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by supratentorial
Sun Apr 22, 2018 3:50 am
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Robeson Cattaraugus Knife Collage
Replies: 7
Views: 2124

Re: Robeson Cattaraugus Knife Collage

Thank you for the comments, guys ::tu:: Here's a correct example: robeson1.jpg robeson2.jpg The original blade was a sheepfoot. It's an unusual blade with a notch on the spine. Here's the parts knife shown again for comparison: s-l1600 %281%29.jpg It's unlikely that anyone would find an original bla...
by supratentorial
Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:34 am
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Robeson Cattaraugus Knife Collage
Replies: 7
Views: 2124

Re: Robeson Cattaraugus Knife Collage

https://www.ebay.com/itm/123087270075 Seller updated the description and there's actually a bid on it for $200. Really makes me wonder how someone can know it's a parts knife and still bid $200. My guess is the buyer is going to put a different blade in it and resell it described falsely as real. I ...
by supratentorial
Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:13 pm
Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
Topic: (1931) Little Things Worth Knowing About Selling Pocket Knives
Replies: 6
Views: 2009

Re: (1931) Little Things Worth Knowing About Selling Pocket Knives

treefarmer wrote:supratentorial,
Very interesting. Seems as though someone back in 1931 knew what they were talking about. Is this from a book or an article in a magazine?
Treefarmer
Thanks! It is an article in a trade journal --> Hardware Age, 1931, Volume 127, Issues 10-18, page 65
by supratentorial
Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:27 pm
Forum: Knife Lore - Traditional Knives From the Old Days
Topic: (1931) Little Things Worth Knowing About Selling Pocket Knives
Replies: 6
Views: 2009

(1931) Little Things Worth Knowing About Selling Pocket Knives

Unfortunately, Google books isn't providing full access to the article. I pieced together this quote from 4 separate previews. Little Things Worth Knowing About Selling Pocket Knives 1931 "Most men are more particular about selecting their pocket knives than in choosing many other articles invo...
by supratentorial
Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:01 pm
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Robeson Cattaraugus Knife Collage
Replies: 7
Views: 2124

Robeson Cattaraugus Knife Collage

The Cattaraugus pen blade does not belong. The original blade was a full length sheep foot (with a notch in the back). Can't see detail clearly in the photos but it looks like the stamps may be "cleaned" right off the two remaining Robeson blades. It's pretty easy to see this pen blade doe...
by supratentorial
Sat Dec 30, 2017 5:54 pm
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Three spring Whittler
Replies: 50
Views: 4839

Re: Three spring Whittler

Glad you guys enjoyed the scans. ::tu:: Thank you for the info, Lee. I don't have Zalesky's guide but writers often use a mix of "terms of art" that were originally used in the industry as well as modern collector terms that were not used when the knives were originally made. My guess is Z...
by supratentorial
Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:40 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Three spring Whittler
Replies: 50
Views: 4839

Re: Three spring Whittler

Henry Sears & Son made the Eureka Cattle knives in several sizes. Here's one of the larger ones. Enrique Pena patterned his Eureka Cattle on this knife. Of course, he made some changes like 2 springs and bronze bushings. r58h6Xe.jpg ZO7bYy2.jpg bD9etwI.jpg zInQomu.jpg S2UmmYb.jpg Np3T0AV.jpg
by supratentorial
Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:16 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Three spring Whittler
Replies: 50
Views: 4839

Re: Three spring Whittler

Nice looking knife Joe with lovely bone ::tu:: ::tu:: ... Not sure I would call it a whittler with a punch blade - maybe a stockman or small cattle knife of sorts ::shrug:: .. the 3 springs are cool 8) ... Funny the knife looks alot bigger than 3 1/4" probably based on 3 springs which makes it...
by supratentorial
Sat Dec 30, 2017 4:08 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Three spring Whittler
Replies: 50
Views: 4839

Re: Three spring Whittler

You're very welcome, guys.

Longblade, Could you post a scan? I'd love to see it! I've never seen "junior stock whittler". I'll post some related scans in a sec.
by supratentorial
Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:10 am
Forum: General Knife Discussion
Topic: Three spring Whittler
Replies: 50
Views: 4839

Re: Three spring Whittler

Henry Sears & Son 3353 from the 1865 line in the reprint of the 1920s Farwell catalog looks like it may be a match. The book definition of the pattern is Eureka Cattle knife. See the fancy cattle knife derivatives section of Levine's Guide. Whittler is a modern collector term applied to many pat...
by supratentorial
Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:12 pm
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Do You Have Your Copy of Goins Handy?
Replies: 8
Views: 1450

Re: Do You Have Your Copy of Goins Handy?

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by supratentorial
Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: Member Store Q & A
Topic: How to pay bill early?
Replies: 5
Views: 3797

Re: How to pay bill early?

Thanks!
by supratentorial
Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:53 pm
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Help with Greatgrandfather’s Pocket Knife
Replies: 12
Views: 2016

Re: Help with Greatgrandfather’s Pocket Knife

Here are a couple catalog cuts. 1934 1934-winchester-1924.jpeg 1940 1940-Winchester-1924.jpg "So did a knife manufacturer make them for Winchester?" Winchester manufactured knives. Winchester bought Eagle Knife Co (to get their automatic grinding machines) and Napanoch Knife Co, and Winche...
by supratentorial
Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:38 pm
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Electric Cut Co ??
Replies: 9
Views: 2761

Re: Electric Cut Co ??

Good photos. Knife is real.
by supratentorial
Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:21 pm
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Q on scanning images.......
Replies: 6
Views: 1667

Re: Q on scanning images.......

The older scanners seem to work best. I have not had good luck with the new scanners that use an LED light source. The LEDs seem to create lots of reflections. Unfortunately, I left my old Epson behind when I moved. Wish I still had it. My newer Epson has the LED light source. Charlie (upnorth) uses...
by supratentorial
Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:08 pm
Forum: Counterfeit Watch
Topic: Electric Cut Co ??
Replies: 9
Views: 2761

Re: Electric Cut Co ??

The photos aren't really sufficient for determining authenticity of the knife but here's what I can see in the photos. The knife was heavily rusted and pitted. The blades have been resurfaced with abrasives. The photo of the stamp is not the best but it is probably a correct stamp that looks amateur...
by supratentorial
Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:49 am
Forum: Member Store Q & A
Topic: How to pay bill early?
Replies: 5
Views: 3797

Re: How to pay bill early?

At this time, there is not a way to pay through your seller's dashboard before a balance is owed, but you can send a check to AAPK & we can clear your account manually. Hi Bryan. I'm short on checks so instead I sent a PayPal payment to the same "sales@" email address that the payment...
by supratentorial
Wed Dec 13, 2017 5:16 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Winchester Cattle Knife
Replies: 9
Views: 1010

Re: Winchester Cattle Knife

circa 1938
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handle material is celluloid
by supratentorial
Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:50 pm
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Old broke Townley, Kansas City
Replies: 2
Views: 880

Re: Old broke Townley, Kansas City

Pattern is a very desirable 5 blade "sowbelly" (a modern collector term for a stockman with a curvy handle). Difficult to know the age from the book dates since they are apparently still in business. Based on the construction of the knife and the pattern, I'd guess your knife is from the 2...
by supratentorial
Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:37 pm
Forum: Member Store Q & A
Topic: How to pay bill early?
Replies: 5
Views: 3797

How to pay bill early?

I'd like to pay my balance ahead of schedule but I don't see any way to make a payment early. Does the link only show after the due date? My balance is not due for several months but I'd rather settle things up now so that I don't have to worry about it later. I don't currently have anything listed ...
by supratentorial
Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:22 pm
Forum: Schrade Legacy Forum
Topic: What do you make of this?
Replies: 14
Views: 2128

Re: What do you make of this?

SMKW and other dealers are still selling bags of Schrade parts from the factory closing. Someone had some fun putting this one together.
by supratentorial
Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:09 pm
Forum: Knife Repair and Restoration
Topic: How do you clean these yellow scales????
Replies: 30
Views: 6263

Re: How do you clean these yellow scales????

I never needed to clean Delrin with anything more than Dawn detergent. If you want to stick with mild abrasives, you might try a Mr Clean Magic Eraser. Delrin has good chemical resistance so you could try alcohol or acetone. Supposedly it even has excellent resistance to xylene but I've never tested...
by supratentorial
Fri Dec 08, 2017 1:58 pm
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Kabar Jumbo Whittler
Replies: 18
Views: 3960

Re: Kabar Jumbo Whittler

Hi KJ. Don't know anything about this knife but there are related auctions archived on Worthpoint. Unfortunately the descriptions were extremely brief and don't have much information. But they are additional examples. One appears to be the same knife or maybe just very similar. The seller describes ...
by supratentorial
Fri Dec 08, 2017 2:39 am
Forum: Knife Related Q&A
Topic: Sharpening a Camillus Knife
Replies: 13
Views: 3467

Re: Sharpening a Camillus Knife

In general, I wouldn't really recommend a pull through sharpener. They can't reach the last bit and they do a mediocre job on the rest. I have gifted the $3-4 Gerber pull through sharpeners to non knife people. If you go that route, I'd suggest sticking to ones with ceramic rods, not carbide. Check ...

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