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waynorth

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Posting for a friend, a fortunate one at that! Here are two time warp knives that look fresh off Schrade's production line! Both rare, you don't see many English Jacks. I bought one off Ebay a couple of years ago, and immediately got two email offers at a substantial profit. The stainless jack is rare because the public didn't trust stainless back before WWII, so Schrade made relatively few of them. Enjoy them please!!
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SchradeNagelSSJack.jpg
 
Mark Nagle has some tremendous pieces. I appreciate the chance to see them. That english Jack has some beautiful bolsters. They are both very nice. That antique bone is some of the nicest one could see. What is it that has kept those looking like they were made last week?
 
My guess is, they were from the Factory board. There are still a few around, trading hands.
 
Just beautiful Charlie, my compliments to Mark, his knives are just phenomenal! Still in SC but actually got a few moments away from my slave driver brother and HAD to comment on those beauties! :D:thumbup::thumbup:

Eric
 
Absolutely awesome, just like the pair that Micahel posted a short while ago, treasures for sure. Thanks for showing them Charlie, Excellent knives Mark!

Russell
 
Mark does it again!!
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Notice anything interesting??
 
Another beauty Charlie:thumbup:
I hope Mr Nagle does not mind but I printed a copy of the photo of the first Jack you posted in this thread. (the clipped one)

It is singularly one of the nicest knives I have ever seen in my life.

I took it with me to Blade this year where I gave it to Tom Overeynder and I asked him to make me one.
He just loved it and I am hoping that next June I may just have it!:)
 
Notice anything interesting??
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Charlie, Everything you post is interesting! :D

Are you asking about the difference in the jigging or rear bolster?
I'd like both for Xmas!
 
It looks like the punches are different versions. And the STAINLESS etched example has an unfortunate bone chip off of the handle, right under the center pin. Those are merely observations though, still think I am missing something more interesting.:confused:

The bone color on both is stellar, and beyond interesting.
 
The "bone chip" is actually a relief cut for access to the punch, Hal. It's a tapered cut, unlike an EO notch which is square across.
The punches are the same pattern, cut on different days - probably even different years.
The main interesting thing is the stainless steel. A non-catalog item, from what I've seen of cataloged Schrade Cut Co knives. I didn't believe they made that handle pattern in stainless at all. They did make a thinner jack, the SS2213, and a thicker EO, the SS2013.
Another myth busted.
By the bone jigging, the Holyoke is the older knife for sure.
Sure wish we could pin down the start of the fine peachseed jig!
 
My Bad, I reckon my eyes are goofy as well as MY brain!!:eek:
Been rough around here!!:p
All is good if that is all I screwed up!!;)
 
6.0stroker said:
My Bad, I reckon my eyes are goofy as well as MY brain!!:eek:
Been rough around here!!:p
All is good if that is all I screwed up!!;)
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I have to interpret Mark's pics also! His shots are great, but he always takes them the opposite way I do!
 
Now I think it's interesting there is no relief cut on the Holyoke example, although that is a feature that would come and go within other patterns in the years to come. I should have known that was not a bone chip on one of the calendar knives. :o

Do you know Charlie, is the stainless example up top of the thread, the jack, is it the same frame and spear, only with a pen instead of the punch? I assumed they were.
 
thawk said:
Now I think it's interesting there is no relief cut on the Holyoke example, although that is a feature that would come and go within other patterns in the years to come. I should have known that was not a bone chip on one of the calendar knives. :o

Do you know Charlie, is the stainless example up top of the thread, the jack, is it the same frame and spear, only with a pen instead of the punch? I assumed they were.
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Look more closely at the Holeyoke, Hal!:D

There are a few lengths of Jack, barehead and capped, that look the same by themselves. I am not sure about Mark's calendar Jack. The HJs above are 3 1/2", and the Radio is 3 3/8".
I'll try to put together a comparison shot, by and by.
 
Darned if that one isn't very well hidden, like it should be. :thumbup: Those relieve cuts are a clever little feature. I appreciate when they were used to keep a sleek profile.
 
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