WIP of Sheffield inspired 3 thick Sportsman's knife - Ken Erickson

very cool project - thanks for taking us along for the ride!
I've never considered a gimlet (screw awl) on a pocket knife before -- that's pretty slick.
 
Those Sheffield boys were pretty smart. The "sheffield Exhibition Knives" book is amazing, and it has pics of knives with about every tool that you can think of in them.
 
Just exciting to see this knife come to life so to speak. Thanks for taking the time to step us through it Ken. I wish I could be there when Shaldag unzips the case for the first time. :D.
 
Pretty much completed the knife:eek: Just a few tiny touch-ups before I can ship.
I will follow up with more pictures in a bit.
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This is a beautiful knife. I will say it is my favorite slipjoint I have seen in my time on these forums. I would like to thank Ken as well for taking us through the steps to completion.
The Ivory is beautiful, the blades all look flawless. I too would have to carry this to show it off.
 
Wow, that is some gorgeous work. It's been an interesting journey following this thread. :thumbup:

I do have two questions before I'm left speechless :)
Does the oval hollow on the lancet have a specific use or is it purely cosmetic?
Do the very thin long pulls give enough purchase to open the blades? I always have trouble with thin nail nicks, but maybe that's just me.
 
Wow, that is just beautiful. You've outdone yourself, Ken.

That's it, I'm spent...
 
Oh my lord, Ken you should pat yourself on the back for making one of the finest knives known to mankind. The craftsmanship in this beauty is out of this world. If I owned that I would take at least a month off for fondling:D
 
sturzi said:
Does the oval hollow on the lancet have a specific use or is it purely cosmetic?
Do the very thin long pulls give enough purchase to open the blades? I always have trouble with thin nail nicks, but maybe that's just me.
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The "paddle" shape of the lancet along with the scoop was a request by Ed. He uses "micro powders" in his work and intends on using the scoop for that.
The very thin long pulls afford plenty of purchase. My thumbnail is usually worn down to nothing from opening and closing knives yet I have no trouble with these blades.

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Ken, I don't have the right words. The only thing I don't like about it is I cannot see it in person before it starts its journey! Stunning really, just stunning;)
 
Mr Erickson:
Im still waiting for the real pictures of the completed knife, as these are clearly photoshopped. You got greedy and made the grinds too perfect, this gave it away!
But in all seriousness that is a work of art....i love the coined liners and the beautiful nested blades. I bet you got a headache from all the scale materials you had to consider!
 
As always incredibly inspiring Ken. That is one you should be extremely proud of. I hope to get there one day.
 
Well, I will be giving Ken a call to discuss the knife, its journey, and payment of course.

When we began to discuss this seriously, I kind of had a sketch in my mind, and a picture of how the knife would turn out. I think that I have a pretty good imagination, but it did not do the project justice in this case; Ken's craftmanship ( if that is the right word at 5:30 a.m.) has exeeded anything that I imagined, even with the Sheffield bood as a starting point.

One year, I made it to Blade. I keep planning to go back, a couple of years ago I even bought a ticket and reserved a room, and I had to cancel 2 weeks before the show because of work. Its just too hard for me to get away at thta time. So I usually call up a maker or 2 that I know and order something as a consolation prize. Well, it looks like this year I will manage not to feel too bad that I can't make it to the show. It seems to me that this knife will keep me occupied for a while.

Thanks everyone for your input and kind words. Special thamks to Gus, of course, for helping put things (Ken and myself) together. And thanks to Ken. Not only for the hard work, but for all the converstaions and interactions, for putting up with questions, indecisons, etc etc. Ken made this a lot of fun, and the ability and willingness to show the progess on these forums just made it better.
 
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