Mark Behnke
Well-Known Member
This knife started 4 years ago with
Bruce Bumps "Swayback Wharncliffe WIP" http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?9824-Swayback-Wharncliffe-How-To
Thank you Bruce it never would have happened without your WIP I've read it a thousand times.
I started and made a pattern from an old pruning knife, made a crude fixture and profiled a blade and spring from 1084 then I stalled out and put it in a box for later, much later.
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Starting again I ordered A2 PG stock made a "rise and fall fixture and a tooling plate, then put a adjustable table on my drill press to tram it in.
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Blade came out RC 61 and spring Rc 51 zeroed out on open and half stop but screwed up the close and is .005 off, has a good walk and talk but could be better.
I'm hooked love making these and plan on starting another right away.
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Bruce Bumps "Swayback Wharncliffe WIP" http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?9824-Swayback-Wharncliffe-How-To
Thank you Bruce it never would have happened without your WIP I've read it a thousand times.
I started and made a pattern from an old pruning knife, made a crude fixture and profiled a blade and spring from 1084 then I stalled out and put it in a box for later, much later.
Starting again I ordered A2 PG stock made a "rise and fall fixture and a tooling plate, then put a adjustable table on my drill press to tram it in.
Blade came out RC 61 and spring Rc 51 zeroed out on open and half stop but screwed up the close and is .005 off, has a good walk and talk but could be better.
I'm hooked love making these and plan on starting another right away.