iKnife Collector
When were 'Stewart's Hand Made' knives made?
I had a knife given to me little while back. It was pretty nasty looking, but I thought from the shape and stuff, it was just an Old Hickory knife. One of those cheapo kitchen knives. As I was cleaning it up, I saw it was not what I thought, but rather a 'Stewart's Hand Made' knife. Yes, Hand Made is in two words.
It looks a LOT like the Old Hickory knives. This one has two (2) rivets in the handle not the three that I have found examples of.
The blade is obviously a plain jane carbon steel. it takes a nice edge, but I do not know yet about the edge retention.
Does anyone have any information of these knives? When were they made? Why the 3 rivet vs 2 rivet handle? is there a date of manufacture that corresponds to the number of rivets?
I am not expecting this to be worth much at all, but I really want to know more about the company, but for whatever reason, I am not finding much at all so far. I need your help! :)
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Kevin D
very nice Dave!
Looks like that is a nice example of the boning knife. 3 rivets and they are made of brass, From what I have seen that handle/rivet arrangement is much more typical.
Mar 26
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dead_left_knife_guy
As long as it's not Mike Stewart (owner of Bark River Knife & Tool)!
Too soon...? ;P
(Oh, & for those who may not yet know: Bark River Knife & Tool, of Escanaba, Michigan, closed last week after owner Mike Stewart admitted to purchasing knife kits from China, grinding the country of origin off the blades / blade blanks, & passing them off as USA-made knives -- as well as lying about the compositions of the steels of those knives, & then of course selling those knives while fraudulently misrepresenting the steels used & the country of origin. Frankly, this guy always seemed shady to me (I never bought any Bark River knives for exactly this reason -- as well as some negative interactions with him years ago on another knife forum). It sucks that he took so many people -- & who knows how long this has actually been going on. Mike Stewart said it was only recent, & that it was only relegated to a few specific models. But why should we believe him?)
Apr 2
Kevin D
I agree DLKG.
Once that trust is broken, it can not be restored to the state it was before.
If he knowingly and willing re-ID'd steel, why should we (anyone) believe anything he says about timelines? Since he was unethical enough to do it even once, how does anyone know that it has not been going on since the begining?
To my knowledge, the only way to truly test a knife's composition is by means of destructive testing. Which that kind of defeats the whole purpose of owning a knife....
on Saturday