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April 2009Our membership is happily involved withinternational “Anything that goes ‘cut’!”
Come join us at this 34rd yearly knife show!!!
WELCOME to the Oregon KnifeCollectors Association SpecialShow Knewslettter. On Saturday,
April 18, and Sunday, April 19, we want towelcome you and your friends and family tothe famous and spectacular OREGON KNIFESHOW & SALE. Now the Largest Knife ShowWest of the Mississippi.
The OREGON KNIFE SHOW happens justonce a year, at the Lane Events Center &Fairgrounds EXHIBIT HALL, 796 West 13thAvenue in Eugene, Oregon. April 18 - 19.Saturday 8 am -5 pm. Sunday 9 am -3 pm.
At the Show, don't miss the special livedemonstrations all day Saturday. This year wehave Blade Forging, a Japanese Sword HistorySeminar, Shaving with a Machette, MartialArts, Scrimshaw, Engraving, Blade GrindingCompetition, Wood Carving and FlintKnapping. And don't miss the FREE knifeidentification and appraisal by knife authorBERNARD LEVINE (Table N01).
PLUS, every hour we will be GIVING AWAYFREE knife and knife-related door prizes. Fillout a coupon when you enter and watch foryour number to be posted near the prizeshowcases and on the Big Screen moving sign.
(if you miss the posting, we will MAIL yourprize). We will also have a raffle Saturdayonly. Anyone can enter the raffle. See thedisplay case by the exit to purchase tickets andsee the items that you could win.
Along the side walls, we will have more than ascore of MUSEUM QUALITY KNIFE ANDSWORD COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY foryour enjoyment, in addition to our hundreds oftables of hand-made, factory and antiqueknives for sale. Now 430 tables! When youarrive you can get lots more information aboutthe Knife Show and about the Oregon KnifeCollectors Association (OKCA).
You Could Win...
You can also...
Join in the Silent Auction...
Ask for Bernard Levine, author of,
at table N01.Levine's Guide to Knives and Their Values
a new Brand Name knife or other valuable prize, just forfilling out a door prize coupon. Do it now so you don't forget!
buy tickets in our Saturday (only) RAFFLE for chances to WINeven more fabulous knife prizes. Stop at the OKCA table before
4:00 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are only $1 each, or 6 for $5.
Saturday only we will have a display case filled withvery special knives for bidding. Put in your bid and see
if you will take home a very special prize.
Free Identification & Appraisal
L a n e E v e n t s C e n t e r & F a i r g r o u n d s • E u g e n e , O r e g o n
O K C A 3 4 r d A n n u a l • A p r i l 1 8 - 1 9
KNIFE SHOW
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The Head Shriner’s ScimitarMark D. Zalesky
I’ve written before, in my column, about my affinity forpersonally inscribed knives. I have never understood why some collectorsthink less of a knife neatly engraved with the name or monogram of aprevious owner. To me, the history of a knife encompasses more than itsmanufacture, it also includes the path the knife has taken to the presentday, when it rests comfortably in collector hands with its working daysbehind it – sort of like a cushy retirement community.
Sure, we’ve all seen knives defaced by crude carvings done to “restroomwall” standards. But when elegantly done, as with some of the pearlRemingtons that Jim Pitblado presented in the December 2008 edition, Ifind the appearance has only been enhanced. And with the ease of basicresearch on the internet, once in a while you might get lucky and learnsomething interesting about a previous owner.
Case in point: at a recent show, I was tipped off that a friend had a knife Ishould see – some kind of masonic knife that “looked like a scimitar.” Atfirst blush, it sounded like something not worth the trouble– a figural letter
opener, maybe – but Itracked him downanyway to see thismystery knife. Andbe f o r e th e kn i f epictured here emergedfrom the small leatherpouch, I knew I hadsomething special inmy hands. I think hewas shocked that Ididn’t quibble moreabout the price – butthis one wasn’t gettingaway!
Pictured here is a NewYork Knife Co. “Hammer Brand” lobster penknife of very unusual form. Irecognized the handle frame as soon as I saw it, having seen two NYKCo’s of this form before. But those had bone handles, bolsters and wereconstructed as normal two blade pen knives (the one that was sold fetchinga miraculous price for a such a knife, which probably aided my memory!)Here we have a shadow (no bolsters) lobster, with the same goofy masterblade as the others I’d seen and a curved manicure blade on the bottom.And pristine mint, to top it all off. Certainly, one of the finest lobster knivesI’d ever laideyes on.
But there was more. In addition to the enameled masonic emblem inlaid inthe front scale, the front handle was neatly engraved “W. FreelandKendrick” in old English script. The reverse side, in similar fashion, read
“Imperial Potentate, North America,1919-1920”. I knew almost nothingabout the Masons, but this soundedimportant.
When I got home with the knife, Ihopped on the internet to learn moreabout “W. Freeland Kendrick” andImperial Potentates, and in just a fewminutes I knew a bit more than I didbefore. As it turns out, the head of alocal Masonic Shrine is called thePotentate, and the CEO of all theShriners in North America is called...you guessed it, the “ImperialPotentate.”
Knife World
W. Freeland Kendrick (known as “Free” or “Freel” tohis friends) was bornin 1873. He served as Potentate of Philadelphia’s Lulu Shrine from 1906-1918, and again from 1920-1923. As the knife indicates, he served asNorthAmerican Imperial Potentate for the years 1919 and 1920, and laterin life he became the second chairman of the Shriners’ Board of Trustees(1934-1949). Kendrick concluded his service to the Shriners by serving onthe Board of Trustees for the Philadelphia Shriners Hospital from 1949until his death in 1953.
Perhaps Kendrick’s most significant contribution came during his term asImperial Potentate, when he suggested that the Shrine should support“friendless, orphaned, and crippled children” as a single philanthropy,instead of the variety of charities thensupported. The story goes that he hadvisited the Home for the Incurables inPhiladelphia “for the purpose of takingthree or four of the littlehuman wrecks ofthat institution for an automobile ride.”He was so moved by this experience that,at the 1920 convention, Kendrick’s lastminute appeal helped get the vote thatmade The Shrine Hospitals for Childrentheir permanent philanthropy. “The timehas come,” Kendrick said, “when weshould do something big. And what canyou do as big as to furnish a hospital for a poor little crippled kid? Supposeit is black; suppose it is Catholic; God put it here on earth and it is up to usto help it. And it means Canada as well as the United States, for ourjurisdiction is North America.” For these efforts, he’s considered the“father” of the Shriners’hospital system, which now includes 19 hospitalsin the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as three Burn Institutes.
Did you notice that there was a gap in W. Freeland Kendrick’s period ofleadership with the Shriners? During that time period, he wasn’t spendinghis days snoozing on the couch. On the contrary, in 1924 Kendrick began afour year term as the Mayor of Philadelphia, during which time that cityhosted a celebration of American sesquicentennial. In addition to his roleas mayor, Kendrick served as president of America’s 1926Sesquicentennial Exposition. The Sesqui had its problems, as did his termas mayor (many of them due to prohibition and its enforcement), butKendrick prevailed through it all.
One final tidbit of Kendrick’s political career; he also served as aPennsylvanian delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920.That convention nominated Warren G. Harding for President and CalvinCoolidge for Vice President, who went on to defeat Democratic nomineesJames M. Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
To a collector, all of this associated history may not affect the knife’s valuevery much – it’s desirable not because W. Freeland Kendrick owned it, butbecause it is a near mint New York Knife Co. of unusual and rare design(and I still haven’t figured out what to call the pattern!) Still, I think it addssomething to know that this knife resided in the sock drawer or jewelrybox of an historically important Shriner and Philadelphian – evidentlyKendrick thought it was too nice to carry and use on a regular basis. And Icouldn’t help it, the story pulled me in... within a few days I’d purchased acollar button from his mayoral election campaign, and a program from theSesquicentennial Exposition containing his photograph. I was ‘asleep atthe wheel’ when his Imperial Potentate program was sold, and have thusfar resisted a couple of signed letters and some sort of speech on a 78 RPMrecord; but if I think about them much more I’ll probably get them too.(Late addition, an eBay seller just got me for a W.F. Kendrick businesscard!)
So the next time you see an old knife bearing an unknown name, keep inmind that the mystery may not be lost to history. And if you don’t care tocheck it out, that’s okay... the history will likely stay there just waiting tobe discovered, until one of us goes looking for it!
(Note: This knife can be seen at table N02at the April Show)
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What Can U Expect To SeeAt AKnife Show?Aknife is man’s earliest tool. It has evolved from a simple tool to a symbol forroyalty and to an art form. It is used daily in all facets of our lives and has alsobecome a protector of freedoms in our battles. The knife can be made of steelbut also stone, bronze, ceramic or other exotic materials.
The knife at our Show takes on a new definition under the umbrella of“anything that goes cut.” It can mean a corkscrew, a hat pin, a sword, apocketknife, scissors, a hunting knife, a military knife, an art form, a kitchenknife or a butter knife.
Our once-a-year gathering brings in cutlery enthusiasts from around the worldand with such excitement that we now rightfully claim to be the largest eventlike this in the world. All parts of the globe are represented at our Show withvisitors from Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. You will also be hardpressed to find a state in our country that is not represented either by a table-holder or a visitor. Interest in this cutlery world runs from the historical to theartistic. And in this realm you will see knifemakers displaying their products.You will also see suppliers of products that are used to make up the knives.This can be leather for sheaths, handle materials that are man made or natural,tools to make knives and art forms that are specialized to enhance the knifewith exotic material like gold and silver. The knife also presents itself to theartist that will use their talents for scrimshaw and engraving or to make knivesof artful expression.
As in all collecting circles there are specialists that home in on special arenasof a subject. See the displays that adorn the walls on the perimeter of therooms.These are truly museum quality displays. Enjoy and learn from them.
On Saturday we have seminars and demonstrations that will show the makingof stone knives, scrimshaw, swords, culturally unique knives, skills at knifehandling and the making of knives through forging. We will have it all at thisyear’s spectacular 430 table all knife show.
As you wander the aisles of our Show, you can stop at any of the custommaker’s tables and examine their skill and craft. You can stop at the tableswhere you will find knife collectors selling their knives and find out why thatknife in your tackle box or the one in the drawer might look just like the oneoffered for $100. Further exploring will find many commercial knives for salethat are from Gerber, Spyderco, Buck, Kershaw, Lone Wolf, Case andnumerous other companies. You will also see the latest knives being offeredwithnewand innovative patterns and opening mechanisms.
Don’t forget to bring grandma’s or grandpa’s old knife or the one you have noidea about and have it appraised for free at our Show. You never know whatthat knife you use to dig weeds might be worth. It might even stop you fromdigging weeds with it as has happened in some cases. Or in some cases youmight want to even upgrade your weed digger and attack those weeds with alittle class.
This organization has encouraged donations which are used for threepurposes. We have door prize drawings during the Show. There are somepretty spiffy knives given away to lucky winners. We also have a raffle onSaturday which anyone can enter. Most are choice items. And then we willhave our silent auction on Saturday. These are the extra special knives that aredonated to help fund our event and are sometimes one-of-a-kind knives orspecial collector’s knives. Watch this auction carefully and get involved. It islocated at the Club table, and anyone can get in on the bidding.
The idea for the Oregon Knife Show evolved some 34 plus years ago. The ideathen is the same as it is today. This is a fun Show. It is designed to beeducational, informative and a happy face place. It is designed to show off theskills and craftsmanship that are so much a part of the “World that goes cut.” Itis a once-a-year museum. It is a once-a-year art show. It is a once-a-year showfor people to share interests and get to see friends. We do not specialize ininterest groups that are lumped together but instead randomly have all types ofknife related merchandiseon tables scattered throughout thebuilding.
If yours isan interest in pointy things or “things that go cut”..... Come join us...
Glow in the Dark Knives Mike Adamson
If you collect knives for any length oftime, you may have a Glow-in-the-Dark pocketknife in your collection.
Glow-in-the-dark plastic or celluloidhandles are mixed with chemicals thatare called phosphors. A phosphor is asubstance that radiates visible lightafter it is energized. One of the mostcommon phosphors is Zinc Sulfide. Acommon misconception is that thesehandles are radioactive, and that iswhy they glow. This is not the case forglow-in-the-dark items that we areaddressing in this article.
Current production Glow-in-the-Darkpocketknives include Victorinoxmodels number Classic SD Stay-Glow 53208 and Climber Stay-Glow53388 and also the SOGAutomatic Model ST-01 SOG TAC.
Antique Glow-in-the-dark pocketknives were predominantly made byCamillus Cutlery Company and sold mostly under the house brand Camco.Those models from the 1940s and 1950s include Dick Tracy and Junior, DickTracy and Bo Plenty and the spook knife which is a single-blade toothpick.The Dick Tracy models are novelty tool knives that include a whistle andmagnifying eye-piece. Also seen on the same frame as the Dick Tracy was aLone Ranger and Silver knife. In the Camco line one can find unmarked Glow-in-the-dark toothpick style knives; a single-blade which is identical to a spookknife without the lettering; and a larger two-blade fish knife with Glow-in-the-dark fish scales.
Camillus sold a Scout knife with Glow-in-the-dark scales and the lettering"Camp-Glo" with flames above it. The Camp-Glo is mostly found with red-lettering but can also be found with hard-to-find black lettering. The DickTracy knives come in either blue or red-lettering, but the spook knife has onlybeen found with blue lettering.
So, go back into your collections or a hidden drawer with a flashlight and lookfor any very pale, yellow-green handles. They may be Glow-in-the-darkpocketknives. Good luckand happy hunting.
(editors note: Mike Adamson will have some of these knives in his displaywhich can be foundat TableX19.)
OKCA 2009 Show Forging DemonstrationCoordinator Wayne Goddard
This year’s demonstrations are aimed at allbladesmiths from beginner to expert. Mostall will see something worth while to learn.The main attraction will be the one-brickforge, as developed by Dave Rider andWayne Goddard. The amazing little forgewill be the only forge featured at thedemonstration on Saturday and another on Sunday. These demonstrations willbe featured at 12:00 (noon) on both days. Members of the 5160 Club will showa variety of knife work that can be done with this type forge. Blade shaping,hardening and tempering and “forged details” will all be demonstrated.
Materials to make the forge are one high temperature insulating brick and twohard bricks. The heat source is the Bernz-O-Matic JTH7 torch. This torch has aregulator valve which allows a super hot flame or just a whisper when turneddown. It is very versatile and has revolutionized theway I do a lot of my work.
Stop by thedemonstrations held outdoors at the Show and you will be amazed.
The photo shows the one-brick forge with the torch that heats it.
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An Introduction toDamascus SteelWayne Goddard
The material known as Damascus steel hasbeen made in many parts of the world over along period of time. It seems to have beenmade and used for both its decorative andphysical properties. The form of Damascusknown as pattern welded was made inGermany as late as WWII, but the knowledgeof working it in the United States wasapparently unknown.
Bill Moran sparked the rebirth of Damascussteel in the United States. After working ondeveloping it as a blade material for four orfive years, he laid out pattern weldedDamascus blades at the Knifemakers GuildShow in 1973.
This knifemaker/author was not at that showbut did see what Moran displayed in 1974.Like most that saw the material, it wasfascinating to see something that seemed tohave come out of the “Old Times”. Comparedto the pattern welded steel, the common knifeblade became quite boring. I caught the bug tomake some Damascus for myself; but it wasnine years before I got started …but that isanother story for another day.
Moran’s original blades were the simplestform of pattern welding, alternating layers ofiron and steel. Today most pattern-weldedsteel is all high carbon material. Contrast in thefinished blade is achieved by using alternatinglayers with different alloy content. In order tohave good cutting ability a certain amount ofcarbon needs to be present in the finishedblade. There is some loss during the weldingso starting with more than is necessary is good.My personal favorite mix is simple highcarbon steel alternated with bandsaw steel.The bandsaw steel has a nickel content ofapproximately 2%, which creates a nicecontrast in the pattern.
The common size for a starting billet can beanywhere from three layers to thirty. Thelimiting factor is the size of the forge and thesize of the hammer, either hand hammer orpower hammer. After the first weld, the billetis stretched out and doubled or tripled on itself.This is continued until the desired number oflayers is reached. The layer count in a finishedblade is usually from 200 to 500 or more.
More is not necessarily better when it comes tolayer count. As the layers become thinner, thealloy elements become equally distributedthrough the billet, and some pattern can belost. Once the desired layer count is reached, itis time for some simple pattern development
or not. Without any attempt at patterning, awood grain pattern will be apparent on thefinished blade. Personally, I find the woodgrain very attractive. Grooves can be carvedinto the steel; and then it is forged out, creatinga ladder pattern, or tooth appearance, whenonly the edge is carved. Another method is toforge the billet into a round bar, twist it uptight, then forge into a blade shape; this willgive a nice spiral pattern in the bladesurface.
As to forging and heat-treating a Damascusblade, it isn’t that much different fromworking a common alloy steel blade. Whattakes special care is the blade finish prior toetching to bring out the pattern. Some patternwill show on a hardened and tempered bladethat isn’t etched. It takes a proper etching tobring out the full beauty of the steel. A finehand rubbed finish to at least 600-800 grit isessential for a good etch.
Some makers polish their blades prior toetching and again after etching. I don’t do itthat way because it washes out what can be acrisp pattern. Some makers use acid to bringout the pattern, but I don’t like working with it.I find ferric chloride to be safer and more thanadequate. Some blades respond well to a ten orfifteen minute etch, others need etching, thenhand rubbing with 1500 grit paper, then moreetching. There are times I spend almost asmuch time bringing out the pattern in a bladeas it took to weld it up. It takesexperimentation with the strength of theetchant and time of etching. Hard and fastrules don’t always work. I tell my students tootreat each new Damascus blade as anindividual that needs to be acquainted with.
The etched blade is neutralized in a solution ofTSP, a cleaner found in the paint department ofstores that sell hardware. The blade is thendried off, heated up to 80-degrees and given ablue treatment with Birchwood Casey’s SuperBlue. Use the directions on the container.
Chainsaw chain
Motorcycle chain
wire rope
wood grain
Using the finest abrasive paper, lightly rub theblade to highlight the surface while notdisturbing the blued deeper part. The blade isgiven a dose of Liquid Wrench or WD-40. Thetreatment is allowed to soak in for an hour orso, wiped off; and the blade is ready for thehandle and guard.
As to sharpening, nothing special is requiredexcept to stay away from the pattern with thestone. This is where the sharpening jigs are agood thing. The jig lessens the chance of amistake on the stone that could ruin the finishon a blade.
Damascus blades that see much use will losetheir finish. If the appearance is a problem,contact the maker to see if they will refinish it.
Watch the SignsNo! Not the zodiac signs. The electronicsigns we will have at our Show. For thepeople who are visitors and fill out a doorprize ticket, the electronic sign on the eastwall of the room will have the winningnumbers for the door prize drawings. Wehave drawings pretty much every hour,and we should have well over 100 cutleryitems to give away.
The sign on the west wall over our Showtables is general information about theShow. This sign changes often and willkeep you informed about “now” activitiesand other important information.
The sign on the south wall will be devotedto the seminars and demonstrationsincluding times and events.
In an effort to reduce or eliminate theblaring sound systems, we offer thesesilent visual notifications. Keep your eyeson the signs as they will change often.
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Barr Brothers Once AgainDennis EllingsenI have written about the Barr Brothers on several occasions because ofmy interest in knives that were made in Eugene, Oregon. The knivesdate from 1891 until 1911. To review the article and history whichappeared in our April 2006 go to our web site. (From thefirst page of the web site look under articles.)
Knives made during this period have been difficult to find as they wereused, abused and discarded, especially the hunting style knives. I havetwo hunting style knives that I know were made in Eugene, Oregon.
One is a leather re-handled WWII style which was stamped made inEugene. The other knife has the original bone handles, a taper tang andthe correct history which convinced me that it was made in Eugene.However I now have additional information about the leather re-handled knife as a result of a recent discovery by my chiropractor andmyself. Sure the blade stated Eugene, but was it a taper tang? Mychiropractor, who is a good friend, is also my back’s good friend. Sowhen I have a problem.... I go to Doctor Strom.
I have been gathering a few more specimens of hunting/fighting typeknives that I had discovered on eBay.All the marks were Barr Bros (nolocation). Barr Bros moved to Oakland, California in 1911. Their mainthrust after this move was spring eye sack needles, kitchen knives andmetal products. Hunting style knives were even rarer with the Oaklandstamp on them. But suddenly I had four hunting style knives thatlooked surprisingly like the theater knives of WWII. The blade styleswere similar, and the theater-style handles and fittings were pointing toblades that were revamped by service men to suit their individual likes.This was a common practice in the PacificTheater during that war.
I looked at these knives and started to wonder how these knives couldhave come from Eugene, Oregon , go through WWII and find theirway to eBay. But wait I said..... maybe they were made in Oakland andgiven to the war effort. I recall seeing a article ofFebruary, 1943 that highlighted the effort to have knives donated to thewar effort. The article was titled “Save a Life with a Knife ; M.H. Colehighlights this story in his book .
Knives of all kinds, that were not under military contract, weredonated to a knife poor WWII effort in the Pacific battles. Bill &Debbie Wright have a book available that addresses these knives and
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the commercial knives that were enhanced and modified during thisperiod. The book is Sowhen comparing the Barr Brothers knives I had purchased, theycertainly appeared to have been from this era. But the burning questionwas whether these blades were made in Eugene, Oregon (pre 1911) orOakland, California (post 1911).
I started my campaign ofasking those in the know aboutthis subject and those whomight know. I could notformulate any hard solid factson this subject. So from therethe old scalp was getting sorefrom all the scratching. Andthen one day I had anepiphany. The general trend ofmaking knives, be theyhunting or kitchen, had beenthe handmade hammer forgetechnique. This basicallymeant that steel was heatedand hammered into shape andt h e n g r o u n d t o t h econfiguration that would makea suitable blade. By using thistechnique it was possible tosave steel by tapering theblades. The meat of the bladethickness was full, and thehandle portion was beaten to a smaller thickness resulting in a taper.
My rough rule of thumb was the taper tang was used before 1920; but,after that time, machine blade blanking was used. A blank sheet ofmetal was stamped out with a press, and there would be no taper tang.The thickness of the blade was uniform, stem to stern. All of thespecimens I have of Barr Brothers Eugene-made knives are handmadehammer forged and are taper tang. However, I could not be sure of theEugene stamped knife that been re-handled in the tradition of theWWII knives. I had no clue if this knife was taper tang or not.
So the thought was that if I could see if the tangs of my special madeknives were straight or tapered I could ascertain the location they weremade. Taper tang for Eugene and straight tang for Oakland. I had lostmy ability to use my own x-ray vision when I got too close to theKryptonite rock so an alternative source had to be found. And thisbrought me to my chiropractor who had an x-ray machine.
I was nervous about asking about x-ray for fear it would make meappear crazy and also be refused. But that was hardly the case. DoctorStrom was enthusiastic about the project. There was a question of howto x-ray, but that was quickly solved with a block of Styrofoam. I stuckthe knives into the block so that the thickness of the blades could bephotographed. Doctor Strom tweaked his exposure controls, and thecommand to the knives was “take a deep breath and hold it.” One shot,one take was all that it took to capture the image that told the wholestory.
Theater Made Military Knives of World War II.
The top knife and the fourth knife down were made in Eugene, Oregon.
Barr Bros knife with a classic taper tang
Barr Bros Eugene, but thetang was covered.
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The one knife that wasstamped “Eugene” was indeeda taper tang. But sad to say thefour knives in question werenot taper tang construction. Sofrom this information I wouldhave to conclude that thesefour were a product ofOakland, California. Oh well.
Many custom made knivestoday feature a taper tangdesign. From my point of viewthere are two things being said.One is that the knife is ahandmade knife, and the otheris that the taper tang is acos met i ca l l y appea l i ngpattern. I like taper tangknives, be they today made ortwixt 1891 and 1911.
Barr Bros... (Continued from previous page.)
Lucky Boy ibdennisKnives are fascinating. They are functional tools, art objects andhistorical items just to name a few of their aspects. I was recently at agun & knife show in Eugene, Oregon, and my friend, Harry Johnson,(Table E08 at the upcoming Show) handed me a knife item that was
absolutely fascinating in all its multitude of functions. He presented itto me as he knows I enjoy these unusual items and he had two of them.It was indeed unusual, but the real interesting part of it was yet to come.
On the backside of the aluminum handle was stamped “Lucky Boy.” Italso read Japan and had several US patent numbers stamped into thealuminum. Also on the back was a sharpening stone. I appreciatepatent numbers as they give us a time stamp on the item, along withdescriptions of the purpose of the patent.
On the front side was a large knurled knob and below it, cut out of thealuminum handle, were individual pockets which contained acompass, a level, a candle, fishing line with a hook, matches and athermometer. These were protected by a clear plastic cover that wasfastened by screws to the aluminum handle. When the large knurledknob is completely unscrewed to its stop, a knife blade swings out.Tightening the knob secures the knife in an open, usable position. Theknife blade can be removed, and Harry had another replacement bladethat was a saw. This survival tool is very fascinating.
I thanked Harry for the knife and told him I would do the patentresearch and get back to him. I live close to the Events Center so I wenthome and did a patent search on the two patent numbers. The onepatent number was not correct so having been there before I went one
number lower, andthere it was. Thepatent showed thebasic utility patent forthis item and alsoshowed several othertools that would fitinto the handle. Therewas a saw blade, acrescent wrench, asmall shovel, a smallaxe and of course aknife blade. It alsoshowed tha t theknurled knob workedas a cap lifter for abottled beverage.
The other patentnumber was a designpatent. Patents areboring reading, but the pictures of drawings are priceless. Once Iabsorbed the drawings I decided to read the words. Then I got myshock. The knife was made inJapan, and the patentees wereLloyd Dowdy and AlbertDaughtry. One of the patents onthis device was dated 1959. Theinteresting parts were that MrDowdy was from Mohawk,Oregon, and Mr Daughtry wasfrom Eugene, Oregon. Whowould have guessed.
Well if this story fascinates you,one or both of these knives willbe a the Knife Show in April. TryHarry Johnson at Table E08 or trytable N03. History and knives areneat. Harry Johnson
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O K C A 3 4 r d A n n u a l Cutlery DisplaysA p r i l 1 8 - 1 9 • L a n e E v e n t s C e n t e r • E u g e n e , O r e g o n
NORTH WALL
1. Mike Kyle
Since 1982 Remington has offered a handsome series of sportingknives with "Bullet" shields, along with annual art posters promotingthese knives (most ofthem painted by SanFrancisco artist LarryW. Duke). Mike Kylewill present his largedisplay of both theknives and the postersalong the north wall.Also included in histhree-table display willb e t h e o r i g i n a lR e m i n g t o nreproduction knives by Bowen, along with Candy-stripe handledRemingtons. This year his display will add 16 full color tin signs,reproducing each year's poster art, along with many one-of-a-kind andlimited edition knives and commemorative sets. Also a one-of-a-kindreplica of the 1989 Remington bullet knife made of wood with twoworking blades over 8 feet long and weighing 30 pounds.
2. Phil Rodenberg
Phil is a long-time collector of Gerber knives made in Portland,Oregon. Hewill be displaying the rarest items from his collection.
3. Barb Kyle
Barb will be displaying her collection of custom-made miniatureknives. She has been collecting minis for nearly two decades. Includedare knives made by Wayne Goddard, Jim Whitehead, Al Barton, PaulWardian and many other OKCAmember-knifemakers.
4. Don Hanham
Budding and grafting, pruning andreaping, specialized knives are a vitalpart of horticulture, agriculture, andgardening. A collection showing thewide variety of knife styles used inworking with plants and crops --whatthey are and how they work. Thisinformative and fascinating displayhas been expanded considerablywith a concentration on vineyard knives.
5.Weldon Teetz
Webster Marble of Gladstone,M i c h i g a n , i n v e n t e d a n dmanufactured all sorts of hardwareand gadgets for the seriousspor tsman . Weldon wil l bedisplaying his extensive collection of
Remington Bullet Knives andPosters A06
Someof the Rarest Gerber Legendary Blades A09
Legends in Steel A10
Horticulture Knives A11
Marble's Outing Equipment A12
Marble's items, not just the famous knives and axes, but also otherMarble's and M.S.A. items.
6. Mike Silvey
Mike has written many books about U.S. military knives, mostrecently "Pocket Knives of the United States Military." His displaythis year will be of 19th Century U.S. Navy folders, mostly largeSheffield rope knives, all U.S. Navy marked.7. Louis Chow
The evolution of the Loveless subhilt fighter from 1954 to the present.On exhibit: the first fighter Loveless made for sale in 1954, earlyDelaware period subhilts (the precursors to the Big Bear bowie), anunique, early fighter that saw service in the 12th Cavalry, a special-order Lawndale subhilt with a Brazilian hardwood handle,contemporary Big Bear and Junior Bear subhilts and the actual crown-stag handle "Big Bear" subhilt made in 1969 that was pictured in the1970 catalog.
8.Stanley Chan
Large stage knife custom made in the early 19th century for celebratedactor Edwin Forrest in his most famous theatrical role, "Metamora, theLast of the Wampanoags," first performed in 1829. Modern vintagepush daggers, by makers such as Cooper, Lile and Chapelle. Staghandle fighting knives by pioneer makers such as W. W. Cronk, RedWatson, Don Hastings and Ron Lake.
9. Jan Wagner
Jan will be displaying her special order R. H. Ruana brass knives. Thiswill include a variety of daggers and unusual non-catalog brass knivesmade by Rudy Ruana.
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10. B K. Brooks
B K. Brooks display will center on the Thistle Top Knife, a collectionon which he based his upcoming April 2009 article in "Knife World".Levine's Guide to Knives states that the Thistle Top knife was the "firstmass produced sheath knives designed specifically for hunting as asport." The display reflects the early origins of the Thistle Topincluding the widely popular Abercrombie & Fitch Special and theThistle Top's most probable roots back in the British Isles. Thistle TopKnives from American, German and British manufacturers will bedisplayed.
11. Rick Wagner
This year Rick will be displaying an American Civil War sword thatwas presented, and that opened the door to an interesting story. Rickwill also be available to answer questions and identify swords for thepublic.
19th Century U.S. Navy Folding Knives A14
The Loveless Subhilt Fighter A17
Custom Made Knives A19
R. H. Ruana Brass Knives A24
Thistle Top Knives X01
ASwordThatTalks X02
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A & M PRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T13AL MAR KNIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y01ALABAMA PRECISION TOOL & SUPPLY . . . . R15ALLEN CREEK CUTLERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M09ALSTAR CUSTOM KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N18B & L KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T12BADGER BOOKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N01BEAR PAW CUSTOM KNIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . E11BLUE RIDGE KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N09BRAD WATTS ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . E06BUCK KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M04CHRISTENSEN KNIFE & MFG LLC . . . . . . . . H01COLUMBIA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS . . . . . . R06COMMON SENSE SELF DEFENSE . . . . . . . . T04CONKLIN MEADOWS FORGE . . . . . . . . . . . . R05CRESCENT KNIFE WORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U01CUTSFORTH KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q13DAMASCUS KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R12DEEPAK CHOPRA CUTLERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . T09DOUBLE EAGLE KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O03DRAGONFLY FORGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M12EDGE-N-KNIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P17ELK CREEK CORPORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . C07ENTREK USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J11EXCALIBUR CUTLERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K02G & L MORGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O09GALLERY HARDWOODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D07GERRY'S KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O08GIRAFFEBONE.COM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10GLENDO CORPORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A21GMW KNIFE CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H07
GRIFFIN MADE KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D04HANDHELD STEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R14HATT CUSTOM KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G05HAWTHORNE CUTLERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13HIGH PEAKS MARKETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E16HOG ABRASIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y10IDAHO KNIFEWORKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M17IT’S A BURL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y07IVORY JACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C06JCT CORNER STONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U14K2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K04"KENCREST, USA" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J17KING BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P13KINGDOM ARMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S14KNIFE WORLD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N02LATAMA CUTLERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F02LATROBE SPECIALTY STEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . O15LONE WOLF KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I01M D CALDWELL & CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q01M LAZY B CUSTOM KNIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B10MCKENZIE RIVER DESIGN INC . . . . . . . . . . . O17MONTELL'S CUSTOM KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . S03NIFEBOY.COM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I04NORTH COAST KNIFE & FORGE SUPPLY . . N14NORTHWEST FENCING ACADEMY . . . . . . . . Y11NORTHWEST KNIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C13NW KNIVES & COLLECTABLES . . . . . . . . . . . F15OKUDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R07OREGON LEATHER COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . Y03ORIGINDIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C11
OX FORGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C18PACIFIC RIM GALLERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D05PROVISION FORGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q10QUALITY BLADE BOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T01QUALITY CUTLERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P11R E BURKE ENTERPRISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I12RAYROCK SPRINGS GALLERY . . . . . . . . . . . P03RED TROLL FORGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C17RIVER TRADERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D18ROSEARMS INTERNATIONAL LLC . . . . . . . . P06S & B SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F04SAVAGE SMITH BLADEWORKS. . . . . . . . . . . N13SCOUT KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D03SEVEY CUSTOM KNIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F07SHADOW MOUNTAIN FORGE LLC . . . . . . . . . I06SHEPHERD HILLS CUTLERY. . . . . . . . . . . . . G10SIDDA RESEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H09SPARTAN BLADES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-02SPYDERCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F01STIDHAM'S KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M01TACTICAL KNIVES MAGAZINE. . . . . . . . . . . . C09THREE SISTERS FORGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D12"TRIPLE ""R"" KNIVES" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E09TRIPLE B GUN & LOAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P14TROY OZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H17WHITE CREEK GUNSTOCK BLANKS . . . . . . . J15WILD BOAR BLADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R01WORKMAN OUTFITTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B13WORLD KNIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G12YE OLDE SNICKERSNEE SHOPPE . . . . . . . . L14
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ADAMS, JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . G18ADAMS BILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K06ADAMSON MIKE . . . . . . . . . . . T17ALLEN JAMES. . . . . . . . . . . . . D12AMOUREUX BILL . . . . . . . . . . N18ANDERSON DAVE . . . . . . . . . U07ANDRINGA DONALD . . . . . . . K13BAILEY PHIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B08BAINBRIDGE LYLE . . . . . . . . . E16BAULDREE TRAVIS . . . . . . . . Q08BEATY ROBERT . . . . . . . . . . . B18BELL MICHAEL. . . . . . . . . . . . M12BELL DON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O12BERG TONY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H10BERGLAND ERIC . . . . . . . . . . H09BERNING RON. . . . . . . . . . . . . Q07BINGENHEIMER "BRUCE ""BING" B10BIRKY JACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O02BOCHMAN BRUCE . . . . . . . . . B17BOEDCHER J BRUCE . . . . . . O16BOLKAN MIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . T05BORACCA BILL . . . . . . . . . . . . P07BOURLAND SKIP . . . . . . . . . . C01BRANDT MARTIN . . . . . . . . . . N14BROOKS B.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . X01BROWN JOHN. . . . . . . . . . . . . K02BROWNE RICK . . . . . . . . . . . . T15BUCK CHUCK. . . . . . . . . . . . . M04BUDIL BETTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . O03BUMP BRUCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . R12BURKE BILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D14BURKE RON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I12BURTSCHER BOB . . . . . . . . . . J12CALDWELL MATTHEW. . . . . . Q01CAMPAGNA CHARLIE . . . . . . U02CAREY MRK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-02CARRIVEAU RONALD. . . . . . . K11CARTER MURRAY . . . . . . . . . P01CHAN STANLEY . . . . . . . . . . . A19CHICARILLI ROCCO. . . . . . . . O18CHOPRA DEEPAK. . . . . . . . . . T09CHOW LOUIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . B11CHRISTENSEN BRYAN . . . . . H01CLARK ROGER . . . . . . . . . . . . D11CLARK NATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K08CLARK TOMMY. . . . . . . . . . . . N09CLAUSSEN WILLIAM . . . . . . . F15CLINCO MARCUS. . . . . . . . . . . I11COCHRAN FOY . . . . . . . . . . . . J07COLEMAN FRED. . . . . . . . . . . B06COLEMAN JOHN A . . . . . . . . . N17CONOVER JUANITA . . . . . . . . L10COOK CHUCK. . . . . . . . . . . . . D03COOK LARRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . N05COOLEY JOE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . D01COPE DANNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . H05CRAIN STEVEN . . . . . . . . . . . M08CROTTS DAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . D16CROW BRYAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . U10CROWDER BOB . . . . . . . . . . . J05CROWNER JEFF. . . . . . . . . . . N12CUTSFORTH DAREN . . . . . . . Q13
DANIELS KENNETH . . . . . . . . H12DAVIDSON CHARLES. . . . . . . B13DAVIS LARRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . D07DAVIS JOHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E01DAVIS TERRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . P09DEKORTE GARY . . . . . . . . . . . I03
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DIAZ SHARON. . . . . . . . . . . . . B03DICK STEVEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . C09DIETZEN GENE . . . . . . . . . . . . F17DOAN FRANK . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q06DODGE DICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . D05DOERFLER PHELAN AMY . . . K04DOUGE STEPHEN . . . . . . . . . R10DRIVDAHL MARTIN R. . . . . . . U13DYSON JOHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . R09DZIALO TED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L07EDWARDS RON . . . . . . . . . . . X07EICHORN THEO . . . . . . . . . . . H16ELZINGA-DIAZ JOSE' . . . . . . . R08ENGLERT TODD . . . . . . . . . . . L12ENNIS RAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J11ERICKSON DANIEL . . . . . . . . U14FADDEN GARY . . . . . . . . . . . . Y01FARLEY MARK. . . . . . . . . . . . . Y07FASSIO MEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S13FISHER THEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . J08FOX WENDELL . . . . . . . . . . . . J10FRANK BRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . T04GAIL R TERRY . . . . . . . . . . . . U09GAMBLE FRANK . . . . . . . . . . M10GIRVIN BILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G16GLASSER ELLIOTT . . . . . . . . . L01GLESSER SAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . F01GODDARD WAYNE. . . . . . . . . N10GOLDEN ROBERT . . . . . . . . . M13GOODMAN JIM . . . . . . . . . . . . G01GRANT BOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P14GREEN ARTHUR . . . . . . . . . . G03GRIFFIN GARY . . . . . . . . . . . . D04HALUCHA WALTER. . . . . . . . . F02HANHAM DON. . . . . . . . . . . . . B02HARSEYvBILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . H03HASTINGS PATRICK . . . . . . . . J06HATT ROGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . G05HAWK GRANT. . . . . . . . . . . . . C07HAYDEN JIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M06HAYES SEAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y11HERGERT BOB . . . . . . . . . . . . X15HERRINGTON ARLEN . . . . . . S06HOLBROOK ED. . . . . . . . . . . . X23HOLLAND LARRY. . . . . . . . . . Q12HOSKINS HOWARD . . . . . . . . L04HOUSE GARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . D13HOUSE CAMERON . . . . . . . . . F09HUEY STEVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . H04HUGHES STEVE . . . . . . . . . . . S12HUMENICK ROY . . . . . . . . . . . P09HUNT ROBERT . . . . . . . . . . . . E12HUTCHENS DOUG. . . . . . . . . . I01HYDE CHRIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G12IRVIN WILLIAM (BILL) . . . . . . . T07ISHIHARA HANK . . . . . . . . . . . E02ISOM GUY F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I06IWAHARA JEMMY . . . . . . . . . . J17JENSEN BEAU . . . . . . . . . . . . Q03JOHNSON HARRY . . . . . . . . . E08JOHNSON BILL . . . . . . . . . . . . F04JOHNSON THURSTON . . . . . O06JONES STEVE . . . . . . . . . . . . A01KANTOR CHET . . . . . . . . . . . . D02KARWAN JAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . C08KEENAN DEBBIE . . . . . . . . . . E04KELLEY GARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . K01KEYES GEOFF . . . . . . . . . . . . T08KING MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . P13
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KNUTSON LEROY A . . . . . . . . R04KOVALOV VLAD . . . . . . . . . . . P06KUNTZ SCOTT . . . . . . . . . . . . Y10KYLE MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . B05LANG BUD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P16LASCH HENRY . . . . . . . . . . . . H14LEE SHERIDAN . . . . . . . . . . . G04LEVINE BERNARD . . . . . . . . . N01LISCH DAVID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . G07LITTLE GARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . R05LOMBARDO DAN . . . . . . . . . . N13LOY MARV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S08LUCAS JAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . U15LUFT MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . I14MABE JOHN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G08MACK DENNIS . . . . . . . . . . . . D15MACY RON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M11MAGRUDER JASON . . . . . . . . S15MANN MICHAEL . . . . . . . . . . . J15MANN MIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M17MARAGLIA JACK . . . . . . . . . . . I07MARCELJA NICHOLAS. . . . . . C17MARTIN GENE . . . . . . . . . . . . Q10MARTINDALE JIM . . . . . . . . . . U06MATHEWS BRETT . . . . . . . . . Q15McCAFFERTY DAN . . . . . . . . . D10McCLURE SANDY . . . . . . . . . . F10MCNINCH PATRICK . . . . . . . . Q16MEADS DAVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . J16MILLER BUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G06MILLER PAUL & LEAH. . . . . . . L06MILLER RICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . X17MONTELL TY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S03MOORE ARTHUR . . . . . . . . . . K14MOORE LYNN. . . . . . . . . . . . . O13MOORE SCOTT . . . . . . . . . . . U03MORABITO JOHN . . . . . . . . . . N06MORGAN GERALD. . . . . . . . . O09MORGAN CRAIG. . . . . . . . . . . P05MYERS WAYNE. . . . . . . . . . . . O11OCHS CHARLES. . . . . . . . . . . C18O'DONNELL M SHAWN. . . . . . K18OLIVER DEAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . D18OLSON "DARROLD ""OLE""" . Q04PAINEvCHARLIE . . . . . . . . . . . R03PALLAY HAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U05PARMLEY GERRY. . . . . . . . . . O08PATRICK BOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . U01PATTERSON RANDALL . . . . . K10PATTON GORDON . . . . . . . . . C10PEERS BUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S07PETTY DAVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . H15PETZKE JEFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14PFAHNING DAN. . . . . . . . . . . . P11PHILLIPS STEPHEN H . . . . . . R06PITBLADO JIM . . . . . . . . . . . . R02PITT DAVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E11PLASS GREG . . . . . . . . . . . . . U08PUTLITZ LARRY . . . . . . . . . . . M09RAPPOPORT DAVID . . . . . . . . F13RAYNOR DICK. . . . . . . . . . . . . E13REID ROD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G10REMER LEROY . . . . . . . . . . . . E09RICH DON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P08RICHARD RAYMOND . . . . . . . H08RICHARDS ALVIN (CHUCK). . . I09RICKLES ROBERT . . . . . . . . . C13RIDER DAVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . O14RIDGEWAY RICH. . . . . . . . . . . C15
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12. Jim Pitblado
This is a display of over 45 Official Remington Boy Scout utilityknives and fixedblade knives. Tobe seen are anumber of newadditions to thecollection as wellas newly acquiredRemington ScoutKnife advertisingmateria l. Thisd i s p l a y a l s oi n c l u d e shistorical information on various patterns from 1921 thru 1939.
13. Ron Edwards
Ron will be displaying four major brands of large and small wood-handled swell-center "Coke Bottle" style folding knives, each withdate and location of manufacture. The four brands are Camillus, NewYork, Wilbert and Empire.
14. Jim Wells
Jimwill be displaying his collection of Boker pocketknives.
15. Jim Martindale
Jim's display will feature the Remington R1123 Large Trapper patternjack knife, and later knives inspired by it. Remington introduced thisknife in the early 1920's.
16. DaveAnderson
Kershaw has made many patterns and styles of knives from the late1970s to date. Dave Anderson has accumulated a collection of thenumerous knives made by this Portland based company.
17. Jack Birky
Jack has been collecting these items for many years. This year he willdisplay a wide range of styles and patterns... Many trick and multi useitems... Some olde and some later models... Manufactured by manydifferent makers!
18. R. Terry Gail
Knives by W. R. Case & Sons of Bradford, Pennsylvania, have longtopped the list of collector favorites. And the prettiest of all are theCase genuine stags. Terry presents a dazzling display of these greatlooking knives, built up over the course of three decades. He points outthat stag handled pocketknives are less common than bone orsynthetics. Stag is a natural material, used only on premium examplesof the cutler's art.
19. R. Terry Gail
Technically advanced folding knives made by Oregon's ownBenchmade knife company, using the most advanced state-of-the-artmetal-working technology. Examples of current production knives,including pre-production examples and first-production markedknives, and each of the Benchmade "Knives of the Month" for the year2000. Benchmade's motto is "Held to a Higher Standard."
Remington Official Boy and Girl Scout Knives X06
Coke Bottle Folding Knives X08
Boker Pocket Knives X08
WalkingThrough History with the 1123 Pattern X10
Kershaw KnivesYesterday andToday X11
Species of Knife and Hatchet combinations and knife and tool sets.X12
Case Stag Pocket Knives X13
Benchmade Knives X14
20. Martin R. Drivdahl
To demonstrate this theme, Martin will display his best examples ofgood quality older pieces, to show a respectable cross-section of thehuge spectrum of makers, types, purposes, sizes, blade patterns,handle materials and other special features the creator’s innovationsincorporated into these lovely things called knives -which we love toseek, handle, look at and collect.
21. Rick Miller
These knives were made in the arms factory in Toledo, Spain, between1841-1900.Alot of the knives which were manufactured were given tonotable visitors to the factory. One knife which is featured is dated1882 and belonged to Hubert Howe Bancroft, America's most famoushistorian. Hewas owner of the largest publishing house located west ofthe Mississippi. His collection of volumes on the development of theWest Coast was sold in 1906 to the University of California for the sumof $250,000.
22. MikeAdamson
Mike will be displayingfourteen counter top cutlerydisplay cases: Boker,Camco, Camillus, Case,C o l o n i a l , H a m m e r ,Kutmaster, Pal, Primble,Rem ing ton , S chra d e,Shapleigh, Western, Ulster --all of them filled withknives.
23. David & Lonna Schmiedt
David and Lonna will exhibit their collection of swords fromMalaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines, including Moro swords,Nias Island swords, and Borneo headhunter swords. These are some ofthe finest and most beautifully crafted edged weapons ever made. Theforge work, the damascus steel, the carving --all are superb. The closeryou look, the more amazed you will be.
24. Ed Holbrook
Ed "wrote the book" onScout knives, and hepublished an updatededition of "OfficialScout Blades" in 2009.His display completelyfills four tables, andincludes exce llentexamples of just aboutall of the Official Scoutknives ever made. Edhas been activelyinvolved with the BoyScouts of America since 1948, and he has collected Official Scoutknives (Boy Scout, Girl Scout, and Campfire) since 1982. The rarestknives in his display are the Official knives from the 1910s through1930s, including those by New York Knife Co., Remington, Ulster, L.F. & C., and Cattaraugus. Ed added nine new "Case Official ScoutKnives" to his display last year. This year he has added 35 more knives.Truly impressive, and educational to boot. Don't miss it!
Variety Is The Spice Of Knives X16
SpanishToledo Knives 1841-1900 X17
Antique Cutlery Displays X19
Indonesian & Phillipine Swords X20
Scout Knives X23
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Demonstrations at the ShowThe demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday will feature variousaspects of the cutlery world. The seminars or demonstrations will varyfrom the educational to the entertaining.
Vernonia OR, demonstration features the shaving ofhis beard with a Japanese machete. (Ouch) Besides that Murray willt a l k a b o u tvarious aspectso f c u t l e r y ,insights whichhe gained fromhis many years ofstudy in Japan.This semi narwill start at
(Table P01)
,Coqui lle OR,w i l l g i v e ap r e s e n t a t i o nstarting at
on "The Japanese Sword: A Social and Technological History."Michael Bell is the leading contemporary maker of Japanese swordstoday. His swords are known world wide, and his knowledge on theJapanese swords is coupled with a passion for this subject. (TableM12)
Eugene OR, is internationally known for his workon steel and forging of knives. At (noon) on Saturday andSunday, he and several assistants will give a live presentation onforging knives. (Table N10)
of the NW Fencing Academy will give a presentation ofEuropean Edged Weapons Combat. A portion of the event will bedevoted to fencing. This seminar starts at (TableY11)
Largo FL, is qualified in martial arts. His seminar willbe an active demonstration using non-lethal response with an edgedtool. That presetation starts at While in Eugene Bram will beputting on classes at a local martial art dojo. Talk to him to gain more
Murray Carter,
10:00AM.
Michael Bell
11:00AM
Wayne Goddard,12:00
Sean Hayes
1:00 PM
Bram Frank,
2:00 PM.
i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h i shappening. (Table T04)
, EphrataWA, has been g iv i ngpresen ta t ions on f l in tknapping at our Show formany years. He starteddemonstrating at our Show in1998 at a very young age andhas continued each year toshare his talents on this10,000 year old craft. Hispresentation begins at
(Table T11)
We w i l l a g a i n h a v epresentations on the veryp o p u l a r s u b j e c t s o fscrimshaw, wood carving,flint knapping and engraving.
Port OrfordOR, is an artist who enjoyssharing his art skills withinterested persons. He will bedemonstrating his craftduring the whole Show fromhis Table X15.
We also will call yourattention to GlideOR, who will demonstrate herwood carving skills at TableP04.
, YoncallaOR, does engraving while atthe Show and can be seen athis TableA15.
Don’t forget to watch thein the southeast corner of the room on Saturday
morning.
Metallurgy is the heart beat of the knifemaking world.will be conducting a seminar on Friction Forged Tech
talk/QAsession. There will be handouts. This is a free seminar open toall. It all starts on You can gain entry atthe southwest corner of the Exhibit Hall building.
There are many people who come from far away but want to start theirSunday at a worship service. We have brought the Chapel to our KnifeShow at in the meeting room at the southend of the building. , Culdesac ID, presides over thischapel service.
Martin Schempp
3:00PM.
Bob Hergert,
Dory Silva,
Jerry Whitmore
blade grinding
WayneGoddard
Friday morning at 9:00 AM.
8:00 AM Sunday morningHoward Hoskins
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Display Award Knives
The blades that were ground at the April 2008 grinding competitionwere used to make up the display award knives for the April 2009Show.
The following are the people who have so graciously finished theseblanks to make fantastic awards:
Bruce Bump -Walla WallaWA- R12Jose Elzinga-Diaz - EllensburgWA- R08Ray Ennis - Ogden UT - J11Chris Guenther - Beaverton ORTedd Harris - Hillsboro ORTodd Kopp -Apache JunctionAZGene Martin -Williams OR - Q10Jerry McClure - Norman OK - F10Lynn Moore - Fall Creek OR - 013Spencer Reiter - Deridder LAButch Vallotton - Oakland OR - K09RichardVeatch - Oakridge OR - P12
Craig Morgan - Eugene OR - P05 display standsJerry Whitmore - Oakland OR -A15 engravingLarry Criteser - Eugene OR - Coordinator of the Event
Bruce Bump
José Elzinga-Diaz
Gene Martin
Lynn Moore
Ray EnnisButch Vallotton
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OKCA ClubWhot-zits & Whos Zits
State - Federal - Postal Laws
State
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, INCLUDING SCHOOL BUILDINGS[excerpt]
Federal
Postal
-Oregon's state knife laws were revised in 1999. Here are key sectionsof the current laws. For links to the complete text, and for other U.S. stateknife laws, visit www.knife-expert.com
166.240 Carrying of concealed weapons. (1) Except as provided insubsection (2) of this section, any person who carries concealed upon theperson any knife having a blade that projects or swings into position by forceof a spring or by centrifugal force, any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slungshot,metal knuckles, or any similar instrument by the use of which injury couldbe inflicted upon the person or property of any other person, commits a ClassB misdemeanor.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies to any peace officer asdefined in ORS 133.005, whose duty it is to serve process or make arrests.Justice courts have concurrent jurisdiction to try any person charged withviolating any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. [Amendedby 1977 c.454 §1; 1985 c.543 §2; 1989 c.839 §21; 1999 c.1040§15]
[Note: The phrase "by centrifugal force" is often interpreted to apply to anyfolding knife of which the blade can be "thrown" open while holding on tothehandle.]
166.270 Possession of weapons by certain felons. (1)... firearm... (2) Anyperson who has been convicted of a felony under the law of this state or anyother state, or... under the laws of the Government of the United States, whoowns or has in the person’s possession or under the person’s custody orcontrol any instrument or weapon having a blade that projects or swings intoposition by force of a spring or by centrifugal force or any blackjack,slungshot, sandclub, sandbag, sap glove or metal knuckles, or who carries adirk, dagger or stiletto, commits the crime of felon in possession of arestricted weapon...
166.360 (5) "Weapon" means: (b) Any dirk, dagger, ice pick, slingshot,metal knuckles or any similar instrument or a knife other than an ordinarypocket knife, the use of which could inflict injury upon a person orproperty...
166.370 (1) Any person who intentionally possesses a loaded or unloadedfirearm or any other instrument used as a dangerous weapon, while in or on apublic building, shall upon convictionbe guilty of a Class Cfelony.
-United States Code, TITLE 15 -COMMERCE AND TRADE,CHAPTER 29, Section 1242. Whoever knowingly introduces, ormanufactures for introduction, into interstate commerce, or transports ordistributes in interstate commerce, any switchblade knife, shall be fined notmore than $2,000 or imprisoned not more thanfive years, or both.Asused in this chapter -
(a) The term ''interstate commerce'' means commerce between any State,Territory, possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, andany place outside thereof.
(b) The term ''switchblade knife'' means any knife having a blade whichopens automatically -
(1) by hand pressure applied to a button or other device in the handle oftheknife, or
(2) by operationof inertia, gravity, or both.Exceptions... (3) the Armed Forces or any member or employee thereofacting in the performance of his duty... [Note: this exception does NOTexempt sales to members of the armed forces. It only exempts carry of issuedknives across state lines byArmedForces personnel whileon duty.]
-United States Code, TITLE 18, PART I -CRIMES, CHAPTER 83,Section 1716. Injurious articles as nonmailable... [including] (g) All kniveshaving a blade which opens automatically (1) by hand pressure applied to abutton or other device in the handle of the knife, or (2) by operation ofinertia, gravity, or both... (h) Any advertising, promotional, or sales matterwhich solicits or induces the mailing of anything declared nonmailable...
CONTRIBUTIONS
Many companies and individuals contribute knife-related itemsto the Oregon Knife Collectors Association Annual Show.
Raffle and door prize items are displayed prominently during thecourse of the Show. Door prizes are awarded by random drawingto the public who pay for Show admission. Tickets for the raffleare sold both to the public and to table-holders. Proceeds of the
raffle help to underwrite the costs of the Show. Hundreds ofprizes will be given out at the Show.
See the up-to-the minute list of raffle and door-prize contributorsat: http://www.oregonknifeclub.org
The following is a list of the people and companies who havecontributed to date:
Admiral Steel • Benchmade Knives • Jerry BodnerB.K. Brooks • Browning • Buck Knives • Bruce Bump
CAS Hanwei • Bryan Christensen Knife & ManufacturingJoe Cooley • Columbia River Knife & Tool
Country Knives Inc -Brian HuegelCrescent Knife Works -Bob Patrick
Crazy Crow Trading • Larry CriteserCulpepper & Co. Inc - Mother of Pearl
The Custom Shoppe -David Shirley • Cutlery ShoppeTerry Davis • José Diaz • Edgecraft -Chef'sChoice®
Wayne & Phyllis Goddard • Gary Griffin -Griffin Made KnivesFrost Cutlery • Stan Fujisaka • Russ Haehl
Bob Hergert -Scrimshaw • Brian Huegel -Country Knives IncRoy Humenick • Jeff Hungerford • Kershaw Knives
Knife & Gun Finishing Supplies • Ron & Donna LakeLeatherman Tool Group • Bernard Levine • Lone Wolf Knives
Marbles Gun Sights Inc • Gene Martin - Provision ForgeLynn Moore • Mundial Inc • Pacific Machinery & Tool Steel
Scott Pritchard • Bill Ruple • Ed SchemppJoe Seale • Mike Silvey • Smith AbrasivesSOG Specialty Knives • Spyderco Knives
Rhett & Janie Stidham • Tactical Knives • Taylor Brands LLCButch Vallotton • Jim Walker
Alan Warren -Portland Oregon • William Henry KnivesW.R. Case & Sons • Wusthof Trident
The Oregon Knife Collectorswill be held at the Lane Events Center and
Fairgrounds EXHIBIT HALL, 796 West 13th Avenue in Eugene Oregon. This isthe same location as the 2008 Show. 430 TABLES,
Exhibitor set up and members only day. Noexceptions. ew members may sign up at the door ($20individual, $23 family) Membership renewals
Open to the public. $6.00 admission.Special two day pass also available. Forging demonstration 12:00 noon. Otherdemonstrations throughout the day. 5:00 PM Saturday Night Social - tickets$5/person.Awards Presentations. Hors d'ouevres. No host bar.
Open to the public. Forging demonstration12:00 noon.The Show isopen until 3pmand all tableswill be full until this time.
34rd Annual Knife Show
the Largest Knife Show in the World!!!
AFTER 2:00 PM.
Friday, April 17, 10:00AM - 7:00 PM:
Saturday April 18, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday April 19, 9:00 AM -3:00 PM:
City and County Regulationsrequire that there be:
AFTER 2:00 PM n
No smoking within the Exhibit Hall at any time.No alcoholic beverages consumed within the Exhibit Hall during the publichours of the Show.
:
Show Schedule
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Knife Show Etiquette Knife shows are a lot of fun. They are best,however, when visitors follow a few basic rules of courtesy. These are:
Do not handle knives without permission.Do not touch the blade or the edge of any knife offered ordisplayed as a collector's item.Do not wipe off the blade of a knife. Let the exhibitor do it.Do not open more than one blade of a folding knife at a time.Do not block a sale table if you are only "window shopping."If you have brought knives to trade or sell, obtain permission beforedisplaying them at or in front of someone's table.Please do not interrupt or comment on any transaction.
The Oregon Knife Collectors Association(organized in 1976) is a non-profit organization,happily involved with"Anything that goesCut!" The OKCAOregon Knife Show,with 430 8-foot exhibitortables, is now the largestall-knife show west of theMississippi.
O K C A m e m b e r s r e c e i v eadmission to the Friday"set-up" day at the KnifeShow, nine Knewsletttersper year, invitations to our popular no-host dinner meetings, free tables at our WinterShow in December, and a chance to buy ourannual limited-edition club knives. Membershipis open to all.
Dues are $20/year (individual) or$23/year (family under one roof).Come to the Club Table by theShow entrance after 2:00 PMFriday, or after 9:30 AM Saturdayor Sunday, to sign up and get yourmembership card, or mail your check to:OKCA, PO BOX 2091, EUGENE OR 97402.
About the OKCA
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Websitewww.oregonknifeclub.orgThe Oregon Knife Collectors has posted a website on the World WideWeb. It can answer your questions about our Club and about our Show.Also, the special articles that we have published in ourcan be found on our website. In addition we have provided links to ourmembers and contributors who have web sites of their own.
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Non-Denominational Chapel ServiceSunday morning 8:00 a.m.Meeting Room #4
Chaplain Howard Hoskins conductingWelcome all friends to come and worship with fellowknife collectors.
DIRECTIONS TO THE LANE EVENTS CENTERFrom 1-5 take exit 194B. Stay on I-105 West until the end (itcrosses over the Willamette River and then curves to theleft). I-105 ends at 7th and Jefferson (when I-105 widens tothree lanes, stay in the center lane to avoid being forced toturn). Proceed straight ahead, south on Jefferson, straightthrough the intersection at 13th & Jefferson, where you willenter the Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds: 796 W 13thAve., Eugene, OR 97402, (541) 682-4292. The EXHIBITHALL is at the South end of the large building on your right.The entrance is around on the West side. Parking is availableon both sides.
Knifemakers from all over the U.S., and from several foreignlands, come to the Oregon Knife Show. You can meet well-known makers, and perhaps order that special custom-madeknife you have always wanted. Prominent knife dealers areoffering everything from classic knives by makers long gone, tothe latest in high-tech and high-art cutlery from the U.S.A.,Europe,Asia,Africa andAustralia.
Hand-made knives range from solid practical hunting, fishing,kitchen and utility knives that are priced competitively withgood factory knives--though with that one-of-a-kind hand-made touch--on up to exquisite, investment-grade, fine-artpieces suitable for the most discriminating collector.
The Northwest is an important center of bladesmithing, so besure to note the wide variety of hand-forged cutlery offeredhere. Each forged blade was individually hammered-to-shapered hot by its "smith" or maker. Many have "Damascus" blades,built up of layered or braided steels of varying composition,then etched or specially polished to reveal the resulting pattern.
Another regional knifemaking specialty is traditional obsidianknapping, as practiced in Oregon in the Stone Age. Somemodern obsidian knives are made for use, and they work as wellas similar knives did 10,000 years ago. Others are fine artdisplay pieces.
For the do-it-yourself knifemaker, don't miss the wideassortment of knifemaking supplies and guidebooks offered byseveral of our exhibitors.
Hand-Made Knives
This weekend at theLane Events Center:
Oregon Knife Show - Exhibit Hall
Friends of the Library Book Sale - Performance Hall
HBA Builders Garage Sale - Wheeler Pavilion
Model Railroad Show - Expo Halls
In Oregon it is legal to make, sell, buy, or own switchbladeknives. However, IT IS ILLEGAL here to carry aswitchblade knife, a gravity knife, a dagger, or a dirkconcealed on one's person, or for a convicted felon topossess a switchblade. Thirty states have banned possessionor sale of switchblade knives. Under federal law it isILLEGAL to mail, carry, or ship a switchblade or gravityknife across state lines, including U.S borders.
Oregon Public Order Offense 166.240 Carrying of concealedweapons. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of thissection, any person who carries concealed upon the personany knife having a blade that projects or swings into positionby force of a spring or by centrifugal force, any dirk, dagger,ice pick, slungshot, metal knuckles, or any similar instrumentby the use of which injury could be inflicted upon the personor property of any other person, commits a Class Bmisdemeanor.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies to anypeace officer as defined in ORS 133.005, whose duty it is toserve process or make arrests.
Switchblades & Daggers
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OKCA Cutlery Demonstrations34rd Annual Show - April 18-19, 2009
All the demonstrations will take place in Meeting Room #3 or #4 which are located in the rooms to the right (South) of the ShowEntrance. Demonstrations will start promptly at the specified times. These demonstrations are designed to be highly educationaland entertaining and are presented to show the many facets of our interest in cutlery and cutting tools.
Sunday Morning Chapel Service - Howard Hoskins (L04) 8:00Forging a Knife - Wayne Goddard and troupe - Outside SE corner 12:00The Art of Scrimshaw - Bob Hergert (At table X15) All DayWood Carving - Dory Silva (At table P04) All DayThe Art of Engraving - Jerry Whitmore (At table A15) All Day
Pushing the Envelope: Shaving With a Machete - Murray Carter (P01) 10:00The Japanese Sword - Michael Bell (M12) 11:00Forging a Knife - Wayne Goddard and troupe - Outside SE corner 12:00European Edged Weapons Combat - Sean Hayes & NW Fencing Academy (Y11) 1:00Non-lethal Response with an Edged tool - Bran Frank (T04) 2:00Flint Knapping - Making Stone Tools - Martin Schempp (T11) 3:00Blade Grinding Competition - SE corner of the Show room MorningThe Art of Scrimshaw - Bob Hergert (At table X15) All DayWood Carving - Dory Silva (At table P04) All DayThe Art of Engraving - Jerry Whitmore (At table A15) All Day
Metallurgy Seminar 9:00
Saturday
FridaySunday
The number & letter followingeach name is the Show table location.