With All This Talk About Knives: here is what I did this weekend

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Went to an estate/moving sale in the country. Some interesting things. First purchase was an apparently older Chicago Cutlery 42S. There were five wooden blocks with knives, most were Sante Fe (Japan) and some other names I did not recognize. One block had this Chicago Cutlery and three Sante Fe knives. I was winning bidder at $2.00.




Next one is a Dunlap (Sears and Roebuck??) cleaver. Wife saw it and first word out of her mouth was "MINE!!!!!". She has named it, it is now known as June.

I wonder if this is 1095 carbon steel? Hmmm, how to test? It is HEAVY!!! Weighs a couple of pounds. 12" long from blade tip to handle, 4 7/8" widest portion of blade, and 1/8" thick at the back of the blade. $25.00 and the most expensive buy of the day as I could not afford how high the John Deere went (2X the real value) or the zero turn mower.

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The final buy was a group of 15 knives, one potatoe peeler (Adirondack Made in USA) of stainless steel, a collie candy dish, some scrap aluminum, and some copper measuring spoons. Oh, all for $7.00. Most of the knives were Sante Fe or some other such brand. I am not keeping one of the carbon steel blades but here is what I am keeping:

Pair of old carbon steel blades. One is a ForgeCraft hi-carbon 10 (the larger one in the photo with the lighter wood handle). The other one is stamped deeply in the metal "Hammer Forged" Made in U.S.A. (I MIGHT be able to keep these...)




Next group of three from the lot are stainless.

R.H. Forschner, Solingen, Germany. it is a VERY long blade at 10" of blade and 15" total length. The very end of the blade has an S curve in it. Do not know if I should try and get that out or not.

Keene 902-8 Made in U.S.A. it has a good curve and a plastic handle. It was used in a butchering facility if the previous owners are to be believed. It is light weight and feel good in the hands.

Victorinox Fibrox I-Forschner NSF 40537 is a good curved blade with a high impact rubber handle. So very, very light and well balanced! This blade is a work of art and was used in the butchering of hogs. It has been resharpened many times and appears it will hold a nice edge once again.

[Hugh R]

Nice scores.

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and the final from the group of 15 that I will be keeping!

Doubt it is worth much or all that interesting but the first knife is a Regent Sheffield stainless made in England. It has some wear on the non-stainless parts behind the blade. Serrations still have some edge to them and it feels light. Keeping due to sentimentality for things made in England!

Next up is an F. Dick filet knife. Sharp! It has been sharpened several times over and it still has a good edge. With a modicum of work it will be sharper! Handle fits well in the hands and it has a good feel. Wife also lays strongest of claims to this one, after June of course.

Last is the wooden handled made in the USA stainless peeler by Androck. Wife has already tossed our old one into the scrap metal pile.




Got these and about 11 more knives (cleavers and cutters) that will be going to new homes in the next few days along with some plastics (part of a lot of junk containing some Anchor Corning), several Anchor and Corning pie pans and cookware, a collie candy dish, and some other kitsch that will be disappearing the next couple of days. Not bad for $42.00 all told, all in. What was bad was the six hours in the sun and 100+ degrees outside!

I do not usually see any knives that are this nice so I thought I'd share. Enjoy!

[lowyder993s]

Originally Posted by Groesbeck Hurricane

Victorinox Fibrox I-Forschner NSF 40537 is a good curved blade with a high impact rubber handle. So very, very light and well balanced! This blade is a work of art and was used in the butchering of hogs. It has been resharpened many times and appears it will hold a nice edge once again.

That knife would be reserved especially for cape work on a big hog for the taxidermist. I think it'd cut the time in at least 1/2 going thru the shoulder armor of a big pig. Nice scores!!!

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Used the Fibrox on some squash on Sunday! Amazingly sharp for not having been touched and it went through the vegetables with ease. It will be used on other things!

[Joe Bob]

Nice scores.....

[vash]

I found that same light handle carbon blade at a flea market. It is my sharpest blade. My "truck" knife for wet work at the truck. You wanna sell that chef knife?

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Sorry, seem to be keeping all the ones in photos. Wife was talking to me a couple of weeks ago about wanting some better knives. She now has them.

I am unsure about a carbon steel ForgeCraft cleaver that I got. It is smaller and MUCH lighter than the Dunlap above. Guess it would be good for lopping off carrots while the Dunlap would take off most anything. Wife's decision later tonight...

Most of the other stuff was made in Japan and most of it is marked Sante Fe.