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

This insight into the process is incredibly interesting!:thumbup:
I am glued to my chair, waiting for the next installment.:eek:

Thanks Ken!!
 
Fantastic to watch, thanks as always. I've always been curious to see how you do those corkscrews.
 
Ken, why are the steel 'sides' so thick ? Are these the outside liners ? And pearl is going on top right ?
roland
 
Is a folder stronger if made as an Integral, than with separately milled liners and bolsters, if the liner thicknesses are the same ?
Is one of the advantages of Integral that the liners can be milled to any desired thickness ? Or is this not particularly crucial ?
roland
 
I love when this thread comes to the top, it always holds some new background for my computer. Your work is impeccable Ken and I know I am not alone in thanking you for sharing your build progress on these one of a kind gems that you create. I am looking forward to seeing this one come to life. Such a great selection of tools, very useful. That punch looks like it will be very stout which I find very appealing, just a real beauty Ken :thumbup:
 
rprocter said:
Ken, why are the steel 'sides' so thick ? Are these the outside liners ? And pearl is going on top right ?
roland
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As from your next post I think you answered this question yourself,and a good one, but I will expand a bit. I do make my bolsters integral and at this stag I leave the material in its "thick" form. I find that the extra rigidity that the thick outer liners/bolsters affords helps me build a better fit-up knife. I also will grind the blades after heat treat and before milling of the bolster/frames. I think this helps me especially when building a knife that requires very close tolerances for nested blades.

Pearl is intended for this knife. My customer is leaning toward exhibition black lip.

rprocter said:
Is a folder stronger if made as an Integral, than with separately milled liners and bolsters, if the liner thicknesses are the same ?
Is one of the advantages of Integral that the liners can be milled to any desired thickness ? Or is this not particularly crucial ?
roland
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I do not personally think that a folder made with integral bolster/liners is stronger than a properly soldered/spot welded bolster/liner knife if the liners are the same thickness. And your very correct in that I can mill my liners to any thickness required for strength or aesthetics. Liner stock is only available in a few thicknesses such as .025 and .040. I can mill the liner/bolster material and leave .045 or .020 for example.


I did have a chance to rough out the corkscrew yesterday. It needs to be thinned perhaps 10% or so in the valleys yet.
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This thread is going to be a special one for me. An exquisite knife made by a respected friend that will end up in the hands of another respected friend.

(sure hope I got things merged correctly :))
 
Not at all, something tells me I will not be the only one enjoying this thread. :D
 
seionage said:
Do you have any more pics of you doing the corkscrew? I'd love to see how it was done.

Thanks!
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Sorry! These are the only ones that I took of the screw construction.

Thanks for the all the kind comments and interest in this build, it really is my pleasure to do a thread like this.
 
Count me in as enjoying the education of this thread. Great work and I also thank you for taking the time to educate us on your construction.
Charles
 
Unique opportunity to watch an extremely complicated knife in the making. Thanks for taking the time and efforts.
Mike
 
I'd be happy to achieve that corkscrew, let alone the entire knife!
Hand-filed and finished!! Must be magic!!

Thanks for "WIP-in' " it, Ken!!
 
Excellent thread and great looking knife Ken. I'm sure the new owner will be thrilled with the finished piece. Thanks for sharing the process with us.
 
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