Wooden Wednesday - Traditionals only please

[TheFactor]

Beautiful setup here. That fixed is wonderful.

Thank you Sir !

 

[Rufus1949]

Like the shadowing effect.

 

[TheFactor]

Like the shadowing effect.

Thanks my friend !

 

[crufflers]

 

[the-accumulator]

A sterile Schrade LB!? Found this (the bottom one) at a garage sale.

It's serial numbered like all early LB7s should be but otherwise sterile. And no evidence the mark was ground off. I'm puzzled... Any ideas about this knife's story? T-A

 

[redsparrow]

Factory second? Replacement blade??? Don't know but I too find it interesting.
Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in.

 

[JohnDF]

Any ideas about this knife's story?

Maybe Schrade made for sale by another company?

 

[redsparrow]

Couldn't resist this little Western when I came across it at an antique mall a few weeks ago. It was shown here in "Wooden Wednesday" at that time. Hope you don't mind this second showing so soon, I'm still enamored with it.

 

[Modoc ED]

My Ebony Jack Knife carry for today also qualifies for Wooden Wednesday.

 

[Horsewright]

A Paisano I just finished up with some pretty cool ironwood burl:

 

[the-accumulator]

Maybe Schrade made for sale by another company?

That's my best guess. Maybe it had some hardware company's name inked on it that has since worn off. If it was a factory second, I would expect to find evidence that the Schrade logo had been ground off. That does not appear to be the case. T-A

 

[sceva]

Currently my only wooden scaled knife.

 

[cigarrodog]

 

[afishhunter]

If it was a factory second, I would expect to find evidence that the Schrade logo had been ground off. That does not appear to be the case. T-A

Would a factory second have been serialized for the guarantee against loss, though?
I may be (probably am?) wrong, but I doubt the seconds were covered by that guarantee. I'm not sure if the factory seconds were even covered under the normal "lifetime" guarantee against defects in materials and workmanship. How could they be?
As a "Second" there was/is an issue found by QC that prevented it from leaving the factory as a "first" quality knife. It was probably a cosmetic "defect" (cracked cover at a pin, for example) rather than something more serious that affected the operation/functionality of the knife, that would earn "Second" status and a slightly discounted price. Whatever it was, it was likely something that the knife could have been sent in for warranty repair, if the seconds were covered by the standard warranty/guarantee.

 

[calm]

https://imgur.com/AQZx8qv

 

[JOELSM]

Almost a custom level cover match on this carver.

 

[the-accumulator]

Would a factory second have been serialized for the guarantee against loss, though?

Doesn't seem likely to me that this knife is a second quality piece. In my experience, seconds would likely have the maker's mark ground off or would have a letter "S" cold-stamped on the tang. If it had a replacement blade, I would expect it to be maker-marked. I'm betting it was inked or lightly etched or paper-labeled with a third party name. We may never know for sure. Thanks for your feedback. T-A

 

[SteveC]

Bloodwood and Ebony

 

[echoscout]

My favorite wood. Desert Ironwood.

 

[TheFactor]