Kerry Hampton Knives

KnifeHead said:
First use of W2, 2 15/16" Stag Swayback Jack. I gotta say this was a tough one. It seems like there are a number of knife makers that struggle with heat treating W2. This one having very small parts seemed to make it more difficult to heat treat. W2 cannot linger between critical temperature and quench and I found that out the hard way. The first blade and spring I prepared didn't fare to well during (what I like to call) "The W2 School". They are now my sub 3" hard pattern. W2 makes a good blade but I don't think it's the best idea to make a small knife out of it. 4" and bigger would certainly be much easier to deal with.

The bright side of this knife story is the stag. This has to be the most delightful color I have seen in stag that I have hafted on a knife.

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It’s all right to be little bitty….best stag I’ve seen on a small knife. Hey, you’re getting better at this stuff 😂
 
This is the biggest and arguably the fanciest folder to date out of the BAW shop. 4 5/8” BackPocket (TBose pattern) THICK Ivory and 154CM makes this knife a wee chunkier than average.IMG_2269.jpegIMG_2270.jpegIMG_2272.jpegIMG_2271.jpeg
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That swedging...😍.

I'm not used to seeing ivory on such a robust knife, but it looks great. I want it...lol.

Seems like this knife has a high pucker factor given the high cost of ivory. I count 9, maybe 10 times where the covers can split while being drilled. 😬
 
kamagong said:
That swedging...😍.

I'm not used to seeing ivory on such a robust knife, but it looks great. I want it...lol.

Seems like this knife has a high pucker factor given the high cost of ivory. I count 9, maybe 10 times where the covers can split while being drilled. 😬
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Yes, puckering was definitely happening. That said, the ivory on this knife is not thin and I have hafted it enough times that it’s low on the sphincter scale….3/10. 😁

Side note…. This is some Old Dog ivory that Tony carved up and shared with me back in the day. It still had the saw marks on it when I started on the handle. 😔
 
Wonderful stuff. You really need to think about selling some of these to us. For your own good -- too much retirement can lead to stagnation ;):D Thanks for showing them.
 
That's some supercharged stuff Kerry :cool: Fantastic blade length:handle ratio as well. Right up my street, only it's way off my street. 🤣 The new owner should now live in contentment :) Beautiful job :thumbsup:

Thanks, Will
 
Ya know, though I prefer the swayback aesthetically, I've always thought the single blade WT made more sense from a using perspective. The shape of the handle is optimal for the way I utilize a wharncliffe blade.
 
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