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Old 10-25-2013, 09:13 AM
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'Old School' style hunter

This is another commissioned knife. He wanted what he called a traditional style hunter, something that looked like what his dad had. When I was a kid, my dad and uncle used to have some clip point hunters with clipped blades and stacked leather handles, made by Blackjack knives, I think. After a drawing, this is what we came up with. I guess it's my more modern version of that old Blackjack knife. Heck, even the curly maple is sort of reminiscent of that stacked leather.

This is a nice light and small hunter that balances perfectly on the first finger, right behind the guard. All of the materials for blade and handle and the overall design were picked out by the customer. This knife will be used whitetail hunting, probably even tomorrow.

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Hand forged from 1075 steel
8" overall, 3 3/4" tip to guard, .190" thick at the ricasso with a full distal taper
Rounded spine and ricasso
False edge, not sharp but gives the knife a wicked point for piercing hide
Bronze guard with bronze and red g-10 spacers
Stabilized curly maple handle

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Old 10-25-2013, 11:50 AM
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I highly doubt his dad had a knife that awsome
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Old 10-25-2013, 01:45 PM
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Awesome! His dad's knife wasn't that good that is for sure.


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Old 10-25-2013, 02:36 PM
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Thank you guys. I appreciate the kind words.

You guys give me too much credit.


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Old 10-25-2013, 04:32 PM
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Thank you guys. I appreciate the kind words.

You guys give me too much credit.

I've held your knives before, if anything i am short changing your skill.

Now that you are within driving distance of me, any chance you might be having any classes or a "help out the new guy day"?
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Old 10-25-2013, 08:50 PM
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I dont want to say "beautiful" ,I want to say "sexy" or "stunning "or "elegant""or something...What I mean to say is "J.Doyle,youre the man"! I can seek out picyures of your knives all day long and recognise the style,the fit and finish ,and the over-all Quality(with a capital Q) that your knives absolutlely reek of !
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Old 10-25-2013, 08:56 PM
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Ahem ,If you dont mind me asking ,what are you doing on the butt end of your handles? It looks very nice!
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Old 10-25-2013, 10:41 PM
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Really like the blade design you came up with, John. Great knife.

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Old 10-26-2013, 03:40 PM
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Very nice work, but, just MHO, curly maple is kinda wasted without being stained to accentuate the curl.
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Old 10-26-2013, 11:08 PM
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Wish I'd have known about you when I lived in Michigan! Once again, awesome....


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Old 10-27-2013, 07:21 AM
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Thank you all for the kind words.

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Ahem ,If you dont mind me asking ,what are you doing on the butt end of your handles? It looks very nice!
I just take a flat file and file a bevel around the perimeter of the butt end. Then I take a round file and start to cut a groove in the newly established flat bevel. Just keep filing until it's even and as deep as you want it and then polish it out with sand paper to match the rest of the handle.

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Very nice work, but, just MHO, curly maple is kinda wasted without being stained to accentuate the curl.
This grain really pops in person. There are those who absolutely detest anything dyed of any kind. They want everything natural. And I can respect and relate to that position too. Almost ALL things in knives I prefer natural and not dyed or stained.

However, curly maple is one exception as I think it looks really good stained. This one was requested to be left natural.

Thanks for posting.


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Old 10-27-2013, 08:59 AM
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your attention to detail is spot on , very nice indeed


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Gosh, John, you are a proverbial knife making machine! Do you ever sleep?!

This is one sweet piece. Those red spacers with the bronze perfectly accent that natural color of the curly maple...., as usual, the dramatic hamon is beautiful.

Thanks for sharing john!
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