Alan Davis Traditional Fixed Blade Knives

[Knife Crazied]

Received my first Alan Davis and couldn't be happier.



Borrowed from listing.



Spalted stabilized Walnut scales



steel 52100

overall 6 1/4"

blade-2 7/8" tip to scales x 13/16" high x about 3/32" thick

mosaic pin and lanyard hole-3/16"

grind-hollow 10" wheel

 

[KYenglish]

That's an awesome looking knife, congratulations!

 

[Ken44]

Congrats Ash, That's a great looking knife !!! Great looking sheath too.

What's the AOL on that one, around 7" to 71/2" ?

Also, if you don't mind, what steel did he use?
Thanks.

 

[Knife Crazied]

Borrowed from listing.

Spalted stabilized Walnut scales

steel 52100
overall 6 1/4"
blade-2 7/8" tip to scales x 13/16" high x about 3/32" thick
mosaic pin and lanyard hole-3/16"
grind-hollow 10" wheel

 

[Humppa]

Hi Ash!

Congratz on that beauty! The walnut really looks great. Thank you for showing off.

Kind regards
Andi

 

[comoha]

Alan is a first rate guy and true artist. He made this first one for my 12 year old nephew Nik. Notice how he used the shapes of logs to spell out his name on the sheath. I am going to give this to the kid next weekend on our annual camping/fishing trip. The boy is gonna flip.
The second knife below he made for me. Both knives use antique misery whip saw blade steel. Check out that crazy stag...

 

[Knife Crazied]

Anyone have a dumb*** stamp? I was putting the knife back in my KSF poncho sheath after cutting some dinner and cord and stuck it thru bottom of sheath in my palm. Could have been worse but thankfully it was only a little reminder of safe sheath handling.

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[rprocter]

I have 2 knives from Alan waiting for me at the Post office. Hope to pick them up Monday.
It was another Texas knifemaker who tipped me off that Alan really knows how to make an extremewly sharp blade.
Alan's knives are not as fancy looking as some but as far as function goes, i.e. ability to cut, the word is they are absolutely Top-Notch.
roland

 

[Knife Crazied]

I don't need fancy I need solid performance.

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[nmcbride]

I have a misery whip on the way and I can't wait

 

[dannyp]

Nice score, Ash! You've been on a bit of a roll here lately. The scales are really nice on this one.:thumbup: I'm not usually a fan of mosaic pins unless they are used with a synthetic handle, as I feel they can distract the eye from the natural beauty of the scale material. Having just one on this knife works very well though, especially with the location. It's almost like having a small shield on each side.

Is the bead made from the walnut as well? It looks like it matches pretty closely.

 

[Knife Crazied]

I sure have. My willing and dealing skills improve everyday. Yep he also made the bead. I was gonna swap out the lanyard but its just way to beautiful for that.

@corey I've been meaning to reply to you and keep forgetting. That is superb looking stag. How's it feel in the hand?

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[dannyp]

Yep he also made the bead. I was gonna swap out the lanyard but its just way to beautiful for that.

I don't blame you there. Having it match is a nice touch.

 

[Sonnemann]

Great snags Ash and Corey. This is a token shot of the knife Alan made for me a while back. It's been great to see his work improve and expand! His stag and carbon fixed blades are still some of the best values on the exchange (though this one is CPM154.)

 

[comoha]

Most excellent fillet knife Steve. I didn't know Alan did these. Love the little things like the stonewash and filework. It really adds to the piece!

 

[KYenglish]

yeah, that fillet looks awesome. I'm hoping to pick up another one soon, here's mine:
edc

mini edc

 

[supratentorial]

Nice knives!

Corey, That is some crazy stag and the blade is cool too. Do you know how he made the blade from "antique misery whip saw blade steel"?

 

[paulhilborn]

I posted this a little while back in Carl's "Pocket Fixed Blade" thread. This is one of my all time favorite blades period. Alan (like so many attest to) just makes great knives:thumbup: His sheath's are excellent as well!

Paul

 

[rprocter]

Jake, i have wondered about: "antique misery whip saw blade steel"? ". One of us should email Alan and ask him what kind of saws were these: hand saws or from a lumber mill ? And how did he find so much of this steel ?
I assume he cuts the blade profile from the saw blade and then grinds it into a blade. But, maybe he heats the Misery Whip in a forge into a big lump of glowing steel and then forges it to shape ?
I have read a few posts by experienced knifers who say this Misery Whip steel takes an extremely fine sharp edge. That's why one of the 2 knives waiting for me to pick up is of Misey Whip steel. The other is 52100, Alan's favorite commercially made knife steel.
roland

 

[Alan Davis Knives]

52100, is one of my favorite commercially made knife steels, I also am very fond of the 10xx series (1080,1084,1095) L-6 and W-2 depending on the purpose of the knife. My personal knives that I edc, one is damascus made from 52100 and 15n20, one is 1095 with a stone washed finish, one is L-6, and one is misery whip steel. I plan on making myself a hunter out of w-2 because of the great hamon lines it produces and it's edge holding. Bottom line on most steels is the heat treat for a certain knife. On a slicer Rc 59-61 is ok, but try to do that on a chopper and you will have a lot of little pieces of knife.

I posted a photo of a misery whip saw, these were the two man crosscut saws used for logging before chainsaws. You can only imagine the misery endured by the poor fellows that were at the neds of these saws. I normally only do forging on larger knives to reduce the amount of grinding, I do not forge any of the misery whip bladesl other than a few small knives playing around. The forged look in the texture is actually years of natural pitting That I clean up and blend in to the new grinds. I only have a hammer and railroad tie anvil that I made, no power hammer, so I only do a little forging until my arm wears out. I do cut the blade profile from the saw blade and then grind it into a blade. I then test the blade for hardness, if it is under a Rc56 I then re-heat treat. Some are under and some are over, I guess there heat treating back then was not quite as accurate as it is now, no digital heat treat ovens.