Swayback Jack- SOLD

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Knife #27

Swayback Jack Rope Knife

-1095 at 59 HRC

- Flat ground, cut swedge, long pull nail nick, machined satin finish

- .125" thick blade and spring

- Gorgeous natural stag scales

- Bronze bolsters, stainless pins and mill relieved liners

- Closed length: 4"

- Pull is a 6

- Flush in all three positions

- Walks and talks with very smooth action.


$750 SOLD

The price includes shipping and paypal fees. You can post "I'll take it" in this thread. Feel free to PM me with any questions.

*Satisfaction guaranteed. If you are not 100% satisfied with my work, contact me and I will be more than happy to work something out with you.

Opinions are welcome!

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What an incredibly handsome combination of handle and blade shape. Materials aside, just the form of the knife is very striking and looks almost aggressive when closed. In fact, this might be the first knife that I like the looks of closed more than open. The curves of the handle pair with the lines of the blade in a way that makes it look "hooked", and gives the impression that the blade has a recurve.

esnyx said:
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I really like this picture.

My only concern would be the exposed portion of the tang when closed. It's a shame that isn't covered by the pivot! It also seems like the very tip of the knife might be relatively easily felt when closed.

Really, what this makes me want to do is take my #47 Viper and swap in a wharncliffe blade from a #77. This one is priced about 3x what I can afford to drop on such a knife, though. Pity! I really think this knife would be incredible for EDC, and I am incredibly jealous of whoever picks this up.
 
Thank you guys so much for the compliments! I am very happy with how the knife turned out.

Comeuppance said:
My only concern would be the exposed portion of the tang when closed. It's a shame that isn't covered by the pivot! It also seems like the very tip of the knife might be relatively easily felt when closed.
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Thank you for your comments, Comeuppance! I just wanted to explain why I do not think a sunken joint would be appropriate on this one. The main reason is that old swaybacks, like an old pruner, did not have sunken joints, which I find appropriate for the pattern. I think that the reasoning behind this is so that when you hold the knife with the edge facing you, as this handle shape is meant to be used, you can slide your thumb up against the tang and it adds to the comfort of it. It is also more comfortable when holding it with the edge away from you, allowing your index finger to smoothly run up onto the tang.. Here are some pics that explains what I mean:

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When you have a sunken joint, there is a "step" down from the bolster to the tang, causing the user to feel the square of the bolster when the knife is in use. Here is a crude sketch to show what I mean:

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Make sense?

Also, the tip of the blade is not exposed, and you cannot feel it when rubbing your finger over it.

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Thanks again!
 
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