Equal end jacks

quattromori

quattromori

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Hi folks,
while I plan a visit at a knifemaker's workshop to discuss the "growths" I showed in my other thread, I have a topic to submit to your attention, hoping, as always, to discover, and learn. So, yesterday I was misled by a picture of our fellow member Duane, and I confused a cattle knife and thought it was an equal end jack. Which makes me think that I don't remember seeing many pictures of this pattern: I know Robeson made some, and so did Boker in the past, and I'm sure some among us may own some examples of this pattern :rolleyes:
To clarify, and since pattern naming is sometimes controversial, I'm interested in two bladed jack knives on an equal end frame (while we wait for GEC to produce a jack on their #68 White owl frame...)
Your turn folks...and thank you in advance for the show and tell :)

Fausto
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Fausto, here is one from Marbles, a recent Asian import of very nice quality. 4-1/8" closed.
IMG_0614.jpg~original


GEC makes several. This one is a #53 harness jack in burnt stag. 4-1/8" closed also.
StagHJ.jpg~original


They also make the harness jack with a spear main on the same #53 frame.
harnessjackmark.jpg~original


Another GEC, they call this one a furtaker trapper, but generically it's a Wharncliffe jack. Same size.
StagFTmark.jpg~original
 
Jeff,
thank you for your pictures. I always loved the #53 harness jacks, and the Marbles doesn't look bad either :)
I'm just hoping to see smaller knives along with these, cause 4"+ is too much for my pocket.
Yet your clip main #53 looks awesome (although I have to say, I prefer the punch design of my #66 HJ :rolleyes:)
Keep them coming :)

Fausto
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quattromori said:
Jeff,
I'm just hoping to see smaller knives along with these, cause 4"+ is too much for my pocket.
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...It's rare that my little box o' knives can provide something in the way of a response to a thread like this, and yet this little 3+1/8" Utica Kutmaster has done it twice...


It's more pen-knife like in feel than most jacks -- they did a great job of keeping it skinny.

--Mark
 
A few offerings from Robeson of old.

The two 037 patterns, 4th and 5th from bottom, are in excess of 4".

All the others are smaller, down to 2" for that first pearl.


























 
CNoyes said:
A few offerings from Robeson of old.

The two 037 patterns, 4th and 5th from bottom, are in excess of 4".

All the others are smaller, down to 2" for that first pearl.


























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Amazingly sweet collection! Thanks for posting these fotos.
 
This was my Grandfather's, from Pal Cutlery.
PALCutlery.jpg


Quite a few of the old Bruckmann knives had a jack blade configuration. Don't have a good picture handy, but some are evident in this old scan:
Bruckmannset08-07.jpg
 
quattromori said:
Hi folks,
while I plan a visit at a knifemaker's workshop to discuss the "growths" I showed in my other thread, I have a topic to submit to your attention, hoping, as always, to discover, and learn. So, yesterday I was misled by a picture of our fellow member Duane, and I confused a cattle knife and thought it was an equal end jack. Which makes me think that I don't remember seeing many pictures of this pattern: I know Robeson made some, and so did Boker in the past, and I'm sure some among us may own some examples of this pattern :rolleyes:
To clarify, and since pattern naming is sometimes controversial, I'm interested in two bladed jack knives on an equal end frame (while we wait for GEC to produce a jack on their #68 White owl frame...)
Your turn folks...and thank you in advance for the show and tell :)

Fausto
:cool:
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Fausto my friend, I can clearly see as to why you can easily make that mistake...look at the 2 photo's below below, the three blades make it a Cattle knife, but other wise exactly the same framework?




Heres a couple of Equal enders I quickly dug up - I had better get cracking in the Kitchen !



 
Thanks to everyone!
I knew there had to be a bunch of these knives somewhere among us :) and the old Robeson and Remington look great.
I wonder if anyone has one with a sheepsfoot main blade, or with any other curved/straight combo... :rolleyes:
Keep them coming folks!

Fausto
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CNoyes said:
A few offerings from Robeson of old.

The two 037 patterns, 4th and 5th from bottom, are in excess of 4".

All the others are smaller, down to 2" for that first pearl.


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Charlie, that first Robeson, what is that celluloid called? I have seen it on some Shapleigh Diamond Edge knives, I believe they called it honey molasses, but not on any others until today. Did Robeson do contract work for Shapleigh?


mike Berkovitch said:
.....And the only equal end I have, though not a jack knife
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Mike
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Mike, it was originally called a Jack, a Double-End Jack:)
 
Love that I*XL Gevonovich! Now here is another question to throw at this thread, - Gevonovich the Romo...being a swell centred knife-yet still equal ended, is that still in proper terms called an equal ender-as any other I have seen have straight frames?
Charlie-every time you show us your absolutely stunning knives...round the world, toast, coffee, doughnuts, in whatever chewed state must hit the keyboards as our mouths just gape open! .lol, thank you so much for sharing those beauties!
 
Campbellclanman said:
Love that I*XL Gevonovich! Now here is another question to throw at this thread, - Gevonovich the Romo...being a swell centred knife-yet still equal ended, is that still in proper terms called an equal ender-as any other I have seen have straight frames?
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The same question entered my mind as I posted it,Duncan. Charlie did post one swell center equal end jack as well
 
A 3.4375" Camillus I picked up from Vanguard, and had glennbad replace the black plastic handles with hunter green jigged bone.

CamillusjackNov10b.jpg


Shown here between two GEC 66s.

66andCamillus.jpg


Here is where I posted about its transformation.
 
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That celluloid is commonly referred to by collectors as "Butter & Molasses".

Robeson used that material on several patterns, including some of their bolster-lock jacks.

Actually, I posted two swell-center equal-ended jacks, both on the same handle-die shape. One had a clip master, the other a spear.

Duncan, thank you for your stated appreciation of the knives. I'll post some whenever the subject matter warrants me doing so.
 
CNoyes said:
That celluloid is commonly referred to by collectors as "Butter & Molasses".

Robeson used that material on several patterns, including some of their bolster-lock jacks.......
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Charlie thanks for providing the correct name for the celluloid pattern. Do you know the answer to my other question, did Robeson do contract work for Shapleigh? Thanks
 
I have no idea. Always possible, I suppose.

That handle material, however, was available from the manufacturer to any cutlery company that wanted it.
 
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