Knife collection.

[McMXi]

Is anyone into the Mule Team blades that Spyderco produces each year? These three from top to bottom are made from Maxamet, CTS B70P and RWL34. I still haven't managed to make and attach handles or make Kydex sheaths but it's on the list.

 

[Lil Foot]

Slight side track:
Local three letter name hardware store has a microprocessor-controlled knife sharpening machine.
$7 a blade if I remember right.
Being busy & somewhat lazy, I took some large kitchen carving knives in and had them done.
The results were amazing- they came out stunningly sharp, probably sharper than I could have made them.
Not sure if they ground a very acute angle that will dull soon, but impressive results, and time will tell.
Found a vid:
https://www.reddit.com/r/knives/comments/qtm5v4

 

[Old Machinist]

Not a collector but I have a couple of Schrade knives. One has been misplaced but should show up if I search long enough.

This is my favorite.

 

[ken erickson]

One of my most challenging builds. This is a large multi blade knife based on the old Sheffield patterns called "sportsman" knives. Keep in mind , every part, spring, blade is cut out from sheet stock including the frames and bolsters. CPM-154 for the blades and springs, 410SS for the integral bolster/frames. Springs and blades/tweezers/scissors/awl and corkscrew properly heat treated.

Making scissors at this scale and then having them cut and fit properly into the knife is a discipline onto it self.

The covers on this one is checkered ebony. Ebony is a very traditional material for knife covers.

If anyone is wondering the little forked implement is a cigar fork. Common on smaller gentleman's pocket knives from the mid 1850's to early 1900's..

 

[McMXi]

One of my most challenging builds. This is a large multi blade knife based on the old Sheffield patterns called "sportsman" knives. Keep in mind , every part, spring, blade is cut out from sheet stock including the frames and bolsters. CPM-154 for the blades and springs, 410SS for the integral bolster/frames. Springs and blades/tweezers/scissors/awl and corkscrew properly heat treated.

Making scissors at this scale and then having them cut and fit properly into the knife is a discipline onto it self.

The covers on this one is checkered ebony. Ebony is a very traditional material for knife covers.

If anyone is wondering the little forked implement is a cigar fork. Common on smaller gentleman's pocket knives from the mid 1850's to early 1900's..

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Wow!! That's some quality work there. Did you cut those serrations with a file?

 

[ken erickson]

Wow!! That's some quality work there. Did you cut those serrations with a file?

Thanks!

A more proper term is "coined" edge. Coined liners where often used on the exhibition Sheffield knives. Think of a dimes edge for example. The liners are .040 thick and the way I cut them in is with a carbide straight cut knurling wheel . I insert a rod thru the center hole of the wheel as a handle and then basically roll the edges of the liners leaving the coining.

 

[McMXi]

Thanks!

A more proper term is "coined" edge. Coined liners where often used on the exhibition Sheffield knives. Think of a dimes edge for example. The liners are .040 thick and the way I cut them in is with a carbide straight cut knurling wheel . I insert a rod thru the center hole of the wheel as a handle and then basically roll the edges of the liners leaving the coining.

Coined edge makes a lot of sense. Amazing work!

 

[ken erickson]

Coined edge makes a lot of sense. Amazing work!

Thank you and you having worked for Remington might enjoy this one.

It is my rendition of a R313 Remington pattern. The frame would be called a serpentine and with the two blades coming off one end , jack. Serpentine Jack.

The differences in mine compared to the bottom Remington is that my master blade is not sabre ground. My bolster are "pinched" but not "threaded". Pinching refers to the very front of the bolster with the quarter round flute filed in. Threading refers to the fine lines filed in. Mine has ebony covers while the artists rendition of the R313 has jigged cow bone covers.

Both Remington UMC and Winchester back in that time period physically made , branded and sold knives. Very high quality and very collectable today.