Old Knives With Jigged Bone Handles

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Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 3:20 pm Don’t know how I’ve missed this thread - some outstanding examples shown. I’ve always been partial to bone, and especially old worm groove bone. Some of the best of that was used by Cattaraugus and Robeson. It has occurred to me that those cutleries which rarely or never used genuine stag often went to greater lengths to use bone jigged to more closely resemble stag. ::hmm:: JMO

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Miller Bro's wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:41 am Here is another Catt.
That's a beautiful old knife. Is the blade still tight? :D
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Nice one, Dimitri, some really handsome bone on that one!
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Wow Dimitri!!! Are those bone beautiful!!! ::nod:: ::nod::
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This is my old JOE SEALE Cattaraugus toe nail.
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Nice Catts everyone! You just don’t find better bone than the old Catts have. It’s a shame no one produces bone like it today.

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I agree, Ken. It seems like they can't get the dye correct to match these old ones. ::hmm:: Maybe that's a good thing?
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dlr110 wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 1:16 pm That's a beautiful old knife. Is the blade still tight?
Thanks David!

Yes, the blade is tight but the folding guard is missing :(
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Waukonda wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:22 pm Nice one, Dimitri, some really handsome bone on that one!
Thanks Ike, the back side is just as nice!
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doglegg wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:27 pm Wow Dimitri!!! Are those bone beautiful!!! ::nod:: ::nod::
Thank you Floyd! ::handshake::
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Beautiful jigged bone everyone ::tu::

I think Robeson jigged bone rivaled if not surpassed many knife makers of the era!
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Thanks Lloyd ::tu:: here is some N.Y. Knife Co. jigged bone.
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Lloyd, jack knife Ben, and Lloyd all great looking knives,thanks for sharing ::tu:: ::tu::
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BWT wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:39 pm Lloyd, jack knife Ben, and Lloyd all great looking knives,thanks for sharing ::tu:: ::tu::
In total agreement. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Duffer wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:32 pm Beautiful jigged bone everyone ::tu::

I think Robeson jigged bone rivaled if not surpassed many knife makers of the era!
Classics Lloyd!! ::tu:: ::tu::



Nice looking NYK,Dimitri.
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Jacknifeben wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:42 pm This is my old JOE SEALE Cattaraugus toe nail.
WOW! Beautiful!
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Duffer wrote: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:32 pm Beautiful jigged bone everyone ::tu::

I think Robeson jigged bone rivaled if not surpassed many knife makers of the era!
Duffer, I would be proud to own these 2 ::tu::
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What a bunch of beautiful old knives and bone. ::tu::

Jacknifeben, that knife is a stunner! ::woot::
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Thanks, it has a special place in my collection.
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A passel of Schrades:
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ObsidianEdge wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:16 pm A passel of Schrades:
Beautiful knives, Mike, great variety of patterns and very nice photography! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Couple old Pals, a couple Schrades, a Voos, and a Case.
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Thanks Ike. I alternate between taking bad scans and bad photos.

Nice herd of jigged bone IM. I like the three in your second to last pic.
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What a great group Mike
That farmers Jack deserves to be center stage. ::nod:: ::nod::

Iman as usual, love the patterns and the bones. ::nod:: ::nod::
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Thanks dogleg. The farmer's jack was the first one I bought.
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