All About Pocket Knives

QTCut5 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:55 am

Steve Warden wrote: ↑Thu Dec 24, 2020 5:54 pm I like that one!

Thanks, Steve... ...I like it, too TBH, I've never been particularly interested in wormgroove jigging that much.

Check out how much the amber bone color comes through when photographed under different light:

Really pretty handles on that one Q. Great knife.

Scagel: I posted this knife in the Robeson thread on September 12. Do you consider it "Indian Trail" ? Odd that the pattern stamp is in 2 lines. They are great knives, one of my favorites in the collection. Was it expensive? I think I gave $45 for mine quite a while ago. Thanks. J.O'

Scagel: Those bones look like they could have been jigged by the same person! BTW, Great name! Any relation to the master? J.O'.

Duh! Forgot to send the pic! Tried to copy your picture orientation to compare the jigging. They'ye darn close. J.O'.

Given Cattaraugus Cutlery Company's close advertising association to the American Indians I have always considered their worm groove bone to be justifiably called Indian Trail bone. Indian Trail bone on a Catt knife and worm groove on any other knife. Just the way I think about it. Beutiful bone no matter what you call it. Catts in the top pic.

Cannot substantiate this, but I suspect the “Worm Groove” name for this bone came from the fact that the floor of the grooves usually has a segmented appearance, like the segmented body of an earthworm.

Charlie

Beautiful group. Especially like that Wilbert! J.O'.