Craftsman Knives

[tnorton]

Old Crafty says - Thanks Guys

[kootenay joe]

Tom, yes you can glue bone or stag handle pieces to metal. Go to the forum here that deals with knife repair and ask there to find out which glue and a few tips to make sure you get good results.
kj

[KAW]

Here's my contribution:

a nice little 3¼” jack №9541:


for Craftsman 50th anniversary... a large 4" stockman №95044:


Now to go back & catch up with the other 15 pages of this thread...

[doglegg]

Two knice pick ups Ken. I especially like the little jack.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Skip, did you post 2 other Craftsman 9494 knives last week or so ?
Are you specializing in this pattern ? Very attractive knives especially with the saber grind clip blade.
kj

Roland, I posted these two knives a few days ago when I bought them and now, when I received them. I've posted quite a few Craftsman 9494 knives. Not necessarily in this thread, but they are ALL posted throughout this thread.
LINK: viewtopic.php?f=63&t=62956
I'm specializing in Camillus 72 knives and it's variations/clones. Currently I have 13, Craftsman 9494 pocket knives.
The picture below is of 7 of them.

Man Skip, I love your 72's, Craftsman & other clones collection. Simply put, they are just really cool knives!

Thank you Tom. Sorry for the late reply.

[kootenay joe]

Those 1977 Craftsman knives are top notch. The '8OT' one is in particular well done, especially in fit & finish.
kj

[TPK]

Tom, yes you can glue bone or stag handle pieces to metal. Go to the forum here that deals with knife repair and ask there to find out which glue and a few tips to make sure you get good results.
kj

Thanks for the input kj!

[JAMESC41001]

Nice knives everyone. Great thread. Here are a few.

[JAMESC41001]

Few more

[edge213]

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First time I've seen Craftsman fixed blades.

[TPK]

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Nice knives!

[JAMESC41001]

Thanks guys here are some shop knives. I found these in the storage room when we were cleaning out Canal Street Cutlery. I thought they were very interesting.

[kootenay joe]

James you have posted so many great perfect highly desirable knives ! Rather mind blowing to this old Craftsman collector, including a mint Craftsman 2OT ! WOW !
Are the fixed blades part of the "American Eagle" series ? Some of these came with heavy duty sheaths made in California. I am a bit confused. Maybe there were 2 Sears "American Eagle" series of Schrade knives ?
Please do tell us about each knife, pattern number Schrade or Sears, and the year of manufacturer for the F.B.'s and folders too.
Wanna sell the 2OT ?
Really you have just posted at least 6 knives any one of which could be a center piece for one of us 'regular' Schrade/Sears collectors.
How long have you owned these knives ?
Thank you so much for posting them.
kj

[JAMESC41001]

Hey Joe, I just love schrade craftsman knives. Don’t know a lot of the details. These are outside the American eagle series. I do believe the golden spike (153uh) started as a Sears knife. Looks like they put the etch on a standard knife first and then introduced the new pattern. The timing seems to indicate this. My interest in the sears knives started when I was collecting uncle henry patterns. I’ve shown most of them in thread I started. These are knives I picked up during that period. I PM you on the 2ot. Thanks
Jay

[kootenay joe]

Quote Jay: "I just love schrade craftsman knives. Don’t know a lot of the details."
Almost no one does know much about the Sears Craftsman knives made by Schrade and Camillus. Michael Little (Codger) has spent a huge amount of time researching Sears Schrade & Camillus knives and likely is the most knowledgeable person anywhere. I know of no one else who has any in depth knowledge. It is an 'area' ready for 'younger' collectors to make discoveries. Codger was going to put out a book about these knives but i believe this is no longer in the works.
kj

[Meridian_Mike]

I just snagged this Craftsman out of the bay.
I think this is the only one I have (so far) that has this type of shield. The "craftsman oval underline" (??) ....
The blades look full and I think it will look pretty nice with a good clean up.
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SO... is this one that would have been made by Camillus?
I don't see any numbers on the tang anywhere.
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What y'all think?

[Meridian_Mike]

I also just purchased this 9556 with the oval "crown" type shield. I like the way the swedge is done on the top edge of the blade.
This one should also look pretty nice with a good clean up.
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[Meridian_Mike]

Well.....
I just fished this Craftsman out of the bay....
It is an interesting knife. I am kinda wondering who made this one (and when).
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This one was listed as a "camper" but uh....no.
Anyway, it does have a punch blade which is cool.
Is this a "cattleman" maybe?

[ea42]

That one looks like an Ulster, or I should say Schrade/Ulster. Early 1970's perhaps?

Eric

[Meridian_Mike]

That one looks like an Ulster, or I should say Schrade/Ulster. Early 1970's perhaps?

Eric

Good call Eric.... I can see some Ulster similarities.

[Meridian_Mike]

I posted this knife in another forum and Grant (Shearer) came up with the answer....
My knife is a 4 blade Cattleman and the Craftsman # is 9469.
Grant said it was made about 1948....
AND... he said there is a version of this knife that has a serrated sheeps foot blade..... COOL.


Thanks Grant!

[ea42]

Mike, totally agree with the model number but is he sure on the date? Maybe 1969? Those handles just don't seem right for a 1949 cattle knife. I'm assuming they're plastic or something similar?

Eric

[jxr1197]

Very strong Ulster vibe on that Craftsman. I think Eric's got a point about the age. It's covered in Bonite which doesn't show up until the mid/late 50s. That shield is earlier than the crown shield. Just a guess, I'd say late 50s or early 60s? Nice knife.

[ea42]

Ha! Bonite! I'd completely forgotten about that. There goes the brain!

Eric

[Meridian_Mike]

Mike, totally agree with the model number but is he sure on the date? Maybe 1969? Those handles just don't seem right for a 1949 cattle knife. I'm assuming they're plastic or something similar?

Eric

That was my thought to Eric.
The covers do show some shrinking.
When you do a google image search for the Craftsman 9469, the covers look just like mine (?).

Very strong Ulster vibe on that Craftsman. I think Eric's got a point about the age. It's covered in Bonite which doesn't show up until the mid/late 50s. That shield is earlier than the crown shield. Just a guess, I'd say late 50s or early 60s? Nice knife.

Bonite..... I hope that stuff is more stable than cell.....
Very good sleuthing Jason.....