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

Ditto Ken-it looks great so far, and seeing the video of the knife gives us a chance to see more than a picture of the knife-thanks for taking the time to post it.
 
Blues said:
Ken, I love you like a brother but don't mention hockey...it's killing me that they are locked out.
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Elliott, you can always fall back and watch the Jets:eek:;)

bear5177 said:
Wow! This is such a great thread. Thank you very much for sharing this!

Can I follow you around your shop for about a month and take notes? ;)
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Any time! I seldom get shop visitors and would be a nice break.

mike Berkovitch said:
Thanks for taking the time making this video. Fascinating.
Mike
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jivedaddy said:
Ditto Ken-it looks great so far, and seeing the video of the knife gives us a chance to see more than a picture of the knife-thanks for taking the time to post it.
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I enjoy doing the video's at times, although I am not good at it.

Took a few more pictures tonight. I did my initial grinding of the leather punch, turning it from a four corner to a three corner. I will more than likely remake the mark side frame/bolster to tighten up the gap at the back of the leather punch. I also have a better idea of what the final thickness of the completed knife will be. Should come in right at .600 to .610.
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Here you can see how the blades lay when closed. I tried to keep things as compact as possible while still keeping the master nice and full.
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It is starting to feel like the hours in the shop working on this knife are starting to pay off. :D
 
Ken,
I don't know if the hours spent working on this knife are paying off for you...but I'm pretty sure we all think they do :)
Amazing work on the leather punch. This knife grows more beautiful every day.

Fausto
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Ken, those springs are very intriguing. Correct me if I'm wrong but when the corkscrew is open does that change the alignment of the spring making it not flush? Was your focus getting the pen blade for example, to be flush in all three positions?
 
Very exciting to watch the video and hear and see the walk and talk coming together! Masterful work, Ken. Sometimes, I think I enjoy the WIP pics more than the finished product. Thank you for sharing with us
 
J. Oeser said:
Ken, those springs are very intriguing. Correct me if I'm wrong but when the corkscrew is open does that change the alignment of the spring making it not flush? Was your focus getting the pen blade for example, to be flush in all three positions?
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Jared,

The tang of the corkscrew and awl are tuned much like any other square tang blade. The spring will sit in the same place relative at the open or closed position. It is interesting in that when you open the corkscrew(as it opens) you will see the tip of the pen blade raise in the frame. This is true on any single spring design were you have a blade at both ends of the spring, but the affect is more pronounced with this layout of spring and blades.
 
Okay, that makes sense. I wasn't sure if it was feasible to tune the spring for both the cork screw and the pen. I would imagine that the pen blade rising is certainly more pronounced and is probably what I was seeing in the pics. Especially where there is not a pin in between the two "blades". It makes it even more impressive watching the video and hearing the nice snap on all the blades knowing that one spring is tuned for 3 blades. :eek:

ken erickson said:
Jared,

The tang of the corkscrew and awl are tuned much like any other square tang blade. The spring will sit in the same place relative at the open or closed position. It is interesting in that when you open the corkscrew(as it opens) you will see the tip of the pen blade raise in the frame. This is true on any single spring design were you have a blade at both ends of the spring, but the affect is more pronounced with this layout of spring and blades.
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Not a lot to post tonight other than roughed out the lancet and made new parts for a new tweezers made more to Ed's specifications.
This new set will be made a bit differently, but more on that tomorrow. I spent a big part of the day refining the insides, grinds and swedges.

If you notice on the lancet there is a very slight bend. This bend is what keeps the lancet in place in the knife. The lancet is CPM154, heat treated and spring tempered.
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thats a nice looking lancet. This day in age with the dime-a-dozen swiss army knives, it becomes so apparent what it takes to make a quality knife; how each part needs to be fabricated and then fit in with the rest of the parts, along with the grinding and finishing. Awesome, thanks for the work in progress updates
 
Thanks Kevin! If notice about 1:35 into the video I almost closed up the corkscrew on myself!:eek: I thought about editing it out or re-shooting it, but thought, hey, it is what it is.
 
I did notice that, but to be completely open with you, your willingness to show it all is one aspect that I respect most about you as a person. I have to wonder if you feel that slight slipping is a fault of the knife? I do not think so, as you were boring it down into a hockey puck! A lot of my friends are backwoods junkyard jeep builders on the weekends. From time to time they have used hockey pucks as spacers for lifting a cheap build. I think that is somewhat telling of how tough and puncture resistant hockey pucks can be. I know you would never let a project out of your hands that was not up to your highest standards. If I was ever able to apprentice with any knife maker to learn to build a knife, I would want it to be you.

Thanks again for always sharing your builds with us in such an honest and open fashion. I know I am not the only one that enjoys and appreciates it.

Kevin
 
To reword my question to reflect my intentions more properly I would ask, "do you believe the slight slipping showed any room for improvement in the design".
 
Kevin,

Great question and comments. I am totally happy with the screw and spring tension. I had run that darn screw in that puck 5 times before turning the camera on without incident! A bit of stage fright:eek: I think.
 
Version 1.1 tweezers:eek: This set of tweezers is more to the specifications that Ed requested. A number 5 medical. Again they work very well and are thin enough to fit comfortably under the covers. I pinned this set together versus the first pair which were made from one piece of stock.
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Still not sure this set will be used on this knife but I am getting an education in tweezers design and fabrication:thumbup:
 
Hello Ken. Amazing work as usual. Your eye for the details is incredible. I love the detail on the punch where it rests in the liner/scale and the tweezer tips. I will have one of your knives one day...I look forward to future posts.
Nathan
 
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