Prune Big, or Go Home!

What about this one by Walker & Hall (the coin is more than 3/4" across)?! :eek:

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waynorth said:
looks a beauty Jack!! Horn handles??
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Actually wood Charlie, I guess it must have been an agricultural piece (pretty down-market for W&H). When I was last over in Sheffield, the gaffer at Wright's had bought a few knives from a guy who came knocking on their door, and I asked if I could take a pic for you. I sure wish folks would knock on my door like that! :D :thumbsup:
 
Foddering - gorgeous knives my friend!

Very interesting Pruner there Jack Sir.

I received what looks to be a unused Wilbert Pruner - Wooden Handles - ( quite an early knife - either Empire or Napanoch? ) before I left for holidays- I must post it up once I am home and get the chance to take some shots - it’s Winter at Home in NZ so not holding my breath for fine Weather which may delay photos.

I was rushing as I received it a day or so before I left and worked to the end of the day when we were flying out that night so could sit back and take much in- I do remember looking at it thinking that I don’t think that the factory had put an edge in this knife - which sounds a bit strange I know.

What I do know is no one has worked this knife - also it does have a factory fault similar to one that I have with a immaculate HJ - but will discuss this further when I have the chance.
 
Campbellclanman said:
Very interesting Pruner there Jack Sir.

I received what looks to be a unused Wilbert Pruner - Wooden Handles - ( quite an early knife - either Empire or Napanoch? ) before I left for holidays- I must post it up once I am home and get the chance to take some shots - it’s Winter at Home in NZ so not holding my breath for fine Weather which may delay photos.

I was rushing as I received it a day or so before I left and worked to the end of the day when we were flying out that night so could sit back and take much in- I do remember looking at it thinking that I don’t think that the factory had put an edge in this knife - which sounds a bit strange I know.

What I do know is no one has worked this knife - also it does have a factory fault similar to one that I have with a immaculate HJ - but will discuss this further when I have the chance.
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Thank you my friend, another member took a fancy to it some years back, and now uses it on his farm :)

Look forward to seeing your Wilbert :thumbsup:
 
Here's quite a nice Pruner well in my eyes it is anyway, a Wilbert Cutlery Co. Pruner that I think has never really had a edge put on the Knife - The Blade is the normal profile down to the edge- but I have had a very good look at this knife and I am not too sure if it was finished in the factory?
I am only imagining why this knife is so untouched having what looks like under magnification never having had an edge put to this beautiful blade, I will go onto try to explain the fact possibly that the Knife wasnt good enough to finish in the QC's eyes? ... I'll explain more..

I am not too sure on that just thinking aloud, but this knife has a fault - I have another knife like this as well- its a very old HJ that again has never had use- because both of these knives when closing carefully and slowly catch before they are closed - ( closing normally you'd never know ) as if inside the joint they are just a teeny peek off center- like I said if you closed the Knife normally by letting it snap shut? - you would not pick it up ......... but its there when you really close the knife slowly...... and when you leave the knife at it's catching point - and look dead on top of the Spine of the Blade to the Liners from above- you can see its not 100% on track.

Not many would pick this up first time as it is only very very minor - but its there...so I am left wondering if this was picked up in factory?

I have just picked this Knife up and closed it as if it were an edc- and its closes beautifully, as I stated its only when very slowly when closing the knife it catches - I think the Kick catches just inside the Liner before Closing - so it actually closes dead Centre.

I have read that Wilbert Cutlery is either Empire or Napanoch built?

When looking at this Knife its gorgeous - Very nice Cocobolo Wood, the Swage work is just Great, the Bolsters are Iron as are the pins - fit and finish superb, as I stated earlier the Blade sits dead centre.
The Pruner is a nicely sized Knife sitting at dead on 4 inches closed, Im glad I have this knife as it is a nice one and I am afraid that I have over stated the "fault" and have made the knife look bad- but I am just wondering why this knife has never had a edge! That Pruner tip is like a needle :eek:

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Campbellclanman Campbellclanman Duncan is a tireless enthusiast in this thread particularly, and I wanted to take the opportunity to thank him for this and his generous present to me:cool: He sent me a pair of Johnson Peach Pruners, one little used but heavy patina which I have left alone. The other one had seen the bench grinder side of life and was well used but rather too corroded for pocket carry. As I now use this out and about I carried out some sympathetic cleaning. The Ebony has come up very well, great W&T on this and sharp but I need to refashion the tip a bit more. Makes a fine user in my garden, thank you Duncan, astounded!

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Being from Minnesota, where we have two towns with life size statues of Paul Bunyan and at least one of them has Babe the Blue Ox at his side I feel I must speak up! Thanks to this thread I have evolved from my former opinion of poor old Paul and now am convinced that he was not an environmental terrorist blatantly cutting down trees for the profiteers to sell at high prices for the claimed benefit of building homes for the masses and other obscene looking construction projects. No! Paul was indeed a forest manager, trimming out the old, mature and sometimes sickly trees, planting seedlings, and pruning as he saw fit each one of his babes of the forest so that the new growth forests could maximize the best use of forested acres. Thank you for helping me see the light that was blocked by the dark shadow Paul's axe had cast and thankfully has been reflected by the huge blade of Paul pruner to shine a light on this long missing historical relic from those glorious olde days of lumberjack lore.
 
Will you are welcome, I must admit that I am sorry for the mix up- we never see these knives appear now compared to before they did, and I must admit again to thinking these to be Ettrick as there is a small amount of diversity among the blade shapes, and I am terrible for mistaking Peach Pruners for Ettrick's :oops:I But you are welcome and again I will keep my eyes open for the true Ettrick for you.
 
Thanks Duncan! But no need on the Ettrick front mate, I'm well sorted there and there are others who deserve them more.:thumbsup: I think the Ettrick thing is not so much blade shape, generally Wharncliffe but some are curved in a Pruner style too. For me it's got to do with a distinct and significant difference in blade:handle ratio. The Ettrick being a long framed knife with a notably short blade compared to the handle. Others may well know more though;)

Regards, Will
 
Will my friend you are correct with the Handle / Blade ratio :thumbsup:
I remember a talk long long ago about the differences- but I may have twisted things around from that and taken that there were different Ettricks shapes, but it all comes down to what’s in front of us and you are 100% correct. :)
 
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