Prune Big, or Go Home!

[waynorth]

Thank you Jack!!
Those monthly meetings are highlights for me. There are just a few of us, 5 or 6, but we all seem to benefit from the face-to-face chatter and trading. I often wish we could leap the barriers, and conduct Bladeforums face-to-face!!

 

[Jack Black]

Thank you Jack!!
Those monthly meetings are highlights for me. There are just a few of us, 5 or 6, but we all seem to benefit from the face-to-face chatter and trading. I often wish we could leap the barriers, and conduct Bladeforums face-to-face!!

Sounds great Charlie Yes, me too my friend

 

[Modoc ED]

It's not big (4") compared to others above but it's solid and ready to work.

 

[galvanic1882]

I just got this Hawk and love the Eureka shaped frame. It's marked Henry Boker & Co'c Improved Cutlery, tree on the back tang.

 

[paulhilborn]

Very nice Mike, I have never seen a eureka frame on a pruning type knife before, pretty

 

[waynorth]

Cool and unusual, Mike!! You have been hunting knives in hidden corners of America!!

 

[Gevonovich]

I just got this Hawk and love the Eureka shaped frame. It's marked Henry Boker & Co'c Improved Cutlery, tree on the back tang. View attachment 1032721

Most unusual and intriguing !! I sure would like to hear its story !!

 

[wlfryjr]

I just got this Hawk and love the Eureka shaped frame. It's marked Henry Boker & Co'c Improved Cutlery, tree on the back tang. View attachment 1032721

I wonder if that one is in Ricky and Neal’s Boker book? You like those Eureka frames, don’t you.

 

[herder]

I wonder if that one is in Ricky and Neal’s Boker book? You like those Eureka frames, don’t you.

No, but this one is.

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[rangerbluedog]

I love that old pruner!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Good to see Herder has that amazing Book , I will post something up about that Boker book soon- amazing reading!!

Page 22 A beautiful Pruner ^ .
Paul Hilborn has a few nice older ones- there's some fine Remington and Camillus Wooden Handled ones!

 

[herder]

Thanks Campbellclanman.
That Boker pruner prompted me to shoot it with a few other similar pre-WWII models with cocobolo wood handles.
From left to right are : "Alfred Field", "Landers Frary & Clark", "Boker", and "John Russell".

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[Campbellclanman]

Wow!!!
Pruners are such a great Knife!
I am going to carry my 47 Ebony today just for that post Herder my friend!

 

[waynorth]

herder's book is great!! Everyone should have one!!
Nice Prunershop Quartet, herder - very harmonious!!
Your #47's patina is very harmonious also, Duncan. Much better than shiny and unused!!

 

[waynorth]

Heartbreaker! A near-full Camillus left to rust, with no snap!!
I'm going to fix it, give it some self respect!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

What a beauty Charlie.
A bit of oil as you know will work wonders instantly almost 100% of the time- let’s hope and please let us know of the out come Charlie ( also Photos of the cleaner knife or it didn’t happen)

 

[waynorth]

I've done all that Duncan. The problem with the knife is a "soft" tang. I've fixed one before - hopefully this one will work the same way!!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

Ok - now you have my ears pricked up Charlie- “ Soft Tang” so Im taking this that the Kick isn’t working the Spring? Have I got this right?
What is your approach to fixing this?

Signed “ Nosey Parker “ Duncan.

 

[kamagong]

Query --

How do you sharpen a pruner? I have one on the way. I'm sure I can muddle something out, but I'd like to maintain the point instead of rounding it off as is so often seen.

 

[Old Engineer]

Query --

How do you sharpen a pruner? I have one on the way. I'm sure I can muddle something out, but I'd like to maintain the point instead of rounding it off as is so often seen.

I have been reasonably successful with using a regular sharpening steel . Not claiming that it is the best , but it works for me .

Harry