Camillus Marlin Spike

Jeremy Dodd said:
Wow! Those are great! The one on the left looks quite a bit like one my grandpa gave me as a kid. I've never seen anything like the one on the right. Tidioute? Is that the model? You've definitely piqued my curiosity!

On a side note, how did you upload a picture?
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Hi J Jeremy Dodd , A Arathol already answered your questions, but I thought I would double down. The knives in the picture (from left to right) are:

1) a Camillus BSA Scout Knife (mostly for scale). I have a special fondness for scout knives, and host an annual scout knife giveaway (I don't actually have the one in the photo anymore since I gave that one away after Johnnythefox Johnnythefox gave me a British made scout knife that became my backpack knife).

2) a Camillus Marlin Spike knife. My stepfather was a tugboat captain, and he inspired my love of nautical things (even though I have never really spent much time on the sea). I appreciate that it is stainless (as anything for use around saltwater should be), but it is a bit big for daily carry.

3) a Tidioute Whaler. Ever since I saw this pattern I have been smitten, and GEC makes probably the nicest executed versions of the pattern, I just wish they would do them in stainless. I couldn't pass up one of these when they dropped, but I still dream of a stainless Whaler.

As far as uploading photos, I pay for a gold membership which allows me to upload some photos directly to the Blade Forums site (though something just recently caused most of my photos to disappear). Arathol gave you the instructions for how to manage photos without having to pay the membership.

I like to use other familiarly sized knives for scale, because generally things don't look the same size in my hand as they do in other people's hands (the Whaler is a big honkin' knife):
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Arathol said:
The knife on the right is a GEC #46 Whaler. Its really a swell-center sunfish pattern. Tidioute is a brand used by GEC.

Uploading pictures
Open a free account at a host site such as Imgur.
Uploads images to the host site.
Locate the image on the host site, and copy the BBCode url. It will be formatted like this -
Code: 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/vRJpgTI.jpg[/img]

which will make a picture appear in-line with the text.
vRJpgTI.jpg
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Arathol said:
The knife on the right is a GEC #46 Whaler. Its really a swell-center sunfish pattern. Tidioute is a brand used by GEC.

Uploading pictures
Open a free account at a host site such as Imgur.
Uploads images to the host site.
Locate the image on the host site, and copy the BBCode url. It will be formatted like this -
Code: 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/vRJpgTI.jpg[/img]

which will make a picture appear in-line with the text.
vRJpgTI.jpg
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Okay, let's see if this works!

<img src="
https://imgur.com/WxDcwrV
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abbydaddy said:
Hi J Jeremy Dodd , A Arathol already answered your questions, but I thought I would double down. The knives in the picture (from left to right) are:

1) a Camillus BSA Scout Knife (mostly for scale). I have a special fondness for scout knives, and host an annual scout knife giveaway (I don't actually have the one in the photo anymore since I gave that one away after Johnnythefox Johnnythefox gave me a British made scout knife that became my backpack knife).

2) a Camillus Marlin Spike knife. My stepfather was a tugboat captain, and he inspired my love of nautical things (even though I have never really spent much time on the sea). I appreciate that it is stainless (as anything for use around saltwater should be), but it is a bit big for daily carry.

3) a Tidioute Whaler. Ever since I saw this pattern I have been smitten, and GEC makes probably the nicest executed versions of the pattern, I just wish they would do them in stainless. I couldn't pass up one of these when they dropped, but I still dream of a stainless Whaler.

As far as uploading photos, I pay for a gold membership which allows me to upload some photos directly to the Blade Forums site (though something just recently caused most of my photos to disappear). Arathol gave you the instructions for how to manage photos without having to pay the membership.

I like to use other familiarly sized knives for scale, because generally things don't look the same size in my hand as they do in other people's hands (the Whaler is a big honkin' knife):
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That is a beast for a small knife! I've never seen that blade style. Now I'm going to have to search one out for myself!

On a side note, I noticed that your user name was Abbydaddy. I'm guessing that means you have a daughter named Abby. My youngest is named Abbey also, but we decided to spell it like the Beatles Abbey Road album!
 
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Old Hunter said:
Can't believe I actually filed the note with a folder of knife receipts, here are his ships:
USS Portland LSD37
USS Iwo Jima LP42
USS Vogelgesang
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So it turns out that the USS Portland was docked at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base right across the bay from my ship, the USS Grasp. I saw that ship almost everyday for years! I even went onboard once to borrow something from their Deck Department. It seems like it was paint, probably "boot topping", but I can't be sure. That was 30 years ago!
 
Jeremy Dodd said:
Okay, let's see if this works!

Code: 
<img src="[MEDIA=imgur]WxDcwrV[/MEDIA]">
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Sort of worked, but its formatted so the HTML strings appear as extraneous text. I think that the mobile version isn't supplying HTML that is compatible with this forums software.
If you use the format below with the link enclosed by IMG tags you get the full picture with no unneeded text.

Code: 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/WxDcwrV.jpeg[/img]
WxDcwrV.jpeg
 
Arathol said:
Sort of worked, but its formatted so the HTML strings appear as extraneous text. I think that the mobile version isn't supplying HTML that is compatible with this forums software.
If you use the format below with the link enclosed by IMG tags you get the full picture with no unneeded text.

Code: 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/WxDcwrV.jpeg[/img]
WxDcwrV.jpeg
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I actually had to pull out my laptop to do it. My cell phone won't give me the "inspect" option to be able to copy and paste it. I will try to find the specific format you're talking about and give it another go. I appreciate your helping me with it.
 
Jeremy Dodd said:
I actually had to pull out my laptop to do it. My cell phone won't give me the "inspect" option to be able to copy and paste it. I will try to find the specific format you're talking about and give it another go. I appreciate your helping me with it.
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On your laptop, open Imgur, open the image, find the BBCode url, it will be formatted properly with IMG tags.
On the right, second from the bottom.

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afishhunter said:
OH!!! There is one major difference between the offshore and onshore knives. The offshore knives use standard pinned construction. The vintage used Swinden Key construction.
Personally, I prefer pinned construction for strength and durability.
I figure if the keyed construction was "better" other companies would have used it after the patents expired. None did or are.
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I had no idea those ones were pinned and not key construction. Good to know!!

I have a Rough Ryder marlin spike I use every time I take my canoe out. I don't have straps. So, I truckers hitch it to the roof rack. Those knots can get tight sometimes 🤣 I like the pattern quite a bit!
 
lithicus said:
I had no idea those ones were pinned and not key construction. Good to know!!

I have a Rough Ryder marlin spike I use every time I take my canoe out. I don't have straps. So, I truckers hitch it to the roof rack. Those knots can get tight sometimes 🤣 I like the pattern quite a bit!
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Did you say "Rough Rider"?!? 😳
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RR897. Might not lookit, but has seen some fairly heavy use since 2013.
Works great for splicing 3 strand as well as getting rid of overly tight knots in 3 strand, double braid (hollow and solid core), loosening
1 ~ 4 inch cargo straps, and loosening tight/rusty rigging and anchor shackle bolts (tightening, too). 😁👍
 
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afishhunter said:
Did you say "Rough Rider"?!? 😳
View attachment 2496760
RR897. Might not lookit, but has seen some fairly heavy use since 2013.
Works great for splicing 3 strand as well as getting rid of overly tight knots in 3 strand, double braid (hollow and solid core), loosening
1 ~ 4 inch cargo straps, and loosening tight/rusty rigging and anchor shackle bolts (tightening, too). 😁👍
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Hahahah yup!! I'll have to get some pictures of mine to post. I have a red and a brown jigged bone version. I didn't know they made one in the covers you have!
 
afishhunter said:
Did you say "Rough Rider"?!? 😳
View attachment 2496760
RR897. Might not lookit, but has seen some fairly heavy use since 2013.
Works great for splicing 3 strand as well as getting rid of overly tight knots in 3 strand, double braid (hollow and solid core), loosening
1 ~ 4 inch cargo straps, and loosening tight/rusty rigging and anchor shackle bolts (tightening, too). 😁👍
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Now that's a beautiful knife! My dad is an Eagle Scout and my grandpa was his Scout leader. I was taught knots, splices, and hitches from an early age. When I arrived on board my ship, I was the only deck seaman who could splice 3-strand with any competency. My chief promptly put me to work replacing every nylon lifeline on the ship. It took me about 2 weeks, and my newly issued rigging knife needed quite a bit of whetstone work!
 
Here are the two marlin spikes I have. I bought them with intent purpose of helping me undo knots when car topping my canoe as I struggled undoing them on my first few trips. These have been incredibly handy! I like the anchor shields on them. Use the red bone more than the brown bone as it has better action, which is surprising to me given the spring construction. I wonder why they changed up the design and what the purpose is of the two back springs side by side. I'm guessing it was a cost efficiency thing? No idea lol


 
I have a couple of marlin spike knives, too. Here's a Rough Rider like one of those L lithicus posted. I actually carry this knife quite often, even when it's not assigned by my weekly rotation schedule. Both "blades" are very useful.
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Here's an all-stainless Marbles model. It's a relatively heavy knife, but again, the sheepsfoot blade is a favorite of mine, and the marlin spike is good for all kinds of "poking jobs", even if they're not nautical.
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- GT
 
lithicus said:
Here are the two marlin spikes I have. I bought them with intent purpose of helping me undo knots when car topping my canoe as I struggled undoing them on my first few trips. These have been incredibly handy! I like the anchor shields on them. Use the red bone more than the brown bone as it has better action, which is surprising to me given the spring construction. I wonder why they changed up the design and what the purpose is of the two back springs side by side. I'm guessing it was a cost efficiency thing? No idea lol


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I've never seen one in red bone! The anchor looks familiar though. What brand are they?
 
5K Qs said:
I have a couple of marlin spike knives, too. Here's a Rough Rider like one of those L lithicus posted. I actually carry this knife quite often, even when it's not assigned by my weekly rotation schedule. Both "blades" are very useful.
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Here's an all-stainless Marbles model. It's a relatively heavy knife, but again, the sheepsfoot blade is a favorite of mine, and the marlin spike is good for all kinds of "poking jobs", even if they're not nautical.
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- GT
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Oh the ones with the anchor are Rough Ryder brand? I really like the look of those. I think SMKW sells Rough Ryder. I'll have to look those up!
 
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