That desert iron wood looks nice, might have to drop in and pay you another visit.
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That desert iron wood looks nice, might have to drop in and pay you another visit.
A no frills skinner with eucalyptus handle and a honing steel for a local farmer/hunter
https://i.imgur.com/Y5qU3nNl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/9WuPE0pl.jpg
These two ready to go. An AH EDC with Lacewood and a Light Hunter with Camel bone 0ver black G10liner and buiffalo horn bolster.
https://i.imgur.com/b1NXZtAl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/J8nQkxVl.jpg
Stunning knives. Email incoming. Cheers Henry
This is a full set of kitchen knives plus a boning knife away to texas.
From left top is a 4 in paring knife, 5 inch general purpose, 5 1/2 inch chef, 7 inch chef, Nakiri slicer, Bearded chef and the boning knife with a set of 6 teak knives underneata them. All have quilted macrocarpa on the cryo quenched NitroV SS.
https://i.imgur.com/5ie7dLVl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Thy8fn0l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7SYz1Tdl.jpg
Something different for a hunter in bear country. He asked for a Tanto with a 12 inch blade so this is what I have done to fulfil the commission. 4.3mm 1075 with scandi grind brass bolster and stabilised dark walnut handle. Beach wood scabbard with leather hanger.
https://i.imgur.com/MHgZJbel.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qhzxB9Dl.jpg
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lovely...personally I would like to see bigger bolster to ensure no show of hand slippage in a SHTF situation,,,heck a cutlass with hilt guard would be nearly enough...maybe..... Ive never slipped forward on a blade yet...But I do cringe when remembering the slice of blade the last time I stuffed up...its not a good feeling.
Slipping forward on the handle can be a concern but this bolster reaches to the depth of the forward finger so it would take a weak hold for it to be a problem and the slipage is usually compounded by resistance to the thrust and the point design and sharpness of this one makes that a non problem. Light lower handle notches also help with hand grip so I think that any potential problem has been taken care of but then I havent hunted bear or had to address an up close encounter with one either :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
Customer is happy.
& that is the main thing !! [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by Von Gruff Knives
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all good,and it looks like a wickedly sharp bit of kit....
These four Heavy Hunters as a set that are away to my agent in the US for names to be engraved on the blades and then on shipped to the customer. Hickory burl over CB Buffalo horn bolster on the 1075 HC blades in the edge stamped sheaths.
https://i.imgur.com/qEl5c99l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/veyaXsjl.jpg
These three are ready to go. A PH EDC with yellow cedar burl over curve backed brass, a bull nosed skinner with customer supplied warthog tusk over curve backed brass and the EDC Khukuri with buffalo horn over brass.
https://i.imgur.com/5DAhWj3l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ihSawedl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/dcpxDEXl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/y0Cp4Qjl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/l2mAW2ll.jpg
Finished this one today. A Lion knife with Camel bone handles over black G10 liners and a buffalo horn bolster on the 1095 blade with tapered tang in closed sheath
https://i.imgur.com/G0wa8JPl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7pQN3bUl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LBkcsfjl.jpg
Check out this link to see why it is called the lion knife
https://www.africahunting.com/thread...n-knife.28385/
wonderful tale indeed...another one ol Wilbur has pinched and changed a little like so many others to make a good book even better.
A Tahr Hunter with bufalo horn bolster and pomel over the deer antler handle with spine jimping on the 1095 HC blade in standard sheath with edge stamping.
https://i.imgur.com/PWnReKfl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/XcMBU6ml.jpg
A pair of Light Hunters for a father and son. Both with flat back buffalo horn bolsters and with one having spalted maple burl and the other having hickory burl handles on the 1084 blades. Sheaths with attached honing steels.
https://i.imgur.com/BjAY4vjl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/mhGhQTHl.jpg
These two headiing off as prizes for a youth hunting comp. May be another two going with them if I get them done in time,.
Small game knife with Maple burl on the NitroV SS blade and a mini skinner withbuffalo horn on the 1084 carbon steel blade.
https://i.imgur.com/8sCn5sql.jpg
This Wapiti hunter with Oak over buffalo horn will wander round the Scotish Highlands
https://i.imgur.com/dt7UsQDl.jpg
These I really like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Von Gruff Knives
Can I buy a couple of those small steels separately ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Von Gruff Knives
I have only got a few left and need to keep them in case of incoming orders but I will have to make another batch very soon and then of course I can do something for you then.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
Two for neighbours kitchens.
the General purpose kitchen knife is what my wife uses most and a good friend of hers wanted one. A handle of Dyed Karelian Birch sets it off nicely with the gold flecs of undyed wood highlighting the green. A 5 inch Cryo quenched NitroV Stainles blade and one in trade with another neighbour has brass bolster, blue G10 liners under the impala jigged buffalo horn handle on the 7 1/2 inch cryo quenched NitroV Chef knife.
https://i.imgur.com/aV07GJ0l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Kwiz4XZl.jpg
Have got a new design done that will cover the small knife/EDC hunter needs* that was mentioned on a hunt forum*.
It is the Chamois Hunter with 3 1/2 inch 1084 blade and this prototype has Rosewood handles over orange G10 spacers and brass bolster. I used orange G10 pins in the handle.
with the chamois Hunter,*a Bird and trout with camel bone handles on the NitroV ss blade, this makes the second pair for the youth hunt comp.
https://i.imgur.com/vh4I5Lxl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/80tLNnNl.jpg
Western Hunter with yellow cedar burl over CB brass bolster in closed top sheath. The light causes the strange look to the closed top on the sheath but it is the same hot waxed texture as the rest of the leather.
https://i.imgur.com/DsUaVlyl.jpg
Three ready to leave home.
A Grayling with a nice acrylic over black liner with 416 SS bolster and pomel on the cryo quenched NitroV SS blade in closed sheath with second closed sheath for previous knife that was in open top sheath.
A PH EDC with brown linen micarta scales over black linen micaarta curve back bolster on the 1075 blade with honing steel in open top sheath
And a Heavy Hunter with Tasmanian blackwood over curve back buffalo horn bolster on the 1075 blade in closed top sheath.
https://i.imgur.com/1Vmt0F1l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Zm0QZdVl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/N2Jn2TGl.jpg
Making the honing steels.
https://www.africahunting.com/thread...27#post-920087
A 5 1/2 and 7 inch chef. black paper micarta on the cryo quenched NitroV SS blades.
https://i.imgur.com/ZgMcPkwl.jpg
Sometimes it is the small ones that take the most to get right and this letter opener and stand proved that again.
Knife is 3 3/4 in NitroV blade with black paper micarta and resin ivory with the stand being a piece of black ivory with the resin ivory holder set into it.
https://i.imgur.com/vDjxHwol.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/cClBCaEl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zWqowkPl.jpg
The blade has a bit of laguiole look :-)
I see what you mean but the original this was patterned on is my own letter opener that was a remake of a field boning knife I was making and reshaped after damaging the tip during making and it worked so well I have kept the design in stock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
[QUOTE=Von Gruff Knives;1327987]Sometimes it is the small ones that take the most to get right and this letter opener and stand proved that again.
Knife is 3 3/4 in NitroV blade with black paper micarta and resin ivory with the stand being a piece of black ivory with the resin ivory holder set into it.
What is black ivory - is it animal or resin based?
Lovely work in any event.
[QUOTE=Ross Nolan;1330613]Black ivory is an African wood Ross. I have a piece of red ivory and have seen pink ivory as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Von Gruff Knives
A general,purpose knife with NZ Rata over brass on the 5 inch 1084 HC blade in sheath with attached honing steel.
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https://i.imgur.com/ZCiQutEl.jpg
[QUOTE=Von Gruff Knives;1330650]Thanks - something every day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross Nolan
A 1084 mini skiner with karelian birch and honing steel.
https://i.imgur.com/Whk7FZWl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uKAQzBWl.jpg
A PH EDC with CB buffalo horn and desert ironwood on the 1095 blade.
https://i.imgur.com/HWLUW70l.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/5zX20wWl.jpg
and a bird and trout with antler scales, brass bolster and pomel on the NitroV blade.
https://i.imgur.com/DOaDYGXl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lLd1mzYl.jpg
Made a start on a new project the other day. A comission for a longer bladed companion piece to the tanto I did a while back for the Alaskan bear hunter. Not a traditional Wakazishi (will not have a habaki/blade collar or handle wrap etc) ) but lighlty inspired by that style with 20 inch blade and 9 1/2 inch handle in a back scabbard.
First was I needed to draw a pattern with the smaller (western styled) tanto for inspiration.
https://i.imgur.com/MSqdFDbl.jpg
Make a sheet steel template and select a suitable bar of steel and in this case it is 4.3mm 1075
https://i.imgur.com/f2rPiwFl.png
Scribe the template onto the 1075 bar and grind to dimensions
https://i.imgur.com/FWlKvEql.jpg
do the pre heat treat grind. My forge was not quite long enough to get the full length to temp so I cut a section from the closed far end to allow for "painting" the blade with the heat to ensure the full length was to quenching heat.
https://i.imgur.com/wIYJLXjl.jpg
Have it in the tempering oven for its second 2 hr cycle so will get back to the finish grind after I do the handle shaping on another knife I have to get ready to go for engraving
A 1084 skinner with brass curve back bolster and pomel and antler.
https://i.imgur.com/xmSPAfrl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/rbUYQuxl.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/WsfbH9Sl.jpg
These two in trade/thank you for some extras for a superglide I bought on monday. The guy does a lot of fishing so a fisherman and a filleting knife. Black/blue acrylic handles over blue G10 liners on the NitroV SS blades.
https://i.imgur.com/2zJyo12l.jpg