2021 KITH Jones/Kingery

[Sean Jones]

Almost there. First coat of Tru-Oil on the scales

https://imgur.com/byvqaIx

https://imgur.com/BvpwZCn

And ready to dye the sheath and sew. I need to work on my leather skills. The blade is a very tight fit, but it does fit.

https://imgur.com/Ez3ORy8

 

[Smallshop]

looking good Sean!

 

[Sean Jones]

looking good Sean!

Thanks Ted!

 

[Sean Jones]

My knife and sheath are finished except for sharpening and a logo. Since my etching machine developed a short, Fred said he can put my logo on with his etcher. So I will include a stencil when I ship this out. Here are some final photos.

The steel is .160 1084 with a tapered tang and a bit of a distal taper in the front. The scales are Cocobolo. I didn't use a liner on this one.

Left side

https://imgur.com/E28rGW0

Handle close up from the bottom and the tapered tang

https://imgur.com/AevHy69

Another close up of the handle

https://imgur.com/cFy2tZQ

 

[Sean Jones]

And the sheath and knife. I really need to work on my stitching

https://imgur.com/a/gxB472X

 

[FD Kingery]

I received Sean's Knife and finally got time this morning to mark it for him.
To Sean; I know you were working under family pressures and a bit out of your comfort zone and I just want to say that I appreciate all the effort that you put into making this knife for me and I am proud to be the owner of a Sean Jones Original. Thank you.
This knife has a nice heft to it for chopping and the edge easily slices leather and tomatoes (sorry I didn't get any pictures).

 

[Sean Jones]

Thanks Fred! I certainly learned a lot from this build. I appreciate your kind comments