Drawn Swedge?

[prisoner6]

Can someone please show me the difference between a drawn swedge and a cut swedge? Are there other types as well?

 

[Alnamvet68]

A picture can explain it better than I could in words...



I love a cut swedge on a blade for only one reason, it increases the visual appeal of the blade.

 

[sunandsteel]

Does GEC have any cut swedge knives? I can't recall seeing any but maybe I'm not looking hard enough.

 

[RRaconteur]

If I'm not mistaken (which happens frequently) many of GEC's blades feature a cut swedge. I have a #54 moose which has this feature on both clip and spear blades. I think GEC's spear is particularly nice with the cut swedge. I can't post a pic right now, but will later if no one else pops in.


Michael

 

[Pipeman]

Here you go.

Regards

Robin

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[sunandsteel]

Here you go.

Regards

Robin

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I thought that was a drawn swedge.

 

[knarfeng]

Can someone please show me the difference between a drawn swedge and a cut swedge? Are there other types as well?

Here is a tutorial on swedges from a master knifemaker:
A Brief Study On Swedges

 

[Campbellclanman]

No- if you go back you will see the Drawn Swedge 'fade" or blend back into the Spine- the cut in Robins #15 is a hard out CUT Swedge until it stops at the Long Pull.

Edit: ooooops sorry Frank, Franks covered it.