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Light weight forged hunter with some awesome redwood burl...
Here's a recently commissioned piece I just finished today. It's a nice compact hunter. This is really light weight. Redwood burl is usually pretty light anyway, the g-10 guard keeps the weight down without sacrificing strength. It puts the balance right behind the guard, right on the first finger. This knife just melts and disappears in the hand.
Specs: Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched and etched lightly 8 1/8" overall, 3 7/8" blade (about 3 1/2" sharp), .185" thick at the ricasso with full distal taper Rounded spine and ricasso edge for comfort Black g-10 guard and spacer Coined 416 SS spacer Stabilized Redwood Burl from our friend Mark at Burl Source All comments and discussion welcome. Feel free to say what you like or dislike, please. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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Awesome work as always john love it. Also the knife you did for the stock was received with a very happy new owner. Thanks again.
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When you say that it is light, what would you say was the weight? Why so light? I had no idea that rdd wood was a lightweight wood.
(G) __________________ Once you have ruined your reputation..you can live relatively free |
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Very nice John!
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Greg- someone gave me a piece of redwood burl and I was pretty shocked how light it was. Perhaps it's because of the porosity or something? I wouldn't consider using it on a handle until I send it to get stabilized.
John, great looking knife there. As usual... . Jeremy |
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Thanks for the comments guys.
Greg, yes redwood burl is typically very light weight. The g-10 guard also really helps keep the weight down. Also, this knife is thinner overall than my hunters usually are. I don't know the weight but it's quite a bit lighter than most of the ones I make. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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John, I really like that G10 guard. Neat idea.
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Thanks Don. I'm about to put some of those folder supplies to good use very soon!
__________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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