A Brief Study On Swedges

KnifeHead said:
The scales/bolsters are assembled on a liner that is .155" in stock thickness and then reduced during finishing.....
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I said that wrong. The total thickness of the scales/bolsters/liner is .155".
 
A pity most of the photos have gone feel free to load some more and show us.


With single blades.

The way I see it surely with no swedge the nail nick can be further and long and therefore with greater leaverage make it easier to open the blade.

Doesent it also make it easier to grip and therefore pinch open?
 
Johnnythefox said:
A pity most of the photos have gone feel free to load some more and show us.


With single blades.

The way I see it surely with no swedge the nail nick can be further and long and therefore with greater leaverage make it easier to open the blade.

Doesent it also make it easier to grip and therefore pinch open?
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I have performed reparations to the afore mentioned broken image links so that they are, as you Americans say, "clickable", so that you may fixate your eyes upon a properly swedged (pronounced "Swedge Ed" ) masterpiece. Good God man, have you no decency! I can only say BLASPHEMY as to the suggested absence of finely crafted swedges.

:D Muster up your best British accent and read that (up there) out loud. I'm totally fine with a pocket knife made without swedges. That said, I never do that, because..........because. ;)
 
KnifeHead said:
I have performed reparations to the afore mentioned broken image links so that they are, as you Americans say, "clickable", so that you may fixate your eyes upon a properly swedged (pronounced "Swedge Ed" ) masterpiece. Good God man, have you no decency! I can only say BLASPHEMY as to the suggested absence of finely crafted swedges.

:D Muster up your best British accent and read that (up there) out loud. I'm totally fine with a pocket knife made without swedges. That said, I never do that, because..........because. ;)
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I'll do you one better. I have a knife that not only went without swedges, the manufacturer also decided to forego the shield, stamp, and even the nail nick! It's awesome. It's like the bean counters said, "What features can we omit in order to cut costs that will still leave us with a usable tool?"
 
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