Prune Big, or Go Home!

Campbellclanman Campbellclanman The Pruner is actually a versatile outdoors/garden tool. Superb for harvesting veggies-courgette, lettuce, cabbages etc. Opens bags of earth, animal feed, birdseed, deals with clamshell covering very safely, cutting tarp or plastic sheet, wire stripping, fixes troublesome knots too :) Plus it's always easy to open and clean out. Try one out Duncan, you may be surprised :cool:

I think it true that it became something of an anachronism in agriculture/viticulture with the advent of sprung secateurs and different types of vine growing. But it's still a useful knife for taking small cuttings of plants, plus it's one cool looking pattern :D:thumbsup:

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Will Power said:
Campbellclanman Campbellclanman The Pruner is actually a versatile outdoors/garden tool. Superb for harvesting veggies-courgette, lettuce, cabbages etc. Opens bags of earth, animal feed, birdseed, deals with clamshell covering very safely, cutting tarp or plastic sheet, wire stripping, fixes troublesome knots too :) Plus it's always easy to open and clean out. Try one out Duncan, you may be surprised :cool:

I think it true that it became something of an anachronism in agriculture/viticulture with the advent of sprung secateurs and different types of vine growing. But it's still a useful knife for taking small cuttings of plants, plus it's one cool looking pattern :D:thumbsup:

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Hey Will my friend, You are right! I agree totally, these days I am excused from the Garden- Sue LOVES her gardening and she does the lot, believe me I try to help with the unpleasant work in the Garden- but Sue says she loves it- so I leave her too it.
The only time I roll up my sleeves if she is planning a garden build, she will talk to me about and I will help her with the plans and build / concrete into creation.
I use the 38 GEC as well as I have an earlier GEC Ebony 47 Hawk-bill that is as you say just so so handy, I also pocket a peach pruner in a rotation now and then as well!
 
waynorth said:
That "channel" in your knife looks like a vein channel, or part of a pith core!! Interesting!!
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waynorth waynorth ,It looks to be a vein channel running down.
It almost reminds me of a stitching pattern the way it goes in & out!
You can also see how how there was an error putting in the scale pin... It looks like it may have gotten stuck on the equipment & had to be "wiggled" out? 😬

It doesn't bother me in the least though, it just adds to the character 😉

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That Case Pruner looks a little weird with the Vein Crack that waynorth waynorth has defined but now you have one that is probably unique . They are very useful . I carry one in my mower tool box to have handy for cutting low hanging branches . The Stag one is sometimes carried in my pocket for use in the Gardens . I like them both a lot . I actually bought 2 more Case just like it . One for my wife and one for a daughter .
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Old Engineer said:
That Case Pruner looks a little weird with the Vein Crack that waynorth waynorth has defined but now you have one that is probably unique . They are very useful . I carry one in my mower tool box to have handy for cutting low hanging branches . The Stag one is sometimes carried in my pocket for use in the Gardens . I like them both a lot .

Harry
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I agree with you Harry.
It bothered me too at first, but I've started to appreciate the small imperfections like this that come along. As you've said, it's unique. "There are many like it but this one is mine" 😎

It doesn't interfere with any of the function. The rest of the fit & finish is great. So I'm a happy camper.

That old stag of yours has some great curves. I'm willing to bet it feels as good in the hand as it looks!
 
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Campbellclanman said:
Hey...hey now Jack, I did say IN the Garden, 😂 I have carried more so Peach Pruners in my pocket, obtained from a certain chap in England- you may know him my friend ;)
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LOL! :D The garden is about the only place I ever carry a Pruner Duncan, and I don't do a lot out there! :D When I do though, I carry this one, which I think was made by Carl Kammerling, I really like it as a user, and it takes a great edge :) :thumbsup:

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I thought I'd given almost all my Pruners away, but looking for this pic, I see I still have a few! :D :thumbsup:
 
ZHoovie said:
I agree with you Harry.
It bothered me too at first, but I've started to appreciate the small imperfections like this that come along. As you've said, it's unique. "There are many like it but this one is mine" 😎

It doesn't interfere with any of the function. The rest of the fit & finish is great. So I'm a happy camper.

That old stag of yours has some great curves. I'm willing to bet it feels as good in the hand as it looks!
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You would win the bet Zach . It does fit my hands extremely well .

Harry
 
Trevor Ablett (R.I.P.) made a lot of useful knives for the people of Britain, and because he maintained his penchant for useful and attractive knives, his work spread beyond Sheffield and England!! He is missed in the marketplace!!
Here is an example of his work!! Some call a knife like this a "curved Ettrick", but I think of it as a peach pruner, because of the modest size of the blade!!
But call it what you like, it is a worthy chapter in the ongoing tale of Sheffield!!Ablett Peach A.jpgAblett Peach 1.jpgAblett Peach B.jpg
 
waynorth said:
Trevor Ablett (R.I.P.) made a lot of useful knives for the people of Britain, and because he maintained his penchant for useful and attractive knives, his work spread beyond Sheffield and England!! He is missed in the marketplace!!
Here is an example of his work!! Some call a knife like this a "curved Ettrick", but I think of it as a peach pruner, because of the modest size of the blade!!
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Very nice Charlie.
Artistry and function....so well melded together.😍
 
Jack Black said:
You were asking about a particular Joseph Rodgers Lambsfoot of mine, in the Guardians thread Charlie, and I thought I'd show the Pruner I have from the same range :thumbsup:

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The simplified Rodgers!! The lack of visible pins, does not encourage confidence!! But I am sure the knife is quite useful, as long as the adhesives hold!!
Thanks for displaying another of the "Last of The JRs"!!:p
 
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