Coffin Jack and extra long pulls

First time I've seen a coffin handle on a slipjoint and I don't know if I'll ever see a better one. Awesome work! :thumbup:
 
Very nicely done coffin handle jack! You did great on scaling the width of the thru-the-tang long pull between the blades (a useful touch for normal long pulls too) - they look great. Well done extended spring also. My only small "complaint" would be the lack of a cut swedge on the point of the small blade in front of the pull (the old Sheffield cutlers never did a t-t-t pull on any blade (no matter how small) without defining it with a cut swedge at the tip -- at least I've never seen one without it).

About transitioning between the faceted butt to the round front bolster: there is a "fancy" variant of this pattern that does this transition differently - one I think looks even better. It carries the facets of the scales from the rear bolster into the front bolster -- but only for about 1/16" or so, then it does a fairly sharp (about 45 degree) smooth stepdown of the facets to a rounded bolster out to the end). I'll see if I can't scare up a picture or two of this variant of the coffin jack if you would like.

-- Dwight
 
mikeymoto said:
First time I've seen a coffin handle on a slipjoint and I don't know if I'll ever see a better one. Awesome work! :thumbup:
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I had a black box Winchester Coffin Jack. I really liked the pattern, not something you see everyday.
It was a nice knife but definetely not on the same level as this one :thumbup:
 
Ken,

I didn't know if I would like the "long pull" when it was being discussed a little bit ago. Now after seeing this, WOW!:thumbup: What a Great looking knife, and I KNOW that someone will be extremely happy carrying this one! :p

Your workmanship just keeps better and better.

Congrats on another Beauty! ;)

Kent
 
zerogee said:
Very nicely done coffin handle jack! You did great on scaling the width of the thru-the-tang long pull between the blades (a useful touch for normal long pulls too) - they look great. Well done extended spring also. My only small "complaint" would be the lack of a cut swedge on the point of the small blade in front of the pull (the old Sheffield cutlers never did a t-t-t pull on any blade (no matter how small) without defining it with a cut swedge at the tip -- at least I've never seen one without it).

About transitioning between the faceted butt to the round front bolster: there is a "fancy" variant of this pattern that does this transition differently - one I think looks even better. It carries the facets of the scales from the rear bolster into the front bolster -- but only for about 1/16" or so, then it does a fairly sharp (about 45 degree) smooth stepdown of the facets to a rounded bolster out to the end). I'll see if I can't scare up a picture or two of this variant of the coffin jack if you would like.

-- Dwight
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Thanks for all the comments on this knife. Dwight I would be happy to see a picture of this type of transition.

Ken
 
Terrific looking knife Ken. Really love how the bolsters are beveled and the smooth transition from bolster to scale. Very classy.
 
Mike Robuck said:
Those long pulls really came out well. I bet it was hard to work those angles on the end.

Very nice knife with extended spring, ivory, etc., etc.

Is yours a little wider than Tony's pattern, or maybe that's the angle of the photos?

I handled one of Tony's at Blade that was a little smaller than this. Very cool pattern.
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Mike,

I'm not going to dig out my calipers, but here is a comparison with a couple other coffin jacks. Ken's is very similar in size to Mike Z's version. They are also about the same size as Ryu's and seem just a bit larger than the ones from Reese (I assume that would be the same size as one from Tony - send me one & I'll let you know :D).

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From left to right: R Bose, R Bose, R Bose, K Erickson, Mike Z, Ryu K.
 
Here is one version of a step-down coffin bolster, Ken.
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Thanks for posting that waynorth! I've looked all over for my pictures but couldn't find them -- must have gone with a 300GB drive that died a couple weeks ago. I was able to find a gunstock jack that uses the same transition (with a "faceted" rear bolster), but that's not quite the pattern in question. There is a coffin jack pattern shown in the old George Wostenholm catalog repro that uses another type of transition -- it places a groove quite close to the rear of the front bolster that follows the rounded front profile, yet allows the faceted scales to mate up without having to be rounded over (at least, that is what it appears to be doing to me -- I've never seen a real life example of this Geo Wostenholm pattern to make sure).
 
You are welcome, ZeroGee.

Here's a comparison shot of the Empire, with a "black box" Winchester made by Queen.

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Queen didn't carry the beveled cap's (bottom bolster's) bevel into the bone handle, nor to the main bolster. They made the main bolster fancy, and made an interesting knife, but IMO it doesn't have the class and integrity of the old Empire. The Winchester winds up blocky and squared, like many modern knives, and loses its sculptural "flow".
I've been tempted to try and bevel the edges of that knife, but always chicken out :p !
"A man has got to know his limitations!" [quote; Clint Eastwood - I think]
 
Been looking at that knife all day on and off and the more I looked the more I liked the knife and I was crazy about it the first time. ;)

Ken that is some beautiful work. On that knife the pulls that go through the tang work for me. They seem to fit to my eyes. Really like those sharp facets. They seem much more distinct than others I have seen on coffins.

Bill,

That is an awesome set to say the least. Thanks for letting us see them.
 
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