Ulster Collecting

[JohnR]

Picked up this lightly used Ulster Barlow, most with this bolster stamp had synthetic covers so it was nice to find one with bone.

[doglegg]

And good looking bone I might add.

[danno50]

Great pickup, John, as Floyd said, good looking bone.

[Meridian_Mike]

That is a real BEAUTY John!
Congrats on the find!!!

[peanut740]

Nice one John

[Ripster]

Very nice ,That saw cut bone is just great.
Thanks John,another nice piece!

[Mumbleypeg]

Fished this one out of the bay. Nice little 2-7/8 inch tip bolster whittler with a wedge separating the back springs. Curious that only the small pen blade has a half stop. Goins’ says the stamp was used until 1941.

Ken

[Duffer]

Ken, very nice and attractive small Whittler! Blades look full and in the kind of condition I look for. Nice find

[woodwalker]

Very nice John and Ken!!

[danno50]

Very nice, Ken, great old bone.

[doglegg]

Wonderful old bones Ken. I guess there were more manual laborers back then so the need of finger nail hygiene.

[BWT]

Very nice Ken,nice condition and the bone does it for me

[BWT]

Picked up this lightly used Ulster Barlow, most with this bolster stamp had synthetic covers so it was nice to find one with bone.

Nice one John ,but all of yours seems to be!!

[kootenay joe]

Excellent old Ulster Knife Co. whittler. I like knives like this one that show old patina on the blades because you know they have never been altered.
kj

[peanut740]

Ken

[Miller Bro's]

Nice find Ken!

[TPK]

Fished this one out of the bay. Nice little 2-7/8 inch tip bolster whittler with a wedge separating the back springs. Curious that only the small pen blade has a half stop. Goins’ says the stamp was used until 1941.

Ken

Nice find Ken! Congrats Buddy!

[RalphAlsip]

I probably should not buy knives that I don't know anything about... I'm a sucker for (what I think are) old knives in good condition.

Aside from the etching on the blade, there are no markings whatsoever on this knife. I (want to ) believe that this is an Ulster made knife. Do you think it was made by Ulster? Any thoughts on to whom the initials "AFB" might be referencing? I don't believe Albert Baer's middle initial was "F".

I would be grateful for any insight that can be provided.

[ScoutKnives]

Beautiful knife , I have the same knife but etched craftsman on the master blade .
My guess would be ulster knife company as well .

[kootenay joe]

I wonder if "A.F.B." might be the initials of the Sears buyer for the Craftsman line of knives ?
About 10 ? years ago Michael Little posted a lot of information in the B.F. Schrade forum about Craftsman knives and i think he names the Sears buyer. Sears was the most important, biggest customer that both Schrade & Ulster had.
Both the above knives are spectacular ! As a former Craftsman collector i am very drawn to this stag sleeveboard Whittler.
kj

[BWT]

Ulster Knife Co. Pruner

[JohnR]

Both of the whittlers are stunning and the pruner is very nice also, nice bone that shows years of honest use.

Picked up this utility knife that I found interesting in that it has a clip main and a Phillips screwdriver, it never had a bail and is a fairly compact package. I wonder if it was made with spare parts from the 10th Mountain Division knives or was it another version military issue knife.

[BWT]

Good question John but I don’t have a clue, nice knife though!!

[doglegg]

I have one just like it JohnR and that was my suspicion.

[danno50]

Fantastic whittlers, Ralph and ScoutKnives.
Very nice old pruner, Bill.
Beautiful and interesting utility knife, John.