The shorter of the two belonged to my maternal grandfather. The initials stand for William Thorton Stokes. He was born in 1886. He had a stroke in about 1952 which effected his mind until he died in 1962.
The longer one belonged to my folks. If I had all the hogs those two knives have butchered, I'd have to open a meat packing plant.
There are no maker marks on either one of these knives. They're just old butcher knives that are part of a lot of memories for me.
Old Family Butcher Knives
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Old Family Butcher Knives
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
Re: Old Family Butcher Knives
Nice old knives Jerry
Here's and old sharpener and butcher knife passed down through the family to me. My dad who is 65 has memories of his grandparents and parents using the knife to do everything from de-heading yard chickens and butchering meat to trimming limbs in the yard. The knife is a little over 15 inches and sharpens to a scary razor edge. I use the steel to touch up everything from the kitchen to the pocket. Neither have a makers mark remaining if they ever had one at all. They are rock solid and will still be around long after I am gone.
Here's and old sharpener and butcher knife passed down through the family to me. My dad who is 65 has memories of his grandparents and parents using the knife to do everything from de-heading yard chickens and butchering meat to trimming limbs in the yard. The knife is a little over 15 inches and sharpens to a scary razor edge. I use the steel to touch up everything from the kitchen to the pocket. Neither have a makers mark remaining if they ever had one at all. They are rock solid and will still be around long after I am gone.
I dig half stops!!
"GOTTA DO WHATCHA GOTTA DO, SO THAT YOU GET TO DO, WHATCHA WANNA DO"
My Grandad.
God rest his soul.
Brian
"GOTTA DO WHATCHA GOTTA DO, SO THAT YOU GET TO DO, WHATCHA WANNA DO"
My Grandad.
God rest his soul.
Brian
Re: Old Family Butcher Knives
Nothing like Family history though a set of kitchen knives.
Keep Near the Cross.
Re: Old Family Butcher Knives
Wonderful thread! I grew up on Pa and Grandma's farm. Thanksgiving day was always hog killing day. I grew up eating out of the smokehouse (as a matter of fact I have the old smokehouse although it does need some attention).
Here's the knife that Pa used to cut the hog's throat and that grandma used to trim ham meat in the kitchen.
Also, here is the tool Pa made to squeeze out the cracklings when he made lard. He'd put the rendered cracklings in a clean feed sack and squeeze them with this. I propped it up on one of his old milk cans.
Here's the knife that Pa used to cut the hog's throat and that grandma used to trim ham meat in the kitchen.
Also, here is the tool Pa made to squeeze out the cracklings when he made lard. He'd put the rendered cracklings in a clean feed sack and squeeze them with this. I propped it up on one of his old milk cans.
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