Kerry Hampton Knives

Leslie Tomville Leslie Tomville Only just seen this Greg. Fantastic job Kerry did on it, that bolster is very imposing, on point! The provenance of it is fascinating too: the bone, a Spear looks so right on a single Barlow and Tony Bose's geist behind all of it, continuing to inspire and astonish :cool: It will always be so, as long as pocket-knives are appreciated.

Thousand years ago....round 2010 ;) I asked Kerry to make me a Teardrop. The Spear looks a lot like the one on your Barlow. Do you want to slice something fine? Look no further than this knife, it's all about being a pocket-knife 😍

Congratulations on your Wilfred Works super Barlow, many thanks to all involved - Will

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waynorth said:
.....I believe they were made after the Barlows Tony did for me, so those Barlows had "Tony-made" handles! He probably put them on other people's Barlows, but I don't have that info!! Kerry might ??!!.....
And, I miss the "Old Dog"!!!
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Tony called the saw cut bone that we used on the infamous barlow pair that you once had in your possession, "Utica bone". They were
/are pre textured and roughly shaped to fit a standard barlow, much like the pieces that put on this new barlow.

...and I miss the Old Dog too.
 
Thank you Will Power Will Power and Signalprick Signalprick . Kerry could not have made a better, more solid, knife. The grind on the spear blade is perfect. I believe the blade on that beautiful teardrop is the same Will. And the stamp on the bolster is deep, sharp, and crisp. I considered other handle material options, but, to me, a Barlow just needs dyed sawcut bone

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Happy as a KHLamb!

A couple of years ago KnifeHead KnifeHead mentioned that he was going to level up from being a "hobbyist maker." Half-jokingly I asked him to make a lambsfoot knife with long, slim blade and a clean and flush joint. For inspiration, I sent him an old English knife to study.

Fast forward to last weekend and I receive a message from Kerry saying he had a surprise for me. 🤔 Delivered by the postman yesterday, I've only now been able check her out.

Wow! What a Christmas surprise! Inside the package was the lambsfoot I had teased Kerry about, fresh from Brown Av. Boasting a long, slim lambsfoot blade to go with a stovepipe kick, fluted bolsters, and gnarly stag covers, this knife could have come from Sheffield's Golden Age.

Even more awesome, Kerry built this knife with a clean and flush joint!

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A great gift, the KHLambsfoot will be forever cherished and hold a place of honor in my stash of sharp and shinys.

I'll shut up now and leave it to Kerry to fill in the details.
 
Thanks, guys, for the positive vibes. It's not good to dare me to do something because I sometimes take the dare and make it more difficult than it should be. I think the knife that kamagong sent me had a Wharncliffe blade, not a lamb foot. It appears there is nearly 1/4" missing from the tip. Be that is it may, the frame for both styles of knife from that era was much the same so the frame profiles and springs are easily interchangeable.

What did I do to make it more difficult? I decided to not make the bolster the same as the old knife and instead do what I call a "Sheffield Bolster"...bury the pivot pin in a abnormally large "flute". You'll see these a lot on the old Sheffield knives and they are normally small, tip bolsters with these giant gullies right at the pivot. That doesn't leave much bolster material there and it isn't necessarily needed. It DOES make peening the pin WAY more difficult and therefore hiding it even more difficult.

I could go on and on about this thing but I'll just post up the glamour pics and let them do all the rest of the talking. ;)

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Will Power said:
kamagong kamagong Not just on point, that LF has authenticity in its DNA 😍 Wish more of them were like this 🤣;)

You must be over the moon for Christmas :cool::thumbsup:

Thanks, Will
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I am over the moon Will. This knife is magnificent. Not only is the craftsmanship incredible, but the design is as well. The quickest glance makes it clear that this is a not just a slipjoint, but a traditional knife.
 
KnifeHead said:
I could go on and on about this thing but I'll just post up the glamour pics and let them do all the rest of the talking. ;)
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Glamour pics indeed. Thanks Kerry. I saved them for my records.

Want to hear something funny? Sort of funny? I left the KHLamb on my desk at home this morning, next to its zippered pouch and your card. My wife just texted me that she read the card with your greeting, decided that the KHLamb was intended as a Christmas gift, wrapped it up and put it with the rest of the presents under the tree. She told me in no uncertain terms that it's not to be opened again until Christmas Day.

😳

This is going to be the longest 12 Days of Christmas ever...
 
Sometime ago in the 2012-2013 time frame I worked on the parts for this knife and Tony, the OldDog, schooled me about the pattern and heat treated them for me. This knife was a request from a good friend and I finally got the gumption up to tackle this tough pattern. It is based on the Case 6380 whittler, which is a standard 3 blade whittler...1 large master clip blade with 2 small secondary blades in the opposite end. My knife is built in a "half whittler" configuration with the standard clip master blade and a single secondary Wharncliffe blade.

This being my first build of this pattern, I stamped the pile side of the master blade "Prototype". I don't do this any longer so this will be a rare one of mine with this stamp. Also, since the parts were made by me in Tony's shop, the secondary blade is stamped "Wilfred Works". Parts made in Wilfred, knife finished and assembled in Terre Haute.

It was so long ago since Tony taught me about building this knife I pretty much had a memory dump. Reese was gracious and brought me up to speed to the point where I could get past simply staring at the parts. Reese Bose...THANK YOU! khampton-378Case6380bonehalfwhittler-1.jpgkhampton-378Case6380bonehalfwhittler-2.jpgkhampton-378Case6380bonehalfwhittler-3.jpgkhampton-378Case6380bonehalfwhittler-4.jpgkhampton-378Case6380bonehalfwhittler-5.jpgkhampton-378Case6380bonehalfwhittler-6.jpgkhampton-378Case6380bonehalfwhittler-7.jpg
 
KnifeHead said:
Sometime ago in the 2012-2013 time frame I worked on the parts for this knife and Tony, the OldDog, schooled me about the pattern and heat treated them for me. This knife was a request from a good friend and I finally got the gumption up to tackle this tough pattern. It is based on the Case 6380 whittler, which is a standard 3 blade whittler...1 large master clip blade with 2 small secondary blades in the opposite end. My knife is built in a "half whittler" configuration with the standard clip master blade and a single secondary Wharncliffe blade.

This being my first build of this pattern, I stamped the pile side of the master blade "Prototype". I don't do this any longer so this will be a rare one of mine with this stamp. Also, since the parts were made by me in Tony's shop, the secondary blade is stamped "Wilfred Works". Parts made in Wilfred, knife finished and assembled in Terre Haute.

It was so long ago since Tony taught me about building this knife I pretty much had a memory dump. Reese was gracious and brought me up to speed to the point where I could get past simply staring at the parts. Reese Bose...THANK YOU! View attachment 2813038View attachment 2813039View attachment 2813040View attachment 2813041View attachment 2813042View attachment 2813043View attachment 2813044
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Lovely knife , with a rich history Kerry!! You have a lucky good friend!! To say I'm envious is an understatement!!!!
Nice work!!!
 
KnifeHead said:
Sometime ago in the 2012-2013 time frame I worked on the parts for this knife and Tony, the OldDog, schooled me about the pattern and heat treated them for me. This knife was a request from a good friend and I finally got the gumption up to tackle this tough pattern. It is based on the Case 6380 whittler, which is a standard 3 blade whittler...1 large master clip blade with 2 small secondary blades in the opposite end. My knife is built in a "half whittler" configuration with the standard clip master blade and a single secondary Wharncliffe blade.

This being my first build of this pattern, I stamped the pile side of the master blade "Prototype". I don't do this any longer so this will be a rare one of mine with this stamp. Also, since the parts were made by me in Tony's shop, the secondary blade is stamped "Wilfred Works". Parts made in Wilfred, knife finished and assembled in Terre Haute.

It was so long ago since Tony taught me about building this knife I pretty much had a memory dump. Reese was gracious and brought me up to speed to the point where I could get past simply staring at the parts. Reese Bose...THANK YOU! View attachment 2813038View attachment 2813039View attachment 2813040View attachment 2813041View attachment 2813042View attachment 2813043View attachment 2813044
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That's a beautiful knife Kerry. The craftsmanship looks superlative. It's the bone covers that get me though. The colors...🫶🏼.
 
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