The Small Knife That's Better Than Nothing.

[btmccutcheon]

My old man once said something to me that I never forgot. I asked him once when I was a kid why he carried such a small pocket knife. He told me that his pocket knife got carried a lot, and used a little now and then. In the meantime he didn't want to be reminded it was there.

That's one of the reasons I went back to knives that were smaller and traditional. But, for some reason my hand always drifts into my pocket for reassurance that it's there. I guess this Linus grew up and ditched the blanket for a knife, but the same need to be close to it is still there.

 

[coyote711]

This little guy always amazes me. A whole lot of knife in a tiny package. It's with me most days.

That's aging, and should continue to age, very nicely! :thumbup:

 

[RDaneel]

Other than my Victorinox Classic, this 3 1/8" Queen made Robeson Wharncliffe pen is my most carried. This knife, like others noted above, disappears in the pocket. The main blade is very useful.

Dean

 

[Will Power]

Top thread Blake:thumbup: But I may disagree, not better than nothing but better than anything I'd venture - in many cases I like a single-spring, no question!

Here's an Old Gent that still gets out, under supervision mind Rem tip bolster Sleeveboard single-spring c 1920s. Blades show thining but still decent snap and still game.

And here's an up-to-date version the GEC Conductor (the squirrels' favourite ) I use this one a lot, many thanks to Trand for letting it go

Regards, Will

 

[jackknife]

Other than my Victorinox Classic, this 3 1/8" Queen made Robeson Wharncliffe pen is my most carried. This knife, like others noted above, disappears in the pocket. The main blade is very useful.

Dean

Wow!

Dean, that is a gorgeous little knife. Veru much like the Case mini copperhead that I ogle often with the idea of getting one. That blade is just the right shape and proportion to the handle for outstanding symmetry. The bone has aged very well too!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[RDaneel]

It's one of my favorite knives. I dropped it several years ago and cracked one of the handles. I have not been able to find another although I'm always looking. I have also been ogling the Case mini copperhead.

Wow!

Dean, that is a gorgeous little knife. Veru much like the Case mini copperhead that I ogle often with the idea of getting one. That blade is just the right shape and proportion to the handle for outstanding symmetry. The bone has aged very well too!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Blake the Blade]

Top thread Blake:thumbup: But I may disagree, not better than nothing but better than anything I'd venture - in many cases I like a single-spring, no question!

Here's an Old Gent that still gets out, under supervision mind Rem tip bolster Sleeveboard single-spring c 1920s. Blades show thining but still decent snap and still game.

And here's an up-to-date version the GEC Conductor (the squirrels' favourite ) I use this one a lot, many thanks to Trand for letting it go

Regards, Will

Oh I get your point will, a very beautiful thing indeed. Great! :thumbup:

 

[Will Power]

CASE Mini-Copperhead? Talking of which....

Really decent small Wharncliffe. RR do a very admirable version with Clip master too.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Been looking into The Cult of the Peanut Woodrow, and frankly I like what I see. But tell me is there any difference between a peanut and a toothpick.

Yes.... they feel very different and the little toothpick has a sliver of metal for the blade.

I much prefer the Peanut.... I use the pen blade for dirty work and the clip for food. The blades are thin and can get pretty sharp..... which makes them way capable for tasks that seem to be too big for their size.

 

[nugun55]

Peanuts are big little knives.



And you can't have just one.

 

[kamagong]

Wow!

Dean, that is a gorgeous little knife. Veru much like the Case mini copperhead that I ogle often with the idea of getting one. That blade is just the right shape and proportion to the handle for outstanding symmetry. The bone has aged very well too!:thumbup::thumbup:

Carl,

Queen still makes that knife. IIRC it's their #46 pattern, a half-whittler.

Here's one with winterbottom bone covers.



- Christian

 

[Blake the Blade]

Nice reply Jackknife, eloquent as ever. You argue a great case for the small blade. They throw up a challenge don't they, something to do with getting by with just the minimum. The small single and double blade folders of the traditional type, in ingenious, competent or just plain everyday hardworking hands, are indeed competition for any modern-day multi-tool.

 

[Blake the Blade]

Thanks Blake. Yes, I believe they have, I have absolutely loads of them, and come across small knives more than anything else :thumbup:



:thumbup:

Here's another of my one pound boot sale bargains of the small variety, showing all the signs of a useful hard-working life. It opens and closes, both fully and to the half way position, like a dream this one, surprisingly so for a knife with some obvious age. Interestingly it shows the Norfolk St address on the tang mentioned in the details presented by Codger in relation to my Turner and Co knife. I'm assuming that Norfolk St, Sheffield was a major location for knife production.
Untitled by marksawdust123, on FlickrUntitled by marksawdust123, on Flickr

 

[Jack Black]

Norfolk Street is in the very centre of Sheffield, and an important street in its day. Today, while it still runs behind the Town Hall, and past the Crucible Theatre, it is split by a large pedestrianised area, by a dual-carriageway, and part of it has even been re-named, so its of little significance now. But there was a time...

 

[Blake the Blade]

Yes.... they feel very different and the little toothpick has a sliver of metal for the blade.

I much prefer the Peanut.... I use the pen blade for dirty work and the clip for food. The blades are thin and can get pretty sharp..... which makes them way capable for tasks that seem to be too big for their size.

Reckon this one I've got's a toothpick then, though the blade is actually quite thick. thought to be produced in India or Pakistan. Seems to me I need to get my hands on one of those little Case two-bladers before I can truly consider myself a member of the great auspicious Order of the peanut.
Untitled by marksawdust123, on Flickr

 

[btmccutcheon]

My only toothpick left.

 

[Blake the Blade]

Norfolk Street is in the very centre of Sheffield, and an important street in its day. Today, while it still runs behind the Town Hall, and past the Crucible Theatre, it is split by a large pedestrianised area, by a dual-carriageway, and part of it has even been re-named, so its of little significance now. But there was a time...

Wow! incredible, though somehow not as I imagined looking at my humble little knife. Gentrified factories eh! Reckon there are some hard working cutlers in there somewhere. But great days for Sheffield industry, and wouldn't you just love a look in some of those cases. Thanks Jack, really interesting.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Reckon this one I've got's a toothpick then, though the blade is actually quite thick. thought to be produced in India or Pakistan. Seems to me I need to get my hands on one of those little Case two-bladers before I can truly consider myself a member of the great auspicious Order of the peanut.
Untitled by marksawdust123, on Flickr

They make several in different sizes. The Case Tiny Toothpick I have (Peanut sized) really has a sliver of a blade.

 

[badjujuboy]

This little guy was given to me by an old gent prior to his passing. He gave me a few but I was facinated with this little guy he carried. Looks like hell but it's still sharp. Blade is stamped but all I could read were the last three letter .....mer.

 

[arrowhd]

This is my little guy. I love big knives. I have fairly large hands and they just fit my hand better during use. However, this little guy has been in my pocket hands down more than all my other knives combined. I used to work in a strict office environment, but I could get away with carrying this little guy. Never really found a task this knife couldn't realistically handle.