Elusive Schrades

Lyle Sir- I can only echo what the other guys have said - Wow!!! The ultimate scales - that Peach-Seed is spectacular, an amazing knife for sure- thats a pretty rare find my friend!!

Hey Lyle...can I ask you.... the slightly active rust on the smaller Spey Blade - how do you address that without marking the rest of the blade- when it comes to me I find Mineral Oil after rubbing it with a soft cloth doesny quite cut it - it lets the activity continue - I do find though using a clean edge on a older blade and scraping the rust spot very carefully - it doesnt scratch the blade - then I can oil it - what would you do on this particular knife?
 
Rusty1 said:
Schrade Cut Co Two blade Barlow.

Russell
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Nice barlow Russell!

wlfryjr said:
This one eluded me from the start of my collecting this pattern. It was the one I was after.I never believed I would be blessed to find an unused ,unpolished or rubbed,original(what there is) finish etched example.

For various reasons :) I post it here before the "Rooster" thread.

When I posted the other well used example like this,I explained how rare this pattern is ( with the rooster comb [bark loosener] and flat blades) .There are no plunge lines on the backsides of the blades,they're flat. Why the shadows of them are there,I haven't figured out yet.The pruner blade is more robust than the standard style of the other Schrade farmers jacks.

I have only seen pictures of 4. Rich Langston has a worn one and the picture of the one in the Schrade factory collection,I am blessed to have the other two.One I posted previously.

This one is unused, an etched Peter Henderson and Co,and with a bar shield,I feel very blessed to have gotten it.I really like this one.
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What a specimen Lyle! Spectacular score there.
 
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Thanks fellas for looking and your nice comments.

Hal ,from what I've seen ,you could address Duncan's question better than me.I asked you a similar question on the other forum.

Duncan,I do about the same.
 
Thank you Charlie and Hal, most appreciated!

The Farmers Jack in that condition is like hens teeth! Superb find, the bone is amazing!

Russell
 
wlfryjr said:
Thanks fellas for looking and your nice comments.

Hal ,from what I've seen ,you could address Duncan's question better than me.I asked you a similar question on the other forum.

Duncan,I do about the same.
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I'm not very knowledgeable about rust and patina maintenance, although I'm very interested.
 
thawk said:
Red bone beauty... Schrade Walden NY USA 881

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Farm fresh... not used much at all. Just sat around getting black.
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I went back a few pages to see if I had missed anything, and I sure enough did! That Red peachseed bone is lovely stuff, especially on a nice full knife with uber-patina!
Great find Hal!
I've been back a few times to ogle that farmer's Jack, Lyle. That is one fine knife!
 
waynorth said:
:eek:Amazing!!:eek:

I suspect your "ghostly" plunge lines are real, a thousandth of an inch or two to allow bypass. If you leave flat ground blades near-touching, they will corrode/seize too easily - just my opinion.
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Charlie after a little more observation,I believe the bypass is the reason. Although with a little difference,I think the shadows are from crinking ,I can't feel any difference in width on the flat side ?
 
This knife is in great shape except for the pivot pin. I will be replacing it and will post pictures when it's done.


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This one is used, but not too abused. I need to do a spring for the scissors, but the bone has a nice pocket worn feel to it.





BTW, that tickler is awesome, Mark!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Not Bad!!!!! thats awesome! - whatsup with the pin - can you not re-peen it?
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No Duncan, it looks like it was replaced at some point and poorly done. :o I will drill it out with a Bridgeport machine and a 1/16" end mill.

Steve - I think cost savings, but it's not the same as bone.

Glenn - Thank you. I have never heard of the term "tickler".......what does that mean?
 
Here is an old Schrade EO two blade jack. I need to take some better pictures of it. There are no cracks or chips in the bone.

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Markesharp said:
Glenn - Thank you. I have never heard of the term "tickler".......what does that mean?
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It's another term for a fish knife. It's mentioned in Levines guide, I always thought it was named for it's long slender blade, like a rib tickler, or something like that. But that explanation is only a guess on my part.
 
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