Prune Big, or Go Home!

[I'mSoSharp]

French Gimel (faintly etched on the carbon blade).

 

[waynorth]

I've posted this before, but for purposes of nostalgia, it is the first A.Wright knife I ever encountered, and I fell for its no-nonsense purposefulness!! It's not a Big Pruner, but it's very well made, unlike the current generation of Wright's knives!! It is a Peach Pruner, wee but sturdy. The mark side Horn handle is prettier than the pile side, which was customary in traditional folders. Note the brass pin in the pivot/bolster. They must have run out of Nickel or Steel pins that week!!! But, nice in the hand, it's just a working knife after all!!

 

[Jack Black]

I've posted this before, but for purposes of nostalgia, it is the first A.Wright knife I ever encountered, and I fell for its no-nonsense purposefulness!! It's not a Big Pruner, but it's very well made, unlike the current generation of Wright's knives!! It is a Peach Pruner, wee but sturdy. The mark side Horn handle is prettier than the pile side, which was customary in traditional folders. Note the brass pin in the pivot/bolster. They must have run out of Nickel or Steel pins that week!!! But, nice in the hand, it's just a working knife after all!! View attachment 2072841View attachment 2072842View attachment 2072843View attachment 2072845

That's a nice one Charlie The brass pivot pin was probably made from the same brass wire they used to affix the scales

 

[waynorth]

That's a nice one Charlie The brass pivot pin was probably made from the same brass wire they used to affix the scales

Thanks for lookin', Jack!! I agree with you. The wire looks slightly larger in diameter, but it was probably hammered much harder on the bolsters than on the handles!!

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks for lookin', Jack!! I agree with you. The wire looks slightly larger in diameter, but it was probably hammered much harder on the bolsters than on the handles!!

I once called in, and they had a bunch of knives in the process of being put together with nails used as both pins and pivot pins!

 

[waynorth]

I once called in, and they had a bunch of knives in the process of being put together with nails used as both pins and pivot pins!

Whatever is at hand!! Expediency to get the knives delivered!!
Sounds like Barlow production!!??

 

[Jack Black]

Whatever is at hand!! Expediency to get the knives delivered!!
Sounds like Barlow production!!??

Yes Charlie!

(Oops, forgot to hit the 'post reply' button yesterday!)

 

[Jack Black]

For many years, the General Post Office, as it was known here then, issued knives, of 2 different patterns, both made by Joseph Rodgers, to some of their employees. Here's one of them, made in 1983

 

[Alex.Y.]

Better hide that little NYK pruner Charlie,it's going to run for the porch.

I would like to have this one too Robin.The fellow that posted it thought it might have been a Sheffield showpiece, it's a pruning knife,an amazing one.

Here's the thread about it.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...uot-Swayback-Jack-Stag-Knife-Early-Exhibition

Wow! That's a scythe!

Are there toothpick and tweezers in that monster??

Or a ramrod and a BBQ pliers, haha.

 

[Alex.Y.]

Oops, replied to a 9 years old post...

 

[Jack Black]

Picked this up in the market. No tang stamp, but I think it's a Sheffield, possibly TEW

 

[echoscout]

Picked this up in the market. No tang stamp, but I think it's a Sheffield, possibly TEW

Nice Pruner Jack. Still has a full blade!

 

[Jack Black]

Nice Pruner Jack. Still has a full blade!

Thanks David, I don't think it has much age, but the carbon steel pushes it back a few decades in Sheffield

 

[screened porch]

right's knives!! It is a Peach Pruner, wee but sturdy. The mark side Horn handle is prettier than the pile side, which was customary in traditional folders. Note the brass pin in the pivot/bolster. They must have run out of Nickel or Steel pins that week!!

I have some Pakistani Barlows that observe the brass in NS custom.

I once called in, and they had a bunch of knives in the process of being put together with nails used as both pins and pivot pins!

I've done that. Did they charge extra for the superior strength?

This H Paya doesn't have the lateral palm swell I like in a pruner, but it has a beautiful, tight, snappy action despite some obvious use.

 

[Jack Black]

I've done that. Did they charge extra for the superior strength?

Possibly!

 

[Wild Willie]

Possibly!

I remember reading one of your comments about using nails as pin stock some time ago. It's actually come in quite handy on a few occasions. There's not much more satisfying for me than being able to put a broken knife back into service.

I know they're not pruners, but I actually fabricated a new lock bar for my grandad's k55k a few months ago. I pulled the lock bar out of dad's to use as a template, and pinned both knives back together with nails that I sanded to fit the existing pin holes.

 

[Jack Black]

I remember reading one of your comments about using nails as pin stock some time ago. It's actually come in quite handy on a few occasions. There's not much more satisfying for me than being able to put a broken knife back into service.

I know they're not pruners, but I actually fabricated a new lock bar for my grandad's k55k a few months ago. I pulled the lock bar out of dad's to use as a template, and pinned both knives back together with nails that I sanded to fit the existing pin holes.

Well done Willy, great job

 

[Wild Willie]

Well done Willy, great job

Thanks Jack, all made possible by you sharing your inexhaustible knowledge of all things cutlery.

 

[Jack Black]

Thanks Jack, all made possible by you sharing your inexhaustible knowledge of all things cutlery.

Thank you very much my friend, I'm flattered!

 

[waynorth]

Thanks Jack, all made possible by you sharing your inexhaustible knowledge of all things cutlery.

Hear, Hear!!!!