Was the electrician's knife popular?

[aggiebuilder2003]

I don't know if it is just me, or maybe some of you have noticed this too, but does it seem as if there are a somewhat large number of electrician's knives floating about? I seem to be seeing quite a few for sale that look to be in pretty decent shape. It leads me to believe that either they were fairly popular, or they weren't popular at all and no one used them thus leaving so many laying around in good condition. Just curious I suppose.

Chuck

 

[lrv]

I believe they were extremely popular. All the knife companies made them in huge numbers. I believe the use of phillips screws made them less useful in as electrical tool. I'd love to hear from those us used them.

 

[orvet]

I was issued a Camillus TL-29 in the Marine Corps.
A picture of that TL-29 is in a story I wrote in the OKCA Knewsletter in January of this year. The story of the sheath I made for it is on the second page. http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/Newsletter 1001.pdf

I like the TL-29 as a platform to customize. It is a solid knife with lots of potential.

The pictures attached are all knives I have made from a TL-29.
Some are liner-locks, some are not. As you can see, there is a lot you can do to dress up a TL-29.

Dale

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Real popular with me. By the time I left high school and went off to college, I carried one because whatever job I was on, it worked for me. It was bigger than my slipjoints and the screwdriver/scraper would do the roughest work without breaking.

 

[edbeau]

Always had one as part of my toolbox in the Air Force.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

That's funny because I stopped carrying mine when I went into the Air Force. I knew not to bring it to Basic, and after that I started carrying SAKs.

 

[edbeau]

I always was issued one as part of the toolbox. Have a couple now and they are Camillus ones.

 

[edbeau]

Orvet, you did great making something out of a 100% user knife.

 

[aggiebuilder2003]

Thanks for the input guys. I have been seeing so many that they are starting to grow on me and Dale's customs are starting to put me over the top. My creativity wheels are spinning. Thanks again for the info.

Chuck

 

[orvet]

Orvet, you did great making something out of a 100% user knife.

Thanks Ed.
The TL-29 does not often get the respect I think it deserves.
There is so much you can do with it.

Here is another custom I made from 3 blade version of a M. Klein TL-29, likely made by Camillus.
I removed the screwdriver blade & left in the spear blade and the hawkbill. The hawk was so warn it was really only a sheepfoot, so that is what I made it.

The handles are bone with a white spacer between halves.
I file worked an eagle into the blades.
I would have files a Marine Corps eagle, globe and anchor but that was too big for only two backsprings.

Dale

 

[aggiebuilder2003]

Thanks Ed.
The TL-29 does not often get the respect I think it deserves.
There is so much you can do with it.

Here is another custom I made from 3 blade version of a M. Klein TL-29, likely made by Camillus.
I removed the screwdriver blade & left in the spear blade and the hawkbill. The hawk was so warn it was really only a sheepfoot, so that is what I made it.

The handles are bone with a white spacer between halves.
I file worked an eagle into the blades.
I would have files a Marine Corps eagle, globe and anchor but that was too big for only two backsprings.

Dale

Dale, that is absolutely awesome work. Great job!

Chuck