Kerry Hampton Knives

[kamagong]

Superlative work. I really enjoy the cut swedge on the clip and the drawn swedge on the wharncliffe.

 

[Lhpanther]

Well, Kerry had to call me to talk to me about all his worries and anxieties about this knife, kinda like a parent sending their kid off to school for the first time. I have to report, Kerry made a good one here. No need for unfounded fears. I’m thankful Kerry is back on a knife making kick.

 

[KnifeHead]

The OldDog made a wee neck knife that he called the "Lil' Scrapper" and that inspired me to come up with me own wee knife. I call this one the "LilPunkh", It's only 4" long and looks like a couple of somethings the knife knuts are already familiar with. What is it?
This slip has a clip on it so that it can be worn on a belt or somewhere else. The same slip can be punched with a couple of holes and worn as a neck knife.

 

[Mike Robuck]

Very cool! Can’t wait to get stabby with it

 

[KnifeHead]

What? Nobody guessed what this LilPunkh is fashioned after? DubyaTeeEff?

 

[Hog99]

Very cool! Can’t wait to get stabby with it

Hey Mike — I have a question about one of your knives — is there a way for me to contact you?

 

[Hog99]

What? Nobody guessed what this LilPunkh is fashioned after? DubyaTeeEff?

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[ea42]

What? Nobody guessed what this LilPunkh is fashioned after? DubyaTeeEff?

Definitely has a saddlehorn trapper vibe to it.

Eric

 

[ephsea]

What? Nobody guessed what this LilPunkh is fashioned after? DubyaTeeEff?

Shamefully, I still have no guesses. I'll have to stop calling myself a fixed blade guy . Not many 4" patterns out there - are you gonna enlighten us Kerry? If not, maybe mail it to me for closer inspection?

 

[KnifeHead]

Shamefully, I still have no guesses. I'll have to stop calling myself a fixed blade guy . Not many 4" patterns out there - are you gonna enlighten us Kerry? If not, maybe mail it to me for closer inspection?

It is a 65% sized saddlehorn frame with a semi-skinner blade.

 

[KnifeHead]

Ok, summer is done. Fall is almost done. Golf is not quite done BUT it's time to get busy and make some knife dust. The first one off the bench this building season is a little 3 3/8" WilfredWorks Barlow. The WW bolster stamp is used by permission of the CC&BW/MFIC of WilfredWorks, Reese Bose. The saw cut bone is from a friend of mine up North of here....I mean way, way North The blade and spring is stainless 154CM.

 

[Leslie Tomville]

And I am the proud new owner of that puppy!! Beautiful work Kerry! It is amazing! Reese was very kind to let us use the Wilfred Works stamp. And Tony would be proud as well! That jigged bone had quite the journey, from GEC to Charlie to Tony to you, and now to me. At least that’s how I understand it. Please correct me if I am wrong Kerry and Charlie, waynorth . All of these personal connections will make this spectacular knife even more special to me.

 

[waynorth]

Ok, summer is done. Fall is almost done. Golf is not quite done BUT it's time to get busy and make some knife dust. The first one off the bench this building season is a little 3 3/8" WilfredWorks Barlow. The WW bolster stamp is used by permission of the CC&BW/MFIC of WilfredWorks, Reese Bose. The saw cut bone is from a friend of mine up North of here....I mean way, way North The blade and spring is stainless 154CM.

We I'll be - - - - - -I believe that bone is from a batch that Bill made for me, when he started making TCs Barlows for me; about 24 pieces!! Most went to Tony, with a few to other knifemakers!! I'm glad you got some Kerry, and Greg!!!
Nice Barlow, Kerry!!
Boy that Barlow brings back memories!! Here are some Barlows from several years ago, from some august Knifemakers!!!!
(August definition;adjective. inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: venerable; eminent: an august personage.)

 

[Leslie Tomville]

waynorth

The knife world is large geographically, but people wise it is fairly small. We keep running into each other! And that makes knife collecting even more interesting and satisfying. We are an interconnected community. This Barlow illustrates the point. Because of Tony, who designed the pattern, I met Kerry, who created the bolster stamp for Wilfred Works, which Reese kindly allowed us to use. As an added and unexpected bonus, the scales came from Charlie waynorth , and were made by my favorite factory, Great Eastern. So, this knife has connections to Indiana, Pennsylvania, British Columbia, and now, Louisiana where I live. And the people I mentioned are some of the most interesting, talented, and kind people I have ever had the privilege of getting to know.

 

[waynorth]

waynorth

The knife world is large geographically, but people wise it is fairly small. We keep running into each other! And that makes knife collecting even more interesting and satisfying. We are an interconnected community. This Barlow illustrates the point. Because of Tony, who designed the pattern, I met Kerry, who created the bolster stamp for Wilfred Works, which Reese kindly allowed us to use. As an added and unexpected bonus, the scales came from Charlie waynorth , and were made by my favorite factory, Great Eastern. So, this knife has connections to Indiana, Pennsylvania, British Columbia, and now, Louisiana where I live. And the people I mentioned are some of the most interesting, talented, and kind people I have ever had the privilege of getting to know.

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Nice to see another generation in the Barlow Saga!! Beautiful pictures also!!
I'm proud to be a page in the Tale!! What a story this Barlow has!!!

 

[Leslie Tomville]

waynorth , Thank you Charlie. Would you mind telling the story behind the sawcut bone scales Bill Howard gave to you? Were they extras from a SFO? What name did he give to the color? Did Tony use them on the Barlows that he made for you or any others?

 

[waynorth]

waynorth , Thank you Charlie. Would you mind telling the story behind the sawcut bone scales Bill Howard gave to you? Were they extras from a SFO? What name did he give to the color? Did Tony use them on the Barlows that he made for you or any others?

We all have knifemaker-friends, and I think one asked if I could get parts from GEC! My influence was over-rated by many, , but Bill agreed to run some extra handles for me. He did make parts for various people, not well advertised!! Of course the color looked very dark in its unpolished form. Some were darker than others, and I don't remember what the colors were called. I believe they were made after the Barlows Tony did for me, so those Barlows had "Tony-made" handles! He probably put them on other people's Barlows, but I don't have that info!! Kerry might ??!!
Bill's business has changed rapidly, and I don't think he makes parts for anyone else. He barely makes "other-branded" knives anymore - he's too busy with his own!!
I feel lucky that he makes a few for me every year under the Waynorth name!!
Bill is a good man, under (self-applied) continuous pressure to make good knives!!!

And, I miss the "Old Dog"!!!

 

[Leslie Tomville]

Thank you Charlie, waynorth . You have known so many of the great figures in traditional pocket knives, and you have so many stories. Have you considered writing a book, or at least a collection of stories? “Knife Tales from Way North.”.

 

[Chui]

Thank you - waynorth Leslie Tomville KnifeHead for the pics and the relating stories and suchlike - so, so nice to read - and, such a gorgeous folder.........the likes of which we'll sadly never see here in li'l old England.

Our recent 'The Sharp Show' a few weeks ago was the first UK show that gave me a glimmer of hope that we have some makers who'd like to do something like this. Time will tell

 

[waynorth]

Thank you Charlie, waynorth . You have known so many of the great figures in traditional pocket knives, and you have so many stories. Have you considered writing a book, or at least a collection of stories? “Knife Tales from Way North.”.

The subject has come up a few times, Greg!! Maybe some day . . . . . . . . . .