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Waterville Cutlery had it's roots in Waterbury, CT, ca.1843, but didn't get the name "Waterville" until about 1890.
This example suggests they made good knives. I suspect in later years, NYK made some knives for them. LG4 suggests they ceased operating around 1913.
Goins has a more complicated story I have trouble deciphering!!
Anyway, this is a nice old heavy duty Jack, that has seen some use, and was given to me by a well-known Blues afficionado!
(Thanks again old friend!!).
I had trouble keeping it sharp, because wear had changed the geometry of that thick old blade, so it drifted away from my pockets, but was always in view (well, almost always - I'm a little clutter challenged [or is it order challenged]
) on my desk somewhere.
There is something satisfying about a knife with a personal connection in a pocket, so I finally spent the morning with my newly opened(after 2 years!!) Lansky 5 stone sharpening kit, and gave the knife a precise 25 degree included angle edge grind, and polish.
Good thing I have a lot of hair, because watchin' it fall off my arm is kinda fun!!
This knife has that wonderful round cross section, that makes it easy to grasp and hold. In fact, if you lay it on its side, it rolls right over on its back, like an old dawg wantin' a belly rub!!
Pleasant pinch-open Pocketknife!!!:thumbup:
It needed some more choil, so I filed it deeper. And it also needed a bit off the kick to lower the point. After passing a strip of thick paper under the blade to make sure I wouldn't kiss the spring and ding the blade, I filed away and tucked her in!
The snap at all points (it has half-stops) is still strong, and I suspect it's always been oiled, because the walk is dead smooth. The knife life is the good life!!!
This example suggests they made good knives. I suspect in later years, NYK made some knives for them. LG4 suggests they ceased operating around 1913.
Goins has a more complicated story I have trouble deciphering!!
Anyway, this is a nice old heavy duty Jack, that has seen some use, and was given to me by a well-known Blues afficionado!
(Thanks again old friend!!).
I had trouble keeping it sharp, because wear had changed the geometry of that thick old blade, so it drifted away from my pockets, but was always in view (well, almost always - I'm a little clutter challenged [or is it order challenged]
) on my desk somewhere.There is something satisfying about a knife with a personal connection in a pocket, so I finally spent the morning with my newly opened(after 2 years!!) Lansky 5 stone sharpening kit, and gave the knife a precise 25 degree included angle edge grind, and polish.
Good thing I have a lot of hair, because watchin' it fall off my arm is kinda fun!!
This knife has that wonderful round cross section, that makes it easy to grasp and hold. In fact, if you lay it on its side, it rolls right over on its back, like an old dawg wantin' a belly rub!!
Pleasant pinch-open Pocketknife!!!:thumbup:
It needed some more choil, so I filed it deeper. And it also needed a bit off the kick to lower the point. After passing a strip of thick paper under the blade to make sure I wouldn't kiss the spring and ding the blade, I filed away and tucked her in!
The snap at all points (it has half-stops) is still strong, and I suspect it's always been oiled, because the walk is dead smooth. The knife life is the good life!!!
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