Traditional Pattern knives The Physician Knife

[@singingtoad]

Cool assortment of Physician knives, I liked hearing about the history behind them. 👍Thanks for sharing, take care my friend and Cheers!

[@kvernesdotten]

Got sent here by Vineclimber!

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Anne’s a great person. I can believe her bad luck with that knife.

[@knifedelights7473]

Thanks for the history lesson, Tobias! I am part of a civil war reenactors group, and one guy portrays an Army doctor. It's really fascinating to learn about the old medical practices. Keep charging, my friend.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

We had a display up where I work that featured the equipment and uniform of a Civil War Surgeon. I'll try and find the images I took and send them your way. It was pretty cool!

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

This exhibit provides a glimpse into Rush’s early history and includes historic photos, letters, patient ledgers, and diary entries illustrating the lives and careers of two early Rush Medical College graduates. In 1863, John Ll. Williams, MD, graduated from Rush Medical College. The following year, he volunteered to serve as a surgeon for the Union Army in Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the Civil War. Upon the completion of his service, he returned to his thriving practice in Cambria, Wisconsin. In 1889, his son, William, graduated from Rush and continued his father’s practice and served as a small town physician for nearly fifty years. The bulk of this collection was donated to the Rush Archives in 2012, by Robert L. Behling and Jacquelyn Sweeney, the great-great-grandchildren of John L. Williams, MD. This exhibit was curated by Laura R. Johns, public historian/consultant.

[@terrillschneider3778]

Thanks I love Doctor Knives and Advertising Knives

[@steveg.1502]

Great video on this pattern. Thanks for the awesome history of these knives Tobias. Really enjoyed it.👍👍👍

[@TheLKallis]

Thanks for a great and educational video. I love the pattern and i hipe someone makes a knife with the suggestions you made in the video.

[@timschriewer7927]

Hi Tobias great historical context. DR. Galen " DOC" Adams on Gunsmoke represents a doctor in the west fairly accurately. He went to medical school in the east and served in the civil war. He could set bones, but if gangrene set in amputation was done. He also was shown with a wooden apparatus that he used to crush pills into powders and put them into bottles and paper packets. he used a spatula or physicians knife to get them in the bottles or packets, possibly analgesics.Unusual for a movie or series to be accurate.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Doc in Gunsmoke was probably the best doctor in the entire county. And we see this as he was often called on to go to other towns. The number of quack doctors far exceeded actually trained doctors. The AMA was formed in 1840 and that is when Medicine in the US finally started to improve. The Civil war was brought great advancements in medicine and surgery, at least for the north. The Southern states continued to lag behind. The problem was accredited medical schools were few and far between and practicing medicine (and Surgery) without a license was common, even in many of the larger cities.

[@hleeky]

i learn so much from the historical context you provide. nice vid. very informative. well done.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Glad I could help.

[@matthewmcnamee7263]

Thank you Tobias that was very interesting

[@sameeralazawee7524]

Really very nice knives >>>>>>> Thank you .

[@bdh3949]

Great post Tobias. Had to break away from the livestream for a couple chores. I like the Doctors knife pattern as it is also a good size for a gentleman's knife. While not a gentleman I do have several of their knives. I've also been been fortunate to find my most recent two Doctors knives; a Case 5185 in Stag, and a Westmark (Germany) in Sawcut. Both are single blades flat ends but no bolsters on either. Whereas my first Doctors knife from AG Russell has a spear blade and an actual scalpel blade (very very sharp). Thanks for the history and showing your Docs.

[@davidkurle5418]

Thank you for the awesome history lesson! Cheers, buddy!

[@radarhec]

Good lesson ! 😉

[@RandysWSG]

A lot of wonderful info. I kind of think the pattern shout be called a Nurse's knife (or pharmacist, caregiver) now lol. Thank you Tobias!

[@beaurex4756]

My friend's grandfather was the doctor in London, Ohio. He did house calls in his horse-drawn carriage. Dr. Holman. He had a physician's knife, like the one with the flexible blade.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Wow! That's pretty cool!

[@lewisgreenway5065]

The little pill buster is my pick of those, I personally have the Marbles as I just wanted a knife in the pattern.

[@deniskozlowski9370]

I really like the Rough Ryder black appaloosa bone version. I wasn't thrilled with the name. But I guess it could be worse. Boil buster or cyst slicer would be far worse. Great history lesson. I think I'll pick one up.

[@gizmocarr3093]

Good info on the Doctor Knife pattern, I would think you would see ones made with stainless steel construction.

[@EdwinDekker71]

Cool video. At 18:35 what is the left pipe smokers tool? I think I have the exact same one but know nothing about it. Thanks

[@bishop6426]

Hi Tobias: A very informative video. I have a few physicians knives. I’ve noticed they tend to be fairly ornate and fancied up. I’m a pipe smoker and have quite a few older pipe tools. I also have that Rough Ryder version, which is very well designed for the purpose. I restore paintings for a living and have several older folding palette/spatula knives. Those were very handy for artists to use when painting on location outdoors. 🎨👍

[@ericstarr9399]

Thank you for the educational video! I thought I knew about doctors knives but I did not realize the spatulas used to be flexible and I also did not know about the true pill buster bottoms. I thought they were always made up of the backspring/liners/bolster. Excellent video!

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!

[@wegomoe]

Excellent presentation. I have the Rough Ryder Spades Doctor's Knife, plus several other Rough Ryders, an Orange G-10 Marbles, and a Sawcut Bone Queen. The Rough Ryders tend to droop, like the Spades does. Can't figure out if that is a fault, or a feature... I did buy the Spades Dr. knowing that the blade would certainly droop - it's just too handsome to pass up! Thank you Tobias. You are a Gentleman, and a Scholar!

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Yeah, I'm not sure why they make the knife with the drooping blade. To me, it distracts from the beauty of the pattern and does nothing to improve ergonomics. I wish they would get those blades straight!

[@propblast82nd]

The only Doctor knife I own is the spade ♠️ series

[@dfairchild1979]

The Kabar PHD-97 is a newer physician knife that has a pretty springy spatula.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Actually I have the PHD-97, and while it has a taper to it it really lacks any kind of flex to the blade. I show it in a follow up video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHq2laeld6ySabcsi=Df5Fr0lhmgkNMWfO

[@tecnotrog1]

I'm early bird...for once😂🦉