Rogers Bone ID exercise!

Well, since Kamagong's "Imperial" is Rogers' bone, how 'bout this old Imperial?:

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d.parker said:
.. Lucky find for you..
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Yeah...it was a lucky find for him..:mad:

If I didn't have active bids on three knives at the same time he never would have out-bid me.. :eek:.;):D:D:D :thumbup:


Still like looking at it every time he posts pics though :thumbup:
 
knowtracks said:
I'm a little cross eyed myself :eek:
But I'll guess at 2 on the bottom photo, from the left, the 3rd the 5th are not Rodgers bone?
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In those first pictures I suspect the last two to the right, in the bottom pic are not Rogers-ish bone, and maybe the dark one as well, next to them.
But I am pretty sure of the rest, even the reddish one at top.
These next three just may show the difference between Early and Late Rogers (style - sheesh) bone! Or not??
Whatta yathink??
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Charlie I think those 3 are all early...

Elliott Yours is Pocket worn early Rogers Bone... I think. :)
 
Elliott, I am more sure of yours than most. Like Darrell says!
 
It may seem like a stupid question, but I've got lots of them :D

Why is it that the companies don't offer the bone like the earlier knives had?
For example, Cases current production red and green is nothing at all similar to the earlier knives in red and green. :confused:
 
338375 said:
It may seem like a stupid question, but I've got lots of them :D

Why is it that the companies don't offer the bone like the earlier knives had?
For example, Cases current production red and green is nothing at all similar to the earlier knives in red and green. :confused:
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Mike, pardon my cynicism (perish the thought on New Year's Eve) but to take your well taken point a step further, why not just build knives with the same level of fit, finish and quality?
(I think we know the answer. :grumpy:)

Oh well, there's still some good ones out there and thankfully we have many excellent custom makers to help keep the old traditions alive. :cool::thumbup:
 
Blues said:
Mike, pardon my cynicism (perish the thought on New Year's Eve) but to take your well taken point a step further, why not just build knives with the same level of fit, finish and quality?
(I think we know the answer. :grumpy:)

Oh well, there's still some good ones out there and thankfully we have many excellent custom makers to help keep the old traditions alive. :cool::thumbup:
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Absolutely... The ironic thing is that with all the modern machinery that the companies use, you would think the quality would be even better than the earlier versions :confused:

Like most of us, I have current production stuff that is o.k, occasionally ya get one that is really nice.
But 30 years from now I cannot see myself looking at them with the same admiration that I have now for the early ones.. They just seem to be lacking in character compared to the older knives. Maybe in 30 years I will look at things differently.

You mention the custom makers. It is nice to see the craftsmanship of these makers , and the obvious pride that they have in their knives.. When I see one of these knives, it does make me think of how things used to be.
Make one at a time, and it wasn't finished until it was as close to perfect as they could make it...


My great uncle just passed away at the age of 97. He was a machinist for almost 50 years. The level of his skills was just incredible. I think some of the custom makers also fall into the same category.
 
Any possibility of these Case "Tested" scales being Rogers bone?

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Could be Rogers bone, but not "Rogers Jigging".
Rogers jigging always reminds me of a piece of old and weathered driftwood. More linear jigging than scoops.
 
Bastid said:
Could be Rogers bone, but not "Rogers Jigging".
Rogers jigging always reminds me of a piece of old and weathered driftwood. More linear jigging than scoops.
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Thanks, Gus. The reason I asked is that in person, when compared to the Imperial (with the Rogers jigged bone) they seem to have lots of similarity that the camera doesn't capture very well. It was just a thought as I really have no idea whether Case was using this material at the time.

I found it interesting while reading up on the Rogers bone that much of it was used on pocketknives produced for the military during WWII as the Imperial (above) seems to have been. (Cattle knives with pen blades rather than speys.)
 
Elliott I'm going out on a limb here and say yes that is Rogers Jigging. From what I have seen color of early or late either isn't consistent as you have noticed also. As Gus pointed out the jigging on your Case Lunch Box knife? looks to course, but I believe it is Rogers jigged. As you probably know Case didn't use much Rogers Bone thru the years, but they used it back as far as Case Bros. I hope I'm not sounding like a know it all, because I'm certainly not one at all, just trying to further the discussion with what I think I know...
 
Thanks, Darrell. Every point of information is useful and I'm grateful for all of the information shared. :thumbup::cool:
 
Blues said:
... in person, when compared to the Imperial (with the Rogers jigged bone) they seem to have lots of similarity that the camera doesn't capture very well. It was just a thought as I really have no idea whether Case was using this material at the time....
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Shouldn't ya be able to tell by the model #?

Never mind it just tell's ya that it's a Jigged Bone Handle.:foot:

Oh well, it was a thought.:o
 
I can see some of the similarities and differences in the different bone handles shown. I always thought(but an not sure ) that this Queen jack is Rogers bone:
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That Queen's jigging sure looks like Rogers. Has the same " random ovoid scooping".
Elliott, the method of cutting the divots on your "tested" is completely different.
I think a lot of it comes down to the tool marks. The tool leaves its "fingerprints".
 
Hello all, I have two knives that I think may be Rogers bone, a Griffin sleaveboard pen and a Voos barehead jack. The sleaveboard jigging is somewhat more linear with not much of the slight diagonal I see in the pictures here, the jack looks much like what has been posted. I'll take some shots outside tomorrow if it's not the current temp of 20 below. ;-).
This is a wonderful thread, thanks for starting it Waynorth.

Best regards

Robin
 
A question. Is there reference material on who actually purchased bone from Rogers and when. Also, to my eyes from the pictures, it looks like the jigging was done shallow, deep and in between, three layers, is that correct or are my old eyes playing tricks.

Robin
 
Robin, I look forward to seeing your pictures. I know of no-one who has found records of purchases from Rogers. It would certainly be great information!
 
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