Soup Bone, what is it?

[OneStarLeather]

Is it just regular bone that is placed a certain way on the handle? I searched but didn't find a good definition of soup bone when used in a knife handle. Most just sent me to beef stock recipes!

thanks!

 

[PWork]

It is the inner core of the bone facing out. It makes the marrow channel a sort of natural jigging, for lack of a better word.

 

[abcdef]

Thanks, I did not know that.

 

[gunstockjack]

It is the inner core of the bone facing out. It makes the marrow channel a sort of natural jigging, for lack of a better word.

Yup. The bone is sort of like the old Case barlows and their bone covers. The name "Soup Bone" was coined here on the trads. forum by an astute dealer member, who shall remain un-named.

Oh, what the hell. I came up with the name when I was dreaming about the knife, and it stuck.

 

[Modoc ED]

One of those old Case 62009½ Barlows covered with saw cut red bone. The bone marrow canals are quite prominent.

Case was/is one of those waste not want not companies. They didn't look at the bone marrow canals as a flaw and used such covers regularly. Charlie told me that it took some convincing from him to have Bill Howard produce the "Soup-Bone" knives as Bill thought customers might return them as flawed. It turns out that no one considered them flawed and they have rocketed in popularity. I don't have any of Charlie's Soup-Bone knives but do have several of the old Case barlows with prominent bone marrow canals.

 

[gunstockjack]

The original name for the bone from GEC was "Inside Out Bone".

 

[kamagong]

I like the inside out bone. It gives barlows that old-timey look.



- Christian

 

[gunstockjack]

That's a real beauty Christian!

 

[OneStarLeather]

Exactly as I figured. Thanks!

It is the inner core of the bone facing out. It makes the marrow channel a sort of natural jigging, for lack of a better word.

 

[PWork]

Happy to help, and thanks to everyone else for expanding on the topic.:thumbup:

 

[arizcowboy]

You learn something new every day.

 

[Augie]

That Case soup bone was some wonderful stuff. These are from the mid 60's.

 

[gunstockjack]

Excellent examples Augie! I love those old Case Barlows with the red bone.

 

[waynorth]

Nice soup group, Augie!
And it is indeed true; I asked a few friends if they could come up with a better name for the "inside-out bone." Barry was licking his moustache thoughtfully, when he suddenly came up with the name "Soup Bone"!! Of course the name stuck!!