Old Ebony Wood Handle Knives

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Re: Old Ebony Wood Handle Knives

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I'm working on using this first run beer scout in Ebony..just lent it to my brother to try it out for a while...he is more of a Spyderco guy..trying to convert him to the Traditionals :lol:
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Here's a pretty neat old Gardner.
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I LOVE that Gardner Joe...
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Rare ebony rooster nutter, Jack Knife Ben Chicago Union Stock Yards.
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While I was going through this thread oohing and aahing I realized I had never posted any of mine here so here are a few old Empires, a J. Russel spatula and a Camillus easy open.
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Nice Ebony you have there Greg! ::drool::
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#goldpan wrote:Nice Ebony you have there Greg! ::drool::
Thanks Randy!
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Joe, JKB and Greg - awesome knives all ::tu:: ::tu:: ... I think old wood like ebony has so much character and it shows on all those knives!!
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LongBlade wrote:Joe, JKB and Greg - awesome knives all ::tu:: ::tu:: ... I think old wood like ebony has so much character and it shows on all those knives!!
Thanks Lee! Good to see you posting buddy.
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Thanks for the comments, I enjoy showing them.
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Beautiful knives, Jacknifeben and Greg. ::tu:: ::tu::
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Here's an old hunter.
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I really like that old Gardner, Joe. And the Maher & Grosh is pretty special as well! ::tu:: Very nice nutter, JKB! ::tu:: Greg, fabulous display of ebony handled knives, I really like the second Empire! ::tu::
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Thank you, Dan. ::tu::
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Here is a:
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Nice lineup Joe! ::tu::
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I don't think I ever did post any ebony handled knives here. It is one of my favorite woods. I have a few:
Challenge and Atlantic jacks
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Union jack
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Keen Kutter and Cattaraugus pens
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Henry Sears jack
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American Shear whittler
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Imperial utility which I recently rehandled in ebony
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OC your use of few is too modest. Great looking old knives. Great job on the rehandle as well. ::nod::
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doglegg wrote:OC your use of few is too modest. Great looking old knives. Great job on the rehandle as well. ::nod::
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OC you did a great job on it. My BIL gave me that one and several others that were found lying around his Dad's farm. His dad had passed and they were liquidating everything. Most were heavily oiled and surprisingly sharp. Glad you put it back into service.
Even better job cause it didn't look like much when it left here. ::tu::
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OC, just texted with my BIL and sent him the picture of the refurbished knife. He said he can remember his Dad carrying either that knife or one like it. Said he liked having the screw driver and the beer opener. Also mentioned that he made 4 visits to South Dakota visiting Indian sites and places in Indian history. Funny to think that this knife might have been there before. Any way my BIL was pleased that the old knife was back in operation. Thank you. ::handshake::
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Added a Schrade Cut Co and a Holley recently.
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Like them both JohnR. ::tu::
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Those are beauties John!
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Thanks guys, while it's hard to beat a nice deep jigged bone there is just something about the classic beauty of ebony.
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