Jokers Wild

[joeradza]

I have to thank Gary 5K Qs for making me aware of the Joker brand. They fall into the vein of culturally significant slip joints such as the French made Opinels and the Portuguese Mams among others.
The first one I received was a plastic handled 3 1/2" Carbon steel blade with a leaf shaped blade. A little smaller than I prefer but a fine pocket knife with nothing to complain about. Obviously easily pinchable and sharp as can be. It already has a nice patina starting thanks to a chicken parmigiana sandwich.
I figured if that was good, bigger would be better so i ordered a bubinga that measures about 3.9" closed. Again a fine example of the Spanish cutlery industry. It is marked Inox 420. The wood is ever so slightly rough so i may try and smooth it out some. I plan on rubbing it down with lemon oil which will richen the color and give it a little protection.
And last but not least is a model called the Koala at 3.75" with a hollow grind and an olive wood handle. It has jimping on the blade spine and an interesting pattern on the backspring.
Overall 3 pleasant, inexpensive excellent pocket knives.

 

[Johnnythefox]

I saw some shops selling these in Spain I wish I had gone in now.

I have never heard of Lemon Oil I shall have a look on the net.

 

[joeradza]

I have never heard of Lemon Oil I shall have a look on the net.

 

[Jack Black]

Don't forget the Joker!

 

[Wurrwulf]

Gary turned me onto the Jokers, as well! I've got a little blonde horn lockback that is just about everything I enjoy about a pocket knife. Definitely worth snooping around and picking up a couple varieties to play with.

 

[Just Tom.]

I had a nice horn-handled one, very sharp and comfortable for wood carving, but I found myself always reaching for my Pallares knives instead. I gave it away to a forum member hoping it would be better appreciated, because it really was a good knife.

 

[Headwinds]

I have two Joker Setters and really like them. Not big in the pocket (3 1/4”) and large enough blade for my uses. Well made and very reasonable price.
Olive and Rosewood:

 

[joeradza]

I have two Joker Setters and really like them. Not big in the pocket (3 1/4”) and large enough blade for my uses. Well made and very reasonable price.
Olive and Rosewood:

That Rosewood is rich.

 

[Just Tom.]

Don't forget the Joker!

A little off topic, but since you brought it up - we had family friends when I was growing up from a small village in Cheshire, and their son (about my age) was a huge Motorhead fan. The village is about 30 miles from Sheffield - must be a “Northern” thing.

I visited them there once in the mid 1980s.

 

[afishhunter]

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Good Stuff. I've used on furniture, gun stocks, cabinets, hammer, hatchet, axe and (wood) chisel handles.
One of my cousins claimed he used it once to make lemonade, but dumped it out after the first sip. Either he lying, or it was really bad. He used to enjoy munching on dry dog food when he was young.

I think my late step pop used lemon oil on the horns of the Antelope mount he had, but I wouldn't swear to it.
(He swore down and up my mum harvested it. Considering the fact my mum couldn't hit the broadside of a barn whilst inside said barn --- with a cylinder bore shotgun ... (I witnessed her miss the 8x8 foot bit of old newspaper from 15 or 20 feet when she attempted to pattern the shotgun he bought her) I always found his tale of mum shooting that Antelope with a rifle a trifile difficult to believe ...)

Those Jokers look like great knives.

 

[Arathol]

I saw some shops selling these in Spain I wish I had gone in now.

I have never heard of Lemon Oil I shall have a look on the net.

Most of the world knows lemon oil as furniture polish. I use it on all sorts of stuff.

 

[Johnnythefox]

Most of the world knows lemon oil as furniture polish. I use it on all sorts of stuff.

Not me I just bought some on Amazon dunlop lemon oil,a lot of talk about using it on guitar fretboards.

 

[Headwinds]

That Rosewood is rich.

Thank you! I bought it first and liked it so well I got the Olive to go with it.

 

[Marlingspike12]

Olive wood handles, 10 cm closed length

 

[Arathol]

Not me I just bought some on Amazon dunlop lemon oil,a lot of talk about using it on guitar fretboards.

You got to be careful when using lemon oils on laminated stuff like guitars. Most of them aren't actually made from lemons and can have ingredients which dry out and delaminated the wood.

 

[r8shell]

You got to be careful when using lemon oils on laminated stuff like guitars. Most of them aren't actually made from lemons and can have ingredients which dry out and delaminated the wood.

I wonder if lemon oil would be acidic.

Here are a pair of Jokers in translucent horn: a slipjoint and a lockback. I also blame 5K Qs

They are actually the same size, but my phone camera seems to force perspective.

 

[Arathol]

I wonder if lemon oil would be acidic.

mostly petroleum based by-products like mineral sprits and mineral oil

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[mitch13]

Nice
The only oil appropriate enough for a koala, should be eucalyptus oil

 

[Jack Black]

A little off topic, but since you brought it up - we had family friends when I was growing up from a small village in Cheshire, and their son (about my age) was a huge Motorhead fan. The village is about 30 miles from Sheffield - must be a “Northern” thing.

I visited them there once in the mid 1980s.

I'm not sure if that's the case or not Tom, I'm afraid. I remember seeing them at Sheffield City Hall in 1979, me and mates got in through the fire-exit, with the help of a coat-hangar

I hope you enjoyed your visit

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[screened porch]

My only Joker. 3" blade.