Ken Erickson Knives: A Retrospective

Geez, Just stunning. Not sure I have ever seen anyone nest blades as well as Ken manages to do it. I go crazy just looking at them.
 
Bastid said:
Geez, Just stunning. Not sure I have ever seen anyone nest blades as well as Ken manages to do it. I go crazy just looking at them.
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Gus,

Thanks for the great compliment! I find it is an extremely fine line when grinding blades for a slipjoint with nested blades. Too thick and rubs:eek: too thin and things just do not look "right".
 
Here is a single blade swayback 3 1/2" covered in ivory paper Micarta. My customer requested to delete a shield. Also requested a very slight up-turn the Wharncliffe blade. The up-turn starts about a inch from the tip. CPM154cm , as-ground finish. 1 7/8 oz.
Thanks for your time,

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Super nice knife Ken. I think the presence of threaded bolsters and caps make a Swayback so much more attractive and of course you seem to have The Best of ivory Micarta.
The secondary blade of my very first custom folder(from Rusty Preston) is a Wharncliffe with a similar, oh so slight, upsweep of the edge at the tip. I think this is makes for an even more functional profile over being absolutely straight to the very tip.
roland
 
Ken,
Can you way in on that particular micarta, or how you finished it. It has a very different look to the ivory micarta I have on a knife, and most others I have seen with ivory micarta. Once again you seem to be able strike the imagination of us cutters and knife nuts. I'm looking forward to you building me a knife. -Izzy
 
Nice interpretation of the now ubiquitous swayback, Ken! Gives new life to a great pattern. I like the "parchment-y" look of that micarta. It's like sepia in photography, adding an enjoyable dimension to man's basic tool.
 
A true Wharncliffe blade has an absolutely straight line along the entire length of the blade edge. Place a straight edge along the blade of this Swayback and you will see that the edge veers up just slightly beginning about 1" or less from the tip.
roland
 
wafarers said:
Ken,
Can you way in on that particular micarta, or how you finished it. It has a very different look to the ivory micarta I have on a knife, and most others I have seen with ivory micarta. Once again you seem to be able strike the imagination of us cutters and knife nuts. I'm looking forward to you building me a knife. -Izzy
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I had a hard time capturing the color and sheen of this paper Micarta. While this Micarta does not take a high gloss finish, it is smoother and has more of a shine than the photo's reflect. When I work this Micarta I will block sand up to 2000 grit, then polish by hand.


Roland,

Thanks for your very clear description of the blade!
 
There is an interesting thread in traditional right now asking about the Case large (4 inch) Texas jack. Just so happens I have a Texas jack working my way through the shop now. This one is 3 3/4 closed length, which I feel is a bit of a "sweet spot" for this knife along with stockman's. When I build a Texas jack I like to put the pen blade on the mark side. The pen blade also utilizes an extension spring. This knife features D2 and will be covered in my dyed and jigged bone.(this knife is not available).

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Ken, I like the grinds on your blades very much! They're very thin without looking "flimsy" if that makes any sense. The texas jack looks fantastic, love the extension spring (I've got a Winchester coffin jack in my pocket right now)
 
Another beauty in the making, Ken, and a pattern close to my heart as well! :thumbup:
 
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