Gulf Coast assistance - Part Deux

I have stretched this Fund Raising effort to E-bay in hopes of helping a little more, and maybe (hopefully) a few hundred people will see the knife I have put up for auction. Could a few of you guys get the ball rolling to spark the interest in other potential bidders.

I have listed a Schrade 507SC Big Cat Scrimshaw.

Good work Dad!!! Ya done good...
 
Del and El LobO are in the mail to them. Waiting for a knife from Fixer 27.

Have not heard from Codger re: what he wants.

Have not heard from G1ZMO and I do not have his address yet either.

End of report

Paul
 
A Sketch has been dropped in the mail.

And I recieved my hat + pin and OT today. Thanks Lt. :thumbup:

But what was up with the grape stem?
 
fixer27 said:
......But what was up with the grape stem?
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Hey! YOU got a grape stem and I didn't? :D

Sheathmaker, I will be sending you a knife, an old sheath for design basics, and a sketch.

Codger

P.S.- all pins and knives from part 2 have been sent. If anyone does not receive theirs in a reasonable time, just give me a shout.
 
The old story now everyone will want one. I live alone if that was all you found extra consider yourself lucky. Sometimes the cats like to donate also. LT
 
You mean.... those weren't Tootsie Rolls????? :eek: :barf:

Yes, we still need an address from G1ZMO.

Codger
 
Oh, I see LT is here....

LT, how did you learn to roll a hat so tight that it fit inside that sock??? :D

Bill
 
Well LT, I looked and looked and could not find a "USA Schrade" stamp on
the grape stem.

Does that make it a genuine Schrade collectable? :D
 
I believe that is a "last of the bunch" collectable.

Codger

PS- Folks, we still have a few items with no pledges. Christmas is only a few short weeks away!
 
Codger_64 said:
I believe that is a "last of the bunch" collectable.

Codger

PS- Folks, we still have a few items with no pledges. Christmas is only a few short weeks away!
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When is the event ending?


"Last of the bunch collectable." LOL :D
 
This third donation round will end at 11:00 PM EST on Monday, Sept. 19th. Unless some manufacturer steps forward with a selection of inexpensive items, this third week will conclude out site's effort to gather pledges for the Gulf coast assistance effort.

Codger
 
Sorry about the grape stem send it back and I will stamp it people are always asking me to do that and open there bottles of ballantine Ale which is why I wear the jewelery I wear. I save the more expensive stuff for the casinos. Although a jeweler friend of mine did cap the Schrade Walden stamp with a silver cap and loop and gold initials ( so that I could Identify it ) after all I wouldn't want someone to take my tang stamp and say it was theres. Especially since so many people wear this kind of accessory. I had told him to drill a hole for the chain but he had nothing that would dent the stamp steel.

I suppose I could put up an original Schrade tang stamp. It would be smaller one, ( smaller letters) and of my choosing ( if any people show an interest in wanting one ). I never thought about it till this minute. If there is any interest I will also include it in a 1953 Schrade Walden wood display box. I will post a pic if there is an interest. Tang stamp would probably not be Schrade Walden but would be Schrade.

These pictures are not great but should give the general idea of my grape stem stamper. LT PS I always put a sock over my hat when I am wearing a hat so it was easy to put it in the padded envelope. I have also spent some time in padded cells so that also helped.
 
Tangstamps are an interesting study themselves. They tell as much about a pattern as a mint mark does on a coin. I collect photos of the various tangstamps on my two favorite patterns, and they have helped me establish a crude chronology of production. Changes of wording is the most obvious, as well as changes in location, but there are minute changes in the stamps themselves, both in the typestyles, letter spacings, and even wear. Tiny chips and cracks appear as they become worn and the letters round. Sometimes these defecta fill in with dross and make error stampings where an "O" has no raised center, or a pair of letters run together. Occasionally an error tangstamping will be seen that slipped by QC with a letter or number missing altogether. To have an original tangstamp die to display with your favorite knives would be a collector's dream. What say ye members? Do we hear an "aye"?

Codger
 
Codger I now have everyone accounted for by address and an idea of what is wanted. As soon as knives and/or other info arrives I'll be getting them built post haste. Once again thanks for your generosity. It'll be a pleasure to work for you.

Paul


PS: Codger I emailed you ,but forgot to include "yes, be sure to use mosaic pins". That will just cap the whole deal.
 
Thank you kindly for the cap..........but still no grape stem. Is it because I'm fairly new to the forum????? Have I said something to offend??????? Why are some people favored with a grape stem, but others just seem to be forgotten???????

Paul

PS: LobO, did you get a grape stem???
 
Alas,
No remnants from the grapes of wrath, from our resident author, for me either.. :(

On the bright side, it is a nice hat (I'm wearing it right now).....and, I don't see anything from the cat included in the package.

Bill
 
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