Farmer's Jacks

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Thanks Willy for looking and commenting.

My wife’s had a tough year D, she’s wanting to take a warm vacation after the holidays. I’d like to see you and Mike again. Maybe.

Barry, you’ve got your own spectacular collection. I think I have emailed you enquiring about that knife before. Thanks for the kind words.
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wlf wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:02 pm Thought I would repost this knife in a few places to get other opinions. I find the master blade a Sheffield peculiarity.I thought at first ,someone might have altered a pruning blade, but upon inspection the kick doesn't appear to be altered. This would have to be done to allow the blade seated inside the framework.

Normal farmers jacks with this blade edge would peek out above the frame. Opinions, insights.
Lyle, here is a page from Maher and Grosh pamphlet, posted by Olde Cutler in the catalog pages thread, back on Nov 1. I hope he does not mind me reposting it to this thread. It shows a similar knife to yours, calling it a budding and grafting knife. Not a Sheffield knife, but still very similar. It is shown on the second post in the attached link.

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Thanks Dan ,they are similar. Grinders varied on all the pruning blades I've seen. :) . I wonder who made those M&G knives advertised? Maybe Roger knows ?
I have that M&G ad too. I am pretty sure it's an original blade and a budding and grafting blade too.
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I cleaned up my old Utica some what. Food grade mineral oil, 0000 steel wool lots of elbow grease and working out the grime from the joints. Has a good amount of snap and spring tension now. I love it, I don't have anything else like it in the collection.
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wlf wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:19 pm Thanks Dan ,they are similar. Grinders varied on all the pruning blades I've seen. :) . I wonder who made those M&G knives advertised? Maybe Roger knows ?
I have that M&G ad too. I am pretty sure it's an original blade and a budding and grafting blade too.
At 75¢ each I'm going to order up a few 100, I'll make sure you get one. :wink:
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Me too John. :)

Might as well show the spey blade too Dan, and have that knife in another picture by itself. :)
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wlf wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:19 pm Thanks Dan ,they are similar. Grinders varied on all the pruning blades I've seen. :) . I wonder who made those M&G knives advertised? Maybe Roger knows ?
I have that M&G ad too. I am pretty sure it's an original blade and a budding and grafting blade too.
Looking again, I believe the M&G knife is smaller than your regular farmer jacks. The cut says it is shown actual size. Assuming a width of about 11" for the page, measuring off my computer screen and doing a ratio calculation, I get the M&G knife at about 3 1/2".
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Nice Utica, Pile Driver! ::tu:: Full blade and great bone!
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danno50 wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:10 am
wlf wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:19 pm Thanks Dan ,they are similar. Grinders varied on all the pruning blades I've seen. :) . I wonder who made those M&G knives advertised? Maybe Roger knows ?
I have that M&G ad too. I am pretty sure it's an original blade and a budding and grafting blade too.
Looking again, I believe the M&G knife is smaller than your regular farmer jacks. The cut says it is shown actual size. Assuming a width of about 11" for the page, measuring off my computer screen and doing a ratio calculation, I get the M&G knife at about 3 1/2".
Yes , that’s about right. I think one came up for sale and I didn’t bid, Roger C was going to bid on it.

But the point being, those blades were used on some budding and pruning knives instead of a hawkbill.
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The eBay description when it was sold said almost 4". I remember it smaller too. ? We could ask Roger.
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Love the old bone on that one, Lyle. Too bad about the nick out of the blade. I wonder if Roger got it?
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I did not.
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Christmas present from my wife. Thanks Charlie for selling it to her.
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That's a great one, Lyle! ::tu:: ::tu::

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Awesomely thoughtful gift Lyle and great on Charlie for facilitating. My girlfriend always expresses her wish to find me a great vintage knife but doesn't know the first thing about what to look for. I just like that she has an interest and is supportive of my hobbies.

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Thank you John and Dan.
Merry Christmas to you both.
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For you Lyle:
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wlf wrote: Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:19 pm Christmas present from my wife. Thanks Charlie for selling it to her.
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That's a beauty Lyle, great gift from Jan, Donna and I wish you both a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
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wlf wrote: Wed Dec 25, 2019 5:19 pm Christmas present from my wife. Thanks Charlie for selling it to her.
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Congratulations Lyle, it’s a beauty!

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Lyle I think you have a keeper of a wife,and a good friend in Charlie for selling it to her. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Beauty of a Schrade FJ Lyle ::tu:: ::tu:: ... A really thoughtful gift from Jan with help from Charlie ::nod:: ::tu:: ..
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Outstanding FJ Lyle ::tu:: Wonderful knife—Wonderful wife—Wonderful life!! Oh yeah and Charlie he is a wonderful guy too ::nod::
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Thanks all.
Thanks Dan for putting that beauty in a picture by itself. :)
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Got a very rare knife. It is the only " farmers whittler" or nursery whittler as Holley calls this pattern that I collect. I have 3 other English farmers whittlers and I know Sheffield maker Thomas Turner made one too, maybe more Sheffield made.

This Holley is the only American version I've heard of.Holleys are rare, farmers jacks are rare, and whittlers ( split spring) with pruning masters are rarer. Thanks JohnR for alerting me and not making me bid higher. :D

The frame on the whittler is 18.2mm and the frame on the FJ is 17.5mm at their tallest heights. ?? I imagine the difference is one is the standard frame for the nurseryman and the whittler uses Holley's big wharncliffe frame.??
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Wow. That is incredible. Very nice Lyle ::tu::
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