Knife wall of shame

[deltaboy]

Did you see my post with the wharncliffe

Sad very sad.

 

[T.Knotts]

Will...the art deco knife was definitely used hard as the main spring is also broke. The scales are still in good condition considering the abuse it must have taken to break the spring.

 

[Ernie1980]

I think this is the worst I have ever seen, not honest wear, it's like some moron just set out to DESTROY every blade of this knife. I actually saw one of these knives as it was when new today, made back in the day by Stan Shaw when he was working for Wostenholm, and it only emphasised the nature of the crime further

That is absolutely horrific!

 

[blade dude]

If moderns were allowed my Kershaw would win


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[btb01]

These were a couple that my boss brought to me, said they had belonged to his dad, and asked if I could clean them up for him. The first is an Uncle Henry trapper. The tip of the clip blade was broken off, and there were huge dings in both blades (this picture was taken after I'd sharpened the dings out, which took forever):

The springs on both blades are sunk into the handle when the knife is closed…

And theres just a wee bit of side to side play in the blades, which you can see in this video I took:
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Seems like someone had been using it as a pry bar.

This Hammer brand (I think?) was even worse, and this one was my boss's doing. As he handed it to me, he said, "Yeah, this one was in a tool box. The blades were all covered in black stuff, but I got the Dremel out and cleaned it up pretty good."

 

[Ryan Sumner]

This Hammer brand (I think?) was even worse, and this one was my boss's doing. As he handed it to me, he said, "Yeah, this one was in a tool box. The blades were all covered in black stuff, but I got the Dremel out and cleaned it up pretty good."

You know, I've seen several knives almost exactly the same as that one, as if the marks are intentional! I could never figure out why they were there.

 

[JoberSeven]

i see a lot of electricians with the tips of their knives broken off. can someone tell me if they all use knives for screw drivers? or just the idiots i work with (and my brother)?

 

[5K Qs]

Here's a Kutmaster stockman I picked up in a dimly-lit junk store last summer. This is the knife I saw in my mind:

But when I turned the knife so the blades were down, they fell out like this:

Being the silly optimist I am, I thought that maybe the springs were just "stuck" and not engaging with the blade tangs, and a good cleaning would result in my having an inexpensive showpiece. But in the harsh light of day, I soon saw that each backspring was broken (obvious on the spring on the right, and if you look closely an inch or two higher, where the center liner is starting to taper away, you can see the crack on the left spring, too):

Live and learn!

- GT

 

[2jka]

i see a lot of electricians with the tips of their knives broken off. can someone tell me if they all use knives for screw drivers? or just the idiots i work with (and my brother)?

I couldn't tell you. But the funny part is that electricians knives come with a screw driver blade.


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[btb01]

Here's another. I've had this one quite a while, think I found it in a box of my grandpa's stuff. At some point before I got it, someone (I'd like to think not my grandpa, but who knows) apparently took it to a power grinder to try and sharpen it. It's pretty rough. I don't know anything about these, but just from handling it, I'm assuming they were cheapies.

 

[knarfeng]

i see a lot of electricians with the tips of their knives broken off. can someone tell me if they all use knives for screw drivers? or just the idiots i work with (and my brother)?

Just the latter.
I've worked as an electrician. I've never seen an actual electrician using a knife tip for a screwdriver. Actual electricians have tool belts with multiple screwdrivers. They don't use their knives as screwdrivers.

 

[r8shell]

You know, I've seen several knives almost exactly the same as that one, as if the marks are intentional! I could never figure out why they were there.

Those marks are intentional. They were marketed as "hammer forged." You can see the same kind of marks on the Old Hickory kitchen knives.

"....The blades were all covered in black stuff, but I got the Dremel out and cleaned it up pretty good."

That quote!

 

[Poez]

I think somebody made this on purpose:

Fortunately there was enough meat left so it could be helped.

 

[T.Knotts]

Nice save Poez. That came out really well.

 

[paulhilborn]

Very nice rescue Poez:thumbup:

 

[deltaboy]

I think somebody made this on purpose:

Fortunately there was enough meat left so it could be helped.

Solid rescue.

 

[Jack Black]

This one looks to have had a hard life!

 

[Will Power]

Here's a Kutmaster stockman I picked up in a dimly-lit junk store last summer. This is the knife I saw in my mind:

But when I turned the knife so the blades were down, they fell out like this:

Being the silly optimist I am, I thought that maybe the springs were just "stuck" and not engaging with the blade tangs, and a good cleaning would result in my having an inexpensive showpiece. But in the harsh light of day, I soon saw that each backspring was broken (obvious on the spring on the right, and if you look closely an inch or two higher, where the center liner is starting to taper away, you can see the crack on the left spring, too):

Live and learn!

- GT

Looks like you got a unique knife there GT. A THREE bladed Friction Folder...

 

[5K Qs]

Looks like you got a unique knife there GT. A THREE bladed Friction Folder...

I appreciate your positive attitude, Will! :thumbup: The blades ARE in excellent shape!

- GT

 

[Ernie1980]

This one looks to have had a hard life!

Ouch...that "pen" blade actually looks dangerous to open- especially if it is sharp at all!