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Oregon Revisited!!
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ken erickson
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Congrats on the award for your display!:thumbup:
As both a show exhibitor and attendee in the past this was one of my pet peeve's. Exhibitor's that pull out early are cheating not only the paying public but other table holders IMO.
Looking forward to updates and pictures!
Ken
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Just dragged my sorry butt into the house, after 8+ hours on the road.
But it's a delicious tired, because everything went quite well this weekend. I just had to drop a line before I crashed for the night.
Crossing the border was especially easy tonight - the customs and immigration Officer at our lane was a knife lover! He asked us how the show was, and didn't really care how many knives we were bringing back, 'though he had to ask!!
Man, if this luck holds out, I'll be winning all the Bose knives at Blade (fat chance!)
Too late to scan, or to download photos, but I'm not working tomorrow, just so I can unload my bags, and do those other tasks I've set myself.
Also gotta get the next step in the Forum Knife project rolling.
Yikes! I better get some sleep!
Good night Folksy ones,
CC
P.S. sorry I didn't get back to you Eric! Thanks for digging up the info. I did get Fran on the phone, and he looked it up! FYI, I no speaky texting!!
Ciao for now!
But it's a delicious tired, because everything went quite well this weekend. I just had to drop a line before I crashed for the night.
Crossing the border was especially easy tonight - the customs and immigration Officer at our lane was a knife lover! He asked us how the show was, and didn't really care how many knives we were bringing back, 'though he had to ask!!
Man, if this luck holds out, I'll be winning all the Bose knives at Blade (fat chance!)
Too late to scan, or to download photos, but I'm not working tomorrow, just so I can unload my bags, and do those other tasks I've set myself.
Also gotta get the next step in the Forum Knife project rolling.
Yikes! I better get some sleep!
Good night Folksy ones,
CC
P.S. sorry I didn't get back to you Eric! Thanks for digging up the info. I did get Fran on the phone, and he looked it up! FYI, I no speaky texting!!
Ciao for now!
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waynorth
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Back in the saddle here, my trusty old scanner by my side!
I want to thank you all for the enthusiasm, and hope you enjoy the rest of my postings from the Oregon show. My good friend Tom is back in Winsted, and Bob and I made it safely back to our respective lairs in B.C. I am putting everything away, and lining up the noteworthy acquisitions for scanning. I have some minty Schrades and Remingtons, and some customs to eventually show you, but this knife for today is the one I like the most!
It will surprise some, but not all of you!
It is an early Jack from Empire, when an ordinary knife could have Ivory handles!! Looking at pictures from the middle 1800s, Empire made quite a few this way, reflecting the Sheffield influence of it's first, immigrant cutlers.
The Ivory is cracked, and a little shrunk, but with nice patina.
It's a nice size at 3 and 11/16" long, and it is slim, at just under 7/16", with nicely rounded handles. There is some pitting, but the blade is pretty full, and displays full length swedges! The tang geometry is the older (?Jim told me this?) clean square joint (I believe) but with the bolsters extended a bit, so maybe a transition period to the more modern approach, if you can call 1860's - 1880's modern.
It still snaps wonderfully, and could easily be used for years, but might lose some of that Ivory, so I will display it proudly in a case, and let certain knifely trained people CE and CF it! Others may ogle!! Ahem.
So here it is, courtesy of Mark Zalesky (and a nominal fee)!!
I want to thank you all for the enthusiasm, and hope you enjoy the rest of my postings from the Oregon show. My good friend Tom is back in Winsted, and Bob and I made it safely back to our respective lairs in B.C. I am putting everything away, and lining up the noteworthy acquisitions for scanning. I have some minty Schrades and Remingtons, and some customs to eventually show you, but this knife for today is the one I like the most!
It will surprise some, but not all of you!
It is an early Jack from Empire, when an ordinary knife could have Ivory handles!! Looking at pictures from the middle 1800s, Empire made quite a few this way, reflecting the Sheffield influence of it's first, immigrant cutlers.
The Ivory is cracked, and a little shrunk, but with nice patina.
It's a nice size at 3 and 11/16" long, and it is slim, at just under 7/16", with nicely rounded handles. There is some pitting, but the blade is pretty full, and displays full length swedges! The tang geometry is the older (?Jim told me this?) clean square joint (I believe) but with the bolsters extended a bit, so maybe a transition period to the more modern approach, if you can call 1860's - 1880's modern.
It still snaps wonderfully, and could easily be used for years, but might lose some of that Ivory, so I will display it proudly in a case, and let certain knifely trained people CE and CF it! Others may ogle!! Ahem.
So here it is, courtesy of Mark Zalesky (and a nominal fee
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Sweet relic of beauty ! :thumbup:
A fine old knife Charlie. It reminds me of that ivory Northfield I found a while back. That fellow Mark gets some interesting knives. He must have a few connections.
I can't wait to see the rest of the new hoard.
Fran
PS: I know someone with a whole room just for knives, if you're getting short of space.
A fine old knife Charlie. It reminds me of that ivory Northfield I found a while back. That fellow Mark gets some interesting knives. He must have a few connections.
I can't wait to see the rest of the new hoard.
Fran
PS: I know someone with a whole room just for knives, if you're getting short of space.
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Great stuff, Charlie; thank you! Now we are waiting on Dale's report. I wanted to go so bad; it would have been my first knife show. I really wanted to look for a big Schrade Cutco hunter or similar, but I also wanted to meet you guys. I am working a temporary but very demanding job and couldn't get away; these delays always have a reason from a Superior Power, I think. Glad you had a great time. Maybe next year!
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Here's a picture of the award by itself, and of the award in front of the display, Ken!
Some of my usual mediocre camera work. Now if I had my scanner with me. . . . . .
Al Warren is a very respected maker out here. He's finishing up a very nice sheath for it also! The grinds are nice and symmetrical, and the tang is tapered cleanly from just under 5/32" to less than 1/32". Nicely balanced knife.
I am not much interested in FBs, but this one has got my attention, not ONLY because of the reason for me having it!
Thanks Al!!
Some of my usual mediocre camera work. Now if I had my scanner with me. . . . . .
Al Warren is a very respected maker out here. He's finishing up a very nice sheath for it also! The grinds are nice and symmetrical, and the tang is tapered cleanly from just under 5/32" to less than 1/32". Nicely balanced knife.
I am not much interested in FBs, but this one has got my attention, not ONLY because of the reason for me having it!
Thanks Al!!
ken erickson
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Man o Man! Campbell hit the nail on the head! The display is really really cool. I have been to a lot of gun shows, some knife shows and it is very rare to see this kind of well thought out, clean looking display.
Congratulations Charlie.
Mr Warren's knife is a very suitable award. Clean, well thought out, finely crafted knife
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wonerful display. I wish it were in my home. How long did it take you to put it together.
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Charlie
My daughter and I did stop by but our timing was bad as you were out. Sorry to have missed you.
On the other hand i had "a bit" of great luck.
I had ordered a Congress pattern from Bill Ruple at the show 3 years ago. Between Bill and i, we kept forgetting to followup with each other - except at each years show. I bumped into Bill on Saturday and he didnt have my Congress knife but he did happen to have the Congress pattern that he had just won best in show with. Bill gratuitously offered me this beautiful knife.
I will get some pics posted in a few days.
My daughter also had some great luck. She has gotten into collecting the miniature slip joints. She found a really nice two blade for a fair price.
Great knife show this year. Sorry we missed you - lets try to hook up next year.
My daughter and I did stop by but our timing was bad as you were out. Sorry to have missed you.
On the other hand i had "a bit" of great luck.
I had ordered a Congress pattern from Bill Ruple at the show 3 years ago. Between Bill and i, we kept forgetting to followup with each other - except at each years show. I bumped into Bill on Saturday and he didnt have my Congress knife but he did happen to have the Congress pattern that he had just won best in show with. Bill gratuitously offered me this beautiful knife.
I will get some pics posted in a few days.
My daughter also had some great luck. She has gotten into collecting the miniature slip joints. She found a really nice two blade for a fair price.
Great knife show this year. Sorry we missed you - lets try to hook up next year.
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Al will be pleased with the comments on his award knife! I'll pass them along.
Rick M, the display is a work in progress still. The collection was started almost 30 years ago, by my friend Tom, who is a native of Winsted CT where Empire was located.
An aunt in the historical society helped him find some of the paperwork in the scrapbook you see at the front of the table.
When he sort of "hit a wall" in enthusiasm, he started to offer knives for sale by calling me up and offering me a couple of harness jacks! Instead, I offered to keep the collection together by buying it!
This happened about 4-5 years ago, and I have upgraded and added knives. It has gone from 54 knives to 79, with several of the originals upgraded to better quality.
When I displayed the original collection in Oregon 2-3 years ago, it also won a prize, and I called Tom up to the podium, and handed over the prize to him for all his efforts over the years!
Together we are two for two, and remain great friends. But I give credit to him for the inspiration; I'm just the next guy carrying the ball. Wonder who will be next after me?
Rick M, the display is a work in progress still. The collection was started almost 30 years ago, by my friend Tom, who is a native of Winsted CT where Empire was located.
An aunt in the historical society helped him find some of the paperwork in the scrapbook you see at the front of the table.
When he sort of "hit a wall" in enthusiasm, he started to offer knives for sale by calling me up and offering me a couple of harness jacks! Instead, I offered to keep the collection together by buying it!
This happened about 4-5 years ago, and I have upgraded and added knives. It has gone from 54 knives to 79, with several of the originals upgraded to better quality.
When I displayed the original collection in Oregon 2-3 years ago, it also won a prize, and I called Tom up to the podium, and handed over the prize to him for all his efforts over the years!
Together we are two for two, and remain great friends. But I give credit to him for the inspiration; I'm just the next guy carrying the ball. Wonder who will be next after me?
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Thats a great story about the display Charlie. Its nice that you didn't let his project die. I'm sure he is happy to see what you have done with it...
You might want to delete your question about "Who will be the next to carry on the display" or your mailbox is going to get awful full
You might want to delete your question about "Who will be the next to carry on the display" or your mailbox is going to get awful full