Sharpfinger for Codger

Darrin Sanders

Darrin Sanders

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Some of you may know about Codgers misfortune a few weeks back. This is my attempt to slightly ease the pain. I hope it works. I've been wanting to make a Sharpfinger with a few slight changes so thats what I did. For the changes I added a little length to both the blade and handle. I also opened up the radius of the spine a little. As for the steel, its 7/64" (.109") O1 @ 61 HRC. I ground it to .005"-.006" before convexing the edge. Tha scales are stabilized Curly Maple from K&G. I used brass Corbys and Acraglas to hold it all together. The overall length is a tad over 8", the blade is ~4&1/16", & the handle is 4&1/8".
I'll get it out to you soon Michael. I hope you like it and it serves you well.
 

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Wow. What a great example of one of the finest designs out there.
Thanks for doing this. Codger is one of the really good guys.
 
I'd love that! What a generous thing to do! Very cool! Karma will be in your favor!
 
Very nice and really like the curly maple scales.
Kudos to you, Darrin, and congrats on this fine knife, Michael.
You deserve it, and here's hoping the thief gets his just desserts.

Doug
 
I love it. Thank you Darrin. Once again the generosity of the makers and other members here humbles me.

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Thanks for the compliments guys.

Micahel- You're most welcome. Its a way to give back to the knife community which I vowed to do when I first began my knifemaking journey and discovered what a great bunch of guys 99.9% of the knife community are. If it weren't for openly and freely shared tips and info., I wouldn't have the knowledge to make anything close to the quality of this knife. Not that its anywhere near the quality of the work of other makers but its WAY better than my first.

Edited to add that if it weren't for collectors, makers wouldn't be able to pursue this craft and improve their skills.
 
I am well on my way to having a small collection of custom renditions of the old Sharpfinger pattern, each maker changing details differently None are copies and none intended to be. It does take away a bit of the almost daily sting out of the theft. But as I continue to answer questions for other collectors and look for my examples of their patterns I keep discovering new ones missing.

This one is an enlargement of the pattern, not a lot but just enough to make it unique and let me see if the change augments the utility of the base pattern. And of course I am an Old Timer myself and love the natural handle materials.

Schrade will have been gone ten years this coming July. Within that first five years after the closing there was a flurry of copies from other cutleries, but the custom market wasn't interested in such a pedestrian pattern, particularly with the market flooded with originals and copies. Only Herman Williams has continued to use the original pattern as a base for embelishments as he once did while working for Schrade.

I am pleased no end to have lived long enough to see it garner attention from some individual makers, handmade with attention to detail. I hope the trend continues and enlarges. None of the factory copies I have seen (and I own several) do justice to the pattern. I think Henry Bodenheim Baer would be pleased as well.

Again Darrin, thankyou. I look forward to seeing your future work with this pattern.
 
Darrin,
GREAT KNIFE and BEAUTIFUL SCALES.

Michael,
I hope the rest of this year gets better for you.
 
N.E.Tim said:
Darrin,
GREAT KNIFE and BEAUTIFUL SCALES.

Michael,
I hope the rest of this year gets better for you.
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Thank you Tim. Spring. My goal right now is to survive til spring. The chief of police is handling the theft case and is actually enjoying the chase. He lifted some prints from my Prince Albert display and tobacco tins the thieves took down to steal those knives.
 
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