Dave Skinner Sway Back Jack

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I do love my classic designs….one such design is that called the Sway Back Jack. I like wharncliff style knives. With a recent maker posting the following photos I had to know if they were available.

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More can be read
>>HERE<<

3mm N690 blade: 59HRC

9.4cm closed
6.9cm cutting edge
16.5cm over all.

A short time later, some emails back and forth, the following arrived.

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The day after I received them I had to go out for work. Of course, this gave some good opportunity to carry the little orange one with my blue G10 wharncliff

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Some photos of the journey

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It formed part of my testing equipment:
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At home I did some cutting of plastics
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As well as used it for some woodwork
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Here is a video as well with some further use and testing:
[video=youtube;OgJg_ZowV-0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgJg_ZowV-0[/video]

Recap:
It is a Sway Back Jack with good steel, good heat treat and Orange G10....whats not to love.
 
Great stuff Marthinus, I've always had a soft spot for Swayback's:thumbup:

Glad you like it.

You can look [URL="http://www.sablade.com/forums/showthread.php?2425-A-Visit-to-Dave-Skinner&p=23508#post23508]>>HERE<<[/URL] for a shop tour of the Skinner Workshop.
 
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