"Old Knives"

Y'all know how we often say, "If this old knife could talk..."? I feel like I hear a story from this horn handled Lockwood Brothers that my friend Jack Black Jack Black sent me for fettling. Aside from an episode of ill advised prying, it looks like someone used it often, to cut something hard and narrow. Perhaps stripping wire, but always in the same section of the blade, until a curve formed. My inclination is usually to grind a blade to restore the tip and take out any chips and recurve at the choil, but holding this one in hand, I'm going to just sharpen it and put it to use pretty much as is.

The wavy edge just kinda fits with the contoured handle, and there aren't any chips along the edge to keep it from being a nice slicer. Also, I wouldn't want to do anything to take away from the nifty deep stamping on the blade. The backspring snaps nicely, with no wobble and is flush enough. Whatever this handle shape is called, it's very comfortable in hand.


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Awesome show everyone, That's a neat old T. Turner R8shell- very cool Knife to view!

Kevin- that Ulster is downright gorgeous!, and that Cut Co is a nice grab too!

Nice follow up by Cal and his Ulster, and he is bang on, Ulster do make fine company!
 
Nice ones Kevin and Cal. I wonder if Ulster did that peach seed jigging Kevin ?



r8shell said:
Y'all know how we often say, "If this old knife could talk..."? I feel like I hear a story from this horn handled Lockwood Brothers that my friend Jack Black Jack Black sent me for fettling. Aside from an episode of ill advised prying, it looks like someone used it often, to cut something hard and narrow. Perhaps stripping wire, but always in the same section of the blade, until a curve formed. My inclination is usually to grind a blade to restore the tip and take out any chips and recurve at the choil, but holding this one in hand, I'm going to just sharpen it and put it to use pretty much as is.

The wavy edge just kinda fits with the contoured handle, and there aren't any chips along the edge to keep it from being a nice slicer. Also, I wouldn't want to do anything to take away from the nifty deep stamping on the blade. The backspring snaps nicely, with no wobble and is flush enough. Whatever this handle shape is called, it's very comfortable in hand.


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Interesting Rachel, I looked them up (Fraser and McCall) and they were a Scottish manufacturer producing implements for agriculture. You don't see many knives with Scotland flavor.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
tongueriver said:
That is a fun one for sure; I would never suspect that the handle is not wood.
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I can't say I'm 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure. ;)
wlfryjr said:
Interesting Rachel, I looked them up (Fraser and McCall) and they were a Scottish manufacturer producing implements for agriculture. You don't see many knives with Scotland flavor.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
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The Scottish equivalent of John Deere? Very cool.
It's funny how advertising can look tacky to me, until it's old enough to be vintage, and then it's just the coolest thing! :cool: 😁
 
wlfryjr said:
Nice ones Kevin and Cal. I wonder if Ulster did that peach seed jigging Kevin ?






Interesting Rachel, I looked them up (Fraser and McCall) and they were a Scottish manufacturer producing implements for agriculture. You don't see many knives with Scotland flavor.:thumbsup::thumbsup:
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I would lean toward Schrade on the jigging Lyle... no brass liners would put this one in the mid to late 1940's; so the blades are probably the only Ulster items on this one ;)
 
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