Cult of the Texas Jack; why should the peaNUTS get all the glory

paulhilborn · Jan 1, 2016

Heres a 2010 #62032 I just found near the bottom of a La Unica cigar box. Centered blades, no play, beautiful green jigged bone, nicely radiused with no sharp spots, nice pinched and grooved bolsters...all in all a great Jack Knife:thumbup:

CoffeeCat2112 · Jan 1, 2016

Very nice, Paul! Maybe I need to start collecting cigar boxes.

paulhilborn · Jan 1, 2016

bwperdue said:
Very nice, Paul! Maybe I need to start collecting cigar boxes.

Lol, thanks Blaine, have not spoken to you in a very long time, hope you and your family are well:thumbup:

Half/Stop · Jan 1, 2016

Paul -

I wandered what happened to my TJ!

IMO one of the nicest examples they make. Hope you and your family are off to a good year. Thanks for that little matter you helped me with before Christmas, it worked out just fine.

Habiru · Jan 1, 2016

paulhilborn said:
Heres a 2010 #62032 I just found near the bottom of a La Unica cigar box. Centered blades, no play, beautiful green jigged bone, nicely radiused with no sharp spots, nice pinched and grooved bolsters...all in all a great Jack Knife:thumbup:

I'll take two of those, and call you all in the morning!

Macchina · Jan 1, 2016

paulhilborn said:
Heres a 2010 #62032 I just found near the bottom of a La Unica cigar box. Centered blades, no play, beautiful green jigged bone, nicely radiused with no sharp spots, nice pinched and grooved bolsters...all in all a great Jack Knife:thumbup:

That is a very fine example! Almost puts me past the "tipping point"...

paulhilborn · Jan 1, 2016

Half/Stop said:
Paul - I wandered what happened to my TJ! IMO one of the nicest examples they make. Hope you and your family are off to a good year. Thanks for that little matter you helped me with before Christmas, it worked out just fine.

Ron, when you posted it (your pictures are better then mine) I couldn't resist for good reasons. It's a terrific knife and just shows CASE produces an excellent product. There's no reason why I don't carry it more. Unfortunately I have a few knives that deserve a better owner

Glad things worked out well with our friend

Happy Holidays Ron and have a wonderful New Year:thumbup:

Thanks guys

screened porch · Jan 2, 2016

Could be I've got one after all. I found this 4" Colonial while I was looking for something else.

This one probably doesn't count, since the secondary isn't a pen.

5K Qs · Jan 2, 2016

paulhilborn said:
Heres a 2010 #62032 I just found near the bottom of a La Unica cigar box. Centered blades, no play, beautiful green jigged bone, nicely radiused with no sharp spots, nice pinched and grooved bolsters...all in all a great Jack Knife:thumbup:
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Impressive Texas Jack, Paul! :thumbup::thumbup:

Half/Stop said:
Paul - I wandered what happened to my TJ! IMO one of the nicest examples they make. Hope you and your family are off to a good year. Thanks for that little matter you helped me with before Christmas, it worked out just fine.

Aha! Shenana Claus indeed!

:thumbup:

- GT

Half/Stop · Jan 2, 2016

5K Qs said:
Impressive Texas Jack, Paul! :thumbup::thumbup:

Aha! Shenana Claus indeed! :thumbup:

- GT

Yes indeed, Gary. Happy New Year my friend!

onejim · Jan 5, 2016

Paul, is that beauty cv?

I've not seen too much variety on the stj. A few different handle materials but most in ss. The green bone and lined bolsters take an awesome knife and push it to the top.

Great find

Jim

btb01 · Jan 5, 2016

I've really grown quite fond of my Texas Jack. I had been thinking about buying a Case medium stockman, but couldn't find one that fit quite what I wanted - I like the square bolsters, but also wanted a clip/sheepsfoot/spey blade combination (rather than clip/sheepsfoot/pen), but all the square bolstered Case medium stockmans have the pen rather than the spey, and I didn't much like the rounded bolsters, so I sort of forgot about it and never bought one. Well, I was looking at some Case knives in person at a shop, and decided I liked the Texas Jack well enough (I didn't really need three blades, anyways). Yes, I know that the Texas Jack has a pen blade, which is what I was trying to avoid in the stockman, but since it isn't a stockman, it doesn't really bother me. It's a handy little knife. :thumbup:

paulhilborn · Jan 5, 2016

onejim said:
Paul, is that beauty cv?

I've not seen too much variety on the stj. A few different handle materials but most in ss. The green bone and lined bolsters take an awesome knife and push it to the top.

Great find

Jim

Jim, thank you, it's Tru-Sharp, and as a die hard carbon guy, I easily can make the concession with all the other features the knife offers. I am impressed with the edge achieved on the Tru-Sharp:thumbup:

jc57 · Jan 5, 2016

That was a from a 2010 run of "Pinched Bolster Olive Green Bone" knives that were all SS. Item #12455 was for the Medium Jack 62032 pattern in that family (same pattern as the Small Texas Jack).

Ryouchijtx · Jan 7, 2016

paulhilborn said:
Heres a 2010 #62032 I just found near the bottom of a La Unica cigar box. Centered blades, no play, beautiful green jigged bone, nicely radiused with no sharp spots, nice pinched and grooved bolsters...all in all a great Jack Knife:thumbup:

Beautiful Paul! Haven't seen one like that before.

Here's mine from today

TsarBomba · Jan 8, 2016

Ryouchijtx said:
Here's mine from today

It's fortuitous that you posted yours, as today I received my first ever full-size Texas jack, a beautiful and bold #6292.

btb01 said:
I've really grown quite fond of my Texas Jack. I had been thinking about buying a Case medium stockman

Why, yes, Barrett. That is a medium stockman sitting alongside which just so happened to arrive with it.

White Crown · Jan 8, 2016

Actually, I have some gift cards that are waiting for my next trip to BPS to pick up a CV texas jack in amber bone. I very rarely use the speys on my stockmans.

TsarBomba · Jan 8, 2016

White Crown said:

Perhaps you meant to say...

*puts on sunglasses*

Discriminution.

*cue Roger Daltry scream*

Old Hunter · Jan 8, 2016

Very nice 6292 Tsar (as well as a nice 6318 Stockman). I think you will really, really like that 92 TJ. OH

TsarBomba · Jan 8, 2016

Old Hunter said:
Very nice 6292 Tsar (as well as a nice 6318 Stockman). I think you will really, really like that 92 TJ. OH

I am quickly discovering that I have a profound appreciation for the squared-off bolsters look of the Cases in this vein, like the TJ and the large stockman. While I consider myself a Barlow man first and foremost, these even-ended jacks I keep encountering consistently look and feel great. When I eventually start giving some of my knives happy new homes, I have a feeling these boys are going to be staying with papa.