I'm a sucker for fluted bolsters!

Zuchus

Zuchus

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I love fluted bolsters. I think they give a knife that little extra special something. That said, I have only a modest collection of fluted bolster knives. I wish Case would offer more. Currently they have a pinched and fluted bolster series, but it is in what I consider to be a really unattractive olive green bone. Oh well. Here's a picture of my small collection of fluted bolster knives. From top to bottom:

1. Northfield UN-X-LD #72 lockback (love the triple flutes!)
2. Schatt & Morgan File and Wire Series Toothpick
3. Boker Copperhead
4. handmade Wharncliffe trapper by Doc Hagen

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Nice,I like the fluted bolsters also.That Hagen is especially lovely.Her e's one i attempted on a slim trapper.
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Particularly good on Barehead patterns I think, that and Rat-Tail bolsters! I also like slanted on Stockmans/Congress.

Don't mind that CASE bone myself:D:thumbup:
 
willgoy said:
Particularly good on Barehead patterns I think, that and Rat-Tail bolsters! I also like slanted on Stockmans/Congress.

Don't mind that CASE bone myself:D:thumbup:
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I am with you Willgoy on the slanted bolsters and slanted and fluted are even better.
 
Nice job on that slimline, Seals. What did you use to do that? I'd like to try something myself but I'm afraid I'd
end up ruining the knife.

And sweet triple flutes on the jack, neeman!
 
Zuchus said:
Nice job on that slimline, Seals. What did you use to do that? I'd like to try something myself but I'm afraid I'd
end up ruining the knife.

And sweet triple flutes on the jack, neeman!
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Thanks!I use a rotary tool with a cutoff disc.I think a milling machine is the correct way to do it but i dont have one as yet.Looks and smarts evaded me,but i always had a steady hand.:D
 
Tony Bose told me once that rat tails go over the bolster pin, while flutes are above it.

Here's a picture of an IXL knife that Tony owns with a rat tail:

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Rat tail and pinched bolsters on an IXL jack:

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As far as I know, this was the first knife to come out of Wilfred Works with true rat tails (made by Kerry, with additional pounding by Tony):

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Fluted bolsters by Tony:

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I've always called these type of bolsters "threaded" but I've heard them called "grooved" as well:

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Seals and Robuck's are fluted (Sears & R...) are fluted. The others look threaded.
 
Fluted,threaded,line cut,whatever.I got a request to do the ivory Leesa Martin scrimmed trapper.It makes me nervous as a cat to work on a finished and payed for knife,but i guess it turned out alright.:eek:
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Some nice knives in this thread. Mike you get a blue ribbon. Here are a few more.

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Keen Kutter with rat tails.

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The little Schrade Walden congress has rat tails too.

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Schrade called the last jack Washington bolsters.
 
I agree with Hal...Mikes knives are just great, in fact better than that, but then again Hal...yours are just as impressive, some real nice examples here guys :thumbup:
 
Zuchus said:
I love fluted bolsters. I think they give a knife that little extra special something. That said, I have only a modest collection of fluted bolster knives. I wish Case would offer more. Currently they have a pinched and fluted bolster series, but it is in what I consider to be a really unattractive olive green bone. Oh well. Here's a picture of my small collection of fluted bolster knives. From top to bottom:

1. Northfield UN-X-LD #72 lockback (love the triple flutes!)
2. Schatt & Morgan File and Wire Series Toothpick
3. Boker Copperhead
4. handmade Wharncliffe trapper by Doc Hagen

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Nice Toothpick
 
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