Charlie, could you expound on this a bit? Are you saying that a dealer like-- say-- L.L. Bean--ordered up a bunch of Robeson pocket knives and had them all made with that type of covers?RobesonsRme.com wrote:Robo; Just about every Robeson Demonstrator marked knife I have seen had those pressure molded hard rubber handles and... (Hint: They all belonged to the same dealer) Charlie
FRJ: Thank you! I got the bolster lock and love it. I'm totally into the narrow turkish-like clip blade on the tickler frame. Utica made them on their's as an option as it turns out in either a flat grind or saber grind, as well as the traditional clip. They sold them to lots of companies including HSB, Cutino, Henry Sears, WR Case & Sons. But you don't see this type of long thin blade much on other ticklers. So finding a similar one on this frame made my year.
One thing I wanted to run by you all: does it strike you that the design of this lock should have never gotten past the idea stage? I can't think of a stranger, cooler looking bolster--don't get me wrong--but as soon as I had the knife in my hands I became aware of the fact that while in the full open, locked position, the bone cover directly above the most engaged portion of the lock is totally exposed. It seems like even a moderate amount of thumb pressure on that spot would fairly quickly result in a handle breakage. I'm a lefty so that is where my thumb would be while using the knife. But even a righty it seems would have their index finger pressing on that spot. Can't wait to hear your thoughts! Here are a couple photos: