Comparing two recently arrived jacks: Schrade Walden 236 and Northfield 66

Ouch... that´s sad. Sorry to see this :(

Well, maybe it was really stressed during time and the steel got weaker. I hope, you didn´t get hurt...
 
Doug Add said:
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:( sorry Doug.
 
Ouch! Rare occurrence, you are now a member of an exclusive club . . . . .errrr, welcome!

I tapped a blade on an old Remington muskrat, hoping to crink it, but instead - "ping"! A sinking feeling. Sorry for your loss!
 
Thanks fellas. I don't know whether to leave it as is, have it reworked into a single blade, or try to find a replacement secondary. For now it sits staring at me, wondering why I was so cruel.
 
Doug Add said:
I take that last statement back. It appears the pen blade was stressed. I just opened it to see if it was straight, and it snapped right in two.
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My heart literally sank when I read that statement I almost didn't scroll to see the picture, sorry that is a shame.
 
Doug Add said:
Thanks fellas. I don't know whether to leave it as is, have it reworked into a single blade, or try to find a replacement secondary. For now it sits staring at me, wondering why I was so cruel.
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Do people offer the service of replacing blades on slipjoints? If so I would say do it for sure! Thas a great looking knife!
 
Its still a good looking jack Doug. I hope you find someone to make it whole again.
 
Doug that's very strange. Lots of older knives have a blade that has been bent towards the end, but so far i've never had one break. I have never thought that it could happen just by opening it.
It is a nice clean break that is square to the blade. Turn it into a screwdriver blade. That's often useful on a pocket knife, so it will still be a good EDC. And now you get to search for another Schrade-Walden 236. See if you can find one with bone handles.
roland
 
Doug, so sorry to hear that my friend---I carried it for years with no issues what so ever:o That has to be the fluke of flukes and I feel terrible it happened to you.

Paul
 
Paul, I sure hope you didn't read my comment about the blade being stressed as pointing to something you did to the knife. I certainly did not mean that at all. I simply meant that old things will eventually break. The deal we struck that brought the 236 to me was way more than fair, in fact I feel like I may owe you more than the 6207 you received considering all that you sent me.

I am only disappointed in that my grabbing of the blade caused it to snap. Not at all disappointed in our trade, or in what I still have in this gorgeous Schrade jack knife.


paulhilborn said:
Doug, so sorry to hear that my friend---I carried it for years with no issues what so ever:o That has to be the fluke of flukes and I feel terrible it happened to you.

Paul
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If I choose to replace the secondary, I would love to find a sheepsfoot like I have in my 832 and 834 stockmen. Anyone know where I should go to look for one?

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Herman Williams who was the Schrade person for custom type work is still working on Schrades now in his home workshop.
I'm sure he would put a replacement blade in for you and even change out the Delrin handles for Peachseed bone ones.
It would be all real Schrade work.
roland
 
Doug Add said:
Paul, I sure hope you didn't read my comment about the blade being stressed as pointing to something you did to the knife. I certainly did not mean that at all. I simply meant that old things will eventually break. The deal we struck that brought the 236 to me was way more than fair, in fact I feel like I may owe you more than the 6207 you received considering all that you sent me.

I am only disappointed in that my grabbing of the blade caused it to snap. Not at all disappointed in our trade, or in what I still have in this gorgeous Schrade jack knife.
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Doug, it was not taken in a bad way at all my friend---in the PM we traded I mentioned how it felt like selling a used car to a friend and then it needs repair work. One just wishes it would not happen to someone you like so much. Unfortunate thing for sure but hope a great result comes of this.

Paul
 
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