Strange twist of this hobby

r8shell

r8shell

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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I came across this in the bottom of a bin o'knives:
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A knife that (if I read the tang stamp correctly) is between 73 and 93 years old. Blades so worn, someone ground down the handle to still get at them. A knife any normal person would say is used up.
I cleaned, oiled, sharpened it up. For some reason it amuses me to carry and use a knife like this. The smaller blade is like an x-acto.:)
 
You've been around for 2+ years and you think that's strange? Most of the old timers have one like that around.

Enjoy it, I would.
 
I agree with everyone above
I think it would be a great user, the only time I would actually throw away a knife like that ( unless it had striking scales- then its a display on the mantle )is if the blade play was bad. Those blades look as though they would sharpen up wickedly.
 
Thanks guys. It's got a good snap to it, and only a tiny bit of wobble. I've felt worse on quite a few new knives.
I've been on a bit of a budget, lately, so I've been feeding the buying bug by doing my knife shopping at yard sales and flea markets. It's a lot of fun to find these odd gems!
 
I've seen 'em new look like that, people actually bring me their knives to sharpen AFTER they tried themselves with a bench grinder.

That one is a survivor, it should be a museum piece.
 
It's still a user. From the era of great pocket knives manufacturing. I wonder why the kicks had ground off.
Mike
 
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