Jay Bigler: His pocket knives
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You are posting so many gorgeous knives MaryJane that instead of commenting after each of your posts, when you're finished, I'm gonna just throw a party for you!!! Your Dad's skills were unique and outstanding my dear.
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What am I missing M.J., I don't see any turquoise at all, just stainless steel and brown covers? Thx! Very cool knife BTW! EDIT: Never mind, I just saw the stud!
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More awesome examples of your father's work, thanks for posting.
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Thank you!1967redrider wrote: ↑Mon Sep 26, 2022 12:53 pm More awesome examples of your father's work, thanks for posting.
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...just looks like a Blackjack Mamba! Gorgeous!
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Well, guys, this is it for pictures of Dad's folding knives to show you for a while. There are LOTS more knives, but they are either actively for sale or I have not put them up for sale yet. I am so grateful to all who have commented here or have just followed this forum to see the knives. Dad would have been so humbled by the praise and appreciation of his work. I still have a lot of pictures of fixed blade knives that I will continue to post. Once any folders are sold, you can be sure I'll post those pictures here. This has been fun for me. Thanks, All!
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I haven't found more knives, but I did find another photograph that was taken in either 2004 or 2005. That's also the time that these would have been made. Although it's mainly fixed blades in this picture, there are a couple of pocket knives in it, too.
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MaryJayn,
I can't begin to imagine how very proud you are of your father's collection and the many wonderful unique knives he made during his time. It's been a pleasure viewing all the different knives you've shown. Thank you so much for sharing your father's expertise in knife making and diverse collection. I hope one day, with whatever I have remaining when I'm gone, my daughters will enjoy my humble simple collection.
Please continue showing your knives.
I can't begin to imagine how very proud you are of your father's collection and the many wonderful unique knives he made during his time. It's been a pleasure viewing all the different knives you've shown. Thank you so much for sharing your father's expertise in knife making and diverse collection. I hope one day, with whatever I have remaining when I'm gone, my daughters will enjoy my humble simple collection.
Please continue showing your knives.
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Very well said Ken, and ditto for me!
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Thank you so much for your kind words and appreciation for Dad's knives. I feel that your daughters will enjoy your collection as I do my Dad's. I am grateful that I have such a great community of knife collectors to share these photos with everyone.KLJ77 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:46 pm MaryJayn,
I can't begin to imagine how very proud you are of your father's collection and the many wonderful unique knives he made during his time. It's been a pleasure viewing all the different knives you've shown. Thank you so much for sharing your father's expertise in knife making and diverse collection. I hope one day, with whatever I have remaining when I'm gone, my daughters will enjoy my humble simple collection.
Please continue showing your knives.
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Oops! I put this on the wrong forum.
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This knife is one that I refer to as a "98". Back in April of this year, I discovered several boxes full of knives. A few were fixed blades; the rest were folding knives. There were 98 knives in all -- 90 of them were pocket knives. I was so amazed at such a find. It has been several years since Dad's passing. For months I had found knives all over the house, work spaces, vehicles. I thought that I had found them all a couple of years ago, when I found another box full. There were 22 knives in it. So when I found even more (five small boxes), I was astounded.
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Another "98"... however, it is unsigned. I feel confident that it is one of Dad's, but I have no way of confirming it. It sure looks like his work, and it was found with all the others that were his. The sheath, also, is made like so many others that he made for his folding knives.
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Even though your Dad did not make any two knives exactly alike, his work has a definite "look" to it that is almost as good as a signature. I agree that this looks like one that he made. A very nice knife!
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Thank you! Yes, viewed over time, one can pretty much even tell the earliest knives from the later ones. I think it would have pleased Dad to know that his knives have a "look" about them.
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This is similar to other all-metal folding knives that Dad made; however, the handle is a little deeper than the others -- it's about an inch.