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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: draw knife?
« Reply #15 on: January 17, 2012, 09:00:41 pm »
Here are my two drawknives.

My Dad gave me the one on top.  I'm not sure where he got it.  It is the older of the two I think.  The handles have a dished out area where your thumbs sit.  If only it could talk.  I hope to wear the thumb grooves out a little more over the years.  I have used it to peal the bark and sapwood off of all those osage staves this fall.  It is very sharp still.  I cut my finger on the blade a couple of months ago.  I can't tell what brand it is.  I can see a few letters stamped into it, but can't make out what they say.  I can see a seam on the blade where it looks like it was made from two different kinds of metal.  I picked up the one on bottom from a local antique store for $20.  It is a pine knot.  I use it for chasing rings.  It isn't as sharp as the other one.



In this picture, you can see the seam in the bottom blade.

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Offline Bevan R.

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« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2012, 10:22:52 pm »
The top pic are may current three
8" curved
6" straight
4" straight

The bottom pic is one I just got today. off the auction site.
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Offline mighty joe

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« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2012, 01:37:34 am »
wow, thanks for the leads guys. and those are some good looking tools too.
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Offline YosemiteBen

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« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2012, 05:07:48 pm »
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Offline iowabow

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« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2012, 08:57:15 pm »
Mine is a cheap tool shop draw knife I bought at a home improvement store called Menards.

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Offline mighty joe

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« Reply #20 on: January 31, 2012, 01:39:52 am »
got my new draw knife today in the mail. got in ebay, thanks for that tip. it said antique but it looks like it's in really good shape.

The James Swan Co. USA

 is printed in the metal on the left end. anybody know anything about these, like when and where they where made. i got some wood that's been sitting for about three months so i'm gonna pic me out a piece tomorrow and see how it works. i'll try to get some pictures of the knife up by tomorrow evening.
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #21 on: January 31, 2012, 02:05:53 am »
Joe, Google that name and see what comes up.
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Offline Gus

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Re: draw knife?
« Reply #22 on: January 31, 2012, 01:37:42 pm »
Sounds like you got a Nice Blade Joe!

"The Swan company, along with the Stanley Rule & Level Co., are considered to be the last manufacturers of fine edge tools working at the end of the classic period of American toolmaking."

Just the Bottom Line of a shallow search... :)

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