SWC knives

[MartinK9]

I like the colour, but I don't want to make a replica.
Maybe some Cocobolo wood, or some old reclaimed wood.

As a have to wait a few months for my blade to be ready, I have enough time to look for something special.

some nice choices here:

https://www.brisa.fi/portal/index.php?option=com_oscommerce&osMod=index&cPath=91

and here:

http://www.knifescales.co.uk/content/knife-scales-by-jean-index.php

HTH

 

[laro13]

Wow!!

Now you even have made it worse, it will take months to choose.

I also like the idea of some old reclaimed wood, maybe take a small piece of wood from the back of somebody's antique bookcase, or go to church for the fist time.

cheers

 

[JonathanD]

The wood on his RM knife is nice:

But the slabs are really much to thin and insubstantial compared to my knives. I find gripping it for any length of time a real effort. But that's just me.

 

[laro13]

That is a big difference!

As I am making my own scales and my hands aren't that small, I will make them a bit fatter.

Can you make some measurements of the thickness of the handle of your knife?

And is the width of the handle( at the "belly") the same?

Thanks

 

[JonathanD]

The thickness at the widest point in that pic is 28mm. From spine to belly at the widest point is 32.5mm. The smallest measurement from spine to belly is 29mm.

 

[laro13]

Thanks JonathanD

I was just wondering if there's a big difference in the size belly/spine between the two knives, if the SWC RM knife is smaller it would be harder to make the scales fatter. ( I've ordered a SWC kit blade)

Thanks

 

[JonathanD]

You can definately put much thicker slabs on the SWC and I think it would benefit from them too. I guess RM wants a distinctive difference between the SWC and AW versions. The Wilkinson Sword knives varied in the thickness of the slabs quite a bit. I had a few and the difference could be quite vast.

My instructors Woodlore has much thicker slabs than the norm. I will take comparison pictures of that and the SWC for you tomorrow so you can judge for yourself.

 

[laro13]

My instructors Woodlore has much thicker slabs than the norm. I will take comparison pictures of that and the SWC for you tomorrow so you can judge for yourself.

Thanks, I would be very interested in that.
It will take some time before I will get the knife-blade yet, but you cant do enough research.

Cheers

 

[JonathanD]

Here you go, hope this helps:

 

[eraaij]

Ah well - I could always take up religion and visit the nearest old church with a bible and a bahco laplander

I must say that the handle slabs look fantastic on the SWC - I'll report on it when I get it and take some shots next to my beloved old model AW. Curious to see if they are thicker than my AW handle slabs. Balance should be nice with the slight taper.

-Emile

 

[MartinK9]

Ah well - I could always take up religion and visit the nearest old church with a bible and a bahco laplander

I must say that the handle slabs look fantastic on the SWC - I'll report on it when I get it and take some shots next to my beloved old model AW. Curious to see if they are thicker than my AW handle slabs. Balance should be nice with the slight taper.

-Emile

 

[eraaij]

Cheers Martin -but from the looks of it- my AW Woodlore seems to predate yours. Nice fat handle on that AW of yours . The scales on mine are very much like the SWC. I suspect the SWC even wins in thickness.

Is there anybody around that has given the knife some actual use and can comment on balance and edge holding?

-Emile

 

[Mesquite]

Thought you would have included the wilki woodlore as well Martin just to show you've got the full set okenest:

 

[MartinK9]

Cheers Martin -but from the looks of it- my AW Woodlore seems to predate yours. Nice fat handle on that AW of yours . The scales on mine are very much like the SWC. I suspect the SWC even wins in thickness.

Is there anybody around that has given the knife some actual use and can comment on balance and edge holding?

-Emile

AW/RM Woody Maple Handle

- 226mm Total Length
- 114mm Butt to end of scales
- 112mm Scales to tip
- 137mm Tip to COB

RM Bushcrafter

- 221m Total Length
- 112mm Butt to end of scales
- 109mm Scales to tip
- 130mm Tip to COB

Thought you would have included the wilki woodlore as well Martin just to show you've got the full set okenest:

okenest: indeed

 

[laro13]

Here you go, hope this helps:

Thanks mate, a lot of differences in thickness between the knives!

I will make my scales as fat as a Big-mac.

cheers

 

[JonathanD]

cheers

Yay, now yer talkin'

 

[TeeDee]

Looks like a reply from Steve at SWC

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52691


Thought I would add a link to his post onto the bottom of this thread bring it to a conclusion.

 

[TeeDee]

Saw this amendment to SWC Page and thought i would bump the thread. Just goes to show if you scream hard enough and in unison people will listen.

http://swc-handmade-knives.com/ORDERING-AND-ENQUIRIES

"I am changing the way I take orders. From now on I will book in months. When a month is filled with orders the next month will become available when that month is full the next will open and so on. That way when placing an order you will know when you are going to get it.
At the moment I am booking September 2010. So if you order now you will receive your items in September."



So hopefully everyone will now know what the general ETA is for a Knife.

 

[JonathanD]

Saw this amendment to SWC Page and thought i would bump the thread. Just goes to show if you scream hard enough and in unison people will listen.

http://swc-handmade-knives.com/ORDERING-AND-ENQUIRIES

"I am changing the way I take orders. From now on I will book in months. When a month is filled with orders the next month will become available when that month is full the next will open and so on. That way when placing an order you will know when you are going to get it.
At the moment I am booking September 2010. So if you order now you will receive your items in September."



So hopefully everyone will now know what the general ETA is for a Knife.

That's a better system, should take the strain off somewhat.

 

[laro13]

I was glad it worked.

Thanks for the "noise" everybody!

Now I only have to choose which wood I will use for the scales.

gr.

Jasper