Tomb of the Lost Knife!

O.K. guys, the OP knife has gone on a little journey, to serve as a pattern or sample for a knifemaker. Don't ask please, but I am sure he will mention it some time in the future.
I shipped it off without taking progress pics, but I promise a resolution to the story in future weeks. (I hope Jackknife sharpens up his writing skills, and comes up with a nifty keen story about it, from another point of view:D) . . . . . .way too many puns in that sentence!
 
I don't believe it was ever used, Rat 1. The jigging is crisp, and the factory edges are still in place.
 
waynorth said:
O.K. guys, the OP knife has gone on a little journey, to serve as a pattern or sample for a knifemaker. Don't ask please, but I am sure he will mention it some time in the future.
I shipped it off without taking progress pics, but I promise a resolution to the story in future weeks. (I hope Jackknife sharpens up his writing skills, and comes up with a nifty keen story about it, from another point of view:D) . . . . . .way too many puns in that sentence!
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Are they going to take it apart?
 
Oh I bet they will take it apart and then when they try to put it back together they won't know what to do!!;);):D
 
waynorth said:
O.K. guys, the OP knife has gone on a little journey, to serve as a pattern or sample for a knifemaker. Don't ask please, but I am sure he will mention it some time in the future.
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A while back Charlie and I were talking about a few patterns that we both would like to see done and being the consummate educator that he is , sent me a knife roll with some very special knives. Imagine my delight when one of the knives turns out to be the very knife that is the subject of this thread!

Its one thing to see a unused quality knife on a LCD screen but something else completely to hold in hand. Charlie is doing a GREAT job of cleaning it without destroying the factory finish. Job well done Charlie!

A few details stand out such as the major size differences between the nail pulls, the master being twice the size. The bone is a nice deep color, even from side to side, with the edges showing less dye penetration. The scans do not show it well but the bone has that translucent quality we all seem to love so much. The other thing that comes to mind, in person versus scans or pictures is the fineness of the shield, swedges, etch. Hard to describe but these are smaller, more refined looking in person. All in all , this is a wonderful example of quality craftsmanship on a production level, seldom seen today.

Thanks Charlie!:thumbup:

PS. Now were Is my hammer so i can get this knife back together?? Just kidding, had to throw that in.
 
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Hey Ken, I've got a real thin old knife that I can let you borrow to take that old Keen Kutter apart for a good pattern. Works good! :eek: :p
 
zerogee said:
Hey Ken, I've got a real thin old knife that I can let you borrow to take that old Keen Kutter apart for a good pattern. Works good! :eek: :p
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:eek: Charlie would either send out a hitman or come down and hunt me down himself if I used it! I would have to enter the witness protection program,;)
 
Charlie,
Absolutely gorgeous knife. That Turkish clip with half saber grind and a couple of swedges is one sexy blade style. All wrapped up in beautifully jigged scales. You can sure pick em, nice find.
Jay
 
I'm glad Ken explained what was happening. He's also added some nice description of the in-hand details.
Now that the knife has made the round trip, it's time to get back to teasing these rust flakes off of it.
Just wanted to let you know I hadn't forgotten, and will post some progress as soon as I get a bit more done.
Thanks for your patience.

Hey Ken, I don't see any hammer marks!!?? You are good with that little ball-peen!!:D
 
Thought I forgot you guys, didn't ya!! It'll never happen!;)

The knife had a little rest, after its long journey to Ken's workshop and back.
Then I got involved in a couple of projects, like the Forum knife - just little stuff:rolleyes:!!
Well here it is. A little more touch-up has been done, but I've decided to stop here, because of the risk of losing too much original finish. I believe I "got the red out"! There's maybe a titch left in the nail pulls, but I'm letting my thumbnail slowly take care of that.
I took some scans in the same poses as the OP, so you can see the differences.
They are subtle, but they are there.
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I no longer hear creaks, or ghosts moaning:eek:! No puffs of dust obscuring the sun, and no Ravens perched outside peering in the window - yikes, I'm scaring myself!
Old Lazz (short for Lazarus!) is gonna spend most of his time being admired in a shadow box, with the occasional outing in my pocket. One swipe on my kitchen steel, each side of each still-factory edge lets both blades cut paper nice and clean. So if an emergency arises, He's ready. But that's all I can bring myself to lose in the way of blade steel. History will be reasonably preserved for my tenure anyway.
Hope you enjoyed this saga, and I apologize for the long wait.
Now I think I'll look around and see what else I've got on the back burner.
Miles to go before I sleep!
 
thanks for the enduring saga of a great knife from a great time in the past.it's a beauty which hopefully our posterity will appreciate.
 
Geez, Charlie - the permutations I had to go through to compare the 'before' and 'after' pics have left me exhausted. :D

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Looks like you guys got it just right; neither too little, nor too much cleaning.

Is it just the scan, of did the etch really pop out after...whatever it was that you did? If it's not just a figment of the pic, how was that done?

Nice work, and nice restraint too :thumbup:. I hate to think of all the beautiful-if-slightly-rusty old glaze and crocus finishes that are routinely ruined by buffing wheels and steel wool. *shudder*
 
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