Ken Erickson Knives: A Retrospective

I just picked this one up from a dealer, he was selling it on consignment. I absolutely love it! From what I gathered, it's from somewhere between 2006-2007 going off what I saw earlier in the thread regarding tang stamps. It quickly became one of my favorite knives in my collection. It had a few very light carry marks on the bolsters that I took care of so that I can make my own marks on it from carrying and enjoying it. It's definitely got me on the lookout for more Erickson's!

 
Jsega51 said:
I just picked this one up from a dealer, he was selling it on consignment. I absolutely love it! From what I gathered, it's from somewhere between 2006-2007 going off what I saw earlier in the thread regarding tang stamps. It quickly became one of my favorite knives in my collection. It had a few very light carry marks on the bolsters that I took care of so that I can make my own marks on it from carrying and enjoying it. It's definitely got me on the lookout for more Erickson's!

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Nice knife Jake! I love everything about it and the Zulu spear blade is icing on the cake!
 
Thank you much guys. I discovered a whole different world when I started getting into the custom traditionals. It's nice to get a great knife like this to keep me going
 
It's funny for me going through all these posts. Everyone raving about Kennys knives. If you only knew? Lol! Once upon a time Kenny hired me right out of Gunsmithing school to work in his shop in Missouri. Gunsmithing school taught us to be perfect. Kenny? Well he went beyond perfect. He is amazing to watch work. He is the most focused man you will ever watch work. I could look at something is done 100 times. Hand it to Kenny and he'd show me several places that needed work. Now funny story to show sometimes you just gotta let go. Maybe he'll remember this.

We had to polish and blue a Winchester 1897 for a customer on a real tight schedule. We got everything done and we were reassembling the day he was coming to pick it up. We worked together and when done there were like four or five pieces laying on the table. We had no idea where they went? Kenny said "you go test fire it". Lol! And it fired and functioned perfect ten rounds. No failures. He said "looks done to me". Lol!

I'll never forget that one. Still have it in my log book. Your the best Kenny!
 
Bently71,
Neat story. :)

Jake,
WONDERFUL SNAG !!!!! :peach:

Ken,
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL FOLDERS. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Bently71 said:
It's funny for me going through all these posts. Everyone raving about Kennys knives. If you only knew? Lol! Once upon a time Kenny hired me right out of Gunsmithing school to work in his shop in Missouri. Gunsmithing school taught us to be perfect. Kenny? Well he went beyond perfect. He is amazing to watch work. He is the most focused man you will ever watch work. I could look at something is done 100 times. Hand it to Kenny and he'd show me several places that needed work. Now funny story to show sometimes you just gotta let go. Maybe he'll remember this.

We had to polish and blue a Winchester 1897 for a customer on a real tight schedule. We got everything done and we were reassembling the day he was coming to pick it up. We worked together and when done there were like four or five pieces laying on the table. We had no idea where they went? Kenny said "you go test fire it". Lol! And it fired and functioned perfect ten rounds. No failures. He said "looks done to me". Lol!

I'll never forget that one. Still have it in my log book. Your the best Kenny!
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I've said before,his renditions look like they stepped out of an old catalog. He also knows about some great tasting cheese too.:)
 
Thanks Rick,that would be a pinnacle in collecting,hope it comes soon for ya.

If I was rich ,I'd have Ken copy my collection.:)
 
wlfryjr said:
I've said before,his renditions look like they stepped out of an old catalog. He also knows about some great tasting cheese too.:)
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Well he does have Wisconsin in his blood. Lol! He got mad at me one day because a customer asked me to show him how to disassemble an SKS. But I was off. So I said I'll show you and when you get done cleaning it if you have any problems getting it together Kenny will help you. When I got home the answering machine message was "Ben it's Kenny how the hell do you get this $&"! Thing back together?" Didn't know Kenny wasn't a communist block weapons guy. Lol! Oops!
 
This is the original thread for a special project Ken and I did. Just wanted to get it into his thread to keep the historical references intact.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ony-cattle-knife-companion-piece-with-a-twist

And an update to this project:

I had a case made for these knives by a jeweler friend of mine, same craftsman that made the steer's heads:

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And now for the NEW!!!


Spectacular Sheffield inspired pruner. Ken and I considered this project for a couple of years and here is the result. My wife, Jackie, and myself like to use old school tools. Yes, we do prune! I have quite a few Sheffield pruners but actually this Ulster example is the one we settled on as it is the one my wife and I use as our go to. It is a tad small as pruners go at 3 5/8" but this is the size we like.

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3 5/8"
W2 and SS
Special Stag
Seal Cap
Backspring File Worked
Coined All Around


Special thanks to not only Ken but to John Lloyd for allowing me to take untold value of stag to sort through so Ken could get a perfect fit / match and to Don Hanson III for furnishing the W2. WOW, what a knife, we have already used it and man all I can say is WOW!!! Thanks to all who contributed to this project.


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Oh yeah, it won Best Folder at a show a couple of weeks ago!

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ptradeco said:
I know almost nothing about wood but my jeweler friend calls it Tiger Stripe Maple.
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Thanks! The pruner is just magnificent! It certainly deserved an award and the fact that your using it....very cool. I hope we see Ken post more now:D
 
Great Pruner, Brad!
Nicely detailed, and the proof is in the pruning!!
I am ever grateful to Ken myself, for making purpose built utility knives.
A lot of makers make showy/fancy knives, but real working tools is where it's at IMO!
Nice knife Ken!
Congrats Brad!!
 
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