Hog killin' day knives

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Anybody else like these old guys?My grandma would round up all her butcher knives around this time of year and get to peddling on her old grinder.It was time to put up a hog or two in the smokehouse.I cant seem to pass up an old carbon steel butcher,kitchen,or paring knife.I know im not alone because a customer sent me these for a cleanup.Some of these are probably over 100 years old.They arent much to look at to most,but i really like them.And the edges will flat out flick hair.:thumbup::D
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Rough&ready, but a lot of character there!

No doubt they could slice an nice piece of ham etc. Particularly like the green handled job, very interesting.
 
Nice to see them still doing what they're supposed to be doing. Some of those look like they've had a lot of in-hand time. My granddad used to say "got a good scald on it" about just about anything that came off really well.
 
This old Dexter was one of my Grandad's.



It cleaned roughly 9 million speckled perch and no doubt saw duty on the occasional four-legged critter from when he used to hunt in the Everglades before I was born. Oh, and it was one of Grandma and Grandad's everyday kitchen knives.

Now it's in my kitchen and still gets used all the time. Tonight, it and my Case peanut made quick work of this year's Halloween pumpkin. :)

-- Mark
 
While moving an old stove out of my sister-in-laws house an old butcher knife fell out of it. Very sililar to the top knife in your pics with the large brass rivets. Unfortunately it was broken so I took it home and gave it a little TLC and turned it into a kitchen utility/Kephart-ish camp knife.

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I contoured the handle a bit and put a convex edge on it.

Good on ya for keeping those knives working :thumbup:.
 
This was one of my Great Grandfather's knives. I don't know much about the fellow, but my Aunt gave it to me recently.

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Surprising how much can be done by a thin bladed old butcher knife, and for how long. :thumbup::thumbup:

Carl.
 
These were my late grandmother's knives. I can honestly say a Muslim wouldn't want to touch the blade of the big kitchen knife much less be cut by it! Lots of memeories in those two for me!
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My Grandma has a couple of those old kitchen knives. I need to call her up and offer to trade for some new ones! Give her some nice shiny cutco, and take her old "rusty" knives for my self!
 
Bigfattyt said:
My Grandma has a couple of those old kitchen knives. I need to call her up and offer to trade for some new ones! Give her some nice shiny cutco, and take her old "rusty" knives for my self!
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Be carful! You dont want grandma mad at you.:eek:
 
Nice job! Ive done similar with the old paring knives to make great little back pocket edc's inside a folded and sewn wallet sheath.
Rupestris said:
While moving an old stove out of my sister-in-laws house an old butcher knife fell out of it. Very sililar to the top knife in your pics with the large brass rivets. Unfortunately it was broken so I took it home and gave it a little TLC and turned it into a kitchen utility/Kephart-ish camp knife.

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I contoured the handle a bit and put a convex edge on it.

Good on ya for keeping those knives working :thumbup:.
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It's a pleasure to see those, Don. Up until recently I had a really good collection of old butcher knives. Thanks for reminding me that a need to replace them.
 
Nice set, Don. There's just something about a good old carbon steel kitchen knife and the way it takes an edge. I've even thought about picking up a custom at times, but for some reason I can't bring myself to replace something that works so well.

It may not be hog killin', but this one takes care of trimming a rack of spares in short order.;)
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Those old Russel Green Rivers are cool.

I have a few like this, one had the paper sticker still. Guard is cool on these.

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