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Old 02-21-2014, 01:45 PM
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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.

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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

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Old 02-21-2014, 02:12 PM
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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.
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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... .

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Old 02-23-2014, 06:31 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys.

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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.
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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.


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John, I really like that G10 guard. Neat idea.
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Old 02-24-2014, 08:16 AM
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Thanks Don. I'm about to put some of those folder supplies to good use very soon!


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