2nd Knife and a Friend

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The Gopher

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Before I started trying my hand at knives I made/make custom slingshots, most of my personal slingshots are usually prototypes or slingshots with defects, etc. so i thought it was time to make myself a custom slingshot, since I am also getting into knife making as well, it might as well be a matched set.

This is my GS-55 "The Hawk" design slingshot with my own knife design as well.

Slingshot: Aluminum core, Thin wood is Ash, scales are black palm with a spalted tamarind accent. All woods were stabilized.

Knife: same scale construction as the slingshot, the blade is 5/32" O1 tool steel. This was a fun project, I'm still deciding on if i want a sheath that holds both at once or not. The knife work was all done by hand and the "grinds" being done with a file jig like Aaron Gough showed. Let me know what you think.

















 
Wow! I really like both. The woods just POP. Nice shape on the knife as well. I love a good wharncliffe.
 
but where's the rubber? Anyone that enjoys slingshots should do some youtube searches and find some amazingly talented users of the device. Great looking set.
 
I didn't have bands on it because there was already a lot going on in these photos, i also realized now that my background is too busy and distracting. What makes a good background for photos?
 
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