Oregon 2011! KNIFE ADDED!

Charlie,You made out like the Frito Bandido man!:DWe used to have good shows in North Texas,but i dont know what happened.Dang internet i think.:confused:Enjoy those.That Stag Feather Damascus and the Ruple are nothing short of stunning beauties.:thumbup:
 
Thanks for thinking of me Duncan - nice to hear from you Kerry, Amos and Mqqn, Campbell and Jeff and Cisco, Don et.al!
As usual I was there with Bob Patrick, a local knife maker friend of mine, and Terrible Tom from Winsted, CT.
Tom is a knowledgeable old-knife guy, and quite an expert in Empire knives. He even knows most of the quirks of counterfeit Empire tang stamps. He's also like a kid in a candy store!!
Eugene is a quaint college town, with great, reasonable restaurants, and nice old house architecture. A great place to spend a little time.
Oh, and switchblades and machine guns are legal in Oregon!! And no sales tax!!:eek:
 
Thanks Jeff. Heck, I knew that. I just wasn't thinking right this AM and needed my cage rattled a bit.
 
I especially like the Ruple knife Charlie. The handles are very impressive with great coloring and the file works sets the whole thing off. Always nice to see the knives you aquire during your travels.
 
Glad you like that Ruple, Ed.
At one time Bill Ruple said he wasn't going to do that raised Ropework any more. I wonder if he changed his mind.
He missed the show this year, so I couldn't ask him. The stag is indeed well cut.
 
That rised filework of Ruples looks nice. Sometimes Ive seen filework on tha backspring that makes me wonder if its good for the funktion of the backspring as it thins it out but this kind of filework cant even in the theory make that a problem.

Bosse
 
Thanks for the pictures and nice thoughts Charlie.
I love the Ruple. Question on the raised spine....It looks cool with the file work but is that the reason for it? Like Bossee said though it may not serve any other purpose? Without the file work the blade could be very thin and just abit wider. I'd like to try it sometime.
 
Bruce, thanks again for making that great Damascus knife!
I just assumed the raised spine was to allow the filework to be three dimensional. I imagine you could stuff a really wide and thin blade in a knife, if you raised the spring above the frame, keeping the knife visually similar to a flush spring version.

Bosse, I've seen filework on a production knife make the spring much "softer", or easier to open. I guess it could actually cause a break, but I've never seen that happen. Has anyone else seen negative effects?
This one has a nice stout spring - just right!
 
Charlie, the Ruple is slim, that's so nice ! And 2 BB knives. I am too envious, but i am lucky to have #007.
thanks for posting 'bout Oregon & the Knives.
roland
 
Charlie, fantastic finds, the Ruple and Bump stags are just incredible!! Thanks for the heads up, I nearly missed 'em!:eek::D

Eric
 
thanks charlie for sharing, that 2300 mile trip one way is daunting.visitors to seattle & portland can still score goodies if they walk enough.--dennis
 
I wanted to check a few things out on this Oregon-found knife before I posted it, but here it is. It is stamped Buffalo Cut. Co, but is obviously a product of Schrade Cut. Co.
It is a wondrous and spectacular piece, a mere 4 1/2" long;). The pen blade is longer than some Jack knife main blades!:eek:
An acre of beautiful peachseed bone makes the handles, and what appears to be an inverted Diamond Edge shield is inletted and pinned into it!
It has some wear, and someone cleaned it - a bit more respectfully than most have been done. I wanted to CF and CE it for a while before I decided is was original, and I've decided it appears as I've described. I've stayed awake a night or two over my kids - I never thought I'd do it over a knife!!:confused:
My guess is, it was made after Schrade took over the Shapleigh knives that Empire was making up until some time in the 1920s. Buffalo was in business until ca.1939 according to Goins.
I was born in Buffalo in 1944, so the knife holds a bit of a connection for me, though it is a bit older.
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Hi Charlie,

thanks for sharing your trip with us - it looks like you had a great time!
You have come back with some great knives. The Ruple is extremely nice of course and this Buffalo Cut.Co is simply spectacular!

Thanks for sharing!
 
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