A very simple guardless hunter in buckeye...

[J. Doyle]

This is a nice little basic hunter that was a commissioned piece. Very compact, yet still a powerhouse. I was given some parameters but got to choose the wood. I picked out some buckeye burl as I think it's a very unique wood and flies under the radar somewhat. I can't hardly think of another wood that has such a range of natural colors and figure patterns often times in a piece of wood the size of a knife handle.

Specs:
Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched and etched (the hamon has much more activity than I know how to capture)
7 3/4" overall, 3 1/2" blade, .175" thick at the ricasso
Full distal taper
Rounded spine and ricasso edge
Rounded filed thumb grip
Black g-10 collar
Stabilized buckeye burl handle
Checkered stainless steel finial nut

All comments and discussion are welcome.

 

[JPA88]

Wow, that's nice! That wood is some sweet stuff.

 

[Bigfattyt]

With all that color, I would have guessed it was dyed?

Love this piece.

 

[Bikesnfire737]

I love those color choices. Man, that all went together well!

 

[walterwhitejr]

Beautiful handle! The rounded spine is a nice touch.

 

[The Zieg]

I love this knife! Impressive in so many ways. Does the hamon being so high indicate that the harder, potentially more brittle, portion of the blade extends all that way up the blade?

Zieg