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Forged hunter w/ 416 stainless and some premium buckeye burl
Here is my latest commissioned piece. This, I believe, is going to be a raffle prize at a stock show. I had the opportunity to put some of the suggestions and critique from the last hunter I posted to use.
I put more of a curve in the heel of the blade instead of a straighter dropped heel. The customer specified a 'guardless' design so I thought that would look nice. Also took Kevin Jones' suggestion and used some 416 stainless instead of german silver. I really like how it works and polishes. A little tougher to fit up right but well worth it in the end, IMO. Specs: Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched and etched 8" overall, 4" blade w/ 3 5/8" sharp, .190" at the ricasso with nice distal taper Heavily rounded spine and ricasso edge for comfort 416 stainless collar Stabilized buckeye burl handle All comments and discussion encouraged. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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That thing is awesome John well done sir they are going to love that thing. That burl turned out fantastic. Another notch your belt for sure. Thanks again for doing that.
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Yes Yes Yes super clean lines I like it a lot
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awesome, blade, design, edge, forged, german, guardless, hunter, john, knife, notch, quenched, sharp, stainless, steel |
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