Sorry to disappoint but I didn't go to college until I was in my 40's & then it was a 2 yr Jr college. Had enough credits for an Associate's but they weren't all in the right place. Never liked school & ended up going to school of one flavor or another for my entire career. Except for Jr College, it was always a company school.QTCut5 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 26, 2022 1:43 amjerryd, those are nice cap-lifter 07s. If only you'd had them back when you were in college, you would've been the most popular dude at all the frat parties, I think.
Although I generally tend to avoid synthetic handle materials, I'm starting to develop a liking for that Kirinite. Good looking stuff. I see that Case has just released a Smooth Caramel Swirl 207W with a Spay & Wharncliffe blade configuration which is unusual. Monkey like, Monkey want!!!
Ode To The 07
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In a collection of over 200 there must be room for one with Wharncliffe and spey blades and another with a cap lifter/flat head.
Queen made some standard size Trappers with D2 long spey and Wharncliffe blades. The Wharncliffe blades had especially fine points. I don't know what job they were designed for. Maybe they were unusual to appeal to collectors.
Considering they have sheep's foot blades, caplifters would have added more to our 5507 Mini-Trappers than their coping blades add.
Queen made some standard size Trappers with D2 long spey and Wharncliffe blades. The Wharncliffe blades had especially fine points. I don't know what job they were designed for. Maybe they were unusual to appeal to collectors.
Considering they have sheep's foot blades, caplifters would have added more to our 5507 Mini-Trappers than their coping blades add.
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Thanks for the compliments.Ivoryman wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:27 pm
Gorgeous work Bighead. Thanks for showing this stuff we wouldn't otherwise see. Thanks for improving the knives you rehandle. That is fabulous and you have improved the knife world and this site and all these guys collections that the knives are going into. Great job, kudos, keep them coming and thanks for all the drool material. You're an artist with the tusk.
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Well, I tried to hold off buying this new Mini Trapper at least until next month. I searched eBay and all the usual Case dealers' websites looking for the best price; but, apparently, this model can only be purchased directly from Case.com. I don't know how many were made but I couldn't take The Monkey incessantly screeching in my ear that they would run out of stock if I waited (and if that happened, I knew I'd never hear the end of it). So, as usual, I caved and bought one.
I really like it and I'm glad I did.
2022 Case 10207W Smooth Caramel Swirl Kirinite
(Note to self for future reference: Just because The Monkey is loud, insatiable, pushy and relentlessly demanding doesn't necessarily mean he's always wrong!)
I really like it and I'm glad I did.
2022 Case 10207W Smooth Caramel Swirl Kirinite
(Note to self for future reference: Just because The Monkey is loud, insatiable, pushy and relentlessly demanding doesn't necessarily mean he's always wrong!)
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What can I say ~Q~? I like it!!!
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Re: Ode To The 07
Was really trying NOT to buy any more knives at least until this dadgum inflation cools off a bit but I've been searching for one of these Johnny Cash Mini Trappers with the guitar shield for quite a while; apparently, there aren't very many out there being put up for sale. Finally found this used one and just decided to go ahead and snag it while I could even though the seller wanted more for it than I wanted to pay (as usual).
I like the smooth chestnut bone as well as the Wharncliffe secondary (of course), but to be perfectly honest, I mostly bought it for the shield.
I see that it has only four tuning pegs and a short neck which leads me to believe it's actually a ukulele; so, it should feel right at home here in Hawaii. (The Monkey has already signed up for Hula dancing lessons!)
I like the smooth chestnut bone as well as the Wharncliffe secondary (of course), but to be perfectly honest, I mostly bought it for the shield.
I see that it has only four tuning pegs and a short neck which leads me to believe it's actually a ukulele; so, it should feel right at home here in Hawaii. (The Monkey has already signed up for Hula dancing lessons!)
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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~Q~ That right there is a winner. What a terrific find. Love it. Love it. Love it.
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Re: Ode To The 07
The shield has the look of a ukulele to me as well. That notwithstanding, it's a sweet knife, complete with the appeal of smooth chestnut bone!
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Re: Ode To The 07
Handles, blade, shield Man that's a real beauty Q!
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Sweeeeeeet collection ya got going there!
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That's a fine accumulation of Mini-T's you have there. I particularly like your choice of storage devices. I have almost all of my knives in those folders.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
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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.
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"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
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Re: Ode To The 07
These two are my daughters favorite carries. They came from Uncle Q on the Island which makes them all the more special to her. Great knives too, fit and finish great, transitions, no wobble, great bone.
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Re: Ode To The 07
Love those 6107Ws, Ivoryman. Glad to hear your daughter enjoys and uses them, too. "Train up a child in the way [she] should go and when [she] is old, [she] will not depart from it." (one of the few scriptures I still remember from Sunday School)
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
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In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
Re: Ode To The 07
I picked up a Tested Red 6207W to keep my other one company. Tested Red is my favorite modern Case red bone variation.
2007 Case 6207W Tested Red Jigged Bone Wharncliffe Mini Trapper
Double my pleasure:
2007 Case 6207W Tested Red Jigged Bone Wharncliffe Mini Trapper
Double my pleasure:
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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Looks like you've trained up an eye to spot the beautiful of the red bone and haven't departed from it. Great pair, thanks for the compliment, she owes it all to uncle Q and his 07s. Lets roll I always say.
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Couldn't resist this gorgeous, brand spanking new pair. Mini-T Monkey just LOVES shiny & sparkling new knives.
This one because it's a Wharncliffe 07W:
2022 Case 4207W Smooth White Synthetic with Pewter Shield
This one because it's simply gorgeous:
2021 Case 10207 Aqua Kirinite with Sparxx Shield
Notice how the Aqua "Sparxx" in the shield sparkle when the shield is angled just right in the light (enlarge to see better):
This one because it's a Wharncliffe 07W:
2022 Case 4207W Smooth White Synthetic with Pewter Shield
This one because it's simply gorgeous:
2021 Case 10207 Aqua Kirinite with Sparxx Shield
Notice how the Aqua "Sparxx" in the shield sparkle when the shield is angled just right in the light (enlarge to see better):
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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The back orders at Shepherd Hills finally came in and this beauty showed up in my mailbox yesterday. The picture doesn't come close to showing it's beauty. No matter how hard you try, it's impossible to capture the sparkle in an image. You will just have to get one for yourself to see what it truly looks like. Love it. Love it. Love it.
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Re: Ode To The 07
Don't say that too loudly, jerryd, I wouldn't want The Monkey to get any ideas.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:41 pm You will just have to get one for yourself to see what it truly looks like.
That Dichrolam is quite stunning, even in your photos; it looks like Peacock Appaloosa on steroids! I imagine it's even more stunning IRL. I was sorely tempted to spring for one (still am, in fact), but I'm trying to limit new knife acquisitions so I can save up for a new computer (this one is showing it's age and becoming more obstinate despite all my TLC and tireless efforts to prolong its life).
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
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I don't know what to tell you Ollie. A new box of rocks is probably the way to go. I'm struggling with the same decision.QTCut5 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:05 pmDon't say that too loudly, jerryd, I wouldn't want The Monkey to get any ideas.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 1:41 pm You will just have to get one for yourself to see what it truly looks like.
That Dichrolam is quite stunning, even in your photos; it looks like Peacock Appaloosa on steroids! I imagine it's even more stunning IRL. I was sorely tempted to spring for one (still am, in fact), but I'm trying to limit new knife acquisitions so I can save up for a new computer (this one is showing it's age and becoming more obstinate despite all my TLC and tireless efforts to prolong its life).
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: Ode To The 07
Well, I put in a bid and won this G6107 for exactly .01 over the next highest bidder. Who says pennies don't count?
Apparently, this is what passes for modern Case "Greenbone" (notice the "G" in the pattern number lest you mistake it for something else, like Amber, which wouldn't be too hard to do, IMO). To my eye, it looks nothing at all like the original Greenbone on pre-1980s Case knives. I wonder what happened to the original Greenbone recipe and why they can't seem to reproduce it on modern knives?
1988 Case G6107 Greenbone
Apparently, this is what passes for modern Case "Greenbone" (notice the "G" in the pattern number lest you mistake it for something else, like Amber, which wouldn't be too hard to do, IMO). To my eye, it looks nothing at all like the original Greenbone on pre-1980s Case knives. I wonder what happened to the original Greenbone recipe and why they can't seem to reproduce it on modern knives?
1988 Case G6107 Greenbone
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
Re: Ode To The 07
I just slapped some winterbottom on this one and deleted the spey blade.
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Loooooooooove the color BIGHEAD, usually I feel like Winterbottom is yellowish, washed out, light color. Yours has deep, rich color and I like it. Way to go, beautiful knife, you do great work and improve the knife world one knife at a time. Kudos to you.
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That's some of the nicest Winterbottom Bone I have ever seen; looks like Amber Winterbottom.
We are all just prisoners here of our own device.
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~
In the master's chamber they gather for the feast.
They stab it with their steely knives but they just can't kill the beast.
(Eagles: Hotel California)
~Q~