Ken Erickson Knives: A Retrospective

[Will Power]

All of it is magnificent, but I'm particularly taken by the bolsters and handle-slabs. That kind of detail and interpretation would have found favour with the masters back in Sheffield of yesteryear.

Regards, Will

 

[glennbad]

As I said elsewhere, WOW! That is awesome!

 

[quattromori]

Any Sheffield cutler would have been proud of that one.

I guess most of them would have been envious
Fantastic knife!!!

Fausto

 

[ptradeco]

I guess most of them would have been envious
Fantastic knife!!!

Fausto

Indeed!

 

[waynorth]

I am in Tofino, BC. Right at the end of the highway, surrounded by all the beauty nature provides!
But man what a knife!!
Beautiful execution, Ken! That has to be a new pinnacle of "working-knife" detail combined with functionality! The ultimate FJ!!
Great work, and a super commission, Lyle!

 

[Blues]

Congrats, Ken. Lovely work. :thumbup:

 

[greg c]

Ken I can see you hunched over your workbench with your checkering file painstakingly filing each set of grooves. Congratulations on a thing of beauty.

Also, the fit of those blades- it looks like there's but a hair's breadth between them!

 

[Old & In The Way]

Holy smokes! That's a functional work of art. Very, very impressive. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[wlfryjr]

I just got my internet back.What a sight to behold.A classic work.

I think this is your Sistine Chapel ,Michelangelo. I absolutely love it and thanks for absorbing my vision and making it a reality. The bolsters look great. The small bar shield is elegant ,but not overstated.The blades,the swedges,jimping,flat blades,catch bit,oh those bolsters,coining,checkered elephant stuff.

A king's knife for a pauper,this must be a fairy tale.

Thank you Charlie ride: for helping me have Ken make my pattern.

Go mail,go.

 

[blademan 13]

That is simply spectacular. Kudos all around!

 

[ken erickson]

Thanks everyone for the very kind comments! I had a great time working with Lyle on this knife. When he first mentioned to me about possibly checkering the ivory covers I stopped pretty much dead in my tracks. Lyle was gracious and let me chew on it for a few days/weeks while I "came around" to the idea, lol. Now that the knife is completed I am really happy that Lyle had the faith in me, and the vision.

 

[Gevonovich]

Masterful in every dimension! I see the solar winds filling the wings of that eagles profile and carrying its spirit into eternity

 

[jeffsaul]

You have truly outdone yourself, one of the finest examples of cutlery sculpture I have ever seen, WONDERFUL!

 

[black mamba]

A tour de force to be sure. Beautiful work, Ken, congrats.

 

[RustyZ]

what a great looking knife Ken . I was wondering if you could explain how you locate the pivot hole once you have the blade and spring roughed out . I hope the question isn't out of line , if it is please ignore it . Thanks for all the great videos .

 

[Mike Robuck]

Amazing work Ken. Congrats Lyle.

 

[VCM3]

Thanks everyone for the very kind comments! I had a great time working with Lyle on this knife. When he first mentioned to me about possibly checkering the ivory covers I stopped pretty much dead in my tracks. Lyle was gracious and let me chew on it for a few days/weeks while I "came around" to the idea, lol. Now that the knife is completed I am really happy that Lyle had the faith in me, and the vision.

Off the charts Ken :thumbup: X5
Congrat's Lyle !!

 

[Markesharp]

Nice work Ken and great vision Lyle on a masterpiece. I can't stop staring at it.

 

[2Dead]

Beautiful knife Ken!!

 

[John L]

Boy....would I like to see a hole shot both open and closed............Ken..........come in Ken..............?