Show Us Your Boys Knife

[Augie]

My favorite of the new ones, the Maher&Grosh boys knife.

 

[cudgee]

My favorite of the new ones, the Maher&Grosh boys knife.


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They are beautiful knives, and were easy to obtain, stupid here is still kicking himself. Way too smart you. Have a good weekend.

 

[Markeologist]

 

[mbkr]

A couple of 14's and a 15.

 

[JohnDF]

I had a two blade #14 just exactly like that.
I gave it to my Best Friend as a gift one day.
He never used it and kept it on his dresser to look at daily.
When he passed away, I was wondering if I could get the knife back as a memento.
I asked his son about it, he pulled it out of his pocket and said, "This one"?
It was well worn and full of patina, he had been carrying it every day since his father passed away.
That's so much better than just sitting on my shelf as a reminder. He has a knife to remember his father and a good knife to use... Perfect!

 

[mrknife]

My only boys knife. This is a 1 of 1 Tuna Valley prototype in Lightning Wood handles. Never went into production. One of my favorites.

and it even has endcap!

 

[Catdaddy2]

Think this qualifies as a boys knife.

 

[Markeologist]

Pulled the bail off the M&G, plugged the holes, put a small threaded carabiner on the chain and use that on my BSK. I like knives with bails but I like to see them finished with a ferrule instead of just a plain hole. The de-bailed M&G is a beauty.

 

[Markeologist]

 

[Headwinds]

It was well worn and full of patina, he had been carrying it every day since his father passed away.
That's so much better than just sitting on my shelf as a reminder. He has a knife to remember his father and a good knife to use... Perfect!

Perfect indeed!!

 

[ddavis]

I only needed new pliers for the farm, and a sheath to hold the pliers. And i thought to myself "you don't need a new knife, you've got too many already." BUT, there were only a few left in stock. AND, since the shipping had already been paid, I thought to myself "well, it'd be silly if you DIDN'T get this knife with free shipping." I swear it's not an addiction. I can quit anytime I want. Really...

These were Canal Street Co-Op made for Moore Maker. From reading other threads, these were some of the last knives the Co-Op made. I asked MM to hand select the knife from the limited remaining stock, and I'm generally pleased. Well matched scales, no gaps in the liners, flush springs open and closed. Shield isn't fit the best but that's okay. My only real gripe is the blade rubs the liner pretty bad, enough that the blade scratches when closing/opening.

Anyone know if the tangs were annealed on these? I may try to tap the blade over a bit via some tutorials I've found for krinking blades.

 

[Sventhelumberjack]

Schatt and Morgan boys knife. Blue jigged bone with sheepfot main and secondary pen blades. Made for 2001 NKCA youth knife. Really like the bail.

 

[Frailer]

As far as GEC boys knives go, let’s not forget about the #14.

Not likely, in my case, considering my desk decor.


I *love* Boys Knives, but as others have stated, these modern iterations aren’t the sort of thing a boy (or girl) could purchase with their allowance.

But a Swiss boy would have been able to put together enough francs for this:



A boy who struggled with math might have liked this one:



A boy of slightly above-average means might have purchased this around the turn of the 20th Century:



And his grandson might have bought this:



Here’s a few more easily-affordable knives for good measure:



And let’s not forget some girls like knives, too:

 

[Fraykus]

It's one of those trick knives without a nail nick that you have to know the trick to open it.

 

[Fraykus]

On the subject of Boys’ Knives, my family and I went to the Red Wing boots headquarters a couple years ago and saw these in the museum - not something you would ever see made now.

How cool would that be as a kid?

It would have been cool for sure.

 

[JohnDF]

That's impressive.

 

[Coreysbu]

Some Red Trouts and Albers.

 

[mbkr]

Every time I see that corn husk (?) one its
That one is too pretty to use and I don't care! What unique handles

 

[Coreysbu]

Here's a few more. First picture are Canal Street Co-Ops and the second are some of the Canal Street OGs.

 

[Buckeye Sharp]

I don’t have many “Boys”, but this is my favorite. Need an Antique Yellow to go along with it.