A little off topic but your thoughts would be appreciated !!

Brendan

Brendan

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My love of Busse knives have helped inspire this design that I recently had one of England's up and coming knife makers make for me and I thought I'd share it and get some feedback as to what you Hogs think of it :


The blade is from 5mm D2 stock with a tapered convex blade and full thickness tang. The blade had a shot blast finish with a polished spine.

The handle is of desert ironwood over red liners with brass fittings. Overall its 250mm with a blade of 95mm.

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MORIMOTOM said:
nice. kind of a cross between a dozier and a busse.

gotta love d2!!
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Precisely my first reaction.

But it's distinct from both makers. There's a certain sleekness there that probably comes from the fellow who made the piece.

FWIW, I like it.
 
It's a good-looking knife, no doubt about it. :thumbup: Congrats. That is some really nice wood on those handle scales.

For some criticism, I would perhaps reconsider the thickness as well as the extensive ricasso and choil for a blade 9,5 cm long. The thickness I could deal with, but the choil really doesn't serve any useful purpose on a blade of that size, in my experience. The design would be more efficient without a choil and ricasso, with the cutting edge brought right to the handle. But then, some people like the look that a large choil and ricasso give a blade.
 
Elen said:
It's a good-looking knife, no doubt about it. :thumbup: Congrats. That is some really nice wood on those handle scales.

For some criticism, I would perhaps reconsider the thickness as well as the extensive ricasso and choil for a blade 9,5 cm long. The thickness I could deal with, but the choil really doesn't serve any useful purpose on a blade of that size, in my experience. The design would be more efficient without a choil and ricasso, with the cutting edge brought right to the handle. But then, some people like the look that a large choil and ricasso give a blade.
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+1, exactly what I was thinking. Also, I would not do brass pins, but that is because brass tends to tarnish, even without use. I think stainless would have been fine--perhaps not as "classy", but much more maintenance-free nevertheless.

Nice knife! :)
 
Very nice! I love the choil, and the choice of handle materials is one of my favorites. Taper that tang and we are near perfection.
 
It looks like a well executed piece. My first thought was that it looks like a Dozier Straight Hunter with a choil.
 
His name is Stuart Barker - his work is outstanding !!

pm me if you would like his contact details.
 
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