Kerry Hampton Knives

blades&grace said:
Kerry, that's a nice one!

You can exhale now....you're finished cutting those swedges in!
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Boy aint that the truth! :eek: 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 :D 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????:eek: It's that sharp. :)
 
Very nice! (No surprise there. :thumbup::cool:)
 
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:

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Mike Robuck said:
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:

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

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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
 
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. :D

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

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

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

http://knifehead.com/images/kh-450BlkdroppointBP0-5.jpg
 
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just my style.......almost nothing shiny on that one. that really looks great.
 
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
 
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