Enrique Peña knives

Hello to all and Happy New Years,

Here is another one of my knives. This one here is a premium stockman measuring 4 5/16 closed with blades and springs of CPM-154, integral liners and bolsters, double pinned shield, stainless steel washers in placed of relived liners to give a cleaner look in the the inside cavity of the knife and mammoth ivory for the scales. Please feel free to comment on the knife. Knife is not for sale but I can take an order for one.

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Enrique,
Beautiful rendition of the classic Premium Stockman. I am curious about the use of washers over reliving the liners, other than appearance
does this treatment offer any mechanical advantage?
Wonderful work...
Jeff
 
jeffsaul said:
I am curious about the use of washers over reliving the liners, other than appearance
does this treatment offer any mechanical advantage?
Wonderful work...
Jeff
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To me there are no pros or cons as far as mechnical advantages is concern. However it does take more planning and wrok during the build to incorporate the washers. Using washers also alow the the maker to lap the the liners perfectlly flat and not worry about lapping into the relived area of the liner since there is no relived area in the liner. I have heard a lot of concerns over the spring being thicker than the blade and that it will show a gap in the open positions. Well the gap is only .004'' and it is not enough for the eye to catch it and I also bring the bolster as close as I can to the end of the spring so there is no gap showing. If we think about it there is more gap and interruptions for the eye to catch in a milled relived liner especially when the relived area has not been cleaned. But the thing is that we are used to seeing knives with relived liners and have become acustomed to to that but relived liners and washers not traditional it is something that the maker incorporates into the build of a knife to make traditional better.

Hope this helps
Enrique Peña



The main reason why I have been using the washers is for looks.
 
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Thanks Enrique,
I appreciate your information, sounds like a good alternative to relieving the liners.
Jeff
 
Hello to all. Here is a picture of a knife I finished not to long ago. It is my interpretaion of what Ryu Kawamura calls a Premium Trapper which he was kind enough to share the pattern with me. I think this is a nice knife to build since you work with two knife mechanisims and then make them work with each other. You can pull some hair of your head with this knife but it is real fun to build. This knife is 3 11/16" closed with blades and springs of CPM-154, pivot bushings, integral liners and bolsters, double pinned shield and mammoth ivory scales. Knife is not for sale but can always take an order for one. Thanks for looking and feel free to coment.

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That's a great looking trapper, Enrique! The lock back on the clip blade offers the best of both worlds, I think.
 
I love this pattern from Ryu. If I could only have one pocket knife, it would be this pattern. Expertly made Enrique, as usual. Beautiful.



Kris
 
A strong interpretation of Ryu's design Enrique! It really has a great look to it.

A question if I might. Did the pattern call for the "Ryu Kick" that he uses on his slipjoints? There is a thread from a few years ago discussing the style of kick he uses here.

If so, I was wondering if you thought about trying one his way? And was it an aesthetic decision not too?

Thanks.
 
Enrique,
Beautiful, I really appreciate what you add to these traditional designs, it's the small changes that bring a your personal
signature to each of your pieces.
Jeff
 
FLymon said:
A question if I might. Did the pattern call for the "Ryu Kick" that he uses on his slipjoints? There is a thread from a few years ago discussing the style of kick he uses here.

If so, I was wondering if you thought about trying one his way? And was it an aesthetic decision not too?

Thanks.
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My reason for the style kick that I use is because I think it looks more traditional to me and also like Tony Bose mentioned on the Kick Thred, the blades look to small comming out the bolster when they do not have the traditional kick. If done the way that Ryu makes them it for sure is more work and less room for error which would be fine if I liked the way it looked. I do not mean to take anything away from Ryu only that we as makers have diffrent likes. Imagine that we all did knives exactly the same! As a matter of fact Ryu's work is some of the one I admire the most. Below you will see an Image of how Ryu makes his tangs and springs.

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There is for sure no "right or wrong", I was just curious what you thought about it.
My own personal taste favors the traditional kick you used as well.

Thanks for the insight!
 
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Flawless workmanship, beautiful matching ivory, needs seen in person to truly be appreciated. Thanks Enrique!​
 
That's a slam dunk, Chief! :thumbup::thumbup:
 
John takes great photos, but he is correct this has to be handled to full appreciate the quality of materials and fit and finish. The ivory is almost warm to the touch. John brought this to our occasional 'show and tell' over coffee. Beautiful knife!

Charles
 
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