MikeRock

Since you have the saddle, can't you take some photos of it, or have a friend take some?

How beautiful to watch...... lovely old mechanisms. Thank you

Hi Chuck, Old man here... Did you ever see one of Rudy Ruana's knives? Forged from files, guard and pommel cast from melted beer can aluminum, elk scales and the cross pins made from aluminum clothesline wire. Hand sewn sheaths. I traded a girl an Indian flute for one she had, 1974. Look him up, cool old gentleman. https://www.ruanaknives.com Good grief, they are still in business! Good for them!! If you like that knife style, let me know. Getting your blanket ready to ship.

'Cool, OLD........." Hey, be nice, I was a junior in high school when that was printed:))))

Chuck, Thanks for that. Scroll up a bit and see the four leather type. Cool!

I searched 'shrinking hammer' and sure enough, there it is. It has a face close to Chuck's and it backed by a rubber piece, I'd guess to eliminate any mis-oriented blows. As another aside, when I had my paper route we'd get the bundles at a local garage. Jess, the body guy in back, used a 'slapping file' to shrink metal. This was 1956'ish. He'd go after one of those big, thick, fenders with noisy vengance and then fill with plumber's lead bars. I remember him Frenching some headlight surrounds.

Taking TK-2973 patcher is all I could find on their convoluted site.

Jr, On that page there is a list of what they sell, helmets.............. 'chaps'............. ding ding ding :))

I lost mine in the woods east of Keystone, SD. Belt sheath snap opened in the bush and the knife was gone when I needed it. Rode back up the horse trail, never found it. Replaced with stag handle Case folding hunter.... now IT is in the drawer, like your anvil. Have an Emerson pocket clip knife with the cool little 'instant opening' tang. God bless Mike

He should be happy with that! I would be. Had a 110 and it was a good knife.

That tool is for a hammer. You 'set' the washer on the rivet with the long deep hole, then cut off the rivet, about 1/16" to 1/8" sticking out. Peen around it with the round end of a ball pein/peen hammer. Then you use the little round recess to finish that end nicely. You need to back up the rivet with something hard and heavy when pounding, like a small anvil, chunk of steel on your bench.... even the end grain of a dense wood chunk. God bless

I've used these since the sixties with good success.

neckerchief slide Ask any Boy Scout Old Ben Hunt had a pattern per month in Boy's Life magazine.

Carol, Look in the very upper right of the page.....there is a 'bell' and an 'envelope'....... both should be red. Click on the envelope to see Bert's message.

Yup........PHOTOS!! You might actually get some help then.

ButtonLady......Oh my God....... yup. Same folks that gave smallpox soaked blankets to the Indians.

Absolutely outstanding!! Is this for a one armed cowboy?? How's the other one coming? God bless Mike

A few eons ago, late 1960's, I got some geological field cases from Roy Gfeller in Idaho. These were weatherproof with a wide area where the cover folded over. Another grad student modified his case by adding a 3/4" or so piece that came down on each end of the case so when 'hinged' shut, there was that much of a weather seal. He did that mod for other students and sent one to Roy. It never saw production, though he liked it. I think if you could add even a half inch down on each end of the cover it would add a lot to the weather tight aspect of a man bag. God bless

Oh dang.... that is PERFECT!! My wife put herself through college in the seventies doing belts and purses. She just read this and grinned! Nothing has changed but the prices. God bless, Mike and Valerie

Bruce, so this 'thing' is not a mistake, but the real deal from Osborne? How can they stay in business shipping crap like this?? I must have a hundred old Osborne tools and there's not a burr or flaw anywhere. God bless

Pathetic doesn't come close....... what a miserable piece of steel. I hope return postage is free..

75 sucks worse....

Vergez Blanchard Hawkbill Knife with Two Sharp Edges | Wooden handles

Last photo, just above your index finger nail, is that cloth showing through or just an artifact from the computer.....sure looks woven. My boots are always Red Wing 2218 loggers, and they are leather..... and marked, made in USA! God bless