How Bad Can It Be?

OK . . . ok . . . I'll fess up.
You know how there isn't a knife made that I can't bitch about and then mod the heck out of to suit me.
right ?
That was my first mod.
I threw it over the roof of my neighbor's house into the next block.
How did you come by it ?
You remember my Krey-Ex Cold Steel knife scales I put on the Urban Trapper ?
Practice knife. ;) :thumbsup:
 
Old Hunter said:
Could it be the first work of an apprentice - a practice piece never intended to leave the factory as a finished good? OH
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I don't think so, because the system didn't really work like that. Apprentices would be given simple jobs like producing the bolsters for example. One of the reasons the Sheffield cutlers were so good is that each man performed one part of the operation again and again, tens of thousands of times. If he did a rotten job he'd have let down his work mates, and he wouldn't have lasted long. Relatively few mastered all areas of production, indeed many factory owners deliberately stopped them learning all aspects of the trade. Even with the Little Mester system, prevalent in the city, a knife might cross the city a dozen times before it was complete. An apprentice producing a knife like that would have been sacked!
 
eisman said:
I picked it up a while back. Not enough into it to make it worth doing anything with. Actually bought it because it was cheap and a pattern I like (single spring with two usable blades). But frankly it's not even good enough to go in my junk drawer on the bench. One of these days I may take it apart, but I've got many more worthwhile projects waiting.

I just thought you guys might like to see something different...

Whoever put this together knows less than I do about slipjoints and handwork. But I really hope someone has helped them to learn better.
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We've all bought bum knives now and again. Was it purchased on the internet? I'm sure you wouldn't have bought the knife if you'd had a chance to examine it first :thumbsup:
 
Bartleby said:
LOL! That would have been quite an oops! The fact that it is not fully finished and the action has had little or no remedial attention may indicate that it was originally tossed by the cutler and someone pulled it from the trash heap.
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More likely, someone found some left over parts when one of the factories/workshops shut down. I've seen knives that have been assembled with old parts for sale for a few Pounds on market stalls, even knives that have an old nail for the pivot, or had homemade blades, or cheap modern blades, added to an old frame, and numerous knives where the tang stamps are different (though that's a different story), or don't match the frame. Lots of people might have had a go at making a knife at some point, or repairing a broken one they had found (heck, there've been a few Frankenstein's monsters shown here over the years!). I come across all sorts of junk from time to time, but out of the getting on for a thousand old Sheffield knives I own, in all forms of condition, some heavily used, I've never bought anything which looks even remotely like this knife :thumbsup:
 
Campbellclanman said:
Great comments Jack mate- I enjoy your most valuable posts my friend :thumbsup:
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Thanks Duncan, and thank you your very kind and generous comments earlier :) It was a pleasure to walk those streets with you, I often think about your visit :)
 
The swedges aren't that bad ... :p

Sadly this knife reminds me a lot of my Eye Brand half congress. I'll take some pictures tomorrow and show you what I mean.
 
Jack Black said:
More likely, someone found some left over parts when one of the factories/workshops shut down. I've seen knives that have been assembled with old parts for sale for a few Pounds on market stalls, even knives that have an old nail for the pivot, or had homemade blades, or cheap modern blades, added to an old frame, and numerous knives where the tang stamps are different (though that's a different story), or don't match the frame. Lots of people might have had a go at making a knife at some point, or repairing a broken one they had found (heck, there've been a few Frankenstein's monsters shown here over the years!). I come across all sorts of junk from time to time, but out of the getting on for a thousand old Sheffield knives I own, in all forms of condition, some heavily used, I've never bought anything which looks even remotely like this knife :thumbsup:
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One of the online vendors whose site I occasionally idly browse has all kinds of old Schrade parts. I don't know how to put a knife together, so I might be wrong about this, but I'll bet someone who DOES know what s/he's doing could build a Schrade replica with minimal investment in parts.

glennbad said:
And yet I am strangely drawn to it...
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I know it's only Sunday, but it's gonna be tough to beat this as quote of the week, IMHO!! :D:thumbsup::thumbsup::p
Well-said, Glenn! ;)

- GT
 
Why do I feel as though r8shell r8shell should be here wanting to take this knife and give it some love? On the other hand, it feels little bit like an April Fools' Day thread. . .
 
5K Qs said:
One of the online vendors whose site I occasionally idly browse has all kinds of old Schrade parts. I don't know how to put a knife together, so I might be wrong about this, but I'll bet someone who DOES know what s/he's doing could build a Schrade replica with minimal investment in parts.


I know it's only Sunday, but it's gonna be tough to beat this as quote of the week, IMHO!! :D:thumbsup::thumbsup::p
Well-said, Glenn! ;)

- GT
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People Frankenstein old schrade parts together all the time. My most interesting one is a 34ot with a punch instead of the spey.
 
JTB_5 said:
Why do I feel as though r8shell r8shell should be here wanting to take this knife and give it some love? On the other hand, it feels little bit like an April Fools' Day thread. . .
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It seems I have a reputation around here...;)
I'm afraid fixing that one is beyond my abilities.

Some Frankenknives can be pretty nice, if made with good parts by a skilled hand.
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