Custom Half Congress-Help Please

[buckthorn]

Sometime during the past few months a maker posted images of a recently completed custom half congress. It was exquisite and I saved the image (or so I thought!). Can anyone direct me to the image of a knife fitting this description? Thank you!

 

[FLymon]

Is this it?

This one was sold in the Makers section by Ken Erickson. I am assuming that since it has sold it is within the rules to link to it here:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=791845&highlight=congress

 

[buckthorn]

Thank you FLymon for the fast ID! I believe that's the one. I won't lose it this time!

 

[Planterz]

That's a beautiful knife. I don't own a custom of any kind yet, but from what I've seen of Ken Erickson's congresses lately, one of his might be my first.

 

[biglmbass]

That looks great. The half congress is a favorite of mine.

 

[buckthorn]

and... I've just realized that what I remembered as a half congress is a swell center pen! Doesn't diminish its beauty one bit.

 

[buckthorn]

Sorry-I realize Ken calls it a congress so.... a congress it shall be!

 

[Planterz]

The congress pattern traditionally has 4 blades on 2 backsprings, and a half-congress will have 2 blades on 1 backspring, and all half-congresses that I've come across have the sheepsfoot large blade and pen small blade. So this knife is definitely a half-congress. I'm guessing he calls it a "pen" because it's slightly shorter than the accepted standard congress length, with thinner ground blades and lighter pulls, like typical pen knives.

Damnit, I really want one of these. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

 

[zerogee]

It's just two names for the same thing -- congress pen=half congress. The sheepsfoot main blade makes it so (along with the handle profile). And that's certainly a beauty.