A few pieces, Kwaikens & Sheepsfoot in Carbon fiber, G10, Ironwood

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Hi All. I haven't been feeling well, so you may have noticed (if you happen to follow my work) that I haven't been around much. I'm starting to come out of the fog now, but slowly. For those that hope to purchase a piece and are either waiting for the right time, or the right piece, fear not... I'm still here and kicking, and don't plan on going anywhere.

These are some new pieces I finished a couple days ago. I'm happy with how all three turned out. The slim Kwaikens will make terrific EDC's, as will the Sheepsfoot, which has a terrific OAL to blade size ratio.

You may also notice that these are all hollow ground, including clips/swedges... I started my knifemaking doing only hollow grinding, then I switched to only flat for a while... now I'm going to do my best to do a mix of flat and hollow, to keep everyone happy.

Edit: Just wanted to add in case anyone was curious, bevels are done on 10" wheel and clips/swedge done on 2" wheel. The front bevel on the tanto is flat ground.


"Big Little" Compact carry Sheepsfoot, I find this to be a really well balanced, and attractive pattern. Lots of blade for its size, yet the handle doesn't feel small... I actually did a double take when I finished the final measurements on it, because what the knife seemed it should be and what it was, didn't match.

CTS-XHP @ 61, .185" thick
3.5" Edge, 7.85" OAL
Bronze LS Carbon Fiber, Black G10
416ss Hardware

$275 Shipped, price includes custom sheath of buyer's choice.

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Hybrid Tanto Kwaiken

CTS-XHP @ 61, .185" thick
3.5" Edge, 8" OAL
LS Carbon Fiber, Red G10 Liners
416ss Hardware

$185 shipped, price includes custom sheath of buyer's choice

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Standard Kwaiken

CTS-XHP @ 61, .185" thick
3.15" Edge, 7.5" OAL
Desert Ironwood Burl
416ss Hardware

$185 shipped, price includes custom sheath of buyer's choice

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daaamn.. as soon as I saw the photos I knew they were spoken for..

GREAT PIECES... make more, please. Thanks for sharing your work!

edit: oh... I saw the two guys claiming the kwaikens and didn't realize the trad. kwaik. hadn't been taken yet.. but it is now..

seconds I guess.. on either.. The CF kwaik is the honey though... preference on that one.. grind and scales..
 
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Fantastic grinds. Couldn't figure out how to PM with Tapatalk so I think I sent you well wishes from your website.
 
Thanks for the replies everyone, appreciate it.

ergebapo said:
I'll take the standard kwaiken. Will PM.
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I still haven't heard from you and don't have a way to contact you. Do you still intend to purchase? I have people asking.

Please send me a message through the contact form on my website.

edit: i think that may have sounded a bit short. Sorry if that is the case. Just getting bombarded on multiple sites, the response on these was way above average
 
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ergebapo said:
I tried sending a message a few hours ago through BF via PM. Will try through your site now.
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Okay cool, I recognize your username so I wasn't super worried. I've got two in line on instagram and one on facebook, waiting to hear back. These Kwaikens were more of a hit than I expected.
 
Ian,

I just tried sending a message through your site, but I can't tell if it went through. Not sure if I'm having problems with the wifi here or my phone or what. I'll go ahead and email you from the old emails we had going.

Thanks for your patience — I can see why these got so much attention.

Erwin
 
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Ian,

I just tried sending a message through your site, but I can't tell if it went through. Not sure if I'm having problems with the wifi here or my phone or what. I'll go ahead and email you from the old emails we had going.

Thanks for your patience — I can see why these got so much attention.

Erwin
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No worries. I'm pretty laid back usually, just the response on these surprised me a bit.

I mean I tried to make them nice, but they were all just spur of the moment pieces to make sure that my new HT setup was 100% functional. They all tested out perfect and so made the cut (forgive the pun)
 
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