Thanks for the comments on my knives, Stuart.And special thanks for sharing all your discoveries with the rest of us!
Do you have a go-to research resource (website, book, whatever) or is it mostly Google for each knife?
Internet, LEVINE'S GUIDE TO KNIVES AND THEIR VALUES (1985), GOINS' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CUTLERY MARKINGS (1998), COLLECTING CASE KNIVES. 2nd Ed, Steve Pfeiffer, and mant assorted old books. But MOST OF ALL: the folks on Blade Forums, such as @Jack Black , @Campbellclanman , @herder , @Gevonovich , @Will Power,
Amir Fleschwund
, @Ratbert , @veitsi_poika , @waynorth , and many others.Now, in my golden years, I have this knife affliction and I own dozens of knives (actually in the hundreds by now) and have almost no reason to use any of them, except for food prep and whittling.
I, too, have an abundance of knives, but still can't bring myself to use a traditional folder or fixed blade for kitchen duty (except afield). I have too many kitchen knives (and, I mean, too many) for that. But kudos to y'all who do so. (Yes, I'm too tentative.) It's a nice thing to see.
Yikes, Stuart, that tip-bolstered pair certainly moves the needle a long way for me!The Union office knife is especially stunning!
Thanks, that erasure blade seems to catch the eye. "White-out" ribbon and fluid put that blade in the grave.
That's an imposing old pruner, Stuart, and an exquisite little boys knife!
Thanks, GT. I find that I have two of those pruners. Gotta get to work outside. The bail of the boy's knife is a recent gift. The mini-trapper (formerly, dog leg jack) is my favorite.
My guess is that he will, Jeff. That's a great collection to get him started.
- Stuart
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