Jay Bigler: His fixed-blade knives
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MaryJayn Bigler
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Dad also used a range of white materials for his knives...
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Dad also did a lot of knives with handles wrapped in leather or paracord...
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That's a gorgeous duo! 
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
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An early knife (pre-1997) with "Jay Bigler" engraved on the other side...
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Dad made several knives from horseshoes. Here's a small one...
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That horseshoe knife is cool! 
He was a very creative man. 
He was a very creative man. TOM - KGFG - (Knife-Guy-From-Germany)
I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
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I believe..., every knife is a soul, looking for a soulmate.
Weebit-Nano https://www.weebit-nano.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weebit_Nano
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Thank you!
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I like the simple touch of scroll work that Dad etched on the bolster...
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Those look awesome, MaryJayn. 
Pocket, fixed, machete, axe, it's all good!
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
You're going to look awfully silly with that knife sticking out of your @#$. -Clint Eastwood, High Plains Drifter
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Using the same sort of handle material as the knife I posted previously, made around the same time period, but very different in style...
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This knife, of course, has already been sold, but I recently filled out the form about a week ago requesting to sell Dad's knives (maybe other stuff) through AAPK. I hope I get to! Don't worry, I'll still be posting pics of his fixed blades -- and pocket knives when they have found new homes.
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Very nice, less is more sometimes.
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The shape of this blade is a little different from most of Dad's work...
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Is your family from S. Illinois? Mine was/is from White County.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
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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
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MaryJayn Bigler
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Awesome! Yes! The Biglers in southern Illinois are all linked to Biglers who originally settled in Cobden. They have all dispersed a bit, but there are still a lot of us here in the southernmost tip of the state.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:09 pm Is your family from S. Illinois? Mine was/is from White County.
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Ahh, you're just north of Anna, IL where the well known mental institution is located.MaryJayn Bigler wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:21 pmAwesome! Yes! The Biglers in southern Illinois are all linked to Biglers who originally settled in Cobden. They have all dispersed a bit, but there are still a lot of us here in the southernmost tip of the state.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:09 pm Is your family from S. Illinois? Mine was/is from White County.
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
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MaryJayn Bigler
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Hahah!I do live in Anna... just not at 1000 North Main.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 3:03 amAhh, you're just north of Anna, IL where the well known mental institution is located.MaryJayn Bigler wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:21 pmAwesome! Yes! The Biglers in southern Illinois are all linked to Biglers who originally settled in Cobden. They have all dispersed a bit, but there are still a lot of us here in the southernmost tip of the state.jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 05, 2022 10:09 pm Is your family from S. Illinois? Mine was/is from White County.
Dad's folks lived in Cobden and moved to Anna when Dad was 11. They lived right next door to another iconic place in town, Stinson Library. Here's a picture of Dad with his dad, Arthur Bigler, on the front porch of that house. The boxer, Dempsey (named, of course, after Jack), is his dad's dog.- Attachments
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