Flush and square joint

rockman0

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I couldn't find a thread for this type joint, if I missed it please merge this post.
I'm curious why some are flush all around like the bottom knife and others are done like the top knife. I believe the bottom knife is an older knife as it doesn't have England stamped anywhere on it and the top one does. Is the flush all around something that was abandoned later on to save time in manufacturing? Seems that would take more time to square it off all around. Pros and cons of each are appreciated.

One of my pros for flush all around is no pocket debris in the joint and it just looks nice.
A con is It's hard to get oil in the joint.

Post examples of yours please, old or new, post em!

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I only have a GEC 73 jack. The tang is not the only thing squared off on it. Does anybody kbow if there's a word for this look of the bolsters and covers? You know, like on the GEC Washington Jacks and Northwoods Presidentials.

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There's also this:



From this thread: Square-end Construction

Thank you :thumbsup:

A flush joint is different than a flush and clean joint. On a F and C joint the pocket is full and flush at any position and the run up stands much prouder. A flush joint is just flush on the end.

On the second picture down the pocket would be full if it were a flush and clean joint. This is a flush joint. F and C joints are much older than this knife, they are also pretty rare.

Tony sums up the difference in terminology and verified my suspicion that the flush and clean is older.
 
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