Ulster Collecting

dudleythetogi · Post by **dudleythetogi** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:46 am

the only ones i have.
Greg

Another Knife Collector · Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:25 am

My Ulsters

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muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 1:54 am

an all original little ebony handled serpentine jack I got in the mail today, both blades marked Ulster Knife Co. NY.

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upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:20 am

Nice old Ulster, Kaleb!

Ringmaster · Post by **Ringmaster** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:45 am

I think I've shown this before, somewhere -- my only Ulster:

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:47 am

capon?

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:52 am

here is a small (3" ish) ebony cokebottle, I'm going to do a proper replacement on the pin, someone stuck a nail in there

the blade, it's not as worn as it looks in the pic

Ringmaster · Post by **Ringmaster** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:33 pm

Yessir, Johnnie...that's a rooster nutter, or caponizer.

OLDSMOKE · Post by **OLDSMOKE** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:34 am

Since I have joined this club the Ole Green Eyed Monster

seems to rear its head more and more often, those are some very nice specimans of art and history.
Rusty

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:21 pm

I have been so busy with the remodel in our house & my shop (next project), along with trying to get ready for the April show, that I haven’t had time to even read AAPK, let alone post.

I woke up early today and HAD to read the Ulster thread!

Here are a couple of my old Ulsters

Dale

thawk · Post by **thawk** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:12 pm

Here's a gathering of Ulsters.

stockman · Post by **stockman** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:33 pm

Nice group thawk looks like you have been finding several.

Stockman

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:48 am

Nice ones Dale and thawk!!
Dale, I hope you are finding time to do a little knifemaking also

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orvet · Post by **orvet** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:07 am

upnorth wrote:Nice ones Dale and thawk!!
Dale, I hope you are finding time to do a little knifemaking also !

Almost finished Charlie!

You better bring lots of money or your best trading stock.

Seriously, I think you will be very pleased. They are coming out better than I had imagined & inspite of the steep learning curve (for me).
I think you will be pleased.

See you next month,
Dale

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:18 am

Oh BTW,
Here are some more of my Ulsters.

Dale

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:24 am

great knives guys. just got this harness jack, got to show it off! 3 1/2" closed.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:00 am

Here is a Scout knife that I may put bone handles on or I may sell it......I haven't decided yet.
The scratch is on the bed of my scanner, not the blade.

Dale

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:42 pm

I was reviewing this thread (It makes for good viewing!

) to see what I might add, and Another Knife Collector's nice knives reminded me I had this bunch tucked away.
The Hawk's handles are jigged fully in the round. The bottom disc is almost the same size as a quarter! (CDN & US are the same size). The swell center pattern seems to be pretty rare (nice one, AKC). The cigar jack's main blade is down a bit; usually it's the small pen.
And the coke hunter is near full, but had a sloppy repinning for some reason, but is full and nice otherwise.
The bone jigging is what brings them together, great examples of the art, IMO!

thawk · Post by **thawk** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:15 pm

An Ulster 63 and the Schrade equivalent 863, that originated from the traditional Ulster whittler pattern.

The Ulster has a nice swedge on the clip, which was a trademark of Ulster blades.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:11 pm

Nice ones thawk...

Bill

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:45 pm

I love seeing those "evolutionary" steps, thawk. Comparing knives with common ancestors always tells a tale. Almost as interesting as anthropology!

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:04 pm

Here's part of that evolution of Thawk's knives, and an excuse to bring back the Ulster thread! I love balloon jacks and balloon whittlers.
They look great in Ebony, as well as jigged.

I've really got to do something about the scratches on that scanner!

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Wed May 21, 2008 4:33 pm

I am glad someone posted to this thread today. It reminded me that I had picked up an old Ulster yesterday at a pawnshop. The pattern is a US-2, fruit & meat-sampling knife. It is 4-11/16” in length. The blade is stainless steel. I wonder if the “US” stands for “Ulster Stainless”?

I think a case can be made for the US-2, being the ancestor of the SS102 by Schrade. Both are 4-11/16” closed, a rather uncommon size.
Ulster also made a US-5, which was 5-3/4”, the same size as the Schrade SS 105. I wonder if the “SS” (in the SS102 & SS105), stands for “Schrade Stainless”?

At any rate, whether the US-2 & US-5 preceded the SS102 & SS105, or if the Schrade versions came first, it is evident that they shared some common ancestry.

Dale

upnorth · Post by **upnorth** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:55 pm

Looks in nice shape Dale! Do you have Schrades to do a comparison shot?

thawk · Post by **thawk** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:10 am

I think these belong in an Ulster thread:

Completed this set just recently with the addition of the utility knife.

All About Pocket Knives

Ulster Collecting

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