All About Pocket Knives

Ahh, so they're in chronological order. Didn't think of that because the tang stamp is difficult to see and decipher. (plus I didn't think of it. )

jerryd6818 wrote:Ahh, so they're in chronological order.

Although it would be neat if they were (not to mention supremely satisfying to OCD Monkey with his obsessive compulsive disorder for order), they are not, in fact, in chronological order.

However, this statement indicates that you have deciphered part of the riddle:

jerryd6818 wrote:the tang stamp is difficult to see

(The answer is hidden from view...)

When you see what's "staring you right in the face" and make the connection to what's "hidden from view", you should be able to solve the riddle.

Fun Fact: Not that it will help with the solution, but the reason OCD Monkey concocted this whole elaborate contrivance was because he happened to discover that he did not have the missing "mystery knife" in his collection. Needless to say, that discovery caused him no small amount of alarm, frantic panic and desperate despair. So, believing it must be a rare model, and true to his OCD nature, he immediately flew to eBay to see if there were any for sale. Surprisingly, there were plenty; it's not rare at all...it just happens to be one that never called out to him before. So, a reasonably priced model was summarily selected and promptly purchased. Unfortunately, it probably won't get here until sometime next week--coming all the way from Maine, the farthest state possible from Hawaii.

I want to tell folks that contribute to AAPK how interesting and some times how strange certain threads turn out, I really enjoy our forum.
All that to say, this one, Ode to The 07, is like listening to dueling banjos! Even though a good number of folks have contributed to our enhanced learning and enjoyment, Q and Jerryd have kept me entertained to the utmost!
Thanks fellers.
Treefarmer

treefarmer wrote: Q and Jerryd have kept me entertained to the utmost!

Thank you kindly, Philip. It's good to know someone else besides me (and I assume jerryd) is enjoying this ride.

That my name would even be included in the same breath with jerryd is mighty high praise indeed to a johnny-come-lately wannabe collector like me. Although to the novice eye it may appear as if I'm the one driving this 07 clown car, please don't be fooled, jerryd's the real ringmaster; I just take my cues from him and follow his lead.

I think I may have mentioned once or twice before that I'm a sucker for Red Shields.
Yessiree Bob Dixie! I love them Mini Ts with Red Shields, yes I do.
Knives like this one really give OCD Monkey hyper conniption fits, though.
Why? you ask?
Because OCD Monkey has very little tolerance for so-called "factory errors" such as the blooper on this Mini T glaring like a headache inducing neon sign smack in the middle of a peaceful pine forest.

It's almost too painful to post. Do you see the problem here?
Incredibly, it's even printed incorrectly on the box label! (Although, the seller tried to cover up or "fix" the error by scratching out the pattern number on the label before shipping it to me!)

Horse feathers.

W means "Wharncliffe", correct?

cody6268 wrote:W means "Wharncliffe", correct?

Yup, That's my understanding.

Here's my latest 07 pick up...and yet another in a long line of 07s for which I have jerryd to thank/blame. I'd seen several different John Deere Mini T models, but none of them really caught my eye like the one jerryd posted awhile back. (IIRC, it was one he had to get a replacement shield for.) Ever since then I've had a hankering for one just like his: corncob jigged yellow bone with a green shield. Took me awhile to find one for a reasonable price, but when I did, I snapped it right up. (The price some sellers are asking for this knife, you'd think it was super rare and made of solid gold!)

Good snag ~Q~. I really like that one for some reason. I think it's because the yellow is so bright and in your face and the bright green shield is so understated yet compliments the yellow so nicely. It would still be nice if the shield were larger but not quite as attractive. That's probably just me.

On quite a different topic, we are a baaad influence on each other.

Well, it's been a week since OCD Monkey posted his Labor Day Riddle and no one has solved it. Of course, it's always easier to make up a riddle than it is to solve one; but, truth is, OCD Monkey is really not that clever and (like most riddles) the answer is not really that complex.

Jerryd has already (sort of) figured out one part of the riddle by identifying the tang stamp as the thing that is "hidden from view." But, each Case knife has two tang stamps.

The second part of the riddle says that the answer is "staring you right in the face." So, when you look at the knives in the line up, what is the most obvious thing you see? How does that relate to the hidden tang stamp?

To help you out, here's the answer to the question "What knife should fill the empty space?" Now, can anyone figure out the pattern of the ten knives in the line up? (Hint: use the AAPK Research feature)

Hot off the press.
Mmmmmm! I just love that factory fresh smell...the "new factory olfactory!"

Monkey see, monksy do. Just ordered one from Shepherd Hill. Thank you for the heads up.

QTCut5 wrote:Hot off the press.
Mmmmmm! I just love that factory fresh smell...the "new factory olfactory!"

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DIg that burnt purple tribal color - thats the first really unique color and jigging pattern I've seen come from Case in a while ...

Lansky1 wrote:

QTCut5 wrote:Hot off the press.
Mmmmmm! I just love that factory fresh smell...the "new factory olfactory!"

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DIg that burnt purple tribal color - thats the first really unique color and jigging pattern I've seen come from Case in a while ...

Plus it has a Wharncliffe secondary blade.

Here ya go, John. Have at it buddy. ---► https://www.casexx.com/Details/?Product ... 7&Patid=36

jerryd, your "baaad influence" knows no bounds...tempting another innocent victim with a Wharncliffe...Unconscionable.

Lansky1, you may want to hold off on the Purple Tribal 207W until after Project SERAPro1 is completed. (OCD Monkey's Mini-T sleeves hold untold surprises. )

On a totally unrelated topic:
For what it's worth, it should be noted that the AAPK Research feature needs to be updated to add the Case handle materials Corelon (9) & Kirinite (10) as well as more colors of Composition (4). I'm jus' sayin'

jerryd6818 wrote:Those handles are fugugly and make the knife "look cheap". So I went looking for one. Didn't find it but I did find this Frost Mini-Trapper. It should be here this week.

Stock photo.

Well, I didn't get what I was expecting and as it turned my new acquisition is just as if not more fugugly as the one ~Q~ has. I'll let the audience be the judge.

QTCut5 wrote: What knife should fill the empty space?

Give up yet?

A Wharncliffe with a diamond shield which would be a combination of both your favorites.

jerryd6818 wrote:

QTCut5 wrote: What knife should fill the empty space?

Give up yet?

A Wharncliffe with a diamond shield which would be a combination of both your favorites.

It's actually not quite so random; there's a logical pattern to the arrangement.

Maybe this will help
Here's the line up showing what's "hidden from view"
And here's the knife that should fill the empty space
I know OCD Monkey can be absurdly obtuse at times, but surely I'm not the only one who can see a pattern here. (Or am I? )

jerryd6818 wrote:my new acquisition is just as if not more fugugly as the one ~Q~ has. I'll let the audience be the judge.

I like yours better. Wanna trade?

Now that I've seen that, it's clear as a bell. Not being a Case guy, I'm not sure how I would have figured it out without help. I've only seen a couple or three handle material stamps. I knew they existed but not that many of them. Learned something today.

Nah, I'll keep this one. It ain't worth the postage to swap and they're both too fugugly to bother swapping. If you have an ugly woman you know, why would you put the moves on another one you don't know?

When you run out of Mini Ts with Red Shields to collect, this is the next best thing: a ginormous, Red Case Logo Laser Etch (on both sides)

jerryd6818 wrote:

Lansky1 wrote:

QTCut5 wrote:Hot off the press.
Mmmmmm! I just love that factory fresh smell...the "new factory olfactory!"

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DIg that burnt purple tribal color - thats the first really unique color and jigging pattern I've seen come from Case in a while ...

Plus it has a Wharncliffe secondary blade.

Here ya go, John. Have at it buddy. ---► https://www.casexx.com/Details/?Product ... 7&Patid=36

Jerry - thats really cool - like everything about it !

QTCut5 wrote:When you run out of Mini Ts with Red Shields to collect, this is the next best thing: a ginormous, Red Case Logo Laser Etch (on both sides)

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Now that's really somethin'. Not quite sure what yet but definitely somethin'.

How about thisun? Ain't it somethin', too!