Albers Cutlery Company

[Murphjd25]

Just figured out why these are so hard to get.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

I’m a sucker for ebony I admit, but man that springbok is beautiful.

 

[Hoffmajo89]

Awesome to see all the variety. The bonestag stands out to me, great color!

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Finally joined the club, thanks again btb01

 

[RickHuf]

Finally joined the club, thanks again btb01

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That doesn't look very Nouvelle French..... You may as well just ship it up here.

Is that micarta? Looks awesome

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

That doesn't look very Nouvelle French..... You may as well just ship it up here.

Is that micarta? Looks awesome

I’m branching out

Yes it’s vintage linen Micarta from the 1950s. I believe it was originally designed for elevators that’s all I got.

 

[mrknife]

like westinghouse stuff? thats good micarta!

 

[Tyson A Wright]

like westinghouse stuff? thats good micarta!

These GL-24 Albers lambs have vintage Polish elevator micarta.

 

[321Bandaid]

These GL-24 Albers lambs have vintage Polish elevator micarta.

That explains why they're next level!
I'll go now...

 

[btb01]

Finally joined the club, thanks again btb01

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Nice pile side, Jack!

Is that micarta? Looks awesome

Yes it’s vintage linen Micarta from the 1950s. I believe it was originally designed for elevators that’s all I got.

1950s or ‘60s, from Poland. It came as a large cylinder, 4” in diameter and about 6.5” long. Like Jack said, it was supposedly used in elevators, but that’s about the extent of the what we know. Eric cross-cut the cylinder into disks for the scales.

 

[RickHuf]

Nice pile side, Jack!




1950s or ‘60s, from Poland. It came as a large cylinder, 4” in diameter and about 6.5” long. Like Jack said, it was supposedly used in elevators, but that’s about the extent of the what we know. Eric cross-cut the cylinder into disks for the scales.

Oh wow that's really something.

I read all about your sfo after seeing that one. What a nice thing there congrats. Very special

 

[Johnnythefox]

Eric moved to Sheffield then ?

Not if hes got any sense...

 

[Johnnythefox]

Dont be greedy pass them around,my address is Johnny in England.

 

[Johnnythefox]

These GL-24 Albers lambs have vintage Polish elevator micarta.

Well as I havent got any Albers let alone elevator models, I shall just have to listen to this on repeat instead.

Ulica Sezamkowa (Sesame Street) - Elevator Song (Polish)​

 

[btb01]

I just posted these photos that Eric ea42 shared with me while he was working on the 2024 Guardians knives in the Guardians thread, but I feel like they should be posted here as well. Those of you who follow both threads will have to forgive the repetition.

This was the micarta roll/cylinder that was used for the handles. As you can see, it started out looking a bit rough, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a tad anxious about how the end result would look, but you’ve to trust the process and, of course, they turned out great!

After cross-cutting the cylinder into disks, Eric ended up with a couple pieces that he couldn’t use due to voids or breakage. This was a scrap piece that he partly polished to see what the color and texture would look like.

Here’s one of the stamped liners before assembly. Rather than stamp all five characters individually on every knife (and for a cleaner execution), Eric ordered a stamp from the guy who makes his tang stamps.

Eric said he likes to glue and pin the handle material to the liners. Here’s the micarta being glued to the liners.

Here are a couple pics of the assembled knives during the grinding and shaping process.

This one is shaped and ready for buffing.

And finally, this was the first bunch of finished knives.

Thanks again, Eric, for making these knives for the Guardians, and for sharing these pics of the process with us!

 

[Johnnythefox]

I just posted these photos that Eric ea42 shared with me while he was working on the 2024 Guardians knives in the Guardians thread, but I feel like they should be posted here as well. Those of you who follow both threads will have to forgive the repetition.

This was the micarta roll/cylinder that was used for the handles. As you can see, it started out looking a bit rough, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a tad anxious about how the end result would look, but you’ve to trust the process and, of course, they turned out great!

After cross-cutting the cylinder into disks, Eric ended up with a couple pieces that he couldn’t use due to voids or breakage. This was a scrap piece that he partly polished to see what the color and texture would look like.

Here’s one of the stamped liners before assembly. Rather than stamp all five characters individually on every knife (and for a cleaner execution), Eric ordered a stamp from the guy who makes his tang stamps.

Eric said he likes to glue and pin the handle material to the liners. Here’s the micarta being glued to the liners.

Here are a couple pics of the assembled knives during the grinding and shaping process.

This one is shaped and ready for buffing.

And finally, this was the first bunch of finished knives.

Thanks again, Eric, for making these knives for the Guardians, and for sharing these pics of the process with us!

Thanks for showing those photos and describing the process,very interesting indeed.

Thats proper old fashioned craftsmanship I love it.

 

[cudgee]

his was the micarta roll/cylinder that was used for the handles. As you can see, it started out looking a bit rough, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a tad anxious about how the end result would look, but you’ve to trust the process and, of course, they turned out great!

Who would have thought, to the untrained it just looked like junk. Thanks for the guide of the process.

 

[Hatchet_Jack]

Who would have thought, to the untrained it just looked like junk. Thanks for the guide of the process.

The next great handle material is just waiting to be found.

 

[cudgee]

The next great handle material is just waiting to be found.
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Good One.

 

[Matt_WY]

I just posted these photos that Eric ea42 shared with me while he was working on the 2024 Guardians knives in the Guardians thread, but I feel like they should be posted here as well. Those of you who follow both threads will have to forgive the repetition.

This was the micarta roll/cylinder that was used for the handles. As you can see, it started out looking a bit rough, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a tad anxious about how the end result would look, but you’ve to trust the process and, of course, they turned out great!

After cross-cutting the cylinder into disks, Eric ended up with a couple pieces that he couldn’t use due to voids or breakage. This was a scrap piece that he partly polished to see what the color and texture would look like.

Here’s one of the stamped liners before assembly. Rather than stamp all five characters individually on every knife (and for a cleaner execution), Eric ordered a stamp from the guy who makes his tang stamps.

Eric said he likes to glue and pin the handle material to the liners. Here’s the micarta being glued to the liners.

Here are a couple pics of the assembled knives during the grinding and shaping process.

This one is shaped and ready for buffing.

And finally, this was the first bunch of finished knives.

Thanks again, Eric, for making these knives for the Guardians, and for sharing these pics of the process with us!

Thanks for posting the production photos, always fun to see!