All About Pocket Knives

You mentioned new leadership. Are Dennis and Elayne Ellingson both okay? Yes, so far as I am aware. It's my understanding they helped with the transition to the new leadership. Their son is on the board of the club and I believe he was the show coordinator this year. Also on the board is Steve Godd...

One more knife from the show that I forgot in the earlier pictures is the 2024 club knife for the Oregon Knife Collectors Association. This knife is a tribute to Wayne Goddard, one of the founding members of the club. Wayne was a early full time custom knife maker and the author of the $50 Knife Sho...

These are the fixed blades that found their way into my luggage when I return home on Sunday. 1000002310.jpg The ones on the left are all Westerns. The bone handled knife is a Coast Cutlery knife that was also made by Western. The one on the far right is a Schrade Walden 148. The last picture is the...

Are a few more pictures of some of the knives I picked up at the Oregon show. Some of these were in the picture previously posted above, but I wanted to do a group shot of the Gerbers. 1000002303.jpg 1000002307.jpg When I open the box I found this note inside. The knife was won at the Oregon Knife C...

Well, the 2024 Oregon Knife Collectors Association show is now history. This year leadership has changed for the club and for the show. In my opinon, it was a very success show. I just got home about 3 hours ago and begin looking at what I bought today, but I haven't got any pictures yet. This one p...

An amazing story Mark! Thank you for sharing it! I have the same issues, severe restless leg syndrome and REM sleep disorder. I also take Pramipexole, but fortunately have not had such a severe reaction as you have had. I have noticed some dizziness from time to time and have a little problem with m...

Great to hear!
Praying for full recovery.

You got it. I'm putting him on my prayer list and praying now.

Thank you guys all for your prayers, your scriptures and your words of encouragement. I think it's hard to understand how much that means, unless you have been in a similar situation. Lord, Thank you for your Faithful Servants and prayer warriors who lift Alyson and I before Your throne in their pra...

Alyson had a CT scan on Monday April 1st. She got a call from the oncologist's physician's assistant yesterday. The PA would not say anything about the findings except what the doctor had written in his notes. The findings were, one of the lesions on her liver had shrunk a little bit, but the other ...

Sorry I am late in posting this, things have been hectic lately. Friday I got this box from Reverend and I have to give him props for the way he graded the knives he sent. Those graded level 4 and 5 were pretty stinky. Those graded level 3-1 actually had some possibilities. Maybe some future modific...

I am pretty sure I have heard that mentioned either on his show or in an interview with him.

Nice find!

Nice work Barry!

March 29th is Vietnam Veterans Day.

To all my brothers in arms in Vietnam and anywhere else you may have served, Semper Fi.

I'm interested in Camillus and Schrade parts.

I believe Vit is spot on with his assessment! The Schrade "End-of-Days" knives are pretty well known and well documented. At that time many knives were assembled from parts that were not originally designed to go together. Some of them were pretty neat and there are people who collect thos...

doglegg wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:34 am Dale with that handle could it be a grafting knife? Handle sure looks like one.

That is probably right. I hadn't considered that. That's the problem with looking at pictures on my phone and not on my computer!

I believe what you have is called a corn knife. It looks very similar to one I have. They were used, and I still use mine, to cut the calluses off of your toes and feet. It appears that yours, like mine is built similar to a mini straight razor. As far as the age goes, I would say it was probably ma...

Awesome! Praise the Lord!

Here is a topic in the Camillus forum where prong construction handles are discussed. The information is in an interview I did with Tom Williams and it's on the second page of this topic. I am sure they used the prong construction and the Shrinky Dink handles towards the latter part of World War II ...

I agree, with the idea that it was later in World War II or shortly after the war. Camillus used a lot of "Shrinky Dink" plastic handles, and it appears that is what you have on that knife. It appears that it is prong Construction, which means two little v-shaped pieces of metal were punch...

Father, I lift Linda Joy up to you, I ask that you would bring healing to her body, whatever the doctors may find. I pray you would give the doctors knowledge and wisdom beyond their training and experience, a supernatural wisdom in treating Linda Joy. We know that you did not create us to live in a...

An awesome dad and an awesome son!
Thank you for sharing such and encouraging post! God bless you brother!

Thank you all for your prayers and your encouraging words. Dad and I were pretty close and I called them almost every day since Mom passed a couple years ago. I know Dad did not fear death, in fact he welcomed it, because it meant he would be reunited with Mom and with the Lord. He looked forward to...