Where are the lockback whittlers?

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I would love to get a Bose or Case/Bose some day if I win the lottery. But given the cost and rarity of those knives I would have thought that Queen/GEC/Scagel/Tuna etc would be making this pattern ... but they aren't. I know of some cheap versions on ebay by other makers, but are no quality makers producing this pattern?
 
From what I understand the lockback whittlers and the split spring whittlers are some of the hardest patterns to execute as far as function goes and take the most man hours to build. As far as the Case/Bose version goes I have heard they are very hit or miss as far as the function because many have said it almost takes the jaws of life to depress the locking mechanism. This could be why you don't see many of them around.
 
Interesting. I will need to try out an inexpensive Rough Rider then, and see how it functions.
 
there is a Solingen version that you see every now and again on the major auction site, they usually look very old, not sure who built them (does anyone else know the ones I am talking about?), but the quality looks good.
 
Which company's pattern inspired Tony to make them? An old Sheffield pattern, or possibly an American by way of Sheffield, pattern?
 
fatcorgi said:
there is a Solingen version that you see every now and again on the major auction site, they usually look very old, not sure who built them (does anyone else know the ones I am talking about?), but the quality looks good.
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There is a Fight'n Rooster version I was looking at. It tends around $125 but I am unsure of the quality.
 
Schatt & Morgan has made a few, in very limited numbers. An older thread (linked below) touches on that, although most of the pics originally posted aren't available there anymore. In that thread, I'd also mentioned a Paul Myers (custom) lockback whittler; those may be hard to find and not cheap, but they are beautiful. One example pic of his work is posted in that thread as well. I don't know if he's even making knives anymore; he doesn't seem to get enough credit for the work he does, at least as measured by web exposure.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ack-Whittler-my-first-Schatt-amp-Morgan-knife!


David
 
I use a Rough Rider lockback Canoe for whittling and it works well. Very solid - no play in the blade when locked. Blade is very sharp right out of the box and easy to hone.

I whittle spoons and spatulas with it.
 
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