Antelope Horn Hunter

[JoshTKnives]

Here is a knife i just finished for my first customer!!

0.25" thick 440C stainless
Brass guard and pin
Antelope horn handle provided by the customer
leatherwork all done by me

I welcome all comments!!
Thanks for looking! if you would like to see more photos of it please visit my site:

http://jtknives.blogspot.com/

 

[MacHete]

Antelope horn handle provided by the customer

Your customer is an antelope?!?

Good lookin' knife! I personally don't care for horn or antler handles, but I know I am a minority. You also won't find too many fans of 440c around here, some, but not too many. Still, looks like a solidly built, well-finished useful pattern. Great looking leather, too. Hope to see more. :thumbup:

 

[fortney]

I like it and the sheath fits the style well.

How did you finish the horn?

Thanks

F

 

[Ice-man28]

very cool

Todd

 

[JasonSCarter]

Great execution JT! I love antler,bone, and horn handles, but I gotta say that handle looks uncomfortable as heck! how does it feel?

 

[JoshTKnives]

Thanks all! i really appreciate it!

Mac, he is not quite an antelope, but if he was he would be missing a horn! yea, well i am only doing stock removal so far, and 440C is a decent stainless, that i had on hand oh you will see more! just takes me 4-5 months to get one finished! but ill post them as i finish them! i have some more on my website if you wanna check them out! you can see my progression from my first to this one! thanks!

Fortney, thanks! i wanted it to have a little older looking style, and try some new stuff finished the horn by first going over it with some acetone and a brass toothbrush to clean it really good. then i gave it a good soaking in danish oil, and a few coats of toung oil. and finally buffed it. but be careful! a 3450rpm buffer will toast the horn if you work one spot to long, so dont linger, keep it moving!

Jason, thanks! the horn actually really fits the hand well! that is why the customer wanted a knife made out of it. i made an effort to keep as much of the natural texture there as possible. and it worked out pretty well!

appreciate the feedback!
peace
jt

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Very different from I normally see posted. I like it.

 

[JoshTKnives]

Very different from I normally see posted. I like it.

yea i was kinda going out on a limb, but it was a lot of fun, and i like doing original work!
thanks!