Does anyone else produce this pattern?

Neko2

Neko2

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Hey all,

I was browsing a well known auction site and came across a couple knives that struck my fancy but unfortunately 1 was a United Cutlery and slightly better one was a Rough Rider. The United was called A country whittler and the RR was a Whittlin' Buddy.

It's a large congress looking frame with one small blade at each end. The United has a short wharncliffe and clip? While the Rough Rider had a short wharncliffe and coping blade.

I've heard that United is junk and RR is better but I'd prefer if one of the past or current American knife companies had a similar knife. Especially with a good carbon steel.

Thanks in advance.

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I haven't seen that pattern from any American cutlery cos. But I can tell you, the RR is a really good knife, like a little tank.
Nice short strong blades and a simple comfy handle. I had one bite me HARD :D For the $15.00 it will cost you,try it out, I think you'll be impressed.

Best regards

Robin
 
I'm sure Bulldog made one, and if I'm right I think r8shell has one.
I will post a pic when I find it :)

Fausto
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Pipeman said:
I haven't seen that pattern from any American cutlery cos. But I can tell you, the RR is a really good knife, like a little tank.
Nice short strong blades and a simple comfy handle. I had one bite me HARD :D For the $15.00 it will cost you,try it out, I think you'll be impressed.

Best regards

Robin
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Hope it is not the one I'm thinking of that bit you Robin
George
 
Sorry, I was having a braindead moment, this is the whittler I was thinking of. They called it the box car whittler.

Best regards

Robin

 
oldtymer said:
Hope it is not the one I'm thinking of that bit you Robin
George
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Hi George :D No it wasn't the neat little congress you sent me. I was looking for just the right blades to carve out a hollow wooden sheath for the big leuku i'm building. The knife that fit the bill perfectly was the congress you gifted me.
Thanks again

Best regards

Robin
 
quattromori said:
I'm sure Bulldog made one, and if I'm right I think r8shell has one.
I will post a pic when I find it :)

Fausto
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You have a good memory. :)
The blades are stainless, but they take and hold an edge.
I'm tempted to pick up one of those Rough Riders, just for fun.

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r8shell said:
You have a good memory. :)
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I remember when I saw this pattern for the first time here, it struck me as weird and uncommon, that's why I remembered it :)
I do not whittle...but if I did, I'd probably look for a knife with a big handle/blade ratio (I once suggested getting a big cattle knife and using only the secondary blades).

Fausto
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There is also an Oar Carver that is based on a Queen Canoe, and A.G. Russell's Reverse Congress two-blade Whittler
 
That is a Crown Jack, once a reasonably popular pen knife shape.

A. G.

Neko2 said:
Hey all,

I was browsing a well known auction site and came across a couple knives that struck my fancy but unfortunately 1 was a United Cutlery and slightly better one was a Rough Rider. The United was called A country whittler and the RR was a Whittlin' Buddy.

It's a large congress looking frame with one small blade at each end. The United has a short wharncliffe and clip? While the Rough Rider had a short wharncliffe and coping blade.

I've heard that United is junk and RR is better but I'd prefer if one of the past or current American knife companies had a similar knife. Especially with a good carbon steel.

Thanks in advance.

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A. G. Russell said:
Brown and Pharr made the very first Reverse Congress Pattern NOT the same thing The bulldog you show is a copy of the Brown and Pharr.

A. G.
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I stand corrected. I knew it was not the same exact pattern, but close enough to the one posted by the OP so I thought he might be interested in it...especially since there is nothing closer to a Crown jack in modern production cutlery. It seems like another "lost pattern" that time has left in the closet.
No matter how many patterns are in current production, browsing old catalogs and the "old knives" thread really gives an idea of how much variety has been offered by traditional cutlery through the decades :)

Fausto
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