#77 Washington Street!!

[BigBiscuit]

Beautiful Ron. :thumbup:

 

[Half/Stop]

Beautiful Ron. :thumbup:

Thank you friend!

 

[waynorth]

Nice pictures Dan, Steve, tstaut and Ron!
And thanks for the encouraging words!
Ron, say hello to Pam for me! It was nice meeting you both in Titusville!

I finally got to bring a couple of Washingtons home tonight. I will get to work myself, taking pics on the morrow!!

 

[Augie]

I was finally able to get the Washington's together for a family photo! :thumbup:
These are absolutely some of the most beautiful knives I have the pleasure to own.
As Pam said when she first handled one, "These are definitely Classy Knives!"

You are so right Ron, they don't get any classier than that.

 

[Old Engineer]

A couple of additions and a little better lighting...

You have great taste in knives Al !!!!! It would be very easy for me to start collecting those too , but I have to keep my battleship desires from over-running my row boat checkbook. The 77's fit my hands pretty well , and your 4 look great !!

Harry

 

[Half/Stop]

Nice pictures Dan, Steve, tstaut and Ron!
And thanks for the encouraging words!
Ron, say hello to Pam for me! It was nice meeting you both in Titusville!

I finally got to bring a couple of Washingtons home tonight. I will get to work myself, taking pics on the morrow!!

Charlie - Thank you for the kind words and thank you for bringing these wonderful knives to be!
Pam sends her best wishes! We also enjoyed Titusville very much, planning to be there again next year!

You are so right Ron, they don't get any classier than that.

Augie - Totally agreed my friend!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Gevonovich]

Ron
I think you have a Royal Flush in your hand:thumbup:

 

[Half/Stop]

Gev - Thank you Sir!:thumbup:

 

[blademan 13]

For those of you have both the new #77's, is the punch run on a thicker spring than the pen?

 

[Half/Stop]

For those of you have both the new #77's, is the punch run on a thicker spring than the pen?

Jamie - Yes, I have not noticed this, but on the WJ the pen blade is thinner. On the HJ the punch and primary seem to be the same thickness. Eyeball only, I did not get my calipers out. But it is quite obvious in a side by side comparison.

 

[blademan 13]

Thanks, Ron. I suspected as much with the stronger reported pull on the punch.

 

[waynorth]

The punch is indeed made of thicker stock than the pen blade!
And you get a tiny bit more leverage on the main blade than on the punch, if you insert your nail out at the end of the long pull.
I have some pics coming up!!

 

[waynorth]

Pics as promised!

 

[supratentorial]

That's a serious punch!!

 

[kootenay joe]

Unusual to see a point at the end of a Punch blade. Most of mine(not Washington Jacks) are curved or or even flat at the tip, and some do not have a sharp edge.
The Washington HJ looks to have a point to the tip and a sharp edge. This is a blade that will command much respect.
kj

 

[clutchcarter]

Thanks for making it so strong Charlie. It could just save us some skin!

I take full responsibility for the firm punch spring!
I have supplied these knives to saddlers, horse trainers and others who use them regularly, and I have gotten many requests to strengthen the punch springs for safety! One person even sent me a picture of his finger with a nasty gash!!
Used correctly and carefully (he admitted he was in a hurry!), that will never happen. But, my friends, we always try to design knives for the end user!
I can't help it if they are so beautiful everyone (me included)wants one . . . .or several!!!

And this is why a punch doesn't need a lock. There is no need to use a lot of force if used correctly. Although we do all get a little lazy and use a knife incorrectly at times don't we. Maybe a locking punch isn't such a bad idea!

When I have used a punch to make a hole in leather (using a Sak Pioneer), and the same tool to start drill holes in wood, I found that the technique to use is one of rotation, using only enough downward pressure to keep the point in the same place, and letting the sharp edge of the punch do the work of slowly drilling through. Also makes a nice smooth round hole instead of a puncture.

If you look at the blade shape on the punch you can see that it has a curved hollow with a sharp edge to it, so clearly it is made to do exactly that. You also don't run the risk of damaging the fine point by too much straight down pressure.

 

[Aidansdaddy17]

 

[kootenay joe]

What is the name of the Bark River knife ?
kj

 

[Macchina]

What is the name of the Bark River knife ?
kj

Looks like a Dennis or maybe a John to me. They all look alike to me though, so don't take my word for it.

 

[somber]

That's the Northstar EDC - CPM 3V