Dogleg Jack

[4ever3]

I am beginning to develope a fondness for this pattern as a EDC. The Teardrop Jack as well.
Greg

That is a beauty for sure. Looks almost like a Eureka Jack more than a Dogleg, but it is a fine knife either way :thumbup:

 

[mckgreg]

You're correct 4ever. I get a tad lazy with the terms. When I see a end bolster the bends back toward the spring, I usually call it a dogleg. Which, isn't really correct either. I believe to be proper, the end bolster on a dogleg bends in toward the blades. Some folks call the one like I posted last, a reverse dogleg or a serpentine jack. The Cripple Creeks are more of what is called the Eureka but I think Cargill called them doglegs. It is worth making note of it tho and thanks for pointing that out.
Greg

 

[waynorth]

Here's another Keen Dog Greg! Just to keep your great thread alive, I went to the 'bay and bid for this guy.
Different pull and bone than your Keen Dog, but the stamping looks the same.

Here's the dog Pile . . .side that is!

 

[ken erickson]

Charlie,

Nice looking dogleg! How do you feel about the standard pull compared to a long pull on that one?
Love the caramel bone color!

Ken

 

[Tony Bose]

That is a beauty for sure. Looks almost like a Eureka Jack more than a Dogleg, but it is a fine knife either way :thumbup:

This is a Eureka jack, not a dogleg jack.

 

[waynorth]

This is a Eureka jack, not a dogleg jack.

I agree; Greg's knife is a Eureka. The "bump" in the handle profile tells you that.

Ken, it's interesting; we always show our knives here with the blades open . . most of the time anyways. But there is a lot to see and ponder when a knife is closed. How do the the blades lay in the knife, and how do the nicks/pulls present themselves.
The Keen Dog doesn't need a long pull, as there is only a small window of access to the main blade, behind the pen blade. Check the picture. So a common nick fits just right. A long pull looks great on the blade, and adds to its sculptural qualities, but the functional part is no more than the common pull. I like long pulls, whether I need them or not!

I've always liked the way Terry Davis lays out his pulls. They are always accessible, and have a nice "rhythm" to them. Here's one of his.

And then there's Tony Bose's WT. His pulls are arranged more like the old Keen, one tucked a little behind. And it is my favorite knife on God's Green Earth! Terry's is nice, but Tony's reeks of old authentic influence! The effort he puts into bringing the old knives back to life really shows! :thumbup::thumbup:

 

[mckgreg]

Very nice Charlie !!
Greg

 

[d.parker]

Blade shapes and mark or pile order determine crescent nail pull placement to be aesthetic with the knife as a whole package, not a traditional look per sey...