Are You a Woodworker or Antique Tool Collector?

[deo-pa]

If you are, I think you will enjoy these beauties.

I love knives with authentic scrimshaw handles, such as those produced by famed scrimshaw artists Walter Alexander, Gary Harbour, and Linda Karst. (If you don't know their work, search on those names.) They are all known for their knives with beautiful wildlife and seascape images, but other subjects are not too common.

I picked up the first knife shown below, done by Walter Alexander, from a tool collector helping a widow sell her husband's tool collection. If you don't recognize the image, it is the "Stanley Imp," a character that appeared on Stanley Tool Company catalogs from about 1870 - 1900.

After corresponding with the collector/seller about the knife and my interest in the topic, he asked the widow about other examples, and she located the other two, which I also purchased.

I subsequently corresponded with Walter Alexander about these knives. He declined to identify the person, but he did say they were all personal commissions done for the same high-end woodworking tool collector.

Dennis

[garddogg56]

Very nice Denis

[Sharpnshinyknives]

Wonderful scrimshaw work on these knives. What a unique idea to use the Stanley Imp and the plane. I commissioned Gary Harbor to do old sailing ships in color for me many years ago on a 6 piece set of ivory handled Case knives. Love good scrimshaw work. Congrats on picking these up.

[tvic]

Beautiful knives, Dennis! Very special!

[New_Windsor_NY]

A few old and antique tools can be seen here:
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[rea1eye]

Very nice collection Denis, Lucky you that you found them.
Lucky knives that they will receive good care.

Bob

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

I like scrimshaw. But I really like Kershaw Kai. Great knives.