All Discussions Tagged 'the' - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T13:22:03Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topic/listForTag?groupUrl=queen-cutlery-company-hosted-by-ryan-daniels&tag=the&feed=yes&xn_auth=noA great article by David Clark about S&M and the early grind stonestag:iknifecollector.com,2017-07-25:3181080:Topic:14920202017-07-25T02:41:40.650ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p><a href="http://www.queencutlery.com/uploads/Early_Cutlery_Grindstones_3-25-2016.pdf" target="_blank">Early cutlery grindstones</a></p>
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<p>How often have you opened the blade of a late 19th or early 20th Century pocket knife and marveled at the beauty and the shape of the blade and the finely ground swedges? You wonder how these blades where formed, shaped and finished. Most were hot formed from carbon steel with a hammer and anvil or stamped out on a large press, then…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.queencutlery.com/uploads/Early_Cutlery_Grindstones_3-25-2016.pdf" target="_blank">Early cutlery grindstones</a></p>
<p>excerpt:</p>
<p>How often have you opened the blade of a late 19th or early 20th Century pocket knife and marveled at the beauty and the shape of the blade and the finely ground swedges? You wonder how these blades where formed, shaped and finished. Most were hot formed from carbon steel with a hammer and anvil or stamped out on a large press, then getting the final blade shape on a grinding stone. Shown below is a photograph of the grinding room at the old Schatt & Morgan Cutlery in its 1907 Catalog No. 2. </p>
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<p>Click the link, it is not a long read but it is an interesting one!!</p> An old Aluminum frame 65 and its storytag:iknifecollector.com,2015-04-23:3181080:Topic:13060482015-04-23T13:16:11.995ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Many of you know a great reason to go to shows and get an opportunity to speak with some of these folks is the knowledge they can pass down. This last show I had the amazing opportunity to have a table beside Fred Fisher. He is one of the trio of Queen Historians, he has contributed to Sargents books and an avid collector. Better than that he and his wife Linda are just as nice as can be and will share info if they have it!</p>
<p>We are fortunate, these days we have so many resources…</p>
<p>Many of you know a great reason to go to shows and get an opportunity to speak with some of these folks is the knowledge they can pass down. This last show I had the amazing opportunity to have a table beside Fred Fisher. He is one of the trio of Queen Historians, he has contributed to Sargents books and an avid collector. Better than that he and his wife Linda are just as nice as can be and will share info if they have it!</p>
<p>We are fortunate, these days we have so many resources right at our finger tips! Trust me when I say a good bit of this is because of the show circuit back in the day. Like many of the industries that have been around as long as knife manufacturing the info on knives was passed along verbally. In the 70's & 80's as knife shows grew in popularity, so did the capturing of this information and stories.</p>
<p>I wrote down the info for this one but it is still in my suitcase (which has not come home yet). Let's see how good I do by memory.</p>
<p>This knife was made only once, in the 20's. It had a poured aluminum frame with an enclosed back spring! Rather ahead of its time I think. Think about standing a knife mold on its head and pouring the liquid aluminum in, sure sounds like an easier and more effective way that milling each part to me. Well, while you have that image...think about air trapped at the bottom of that pour. Now you can imagine the reason 1000 of the frames were made and 300 of them disposed of.</p>
<p>Some like this beauty, made the grade and were assembled and sold. The records do not exist however to tell us how many of them may have actually become a knife.</p>
<p>Go to shows folks! If you see a knife in someones case that interests you...ask the questions. Whats great is that some of these guys bring displays, knives they are proud to share info on. You never know, the next face to face discussion you have may lead to your next knife challenge!</p>
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