All-Metal Knives

[jwolf90]

Oh my that's nice, tell us more about that one please.

 

[Alnamvet68]

Ok, I like it, it's not often I ask this but what is it?

Gorgeous!

Oh my that's nice, tell us more about that one please.

Custom knife modder based in Poland who works with titanium, and mods alox SAK's using titanium. Really difficult to get one. He's on Facebook, but for some reason I can't locate the site.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

Is it an Al Mar?

I love the traditional format with modern construction and materials, makes me wonder how a trapper or even a split back whittler would look like in titanium and with torx screw construction?

 

[Alnamvet68]

Is it an Al Mar?

I love the traditional format with modern construction and materials, makes me wonder how a trapper or even a split back whittler would look like in titanium and with torx screw construction?

No, not Al Mar. It's ALM in Poland

 

[Stelth]

 

[Jack Black]

I found this old thing in a flea-market a couple of months ago, it was so rusty that I wasn't sure it wouldn't just fall apart when I began to clean it up. I put it to soak in some oil, and had kind of forgot about it. It's never going to win any beauty contests, but the steel seems good, and there's plenty of snap left in the blades.

 

[waynorth]

Way cool all-metal Jack, Jack.
I've seen Pruners and Barlows in that minimalist cast construction, but that one is a first for me. Thanks for rescuing it and showing it to us!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Charlie, I rather like it too, funny how a simple old knife can sometimes really appeal

 

[smiling-knife]

Nice knife Jack.

This is a Warriss & Co Sheffield with engine turned scales.

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you my friend, that's very stylish :thumbup:

 

[Dr. Scott]

Except for my old Wenger Swiss Army Knives, this is my only all metal knife.

A gift from my father when I finished high school.

 

[tstaut]

OK here's one I haven't see anything like before...

The silver seems to have been meticulously crafted to look like wood. All of the millwork creates a wood-grain look to it, and then it has elements of a wooden box or chest.. keyhole, hinges and all!

 

[Stelth]

 

[Dr. Scott]

OK here's one I haven't see anything like before...

The silver seems to have been meticulously crafted to look like wood. All of the millwork creates a wood-grain look to it, and then it has elements of a wooden box or chest.. keyhole, hinges and all!

I love this! Any other info? Who made it? How old is it? More pictures?

 

[davek14]

OK here's one I haven't see anything like before...

The silver seems to have been meticulously crafted to look like wood. All of the millwork creates a wood-grain look to it, and then it has elements of a wooden box or chest.. keyhole, hinges and all!

I'm wondering how that woodgrain was done... stamped? Look at how the hinges and lock have brass "pins". Are the hinges and lock separate pieces as well. That's a neat old piece of work.

 

[tstaut]

Thanks for the interest. Here are a couple more photos, as you can see it falls into that oblique category of "old fruit knife." - no maker's marks, no sterling hallmark either although I would have to guess it is - or at least the blades are. The main blade seems very "soft" as does the fruit pick, but less so because of its thickness.

When viewing through a loupe, you can see that the hinges and "dog bone" lock are indeed separate parts, and there are many "pins" in the woodwork. As for the wood grain, it seems carved to me. It has very pronounced depth to it, almost like damascene.

These are iphone pics, but I'll definitely bust out the "big camera" and macro kit for you guys and get some in-depth stuff as I did for my japanese art knife, which I suppose also has a place in this thread.

 

[tstaut]

Here's that japanese art knife. I posted a lot of info in that "obscure" thread, so this is the highlight reel....

Tiny knife. Inlaid 24K gold highlights on handmade damascus japanese village scene. Incredible workmanship, and this is what I can do with a macro lens.

 

[Jack Black]

^ Two fascinating knives, and real works of art :thumbup:

 

[Samon]

 

[smiling-knife]

Great thread everyone. Tstaut, your knives are very unusual. I suspect the fruit knife is American made and the blade material coin silver rather than sterling. The hinges and lock appear silver plated. The base metal is showing through.

Here's a souvenir for the 1904 world's fair. The scales are cast aluminium which was very quite valuable material at the time.