Prune Big, or Go Home!

[waynorth]

H & B, New Britain, Conn!
Stands for Humason and Beckley!!
ca. 1852 to 1916!!
Nice blade stamp, and the blade pull on a 1 to 10 scale is about 11 1/2!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Hear, Hear!!!!

H & B, New Britain, Conn!
Stands for Humason and Beckley!!
ca. 1852 to 1916!!View attachment 2081443View attachment 2081444
Nice blade stamp, and the blade pull on a 1 to 10 scale is about 11 1/2!!!

Thank you Charlie, that's a beauty my friend

 

[cccanada]

A Wright Peach pruner and a Victrinox small pruner

 

[Will Power]

Realize that most of the knives in this thread are Old Epics but wanted to include GEC's latest: I'm enthusiastic about it and it will be used, but, does it look big enough?

 

[Albim]

I found this old Klein. Gonna clean it up some and regrind the tip.

 

[EngrSorenson]

H & B, New Britain, Conn!

I was just having beers in New Britain last week… never would have known it was home to a cutlery company! Sounds like I was born in the right place, in the wrong century. Beautiful specimen.

 

[waynorth]

Thank you Charlie, that's a beauty my friend

And Thank you my friend!! It's amazing how a knife can exist for over a century with little wear!!

I was just having beers in New Britain last week… never would have known it was home to a cutlery company! Sounds like I was born in the right place, in the wrong century. Beautiful specimen.

Thanks Mr. Sorenson!!
It probably looks a bit different in New Britain today!!

 

[screened porch]

Probably my favorite, mere plastic though the handles be.

https://imgur.com/MpogLcJ

Though I'm not sure there's a slipjoint pattern less in need of a liner lock.

 

[fishin1635]

Burnt Orange, Ebony, Chechen, Camel, East Indian Rose Wood, Micarta, Orange Delrin, GITD

 

[Jack Black]

And Thank you my friend!! It's amazing how a knife can exist for over a century with little wear!!

Yes indeed Charlie!

Probably my favorite, mere plastic though the handles be.

https://imgur.com/MpogLcJ

Though I'm not sure there's a slipjoint pattern less in need of a liner lock.

Still a looker Jer

 

[Jack Black]

Four with the Joseph Rodgers mark, nowt fancy

 

[waynorth]

Burnt Orange, Ebony, Chechen, Camel, East Indian Rose Wood, Micarta, Orange Delrin, GITD
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Great collection!!

 

[waynorth]

Four with the Joseph Rodgers mark, nowt fancy

Great gathering of JRs!!!

 

[Jack Black]

Great gathering of JRs!!!

Thanks Charlie, nothing special I'm afraid

 

[waynorth]

Thanks Charlie, nothing special I'm afraid

I still like 'em!!

 

[Jack Black]

I still like 'em!!

Thanks Charlie

 

[Augie]

Been awhile since I added a pruner to the pile, found a nice Russell with full blade and really nice wood.

 

[waynorth]

Been awhile since I added a pruner to the pile, found a nice Russell with full blade and really nice wood.

Nice Russell, John!! Russell made a range of knives, beside zillions of Barlows!!!

 

[Campbellclanman]

That Russell is gorgeous!

 

[the-accumulator]

This fixed blade pruner is one of a half dozen knives that I made at my forge.:




The steel is from a hay rake tine, and the scales are made from scrap wood from a xylophone factory. It's got patina from twenty years of use in the garden. T-A