American Knife Co. 7/8 ¼ hollow
Made by American Knife Co. in Plymouth Hollow, Conneticut
Some internet research gives that the town of Plymouth Hollow changed it's
name in 1875, so this one must be made pre-1875.
The company made mostly knifes of all types & especially their folders are rather sought after among collectors.
It is very similar to a typical Sheffield chopper.
It's big, stiff & rather hefty.
The test-shave will certainly be interesting.
The blade had some active rust & very scratchy patina, something, perhaps graphite grease was smeared on the blade & had created a thick crust that could only be sanded away...
It had a very faint etch on the blade saying "FOR BARBERS USE"
It was allready almost gone & it sadly disappearad as soon as I began working on it.
Scales were completely shot, so I made some new ones.
To keep with the American theme I chose Osage Orange for the scales
& walnut for the wedge. Both grows in the US.
Pins are NiAg & stacked brass washers.(US import)
Wood is treated with a couple of coats of Tung-Oil (Chinese I'm afraid..but that is all right since it just shows how much we depend on the Chinese in the global economy, it mirrors reality
)
And finished with some Swedish beeswax.
Before:
After:
John Engström 6/8 frameback in bubinga, redheart wedge
A lovely Swedish frameback that were in pretty good shape, but the
scales were dirty & ugly bakelite.
So I dressed him up in some bubinga & ran the blade thru the buffers & I think it came out rather nice.
Scales oiled with tung oil & then finished with ~12 coats of blonde shellac & waxed with beeswax/carnauba wax & buffed to a high shine.
Made by American Knife Co. in Plymouth Hollow, Conneticut
Some internet research gives that the town of Plymouth Hollow changed it's
name in 1875, so this one must be made pre-1875.
The company made mostly knifes of all types & especially their folders are rather sought after among collectors.
It is very similar to a typical Sheffield chopper.
It's big, stiff & rather hefty.
The test-shave will certainly be interesting.
The blade had some active rust & very scratchy patina, something, perhaps graphite grease was smeared on the blade & had created a thick crust that could only be sanded away...
It had a very faint etch on the blade saying "FOR BARBERS USE"
It was allready almost gone & it sadly disappearad as soon as I began working on it.
Scales were completely shot, so I made some new ones.
To keep with the American theme I chose Osage Orange for the scales
& walnut for the wedge. Both grows in the US.
Pins are NiAg & stacked brass washers.(US import)
Wood is treated with a couple of coats of Tung-Oil (Chinese I'm afraid..but that is all right since it just shows how much we depend on the Chinese in the global economy, it mirrors reality
)And finished with some Swedish beeswax.
Before:
After:
John Engström 6/8 frameback in bubinga, redheart wedge
A lovely Swedish frameback that were in pretty good shape, but the
scales were dirty & ugly bakelite.
So I dressed him up in some bubinga & ran the blade thru the buffers & I think it came out rather nice.
Scales oiled with tung oil & then finished with ~12 coats of blonde shellac & waxed with beeswax/carnauba wax & buffed to a high shine.
