Schrades are better in groups

[tongueriver]

I worry about some of those items going to Canada, what with the nasty wx and all, I think they would be safer here in Wyoming, especially the Fortune Knife.

[bladecollectorr]

I have to say.... that is a sure 'nuff flashy group you have there!
WOW....

Thanks! MOP knives are in daylight now and are just glowing with colors. I need to stop buying knives and buy a camera to catch the MOP colors better and take pics a million times faster.

very diverse and interesting group

That's what I was going for. Thanks!

I worry about some of those items going to Canada, what with the nasty wx and all, I think they would be safer here in Wyoming, especially the Fortune Knife.

First thing I do is get them to wear a tuque.

[tongueriver]

[jxr1197]

BC - great looking group there! The pearl handles really stand out in the pic.

First thing I do is get them to wear a tuque.

That knife's a New Yorker - he'd be happier like this.

[bladecollectorr]

BC - great looking group there! The pearl handles really stand out in the pic.

First thing I do is get them to wear a tuque.

That knife's a New Yorker - he'd be happier like this.
Fortune with tuque - improved.jpg

Funny! Your photoshop-fu is verrry gooooood.

[tongueriver]

Image manipulation is one of some odd 8 million things I don't know much about. I took this really bad photo of some Schrade bacon lettuce and trout knives a coupla years ago. There is one duplicate in there and an H-15 and a 147.

[bladecollectorr]

Image manipulation is one of some odd 8 million things I don't know much about. I took this really bad photo of some Schrade bacon lettuce and trout knives a coupla years ago. There is one duplicate in there and an H-15 and a 147.

Impressive group! I much prefer these wood versions over stacked leather. The bear-head pommel makes those bird-and-trout knives stand out. I have little slips of paper living inside my sheaths too. Since I don't store knives in their sheaths I need to label them. Appears you might be doing the same.

[bladecollectorr]

Posted elsewhere but fits here too. 4 x Schrade "Bruin" 3-3/4" closed lockbacks. Stag is fat and fatter. All the "Ranger Edition" knives have extra thick handles.

1. natural sambar stag, no shield or etch, satin finished blade
2. cobalt blue jigged bone, "Special Edition" etch and "Schrade" shield, satin finished blade
3. Gander Mountain SFO, burnt sambar stag, gold-filled etch, no shield, satin finished blade
4. National Park Service 75th Anniversary, "Ranger Edition", gold-plated shield, gold-filled etch on mirror-polished blade

[jxr1197]

1. natural sambar stag, no shield or etch, satin finished blade

I like that one a lot! I didn't realize how fat it was until I saw the top-down pic.


I'll add this group shot here. It's the most current family portrait of my beloved Washington Jacks. A little more than half of them are Schrades.

[bladecollectorr]

1. natural sambar stag, no shield or etch, satin finished blade

I like that one a lot! I didn't realize how fat it was until I saw the top-down pic.


I'll add this group shot here. It's the most current family portrait of my beloved Washington Jacks. A little more than half of them are Schrades.
washjacks.jpg

That's big on the WOW factor. Super nice shot. Nice collecting!

[tongueriver]

A little group of celluloid cattle and stockmans, Schrade CutCo and Schrade Walden.

[Meridian_Mike]

Now THAT is a sure 'nuff BEAUTIFUL display!!

[tongueriver]

Thanks, Mike; I always have to apologize for the bad photos and scans. The knives are OK.

[Meridian_Mike]

Thanks, Mike; I always have to apologize for the bad photos and scans. The knives are OK.

LOL..... well, I guess you and I must have graduated from the same photography school.....

[bladecollectorr]

A little group of celluloid cattle and stockmans, Schrade CutCo and Schrade Walden.IMG_2226.JPG

Sweet display! I have been thinking about making some shadowbox displays so I've been researching different ways of going about it.

Are those magnets I see? It came down to three mounting methods for me, magnets, fishing line tie-downs or wedged in between foam and glass. I'm still in the planning stages... So far magnets seem the cleanest but I think the fishing line would keep the knives a bit safer if you ever dropped the whole display. The pressure-fit solution might go bad if the foam softened over time. It's my least favorite.

[Meridian_Mike]

Sweet display! I have been thinking about making some shadowbox displays so I've been researching different ways of going about it.

Are those magnets I see? It came down to three mounting methods for me, magnets, fishing line tie-downs or wedged in between foam and glass. I'm still in the planning stages... So far magnets seem the cleanest but I think the fishing line would keep the knives a bit safer if you ever dropped the whole display. The pressure-fit solution might go bad if the foam softened over time. It's my least favorite.

I use the "wedged in between foam and glass" method right now. The only draw back I see for that is that small knives in the same display with larger knives, tend to slide around and lose their place. They want to slide into the depression made by the larger knives.
The magnet method might be a good one to think about. Maybe glue down the magnets and put a cloth over them (???)....
Good luck with your display!!

[tongueriver]

I went to Home Depot and bought a sheet of steel, which I cut with shears to fit. Rare earth magnets plenty strong! The problem can arise depending on the varying thicknesses of the handles on the knives which necessitates the magnets be thick enough to get the knife even, instead of a thick handle sticking up in the air, if you can visualize this. So some knives have two stacked magnets. These magnets are the little ones; they do come in different sizes. For fixed blades I doubt this method would work; the handles are too thick. Probably go with monofilament line in that case.

[bladecollectorr]

Thanks for your display comments. I get what you are both saying. Pondering continues.

I would likely group knives that were about the same thickness to avoid the issues you mention and because the pen knives or LB-7-type knives I'm thinking about framing are about the same depth as their peers anyway. I don't want to mount and display my whole collection like this so I can pick and choose a group that would be easy to mount together.

My MOP or stag handled knives definitely won't get this treatment. I like them best in a curio or china cabinet. Each side of these type knives has a unique appearance and I also like to handle my knives too much to frame the majority of them.

[tongueriver]

I have three more of those Schrade Walden (not Schrade) countertop displays. A little scuffed up in places but pretty good. I will probably never use them because I don't have anyplace to hang them or set them on a surface. Besides, as Bladecollectorr has mentioned, I like to handle them and I store them more compactly and easier to lay my hands on accurate documentation. I use bins and cheapo brief cases for the big stuff and Harbor Freight plastic stackable parts boxes with removable changeable partitions for the folders. Cheap and good. Every box or bin has an 11x13 manila envelope with the documentation for everything in the box/bin. That does not include the extensive documentation (with images) of every knife- on my computer- .jpgs and .docxs. Folders within folders within folders, ad (almost) infinitum. I don't know what I will do with those SW displays; it is a big expensive hassle to ship them.

[Meridian_Mike]

I'll add this group shot here. It's the most current family portrait of my beloved Washington Jacks. A little more than half of them are Schrades.
washjacks.jpg

DOG GONE Jason......
somehow, I guess I missed your Washington family portrait....
THAT RIGHT THERE...... IS VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!!
2OTs, and a 3OT..... WOW.
Not to mention the Craftsman 2OT.....
WOW.... just WOW!
.
I am IN AWE!!!!

[Papa Bones]

Yep......you guys keep posting these beautiful collections, and I'm not ever gonna be able to clean all the drool out of my laptop!! Beautiful knifes for sure.

[jxr1197]

I'll add this group shot here. It's the most current family portrait of my beloved Washington Jacks. A little more than half of them are Schrades.
washjacks.jpg

DOG GONE Jason......
somehow, I guess I missed your Washington family portrait....
THAT RIGHT THERE...... IS VERY IMPRESSIVE!!!!
2OTs, and a 3OT..... WOW.
Not to mention the Craftsman 2OT.....
WOW.... just WOW!
.
I am IN AWE!!!!

Thanks - they are a handsome bunch

[Meridian_Mike]

Thanks - they are a handsome bunch

YES..... very photogenic!

[KnifeSlinger#81]

A little group of celluloid cattle and stockmans, Schrade CutCo and Schrade Walden.IMG_2226.JPG

I like this group and display. Very good Cal.

[bladecollectorr]

Here's a box-full of consolidated Schrade orders that arrived today. I just threw it all on the scanner. The knives will all get cleaned and polished when I get around to it but they still look pretty fine as-is.