Photos Let's See Those Monster Swedges!

[Will Power]

More 38s. The Northfield top (no longer in my stable) has them, the Tidioute below (never leaving..) not really monster.

 

[Will Power]

An old Schatt

 

[Mike Robuck]

Swedges, more than you want to know... Kerry Hampton, who learned how to make knives in Tony's shop, had a thread here on swedges, but the pics are gone. Tony used to say it wasn't for the faint of heart to belly up to the grinder to do the swedges. I read this in a knife book a while back:

 

[Mike Robuck]

Double post, so I'll just add a knife here.

 

[Un-Chained]

@Mike Robuck
Thank you again Mike !
An in depth explanation indeed….
and a beaut of a double post

@Will Power
You’ll remember that this was one of my first gateways into GEC my friend.
I remember posting it here when I first joined and your warm compliments….
38 special in paint brush red.

 

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[Will Power]

@Mike Robuck Really interesting background article, thanks for putting it up Mike. Pity Kerry isn't active here any longer, he writes really well, had knowledge, plenty of wit and he could make a very decent knife indeed. Believe he would agree that he was very fortunate to be able to work alongside the Old Dog, Reece and others. what an inspirational atmosphere.

Fine swedge example you showed too, ultra!

Regards, Will

 

[Will Power]

@Un-Chained Thanks for that, it's important to encourage the right types

 

[Will Power]

Forum Knife 2014

 

[Un-Chained]

@Will Power
This one just came in last nite…
2020 snake-wood 62, my first SFO.
I noticed yours earlier in the thread Will,
is yours iron-wood?
Lurvely indeed these 62s in any guise really!

 

[Mike Robuck]

Will, Kerry sent me some pics of a new shop that he's building next to his house. I should say shop/man cave. He'll be making knives again at some point.

 

[Will Power]

@Will Power
This one just came in last nite…
2020 snake-wood 62, my first SFO.
I noticed yours earlier in the thread Will,
is yours iron-wood?
Lurvely indeed these 62s in any guise really!
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Fine item, yes mine's an Ironwood. The swedges on these are dramatic as there's little room for error incorporating the nail-nick. Yet I think overall, Wharncliffes are better suited without them.

Thanks, Will

 

[Un-Chained]

@Will Power
Agreed… but ya just got lurve those lines on the wharnies with the swageing… if that’s even a term lol!!

These lil’ 6s clips proportionately play well with swages…

 

[r8shell]

Thanks for the good read, @Mike Robuck .

I like how this one goes all the way back to the tang. (I'm guessing it went farther out to the tip too, when it was new)

 

[christusvictor]

Pulled this one out today and realized, like the one above, it has a whole spine swedge.

 

[sceva]

The GEC 05 Keychain knives have a nice swedge on them

 

[Steven65]

A Brett Dowell with with some beautiful swedging!

 

[kamagong]

I think it's awesome that this wharncliffe trapper has both cut and drawn swedges.

 

[Hyesouljah]

 

[Jack Black]