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[fishin1635]

 

[Rose and Thistle Custom]

 

[Will Power]

Dixie Three

 

[Rhinofly]

A pile of festive vintage Hammers!

 

[redsparrow]

a bunch of knife experience and these three keep rising to the top of the pile in most any method of measure

sorry about the poor photo, these deserve better but my camera battery was failing, best I could do in one shot

 

[fishin1635]

Decided to break out my old Maher & Grosh collection today

 

[Will Power]

fishin1635 That's a very impressive pile, you have taste. That Pruner with an end-plate is really interesting, thanks for letting us see.

 

[conrad gutierrez]

The rest of my stash, all my non GEC/Albers

 

[calm]

https://imgur.com/OWI6zYn

 

[Badger28]

Organizing the traditional collection today and felt it was more of a pile than a collection! Have a great weekend everyone.

 

[Invoice]

fishin1635 That's a very impressive pile, you have taste. That Pruner with an end-plate is really interesting, thanks for letting us see.

Love that Pruner on the right

 

[Just Tom.]

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Organizing the traditional collection today and felt it was more of a pile than a collection! Have a great weekend everyone.

Did you re-handle that Okapi? It doesn’t look like any of the ones I have, or have seen. I know there are a lot of knock-offs out there, which made me wonder.

 

[Badger28]

Did you re-handle that Okapi? It doesn’t look like any of the ones I have, or have seen. I know there are a lot of knock-offs out there, which made me wonder.

Unless they’re making South African knockoffs, because I picked that one up in South Africa

 

[Just Tom.]

Unless they’re making South African knockoffs, because I picked that one up in South Africa

It is possible, or it could just be a trick of the light in your photo which makes it look different. I once emailed someone at the company who said counterfeits were a problem even there. See this for how they are made - the handle shape and construction is very distinct:

Okapi visit.

I figure this post belonged under Factory knives as we visited a knife factory. neels vd Berg and I went down yesterday to collect some of Stephan's 1070 (about 600kg worth) and we were given a tour of the knife factory. What a treat. Neels and I were grinning from ear to ear the whole way. This...

www.sablade.com

The main thing is that the handle is 2 pieces of resin-impregnated wood pressed together, and the line between the 2 halves is very clear.

If it is a variant I have not seen, I would love to see some close-ups. Did it come on a card, or in a box? The rest of the hardware all looks the same, not sure about the blade.

Here is their current lineup, and the handles still look the same as the one I got in the Horn of Africa in 1990, and the ones I have purchased over the past 5 years or so.

https://okapi.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Okapi-Full-Catalogue-2021.pdf

 

[Sherbert4537]

I originally would only buy bone scales knives, but after getting into fixed blades a bit I’ve come to really appreciate the “woodys”

 

[JB in LV]

Earl the jirnts.

Edit: added additional pic.

 

[kyhunt]

I decided today to oil and clean my carry rotation. While doing so I decided to make a list of what I had.

I’ve always like stockmans but never really considered myself a stockman guy but now I’m thinking I might be.

Out of 26 knives 13 stockman, 7 mini trappers, 2 trappers, 2 sak, 1 Barlow, and 1 moose.

 

[Horsewright]

Wood handles have been wet sanded and are drying overnight:

Next day, all buffed, sharpened and ready for final cleaning and having the lanyard thong bled on:

 

[Rsmith_77]

I think I am developing a "type"

 

[Old Engineer]

A couple of weeks ago I posted this photo showing a Stag from each of the Brands of stag that I have . The only GEC in the photo is on the upper right . All of the others are kept in a separate drawer from the GECs . As you can see in the second photo , that drawer gets jumbled up a little . Sort of like a Pile .

Harry