T.Bose 3 7/8" Stag Lockback Whittler

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This is the pattern that was used for the Case 2005 Case/Bose collaboration knife. The blade and spring is ATS-34 and has been beautifully hafted in sambar stag. 410 SS bolsters and liners and SS pinned shield. It's going to the Blade Show.

I don't know what old knife this is patterned after but I will find out. Does anyone else know?

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jeez thats a pretty knife. thanks for sharing all these Bose slippies with us Kerry. Love photo 5, i don't believe I've ever seen a slipjoint that looked like that.

I notice that the master blade tang seems radiused. Is this because of the locking mechanism on the blade?
 
roughedges said:
jeez thats a pretty knife. thanks for sharing all these Bose slippies with us Kerry. Love photo 5, i don't believe I've ever seen a slipjoint that looked like that.

I notice that the master blade tang seems radiused. Is this because of the locking mechanism on the blade?
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Good eye! That's right and when the master blade is rotated, the locking mech is loaded against the tang end(cam). The blade is .210" thick at the tang with matching lock. When it locks...IT LOCKS! I have the Case/Bose Collab. model and it is really quite a knife. I carried it for a good while until I made my own folder.
 
My best guess is that it is patterned after the Fight'n Rooster Lockback whittler pattern and the resemblence is uncanny, not to mention it's the exact same size. Check out page 129 of the Fight'n Rooster Knives Book by Jim Parker to see what I mean. As a former Fight'n Rooster addict, this patten screamed "Fight'n Rooster" to me the first time I saw it... I'd dang near bet Tony has one in pieces somewhere

Frank Buster used to claim invention of the lockback whittler pattern, though I'm betting it was based off of an existing pattern. I still regret not buying the last Fight'n Rooster Lockback Whittler I saw at a show...the guy wouldn't move any on his price though:grumpy:
 
Durwood said:
My best guess is that it is patterned after the Fight'n Rooster Lockback whittler pattern and the resemblence is uncanny, not to mention it's the exact same size. Check out page 129 of the Fight'n Rooster Knives Book by Jim Parker to see what I mean. As a former Fight'n Rooster addict, this patten screamed "Fight'n Rooster" to me the first time I saw it... I'd dang near bet Tony has one in pieces somewhere

Frank Buster used to claim invention of the lockback whittler pattern, though I'm betting it was based off of an existing pattern. I still regret not buying the last Fight'n Rooster Lockback Whittler I saw at a show...the guy wouldn't move any on his price though:grumpy:
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This knife was patterned from a Bridge Cutlery LBW that was made early in the last century. This is a very old pattern. Fighting Rooster is a new company that reproduces old patterns. As far as inventing a pattern, Frank Buster is like me, we just bring them back from the grave
 
Tony Bose said:
This knife was patterned from a Bridge Cutlery LBW that was made early in the last century. This is a very old pattern. Fighting Rooster is a new company that reproduces old patterns. As far as inventing a pattern, Frank Buster is like me, we just bring them back from the grave
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...And you did a fine job of too Tony it is awesome:thumbup: Thanks for clearing up the origin of the pattern. I'd love to have one of your knives someday...I wish I had got on the list five years ago:D
 
Thanks Kerry for Posting and Tony for Rocking our world
I have one Gene Shadley made me after you sent him a copy of the pattern
Wish I had that one to keep her company
Fantastic Work!
 
That is one really beautiful marriage of art and functionality. Thanks for sharing that.

Bill
 
Very nice...Its the reproduction of the older patterns that make this such a nice hobby to be in, wether we use them every day or caress them in a cabinet..

Sunburst
 
Bridge Cutlery and Keen Kutter are the only two USA brands that offered a sleeveboard lockback whittler (prior to Case bringing it back with the Bose collaboration)...or I should say the only two that I have ever seen.

I do not know who made the Bridge (as far as I know, Bridge was a contract brand). The Keen Kutter was made by Walden Knife Company and is shown in their circa 1910's catalog.

Remington of course made a lockback whittler in the "Norfolk" pattern.
 
knifeaholic said:
Bridge Cutlery and Keen Kutter are the only two USA brands that offered a sleeveboard lockback whittler (prior to Case bringing it back with the Bose collaboration)...or I should say the only two that I have ever seen.

I do not know who made the Bridge (as far as I know, Bridge was a contract brand). The Keen Kutter was made by Walden Knife Company and is shown in their circa 1910's catalog.

Remington of course made a lockback whittler in the "Norfolk" pattern.
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Utica, Boker, OVB, Keene Cutlery as well offered these knives. They were probably all made by Utica and Boker. Anyway it's a very old pattern ,very neat and hard as hell to make. I'm glad you people enjoyed it.
 
Stop the madness!! You're absolutely killing me with all of the pics of beautiful things that I can't have! Another great knife. Thanks for sharing. I also saw your response in the other thread. First custom bone handled divot repair tool I've seen. Nice work!
 
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