Clasp / Riggers Knife

[glennbad]

I just finished this one for a customer. He wanted to get rid of the composite handles, and elected to do some ebony. This was a challenging project for me, and was the first I had done like it. It took me several tries to get it right.














It is a very interesting knife. I have a few like it now, and plan to do another, with some slight changes.

Glenn

[philco]

It really takes talent to make something look that good. Glenn you just continue to impress me with your abilities time after time.

[orvet]

Nice work Glenn!
Those can be a bear cat to do especially with ebony, as ebony is pretty brittle and likes to split!

You did an amazing job on bringing that old Brit back to life!

[Bloodhound]

WOW!!! very nice work! Just beautiful

[glennbad]

Thanks guys. I learned a few things on this one. The tension from the springs put a lot of strain on the pins. I originally was going to do it without the brass inserts, but the ebony ended up shattering. Then, I rough cut the new ebony, and should have left it larger before I countersunk the insert holes, to reduce blowout. I wanted to do bolsters for looks and strength, but the customer did not want them.

It was a great learning experience in patience and humility. I could have done a better job. The customer was happy with it, but I wasn't completely satisfied with my effort.

[orvet]

It was a great learning experience in patience and humility. I could have done a better job. The customer was happy with it, but I wasn't completely satisfied with my effort.

Glenn,
It is on that sort of repair that I learn the most.
I recently rehab-ed a stockman pattern, I put it together and everything was prefect until I spun down the rocker pin and the bone cracked side to side.
I had that knife together & back apart 3 times before I was satisfied with the way it worked.
But I learned a great deal on that knife!
The difficult ones that try my patience seem to be the ones I learn the most on!

[Capt. Farrel]

That ol´rigger looks brilliant! I still have a similar knife lying around here that I might convert like this some day. Doesn´t seem to be that easy after all...