Engraved Kershaw Pocket Knives

davidshe · Sep 10, 2015

A very thoughtful father in Texas asked if I would hand engrave two pocket knives he purchased for his sons. He asked to have his sonâ€™s initials engraved into each knife along with some scroll and floral design. I tried to work the large screw head into the design on both sides rather than simply work around it. I cut the intials in deep relief fashion so they would stand out. These little Kershaw knives are not expensive but I would bet that the two boys will think they are worth a million bucks and always treasure this gift from their father! Won't make the cover of engraver magazine but I love doing work like this that is so meaningful

Jesse.beckham · Sep 10, 2015

They might be afraid to use them from fear of messing them up. Looks good!

davidshe · Sep 11, 2015

Thanks Jesse. These are cut deep so they should hold up well.

Dani Girl · Sep 12, 2015

You might find you will develop a fondness for transfer wax for its not flaking away while you work and you can get finer details in... each to his own.

davidshe · Sep 12, 2015

Dani Girl said:
You might find you will develop a fondness for transfer wax for its not flaking away while you work and you can get finer details in... each to his own.

Thanks. Are you referring to drawing directly on the knife? In this case I used a transparency printed transfer for just the scroll backbones and large initial then freehanded the rest.

monk · Sep 13, 2015

very nice. when i use the inkjet for transfer, on average, i wait 15 minutes. that way i get a very clean line. if done too soon, the ink will squish out.

davidshe · Sep 14, 2015

monk said:
very nice. when i use the inkjet for transfer, on average, i wait 15 minutes. that way i get a very clean line. if done too soon, the ink will squish out.

Thanks for that tip Monk

Marcelo · Sep 14, 2015

Very beautiful. I think one of the most beautiful things is a well made scroll backbones like yours. congratulations. What did you use to fix the knives while engraving?

davidshe · Sep 14, 2015

Marcelo said:
Very beautiful. I think one of the most beautiful things is a well made scroll backbones like yours. congratulations. What did you use to fix the knives while engraving?

Thank you Marcelo. On these I used hot glue. Sometimes I use thermo loc.

Marcelo · Sep 15, 2015

It is how you remove the hot glue?

davidshe · Sep 15, 2015

Marcelo said:
It is how you remove the hot glue?

I rub it with an Alcohol soaked cotton ball and it releases very easily.

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