what handle pattern appeals most to you?

Shaldag:

When I am in doubt about this sort of thing I go to Bernard Levine 4th Ed. I just went.

He says that the Orange Blossom is a 4 bladed gunstock whittler with a lobster mainicure tool, pen knife of course. I listed it in the new thread I am about to post showing the blade patters listed in the above thread.
thanks for your help, A. G.
 
Two of my very best Favorites are;
Barlow...mentioned
Copperlock... not mentioned
 
An orange blossem is a lobster pattern with 4 blades. It is a gunstock whittler on the bottom complete with a tapered cut liner and 3 blades. On the top is a file that folds into the back of the knife and the whole knife is 1/4" thick. I think it was started by the New York Knife Co. It was the hardest production knife to make. Remington made them and the cost was 2 1/2 times that of their bullet knives. Anything other than this is a lobster pattern. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.
 
Thank you guys for all the information. Guess I will have to get that book while I visit the states next week.

Tony Bose said:
An orange blossem is a lobster pattern with 4 blades. It is a gunstock whittler on the bottom complete with a tapered cut liner and 3 blades. On the top is a file that folds into the back of the knife and the whole knife is 1/4" thick. I think it was started by the New York Knife Co. It was the hardest production knife to make. Remington made them and the cost was 2 1/2 times that of their bullet knives. Anything other than this is a lobster pattern. That's my story and I'm stickin to it.
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Tony--You or Reese ever get it into your mind to build one of those--you just let me know. You can PM me--or John Hanlon has all my contact info---day or night. :D (I know that you and Reese don't have that orange blossom in your catalog. )
 
Orange Blossoms are an elegant, vest pocket, Sunday go to meeting, kinda knife. They are suitable for wearing on a watch chain, opening envelopes, peeling a grape, filing your nails and showing off (they are not tactical by any means............).

I've wondered why so many of them break so I took a broken one apart (I now have a pattern if anyone is interested). The springs are "Y" shaped and relatively delicate, so it seems that if they are allowed to rust they will weaken and give up the ghost if there is a thin spot (highly polishing the springs might have helped but these were production knives afterall). The pearl ones all seem to have these, REALLY thin pearl slabs and, relatively large, shield-shaped escutcheon plates which are prone to cracks if dropped because there is so little pearl surrounding it (so what else is new?). Drop one even once and I'm sure you have a problem. I'd like to see one that was inlaid or window paned to protect the pearl/tortoise shell/abalone etc................

I need a link to the instructions on posting pics (I've looked and I'm missing it somehow). When I get that I will take some shots of the Orange Blossom I took apart, which had 1 good spring, 1 broken spring, 4 good blades, the escutcheon plate and some pearl pieces suitable for nothing at all anymore.

Syn
 
synthesist:

Please lend me your broken Orange Blossom and I will have Phil scan it, we will return it ASAP. thanks, A. G.

A. G. Russell (Personal)
2900 South 26th Street
Rogers, AR 72758
 
Esav Benyamin said:
This is a sleeveboard handle, a heavy handle similar to a sunfish but with unequal ends.

The origin of the name is in the old ironing board used to iron sleeves more easily, by sliding the sleeve onto the short, narrow board, wider at the shoulder end.
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Thanks Essav:thumbup:

Looks sort of bulky to me...when I first heard of this pattern it was far into the night and I misread the same as Sleezebag...good job this doesn't exist:D
 
A.G., you forgot the DR. PATTERN W/ SPATULA:D a highly Mongo approved pattern!:thumbup:
 
Mongo said:
A.G., you forgot the DR. PATTERN W/ SPATULA:D a highly Mongo approved pattern!:thumbup:
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The Doc Pattern is a fine knife in deed. IMHO, Its not a Doctors knife unless it has both the Blade and the Spatula. Then, and only then, for thou est thus possesses a true Doctors knife to be surest.:D
 
I want to thank you one and all for coming in here and telling me and anyone else what are your heart's desires. I have about half of these on the board already and am working as fast as I can. I am sure that Tony, Bill, Joel and the other greats will also be looking with interest.
all the best,

A. G.
 
Utility/Scout
Stockman
Moose

as for handle materials, stag & bone are my favorites.
 
I count 27 handle shapes and several sizes. I will note here the way i will size knives in our new program.

Pen . . . . 3.25" or less
Small. . . 3 5/16" up to 3 9/16"
Med. . . . 3 5/8" up to 3 7/8"
Std. . . . .4" to 4 3/16"
Lrg. . . . .4 1/4" to 4 5/8"
X Lrg. . . 4 3/4" to over 5"

Gentleman's knives will fit into the Small and Medium sizes.
Pocket knives in the Medium and Standard.
Hip pocket knives and Folding Hunters into the Large and X-Large sizes
 
Of the common patterns:

I like the larger stockman patterns, I'd also like to see more Moose patterns with the clip and spear blade combination. I'd also like to see a heavier tear-drop jack- sometimes called a carpenters model.

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Of the strange patterns:

1) Locking humpback whittler.
2) Platts style swell center sunfish.
3) Remington style cotton samplers.
4) Eureka Jack.
5) German style multi-blades with the shotpuller guards.
 
sunnyd said:
Its not a Doctors knife unless it has both the Blade and the Spatula.
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Oh, really. :p

I'm very partial to Dr. knives, but prefer a pen blade to the spatula. Probably a good idea "back in the day," uhhhhh not in this day.

Now, if someone were to put an edge on the spatula. . . . .then I might be more tempted to adjust my mindset to "back in the day." :D
 
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