Kerry Hampton Knives

[Durbin]

kerry, you knocked it out of the park with that tear drop jack. Nicely done, sir!

b. durbin

 

[JAlexander]

That's a great one, Kerry.

James

 

[blades&grace]

Kerry, that's a nice one!

You can exhale now....you're finished cutting those swedges in!

 

[KnifeHead]

Kerry, that's a nice one!

You can exhale now....you're finished cutting those swedges in!

Boy aint that the truth! There was a point where I thought I was going to muff that blade but I was able to pull out of the dive just in time to skim across the tree tops I've seen several old spear-point jack blades with deep swedges and I love the look.

I forgot to mention, normally the knives in this size are made with .108" stock and I didn't have any on hand at the time. I decided to make this with .09375(3/32") stock and think it worked fine. I make the khnuts out of 3/32" and they are an 1/8" longer.

You know when you take a whack at the edge of printer paper and you don't really feel it but that little piece of paper flutters to the floor???? It's that sharp.

 

[Blues]

Very nice! (No surprise there. :thumbup:)

 

[2toes]

Good job Kerry, look'n good.

 

[Mike Robuck]

Like everyone else has written, you nailed the swedge. Great looking knife.

Here's a swedge on a Winchester dogleg that is almost as bold as Kerry's:

 

[sextant]

this teardrop has an incredible swedge - it really scares me. Nightmare grind

Peter

 

[zerogee]

Like everyone else has written, you nailed the swedge. Great looking knife.

Here's a swedge on a Winchester dogleg that is almost as bold as Kerry's:

You'll see this sort of deep swedge on what they used to call "stabber jacks" (though often the swedge is longer on those).

 

[KnifeHead]

Kerry,

Love your teardrop Jack! Swedges are over the top!:thumbup:
Just wondering, what do you use to cut your long pulls in with?

Ken

Here's the setup for cutting the two types of pulls. I first said that I thought it was a 4" slot cutting saw. It's actually 2 3/4". The first two pix show the saw. The third pic is the fly cutter.

 

[ken erickson]

Kerry,

Thanks for the follow up pictures! It is always nice to see other set-ups. I like the plate on top of the holding fixture to align the spine parallel.

Ken

 

[KnifeHead]

Another one almost finished....got a few little touch up things to do on this one but it's done otherwise. 4.5" Bose BackPocket w/drop point blade stamped "0", etched A2, black paper micarta shadow with flush joint. I will take another pic tonight showing a tight shot of the flush joint.

Also, this is my first finished knife with the Wilfred Works stamp. Looks good on there, eh.

http://knifehead.com/images/kh-450BlkdroppointBP0-1.jpg

http://knifehead.com/images/kh-450BlkdroppointBP0-2.jpg

http://knifehead.com/images/kh-450BlkdroppointBP0-3.jpg

http://knifehead.com/images/kh-450BlkdroppointBP0-4.jpg

http://knifehead.com/images/kh-450BlkdroppointBP0-5.jpg

 

[Mike Robuck]

Looks great. I look forward to the flush joint money shot.

Does Tony know you are living in his shop?

 

[Morrow]

just my style.......almost nothing shiny on that one. that really looks great.

 

[JAlexander]

Very sleek, Kerry. I like the black paper micarta a lot.

James

 

[KnifeHead]

Looks great. I look forward to the flush joint money shot.

Does Tony know you are living in his shop?

Yes...I get fed too and the waistline is proof

 

[ashleykate7]

The etched look is great...oh and that WW stamp is sweet

 

[kamagong]

Nice knife. I love that etched A2.

 

[Tony Bose]

Looks great. I look forward to the flush joint money shot.

Does Tony know you are living in his shop?

Mike, these days I'm 4th in the pecking order at WW behind the 3 Ks-Kids, Kats, and Kerry. Maybe if I would help in the kitchen more.

 

[JatMat]

That one is the cat's meow. The old dawg knows who is worthy of WW's Stamp.
I am so happy for you. May God continue to bless you and your work.
Jim