Photos Klein Electrician Knife, please post pics of any electrician types,Thanks!

Posted this old guy before. Bought it new in the early 70s. It has had a rough lifr but still does what I need done. It is stamped a Craftsman.
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Venice said:
Posted this old guy before. Bought it new in the early 70s. It has had a rough lifr but still does what I need done. It is stamped a Craftsman.
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My dad gave me a Craftsman he found in his yard, which must have been lost by someone the night before he found it--a little patina but no rust! Great Camillus made example, has lived in my tool box for years!
 
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Utica seems to have dropped some stockmans and trappers, as well as the entire Buckstag line, in addition to the Barlows. Can't be good.
 
scrteened porch said:
Utica seems to have dropped some stockmans and trappers, as well as the entire Buckstag line, in addition to the Barlows. Can't be good.
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They seem to have shifted focus away from their line of in house traditionals quite a while back, one seldom reads anything here about them. As was mentioned above, they did not really advertise much. At least Klein is still carrying two of Utica's electricians knives, a coping knife, a lock back and a pair of hawkbills.
 
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Thanks to everyone for information and pic sharing. Without a doubt the porch is the best forum I've ever been on. Everyone is positive and encouraging,and helpful. Nobody snipes at anyone,unless its a good natured bit of ribbing among friends.Even on a thread that someone starts just to beat a dead horse over a decision made and closed on. On most kinda forums that would have started a flame war. Everybody here was polite,even when they was firm. Seems to me that people who care about traditional knives also care about traditional values. Really glad I found this forum.
 
I thought so to, especially after I started looking into them. Most are two blades, and when they do have 3 most have a hawkbill. The sheepfoot seems to be bit of a rarity,but I like it. I've had occasion to use it this week to replace some outlets. I found the sheepfoot just the thing for splitting the outermost insulation.
 
I think being a knife that's usually not particularly collectable value wise,and can be picked up at a bargain makes these great candidates for modding. Hopefully I'm going to go to some flea markets this weekend.I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for any old traditionals. If I find another tl-29 type that's a bit on the Rough side think I'm going to try to mod it to a single blade. Would be my first total mod.
 
Henry Beige said:
To the OP and anyone else, how is the fit and finish on your Klein electrician knives? My reason for asking is, i have a Klein TL29, represented as NOS, that is one of the worst fitted knives I own. The biggest beef is springs badly sunkem, and at different levels. I looks to be assembled by Bizarro Klein.

All of my other TL29s (Marbles, Rr, and a flea market Imperial) are much better. Sorry for the thread hijack, but reading it brought the question to mind.
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Fortunately that is not always true of Kleins. Mine are robust and well fitted.
Maybe I just lucked out.
 
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