Modified Vintage Knives Model 1902 "Moose" from Glennbad

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A few months ago, I sent off my ebony-scaled Vintage Knives Model 1902 "Moose" to Glenn for re-scaling. My knife arrived from New Hampshire a few days ago, and to say I'm pleased with my "new" knife is the understatement of the century! Glenn removed the ebony covers and replaced them with dark amber bone covers...and the results is amazing! This is the knife I have always wanted to own, but could never find! In 1906, Stewart Edward White wrote in his classic book CAMP & TRAIL that a two-bladed jackknife was all a woodsman needed, along with a good butcher knife and a hatchet! And we all know what George Washington Sears carried. Well, this is like one of those, and is a pattern I have come to find extremely useful. I used to carry SAKs and modern locking folders. But the older I got, the more wisdom I found in the choices of those great woodsman of long ago...and not so long ago, if you include my Dad and my Uncle Hank!

So here are a couple of photos of the "Moose" and its companion, a reworked 8" Case butcher knife, converted to a 4 1/4" Kephart-style blade.

Regards,
Ron


 
Absolutely stunning! :thumbup:

Glad you finally were able to get the knife you wanted.
 
Ron, with that set alone your covered, add the hatchet and it's icing on the cake:thumbup: The Moose is amazing!!! One to treasure for years to come;)

Glenn, I've said before and never tire of saying it again. You are truly a skilled craftsman, stunning work:thumbup::cool:
 
Paul, I have an H&B Forge Shawnee hatchet/tomahawk that I use as well. It just didn't make it into the photo this day!

Ron
 
Ron was gracious enough to give me a lot of time to work on this one. As a reference, here is a pic of the original knife.





Nice knife, but a big ugly shield. In addition to the new bone, I also switched the shield to the clip blade side, making that side the mark side. Stout knife!


 
That is a nice "beefy" knife!
And now it's Beefcake! Strong and good-looking! Should last a couple of lifetimes!
That is, of course, the same pattern as one of our annual Forum knives, only much better looking.
 
paulhilborn said:
Ron, with that set alone your covered, add the hatchet and it's icing on the cake:thumbup: The Moose is amazing!!! One to treasure for years to come;)

Glenn, I've said before and never tire of saying it again. You are truly a skilled craftsman, stunning work:thumbup::cool:
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I couldn't say it any better than Paul. Outstanding work Glenn! :cool:
 
To say that I am impressed is my record understatement of 2014. That bone jigging job is absolutely wonderful. I had no idea there was anyone around anymore that was doing that. Glennbad, you have achieved hero status in my book. And your esteemed client shows very good sense and high taste in his choices. Bravo to the both of you! Btw, is that mesquite in the OP photo?
 
TR, thank you for the compliment, but I can't take credit for the jigging on that bone. Perhaps I will do my own at some point, but it's much easier to get it from the folks at Culpepper's. They make my work look pretty good, in spite of my skills, LOL.
 
Don't try to blame it on Culpeppers .
You are an artiste.:D:thumbup:
 
Glenn did incredible work on this one! It is a very stout jackknife, and is my primary carry knife now. It is quite "pocketable", even though it is 3 3/4" long closed. The rounded bolsters and smooth shape help. It carries like a smaller knife. This Vintage Knives Moose predates the Forum knife of similar design by a couple of years. This one was made by Queen for VK. If you can find one, or have a Forum 2010 knife, you might consider sending it to Glenn and have him perform the same work. I highly recommend it!

Ron
 
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