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A Little Coffin Jack For Me
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Very nice.
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Super craftsmanship and design!! I hope we get to see more pictures of it
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My second handmade slipjoint made for my own collection. I could not find much reference for vintage coffin jacks, and this one is not strictly traditional. The single blade takes it away from that I think. But I do like single blades, they let you fully appreciate the handle ergonomics. A two blade twin is in the making, that will make up for straying away from the usual in this one.
Milled (hand filed) 416 liner, 440C blade and clear mastodon ivory. The shield is pinned.
When the two blade mate is complete, it's on to some Sheffield jacks.
Comments are appreciated.
Wolfgang
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It gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous.
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Liking that coffin jack very very much.
paulhilborn
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WOW!!! amazing skills wolf, amazing skills:thumbup:
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Very well done, Wolf. I look forward to seeing how you tackle the two blade.
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Thank you so much for all kind comments. It is gratifying to know that I am doing something right. The spring back, or slipjoint knives have become a passion for me in the last half year or so. I am still trying to learn the finer details. So honest critique would be very much welcome, it can only help me in the learning process and improve my work on these knives.
Wolfe
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Truly beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.
Chris
Chris
It is very difficult to give you serious critique on that knife, from the picture looks just perfect. Hand filed integral bolsters???? INSANE SKILLS!!!!! Also i like the transition from the flat bolster to the curved one....i wish i could see that knife in my hands, because i am sure i'd appreciate a lot more subtlities i can't get only from the pictures.
Generally speaking, with slipjoints the areas of improvement (at least for me) should be the relationship between handle and blade. I like the tang being flush with the height of the bloster in order to minimize the fact that the blade often looks less tall than the handle and to improve the flowing. Doing this while minimizing the stickout of the backsquare in closed position is an hard task...it drives me crazy.
Generally speaking, with slipjoints the areas of improvement (at least for me) should be the relationship between handle and blade. I like the tang being flush with the height of the bloster in order to minimize the fact that the blade often looks less tall than the handle and to improve the flowing. Doing this while minimizing the stickout of the backsquare in closed position is an hard task...it drives me crazy.
I'd suggest you send it to Tony Bose. From what I hear and the one time I met him, he'd be happy to give you an opinion.
