iKnife Collector
Jim Child
Male
Bristol, ME
United States
i wish i knew then what i know now
Profile Information:
- How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
- Yes
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- Yes
- How long have you collected knives?
- 11- 15 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- Rigging, Rope and Whaler
- About Me
- Woodturner / Shepherd
I make drop spindles and other pretty little wooden thingies for handspinners, weavers and knitters. I have put handles on a few "ready-made" blades and am *capable* of stitching together a leather sheath if needs be.
An yes, I really am a shepherd -- right now (May '10) we have 30 Coopworth sheep ....and some pigs, and chickens, both layers and broilers. - Interests
- sailing, tech stuff, typography, photography, food revolution
In Memoriam
D ale
May 31, 2010
KnifeMaker
Michael Bolen
May 31, 2010
Michael D Sabol
May 31, 2010
J.J. Smith III
Jun 1, 2010
Randy, HHH Knives
Jun 6, 2010
Tim Noble
Jun 27, 2010
In Memoriam
Scott King
I appreciate you adding the NCCA's Show to our calendar here and for jumping right into our community. It is members like you that make iKC a knife place to call home :)
Welcome!
Scott
Oct 28, 2010
Sunil Ram
Feb 5, 2011
Tobias Gibson
It looks like an interesting site and the groups should be fun. I'm
hoping to learn a thing or two as well as share what I know.
Toby
Apr 22, 2011
Billy Oneale
May 11, 2011
Billy Oneale
May 11, 2011
Billy Oneale
May 14, 2011
Billy Oneale
May 14, 2011
Larry Vickery
May 19, 2011
KnifeMaker
Michael Bolen
May 21, 2011
Bill Fletcher
May 22, 2011
Bill Fletcher
Hi Jim,
I was a little like you in that I started my collection with what I thought might be a narrow slice of the knife world with hawkbill / pruners. I was completely overwhelmed by the number of manufactures and varieties both new and vintage. I try now to collect only new production Case hawkbills, and occasionally nibble around in older vintage makers. Along the way I got hooked on cotton samplers. There are basically two folding knife and one fixed blade designs for samplers. I have working on the folders only, and I focused on Schatt & Morgan and other Queen Cutlery varieties. Still makes a fairly large field to collect in.
As to cotton samplers, my understanding is that once cotton is ginned ( seeds removed) and compressed into wrapped bales for shipment, there is a need to cut a plug from the bale to check on quality - hence the knife. I think the job was largely automated in the 20th century. All the best, Bill
Job Description: Cotton Sampler - Sampler Removes samples of cotton from bales for classification purposes: Cuts bale band and burlap covering, using shears and knife. Opens outside layers of cotton, and pulls or cuts samples from interior of each side of bale. Tears stub from bale identification tag, places stub in sample, and wraps samples in paper. May also transfer bales of cotton to platform scales, using handtruck.
May 22, 2011
In Memoriam
Robert Burris
May 22, 2011
In Memoriam
Scott King
May 23, 2011
Bill Fletcher
May 23, 2011
stephen tungate
May 23, 2011
Billy Oneale
May 23, 2011
Gary Kennedy
May 23, 2011
Jean-François
Hi, Jim! You have a pretty gallery of marlin spike knives! How do you like this one ? It’s a nicely rehandled Case.
Two interesting links :
http://http://couteaux-courty.com/index.php.en
http://http://www.fontenille-pataud.com/indexuk.php
Keep the edge!
J-F
May 24, 2011
Jean-François
Funny coincidence ! The story is quite the same : the plastic handles had been deteriorated, with stress cracks at front pins. I purchased the knife from the guy who had re-handled it (says it’s cocobolo, I think
that’s exact).
May 25, 2011
william schrade
Thanks Jim, I think it was your post about the NCCA show last month that led me to this site. I displayed the family heirlooms 30 years ago in Windsor. Might do it again next year.
May 10, 2012
william schrade
Hey Jim, Thanks. I think I saw your post some where that led me to this site.
May 10, 2012
stephen tungate
May 22, 2012
Ron Cooper
May 23, 2012
Bill Fletcher
Happy Birthday, Jim !!!!
May 23, 2012
Jan Carter
Happy Birthday Jim, Hope the day is everything you hoped for
May 23, 2012