Kerry Hampton Knives

A chip off the old Dog:D!
Beautiful! Nice work!!
I like the stress cracks; they make the knife alive & grizzly. Looks like old, mature ivory, which it probably is! Shiny clean and pristine doesn't. . . . .well, it DOES cut it, just not as well!!;)
 
Very Good, No Not Good, Great!! Kerry, you never cease to amaze me. I would bet the old Dawg is proud of you and your work. I know I am.
Jim
 
That is Way nice Kerry! excellent!
G2
 
That one is really great,Nice Job Kerry,what a knife to start '09 with :thumbup:
-Vince
 
Thanks for the looks, friends, and the encouragement is much appreciated. Happy New Year Ya'll!!
 
The last two comments make me feel like I am watching an episode of Batman (ha ha). Great knife.....that white ribbon in the middle of the ivory is sweet! Thank you for posting that gem :D
 
Just looking a that Ivory Swayback,absolutely gorgeous! Kerry :thumbup:

Took thispic. for ya',my Hampton combo
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-Vince :)
 
Kerry has asked me to send him an impression of my thumbnail. I assume this is so he can custom fit the nail nick. A good sign. Means my Khnutbuster is just around the corner. :D
 
Nice raft of carvers Duckman! Looks like Kerry did some fine tuning on sizes.
I wonder how many carving knives you own??:confused::D
 
Charlie, I have a lot of carving knifes. Most are worn to a toothpick. With the steel Tony and Kerry are using today you dont have to sharpen as much. So they last a lot longer.
 
I just got my new knife in today from Kerry and thought i would share a few more pictures of this beauty.

Kerry has just outdone himself with his work on this knife. I know that he has spent many hours laboring over it and as the recipient, I cant begin to express or capture in photo's, how nice this has turned out.

Kerry had warned me that he had set aside some nice ivory - i just didnt realize how nice. Pictures dont capture the ribbons that are running through this ivory on both sides.

Spring tension is exactly as i like it - just north of medium.
Both blades are nice and tight and open and close to half stop with a definite pop.

Kerry had commented today about possibly cutting the ivory a bit thinner in the future - Kerry, my 2 cents are stay with the thickness you are using. It just feels fantastic in the hand and gives you great purchase. If I am lucky enough to get another ivory from Kerry someday, i want the same thickness in the ivory.

Thanks so much Kerry!!

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