Straight edge Traditionals

[5K Qs]

Asian Imperial cracked ice sowbelly stockman and Marble's ram's horn sowbelly stockman, each with a sheepsfoot blade on the right:

Kutmaster stockman with broken springs. The knife was closed, but when I held it with the broken springs on top, this is how the blades, including a sheepsfoot, ended up:

Sheepsfoot friction folder by MAM from Portugal:

- GT

 

[black mamba]

 

[Headwinds]

I suppose this qualifies - my friction folder 108OT with Wharnclip main. After years as my only knife the spring on the clip main got so weak the blade not only had no snap, it would drift up out of the well and stab my finger when I reached in my pocket. I converted it into a rather pudgy Wharncliffe, which solved the problem nicely.

 

[Jack Black]

Milner Lambsfoot



Meeson Wharncliffe.



A. Wright Lambsfoot in Ebony.



Spear & Jackson Advertising Knife.



Saynor Lambsfoot.

 

[Will Power]

 

[WinMag775]

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I realy like these covers Will. The bone looked like old growth pine until I zoomed in.

 

[tongueriver]

Some boxcutters from the Fatherland.

 

[WinMag775]

HSB & Co.

 

[Jack Black]

HSB & Co.

"Can be used with a hammer" Brilliant!

 

[Jack Black]

Unmarked Sheffield Bexoid Lambsfoot



Tod Cutler Repro Early 14th Century Clasp Knife.



TEW Economy Lambsfoot.



Okapi Biltong Knife.

 

[WinMag775]

"Can be used with a hammer" Brilliant!

You would think a hammer would me a must have addition when cutting dynamo

 

[WinMag775]

Lockwood Brothers, Sheffield.

 

[afishhunter]

You would think a hammer would me a must have addition when cutting dynamo

Really.
Back when I made linstock cord (AKA: "Fuse" and "Dynamo Cord") for the ML cannon (cotton clothes line casing soaked in potassium nitrate, then dried. Burn speed was adjusted by soak time. A burn of 2 or 3 minutes per inch was plenty fast), I used scissors to cut to length. I guess I was using the rong tool.

The nitrated paper we made used for our musket and rifle paper cartridge blanks burned a LOT faster.
Reminds me ... I should make some round ball target and hunting conical paper cartridges for my .54 calibur TC Hawken ...

 

[Will Power]

I realy like these covers Will. The bone looked like old growth pine until I zoomed in.

I see what you mean It has some bizarre name like Barnboard cremè-brulée but it's a great scale and makes for a very tidy small knife with the Damascus.

Really admire the knives you show, not only interesting but well curated examples of quality and in fine condition. Un-incredible rusting hulks they are not ....

Thanks, Will

 

[Will Power]

Secondary on the Eureka

 

[WinMag775]

I see what you mean It has some bizarre name like Barnboard cremè-brulée but it's a great scale and makes for a very tidy small knife with the Damascus.

Really admire the knives you show, not only interesting but well curated examples of quality and in fine condition. Un-incredible rusting hulks they are not ....

Thanks, Will

Thank you for your kind words my friend. I really appreciate it

Mike

 

[WinMag775]

Really.
Back when I made linstock cord (AKA: "Fuse" and "Dynamo Cord") for the ML cannon (cotton clothes line casing soaked in potassium nitrate, then dried. Burn speed was adjusted by soak time. A burn of 2 or 3 minutes per inch was plenty fast), I used scissors to cut to length. I guess I was using the rong tool.

The nitrated paper we made used for our musket and rifle paper cartridge blanks burned a LOT faster.
Reminds me ... I should make some round ball target and hunting conical paper cartridges for my .54 calibur TC Hawken ...

Thanks for the explanation! I had no idea what exactly dynamo was. I googled it today and there were quite a few definitions.

I'd say go for it. TC Hawkin .54s are cannons in their own right.

 

[Duvel]

 

[Jack Black]

You would think a hammer would me a must have addition when cutting dynamo

Joseph Rodgers made these knives for the British Post Office, and Linesmen hammered them through lead-covered cable



Hacking knives like this contemporary Footprint model are using for hammering through just anything on construction sites

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Joseph Rodgers made these knives for the British Post Office, and Linesmen hammered them through lead-covered cable

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Hacking knives like this contemporary Footprint model are using for hammering through just anything on construction sites

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Someone from the post office hacking through cables sounds odd to us here in North America, but I understand that many countries have a PTT Authority (Postal, Telegraph, and Telephone) that regulate all communications services.