A Brief Study On Swedges

A great tutorial (thanks zerogee for pointing it out to me). Thought I'd bump it. I wish there was a way members could bookmark some of their favorite threads (or is there?) because I often cannot find the correct "search words".

Mike
 
Hi folks, I'm giving this thread a bump just in case you might be wondering "what the heck is a swedge?" :p
 
black mamba said:
I thought a swedge was a golf club you chipped with. :confused: ;)
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Nope, it's when yer unmentionables get in a bunch.

-- Thanks for bumping this thread, Kerry. I hadn't seen it before, and I do love me a good (non-undies) s'wedge. :thumbup:

~ P.
 
This is a great presentation Kerry. Thanks for bringing it back to life.
 
pertinux said:
Nope, it's when yer unmentionables get in a bunch.

-- Thanks for bumping this thread, Kerry. I hadn't seen it before, and I do love me a good (non-undies) s'wedge. :thumbup:

~ P.
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Ahh man, you just made me miss my kids "little days". They were occasionally victims of the "Kninja wedgie" :) I'm glad the thread is useful and timeless like a good, ole pocket knife.
 
What a concise and easily-understood presentation. Thanks! I was wondering recently what the difference is between a drawn and a cut swedge, and now I know!
 
Nice refresher lesson. I have often thought this thread and the ones on crinking and catch bits, for example, should be stripped a bit and merged, then made a sticky for handy reference. I keep them bookmarked but I have to remember where the bookmarks are;)
 
ptradeco said:
Nice refresher lesson. I have often thought this thread and the ones on crinking and catch bits, for example, should be stripped a bit and merged, then made a sticky for handy reference. I keep them bookmarked but I have to remember where the bookmarks are;)
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Brad, Send me links for the others and I'll see what we can do. No promises but it sounds like a good idea.
 
Peregrin said:
Brad, Send me links for the others and I'll see what we can do. No promises but it sounds like a good idea.
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:thumbup:

(But if so, could you guys please consider combining or eliminating some of the others? Perhaps meld the note to Knifemakers and the information about Vendor Links into da RULEZ? Jackknife's tales into the Lounge? We're a bit Sticky-heavy as it is, even moreso when polls are running.)

We now return you to your regularly-scheduled Swedging. :)

~ P.
 
> Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but besides the difference in looks between the cut swedge and the drawn swedge, what other differences between the two are there?

A cut swedge is sharp and cuts your finger. A drawn swedge is smooth, and does not cut your finger:

here is my cut swedge, that I have been drawing down, to make my finger happy.
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Here is a cut swedge, unmodified. It snags on things, not my preference.
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Jon, I knock mine down as well---mine are fairly sharp---a few passes with 400 grit and they're just fine.

Paul
 
If you are seeing this thread for the first time I recommend you bookmark it. This is very valuable info that will answer many future questions you may have.

Gary, I missed your previous offer to submit to you the threads. I will do so this time. How and why they are made should be paramount to our discussions in this forum. I understand the reluctance to have more stickys. Sarah's request supported.
 
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my apologies for massacreeing the terms cut and drawn.. it would seem my swedges, even the one that cuts, is drawn.. Im more confused now that I read the thread than before posting in my typical cavalier display of ignorance.. swedgetastic!
 
It's very rare that I ever necropost but I was recently having a discussion with a friend about the definition of a swedge and once I explained what they were and their purpose I remembered this thread. Now it's rare that I'd repost a thread this old but it's even more rare to find a post this old that still had active picture links. Especially since a certain picture hosting site decided to leave their users stranded and broken links now litter BF like a lawn covered in dandelions that has yet to be mowed.

Thanks Kerry/KnifeHead for all the years of support and thanks for such a well written and illustrated explanation of swedges and the difference between the two main types. Click the link A Brief Study On Swedges and it'll bring you to page 1 of this post. Enjoy folks and please feel free to post up pics of your various swedges. After all ya gotta admit they are really cool to look at and serve a real purpose.

Please feel free to post pics of your swedges and I hope bumping this thread has some value for you, I know I'll be referencing it and linking to more often now that I've found it again.
 
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