Show Me Your Bone!

[markksr]

In a futile attempt to capture the translucent depth of this beautiful rough cut burnt orange bone, I posted several more pics of this one in it's own thread.

I hope nobody minds me reposting one pic here in the "Bone Thread".

 

[mckgreg]

Looks good to me Mark. Here's some more bone.
Greg

 

[VCM3]

Here's some Case green

-Vince

 

[mckgreg]

Vince, you were posting some green while I was taking photos of some. Must be some green in the air.
Greg

 

[VCM3]

Greg,is that a Cargill knife ?
-Vince

 

[mckgreg]

Indeed it is. It is easy to tell the difference between a real Cripple Creek and the recently made knives painted to look like real ones. Real Cripple Creeks don't come in the patterns currently being offered by the company that is making them. Cargill jigged and dyed his own bone and would be tuff to duplicate. Real Cripple Creeks usually have the year of manufacture stamped on the tang or etched on the master blade. Anything made past 1996 or having the Effingham stamp are not Cripple Creeks. I have seen some of the current ones with the year of manufacture on them. So, it is easy to spot if they were made after 1996. Obviously a 2009 model wouldn't be a real Cripple Creek made by Cargill. I am sure they will stop dating them to help confuse new buyers that don't know the difference.
Here is another example of a Cargill Cripple Creek. Looks like Squiggle Jigging to me !!

Any photo of a Cripple Creek knife that I post, or have ever posted here on BF, will be a Real Cripple Creek made by Bob Cargill and nothing less.

 

[Mike Robuck]

Very nice Greg. Never seen a shadow Creek or the squiggle jigging before.

 

[mckgreg]

Thanks Mike !! I just call it Squiggle Jiggin for lack of a knowledgable term. Here is some Strawberry Bone.
Greg

 

[Blues]

Thanks Mike !! I just call it Squiggle Jiggin for lack of a knowledgable term. Greg

Sounds like fishin' with sand worms.

Your collection and images of Cripple Creeks are amazing, Greg. (And thanks again for helping me with the image of the Copperhead. :thumbup

 

[mckgreg]

My pleasure Mr. Blues. How 'bout some Red & White Smooth Bone. Do you guys know that there could be a Photography Sub-Forum in the works where guys like Coop will help folks with their picture takin' ?
Greg

 

[mckgreg]

I can't think of a good name for this jiggin'.
Greg

 

[mckgreg]

More honest to goodnes, Real, Original Bob Cargill's Cripple Creek Knife & Bone.
Greg

 

[mckgreg]

A couple Barlows.
Greg

 

[zerogee]

This one is not mine, but it floated across the bay a while back, and I was simply stunned by the bone and jigging. Union Cut Co dog's head Hobo:

 

[mckgreg]

That's some fine old bone Zerogee. Here is some more of Bob Cargill's Cripple Creek Bone. All of the Real CC's bone scales like these, were cut, jigged and dyed by Cargill.
Greg

 

[zerogee]

Here is some more of Bob Cargill's Cripple Creek Bone. All of the Real CC's bone scales like these, were cut, jigged and dyed by Cargill.
Greg

I'm really enjoying seeing all these real Cargills -- I've always thought of this as honeycomb jigging - not an "official" name, just what it looks like to me. The shadow Cargils were also great to see - I didn't know he had made any like that.

 

[mckgreg]

More Green with a little different jigging. I call that particular jigging "Honeycomb" myself Zerogee. That seems to be a good enough name seeing how that is what it looks like.
I think it is time for me to thank Thomason for starting this thread.

These photo sessions are fun and I hope folks enjoy the knives. Plus, it gives me an opportunity to go thru knives that I haven't seen in a few years and wipe them down and oil them. I know there are more pictures of bone out there ?
Greg

 

[300Bucks]

Two 303 Buck Bones. Redbone from 1988 and Brown Bone from 1990. The Brown bone is last of the brass lined models. The BB version is considered to be version 1 with brass liners and then the next year the construction changes included intergal SS liners.
All in house construction, made in 301,303,309 and 305 versions. 300Bucks

 

[mckgreg]

Some Brown Bone.
Greg

 

[knifeswapper]

Those Cargill's are phenomenal. You just can't get that consistently beautiful jigging / dying in a factory made knife. Too big of a hurry to insure that each one is a gem in itself. Super photography as well.

Here are some of my favorite slabs....