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    Default A few knives off the bench

    I do not particularly like to make stainless steel knives, they cost to much to make really, plus the heat treat is just boring, put in oven take out, clamp between a couple of aluminium plates, let cool and your done, I much better like playing in the fire. With that said these powered stainless steels are pretty awesome.

    first up to bat is a 8" drop point in the Loveless style made from s35vn and Ivory micarta....mmmmm....hmmmmm
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    2nd is a new design for my lineup a 9" hunter, this one has a stabilized pine cone handle and blade is s30v
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    3rd is a big Damascus with a 20 piece handle, yes it was a pain, this one comes in at 9.5".
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    4th is a fillet knife, it will be my first one, been putting it off for a long time, handle is currently glueing up I will post some pic's of it tomorrow for better or worse.
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    Those are just Beautiful! Very nice work. I love the pine cone handle.
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    My very first fillet knife, I'm about 90% happy with it its a little stiff not bad, I didn't want to sacrifice edge retention for flexibility, I shot for a 58-59 hrc on this one.

    11 1/4" total
    6 1/8" blade made from 1/16" stock thickness 440c
    handle is black and green g-10 with 416 stainless bolster simple nickel silver pins and lanyard tube.

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    You can look at the guy in the mirror at the end of the day, and say, good job and be proud of your work. Just great work.

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    Woah! How did you make that pine cone handle? I've always enjoyed your work, but something about that particular piece really jumps out at me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPGreco View Post
    Woah! How did you make that pine cone handle? I've always enjoyed your work, but something about that particular piece really jumps out at me.
    I did not cast the handle one this one, I ordered it from www.ankromexotics.com, you can also buy the casting resin and do just about anything you can think of, or order it from him. I regretfully have moved away from having time to do a lot of that myself, its just to time consuming. He has very high quality products its kind of expensive check it out, he has a lot of exotic materials.
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    These are some really fine looking knives. You should be very proud.

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    Great stuff.
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    Just great work!
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    Beautiful knives
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    Wow that stabilized pine cone is incredible, looks like fish scales!

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    Here is a 9.5 hunter I worked on for the last couple days, I had a couple knives in s35 to make, but I ordered cmp154cm by mistake, so here is what I did to salvage the weekend. I am having heck with my camera and lighting today, so I took a few shots, the pic's just does not do this knife justice.

    9.5" total
    4 1/2" blade, file work all the way around the spine and tang
    handle is 416 stainless bolster 9 1/16" pins with single Mosaic and lanyard tube, scales are Mesquite burl with blue liners.

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    Beautiful Work.

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    Anyone would be proud to carry any one of those....very nice work.
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    You do some amazing work. The pine cone handle caught my eye as well. It looked like feathers to me. Beautiful tools all the way around.
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    He won't have anything to kick about on those. You did as good a job on the pants as you did on the blades. I don't think I've ever seen a sheath like that bottom one. That's pretty cool. Me likey.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    He won't have anything to kick about on those. You did as good a job on the pants as you did on the blades. I don't think I've ever seen a sheath like that bottom one. That's pretty cool. Me likey.
    Thanks this is a good customer of mine, he will take any knife I make...he also purchased this one
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