Cigar Box!!

Jack Black said:
Er...I don't actually know how many knives I have! :D I tried to get a BIT more organised a few years ago though, and bought some Dymo tape! ;)

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There are about 40 cigar boxes, with the knives inside roughly classified, then there are a couple more with the knives I'm currently carrying regularly. A few knives are still in the boxes/tubes they came in, or in pouches, and knife rolls. Then there are several hundred more contained in 5 storage units like this (below), plus two similar units. They are roughly classified, according to type, clasp knives for example, or Scout knives, but a couple of the units just contain an assortment.

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Fixed blades knives are in various cupboards, drawers, and boxes, in two rooms, (plus really big knives, and axes, in another room), and there are 2 large boxes under my bed with Sheffield table cutlery and kitchen knives. There are 2 large shoeboxes containing knives that need to be cleaned-up a bit, in another room, and at any one time, there are around 50 knives just kind of lying around, on my desk, coffee table, kitchen table, etc :rolleyes: Living alone allows me to get away with it! :eek: :D :thumbsup:
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Wow!!! And I thought I had a lot of knives!!! 😲
You have a museum forming, Jack!!!😁
 
waynorth said:
Wow!!! And I thought I had a lot of knives!!! 😲
You have a museum forming, Jack!!!😁
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Somebody has got to store them for when Sheffield Museums come to their senses Charlie! 🤣 Not that many of mine are museum quality 😉 Thanks Charlie, both for the kind words, and for all the kind donations over the years my friend 😁😉👍
 
Jack Black said:
Somebody has got to store them for when Sheffield Museums come to their senses Charlie! 🤣 Not that many of mine are museum quality 😉 Thanks Charlie, both for the kind words, and for all the kind donations over the years my friend 😁😉👍
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Hopefully my kids, or grandkids will visit that museum, knowing the stories behind some of the exhibits!! 😁
 
Jack Black said:
Those pics are from quite a few years ago now, as is this one, really from the time I first started posting on The Porch :) :thumbsup:

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But you’ve always been here, Jack…

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😉😁

Cigar boxes are handy for storing all sorts of things. I’ve spent a fair bit of time in different cigar shops, though not so much recently. Some would give them away, though most would charge a buck or two.

The only one I have knives in (at least currently) is this one I keep on top of my knife cabinet. I took the top off and lined it with the same tool box drawer liner I used for the cabinet drawers, and I use it as a staging area for knives that I’ve recently carried. As it fills up, I’ll wipe down at the knives in it, oil them if necessary and put them away.

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So here are the rest of the knives from the OP Cigar Box!! (Some of these will have to go back to the museum!!) A gift from Jack as it turns out, a Lockwood Brothers triple-rat bolstered Jack, with a great logo on the blade!!Lock 1.jpgLock 2.jpgNext a Landers, Frary and Clark jack with nice ebony handles. L,F&C later switched to ugly synthetic handles!!LFC 1.jpgLFC 2.jpg
Next we have two interesting pen knives, one from Harrison Brothers and Howson, (cutlers to his majesty - probably George 1901), and an NYK Hammer Brand!!Harrison n Hammer.jpg
Then comes a nice large, Shapleigh Teardrop Jack!DE.jpg
And finally two Schrade Cut Co Jacks!! a smaller boy's size slim, and a regular Sheepfoot!!SCC jacks.jpg
 
btb01 said:
But you’ve always been here, Jack…

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😉😁

Cigar boxes are handy for storing all sorts of things. I’ve spent a fair bit of time in different cigar shops, though not so much recently. Some would give them away, though most would charge a buck or two.

The only one I have knives in (at least currently) is this one I keep on top of my knife cabinet. I took the top off and lined it with the same tool box drawer liner I used for the cabinet drawers, and I use it as a staging area for knives that I’ve recently carried. As it fills up, I’ll wipe down at the knives in it, oil them if necessary and put them away.

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Nice that you keep the oil handy, Barrett!! Were you really Ballroom dancing in 1921??
I thought you were younger!! 😂
 
I like the old cigar boxes that have some interesting and colorful graphics on them. old Billy Butts there is a favorite of mine. Thank You Charlie for starting this thread as cigar boxes and pocket knives go together like peas and carrots!
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flylock said:
I like the old cigar boxes that have some interesting and colorful graphics on them. old Billy Butts there is a favorite of mine. Thank You Charlie for starting this thread as cigar boxes and pocket knives go together like peas and carrots!
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True!! Some cigar boxes are works of art - or groany puns!!Evil 1.jpgEvil 2.jpg
Since it's the root of all Evil, I drop my money ( coins) in here at the end of the day!! 😂
Gurkha Cigars, Evil Brand - Strong!!😁
 
waynorth said:
Hopefully my kids, or grandkids will visit that museum, knowing the stories behind some of the exhibits!! 😁
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I hope so my friend! :D I noticed your Laguiole waiter's friend in one of my old pics, must have took the pic on the day I got it :) :thumbsup:
btb01 said:
But you’ve always been here, Jack…

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😉😁
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🤣 :thumbsup:
btb01 said:
Cigar boxes are handy for storing all sorts of things. I’ve spent a fair bit of time in different cigar shops, though not so much recently. Some would give them away, though most would charge a buck or two.

The only one I have knives in (at least currently) is this one I keep on top of my knife cabinet. I took the top off and lined it with the same tool box drawer liner I used for the cabinet drawers, and I use it as a staging area for knives that I’ve recently carried. As it fills up, I’ll wipe down at the knives in it, oil them if necessary and put them away.

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:cool::):thumbsup:
waynorth said:
So here are the rest of the knives from the OP Cigar Box!! (Some of these will have to go back to the museum!!) A gift from Jack as it turns out, a Lockwood Brothers triple-rat bolstered Jack, with a great logo on the blade!!View attachment 1967874View attachment 1967875Next a Landers, Frary and Clark jack with nice ebony handles. L,F&C later switched to ugly synthetic handles!!View attachment 1967884View attachment 1967885
Next we have two interesting pen knives, one from Harrison Brothers and Howson, (cutlers to his majesty - probably George 1901), and an NYK Hammer Brand!!View attachment 1967887
Then comes a nice large, Shapleigh Teardrop Jack!View attachment 1967889
And finally two Schrade Cut Co Jacks!! a smaller boy's size slim, and a regular Sheepfoot!!View attachment 1967890
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Nice contents too Charlie! :D :thumbsup:
waynorth said:
True!! Some cigar boxes are works of art - or groany puns!!View attachment 1967928View attachment 1967930
Since it's the root of all Evil, I drop my money ( coins) in here at the end of the day!! 😂
Gurkha Cigars, Evil Brand - Strong!!😁
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🤣:thumbsup:

The tobacconist I used to buy them from charged £2 a box, more with a few fancy ones. I don't know of anywhere I can get hold of them since the store closed :( :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
Er...I don't actually know how many knives I have! :D I tried to get a BIT more organised a few years ago though, and bought some Dymo tape! ;)

R1Jz2ii.jpg


There are about 40 cigar boxes, with the knives inside roughly classified, then there are a couple more with the knives I'm currently carrying regularly. A few knives are still in the boxes/tubes they came in, or in pouches, and knife rolls. Then there are several hundred more contained in 5 storage units like this (below), plus two similar units. They are roughly classified, according to type, clasp knives for example, or Scout knives, but a couple of the units just contain an assortment.

HpMKRRf.jpg


Fixed blades knives are in various cupboards, drawers, and boxes, in two rooms, (plus really big knives, and axes, in another room), and there are 2 large boxes under my bed with Sheffield table cutlery and kitchen knives. There are 2 large shoeboxes containing knives that need to be cleaned-up a bit, in another room, and at any one time, there are around 50 knives just kind of lying around, on my desk, coffee table, kitchen table, etc :rolleyes: Living alone allows me to get away with it! :eek: :D :thumbsup:
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I don't know how many I have, haven't counted in years.
I refuse to on princple my daughter wants me to catalogue them, as she has laid claim to them when I've gone.....She doesn't get that I am going to live forever😂😂
 
mitch13 said:
I don't know how many I have, haven't counted in years.
I refuse to on princple my daughter wants me to catalogue them, as she has laid claim to them when I've gone.....She doesn't get that I am going to live forever😂😂
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There was a time I used to be able to count them instead of sheep, when I had insomnia. When I got to a thousand, about 10 years ago, I gave up counting them. Every now and then, I briefly think about cataloguing them, but I don't have time! :D My daughters aren't interested in them, so I hope I get the chance to pass on some of them to others :) I hope you do buddy! :D :) :thumbsup:
 
waynorth said:
So here are the rest of the knives from the OP Cigar Box!! (Some of these will have to go back to the museum!!) A gift from Jack as it turns out, a Lockwood Brothers triple-rat bolstered Jack, with a great logo on the blade!!View attachment 1967874View attachment 1967875Next a Landers, Frary and Clark jack with nice ebony handles. L,F&C later switched to ugly synthetic handles!!View attachment 1967884View attachment 1967885
Next we have two interesting pen knives, one from Harrison Brothers and Howson, (cutlers to his majesty - probably George 1901), and an NYK Hammer Brand!!View attachment 1967887
Then comes a nice large, Shapleigh Teardrop Jack!View attachment 1967889
And finally two Schrade Cut Co Jacks!! a smaller boy's size slim, and a regular Sheepfoot!!View attachment 1967890
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Great box of knives Charlie, of course I like the sheepsfoot.
 
I dont like smoking but love cigar boxes and tobacco tins.

I have old fountain pens and ink stored in my cigar boxes.

My knives are stored in Army gun cleaning tool rolls (kept flat),tins,small plastic storage boxes and places all around the house where I lose and then find them again 😆

I love these kind of threads. 😍
 
I was intending to wait in for a couple of parcels today, so thought I'd take a few pics of the cigar box contents. This one contains some MOP and ivory...

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Just heard the Royal Mail are on strike today, so I'm going to head out for a coffee and a haircut, but I'll take some more pics later if anyone wants to see more :thumbsup:
 
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