with a very light colored version because most of my wood handles are dark and I wanted something different.

Number 73 is a fine looking example.
 
WoodManGM said:
Got my SWB #78 yesterday and today was the first time I got to carry it. Really like this knife (it pushed the Maroon Micarta #35 out of my pocket) but I have one minor quibble. The pen blade (which I like the size of) partially blocks the nail nick of the main blade. So I'm wondering why they didn't put the nail nick for the main on the opposite side to keep it clear from the pen. Anybody else notice this or bothered by this arrangement?
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I have also noticed the pen blade partially blocks the nail nick for the spear blade on mine. The photos made it seem like it did not but the actual knife does.
 
Thanks Travman. Since most of the wild stripes were gone, I tried to find something interesting in a different way. The grain on yours is similar to mine. It seems to swirl around almost as if it is in motion like water or something being blown by the wind. There also seems to be a lot of depth to the wood. And that pin right in the center of the knot could not have been planned better. Aren’t you the one with a cocobolo 25 that has a similar swirling effect?
 
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