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B . Buxton

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Just finished this afternoon. W-2 , 416 stainless and Ironwood.

Thanks for look'in

Bill
 

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Now, that's an excellent execution of a Hunter.
Great fit/finish, ironwood and hammon.
With the reddish tone, I almost mistook that for cocobolo.
 
Here's a question,
This knife has been viewed many times with 3 comments. Now I'm not looking for back slapping comments, BUT, I am curious what people think of my work and thats one of the reasons I post pictures. So that being said.

Is there something about this knife you don't like?
Poor blade or handle shape? Overall shape?
Is this type of knife just not of interest to you?
Just to plain?
Not into hunters?
Would it be of more interest if another person had made it?
What needs to be changed about it for you to like it?
Just not unique enough?
Boring?

Us makers can't make what the buyers want if buyers don't tell us.

Thank you for your time and thanks to Kevin, Joe and J Paranee for your comments.

Bill
 
If you want more comments, have more pictures of the knife, from several angles, and have them in the post (not as links). Put something in it for scale, or at least post the size. I might like it if it's small, but not if it's huge. I can't tell from your picture and post. You need to make it easy for a lazy or busy person to comment.

I think it's a nice looking knife. Simple, nice hamon, very functional and attractive shape. But nothing really out of the ordinary, so there is not much to say outside of my personal preferences (which would be for a more narrow blade).
 
Bill, I've watched your work for some time here on the forums. I'm not trying to give you a big head but you make a really nice looking hunter. There is nothing, from what I can see, that I would want to be different.

I like ABS hunters and one day I will own one of yours.
 
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Bill as you know I love the other hunter you did. I prefer hunters that are collectible as I don't hunt and have a user. The other one with both the bolster/guard and butt cap with interesting work to me was more or interest than this one.

If a knife is not overly interesting to me, I generally don't comment but if something excites me, I will generally comment and if it is really interesting I'll contact the maker re the possible purchase depending upon if the price is right.

This particular knife also is a wider blade than the other one and not as interesting to me.

There ya go!!
 
The hamon is nice, the fit and finish look to be excellent and it is a nice piece of wood, but the overall lines just seem ordinary which is why I didn't comment.

Based on your own questions, I get the feeling you know that.

That is not to say if I were to pick it up, my impression would not change.

Regards,
Peter
 
Thank you for the comments, I figured this wasn't what most collectors would be interested in, but I was just curious if there was something that really turned people off about it. As they say different strokes for different folks, and I totally understand that.
This is a knife that really does need to be handled to be appreciated, my photography skills aren't that good and the picture doesn't show how severe the palm swell actually is, plus the handle is tappered a great deal from top to bottom and back end is flared that makes this piece excellent in the hand, again my photography skills suck, I tried several shots to actually capture the true handle shape and just never could get it to happen.

Thanks again,

Bill
 
bill....i like alot of your knives and i like this one but i wouldn't buy it.....if i were to make a comment i would say it looks a little beefy....i don't know if that makes sense but i would like it if it was a little slimmer and sleeker......the blade looks heavy to me for some reason.....just my personal preference though......i bet it's a great knife to use out in the field......don't take my comment the wrong way.....i usually don't critique stuff.....i'l usually only comment if i have something positive to say......ryan
 
Bill,
I know your wanting constructive criticism. But I would not change a thing about it. When I saw it, I said, now that's a perfect hunting knife. As a maker and as a person who uses knives, I'd be proud to have my name on it.

I think the low number of comments come from the narrower field of interest that hunters hold.
Lin
 
ryan , I appreciate all constructive criticism and those that are willing to give it. The only way I feel I can keep improving is for others to state their ideas and opinions on what would make something better, sure we all have different tastes so its nice to hear from all countries, so to speak. Thank you for posting.

Lin, Thank you and I totally agree about the interest hunters hold. But.

Bill
 
Hey Bill. I've stopped by this thread a few times to enjoy a look at this knife. I don't always comment on the threads I look at but this does not mean I have a problem with the knife shown or comments made within.

I like hunters and 95% of what I buy would be considered users. I think this knife and many of the knives you make look fantastic. You had a 1080 and Ironwood hunter on your site a while back that I must have viewed 20 times.

I do agree with previous comments that additional pics and angles will enhance your future threads. When I post new purchases I show both sides of the knife, a close up of the handle and blade on each side and a top shot of the spine to show handle shape.

Great hunter!
 
Bill - I've admired your work since '03-'04 when we collaborated on the BLADE article about Gabe Newell's Toastcutter Contest: http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24127&highlight=Toastcutter

Your very nice hunter above is excellent. With a nice sheath and photography that meets the current standard of excellence established by Coop and practiced by several of the good knife photographers working today, I think it would attract a lot of attention. As has been suggested, the 'lazy' or maybe more accurately, the 'jaded' viewer is unlikely to put forth the effort to mentally extrapolate from the image you've posted, go to your web-site to see similar pieces or search the forums for more of your work.

Being, as I said, an admirer of your work, and as an experiment of sorts, I did those things and then came back to your image of the hunter above equipped to imagine how nice it is in reality. The picture doesn't feature the knife's best elements and it's beauty is subtle compared to, for example, the beautiful "SOLD" stag hunter which is the first knife pictured in your gallery. A knife like that one, simply because it is fancier and the materials used offer more visual contrast, can still command attention despite average photography.

When one takes the time to really consider your hunter above, fill in the visual gaps like the palm swell and handle taper and more, imagine it paired with an appropriate sheath by Paul Long or Sandy Morrissey etc. then it's desirability goes way up.

I'm not sure how many folks 'collect' custom hunters without an intent to use them. I personally love a good custom hunter, own 'more than a few', will generally open posts with hunter (or utility) in the title. I always wear one or another of mine on my belt and use it whenever I'm camping, photographing up in the mountains or engaged in the endless work of fire mitigation on my little 15 acres heaven up near Rocky Mountain National Park here in Colorado.

Sorry to be so long-winded but I gather this is the type of feedback you're seeking in this instance.

Best wishes and keep of the stellar work!
 
bill....one thing i forgot to mention that i liked was the handle proportion......i find alot of hunters for me have gigantic handles.....yours doesn't look too big.....it'shard to tel lwithout holdng it but i find alot of hunters i have held-the handles were just too big.....i don't have any experience hunting so maybe people in the field like that about some hunters but i would use a hunter like an edc.....ryan
 
Thanks guys for the comments, I'm working on a bowie/fighter now so when its finished I'll see about taking pictures from different angles and see how that works.
Buddy that toast cutter project was fun and very generous of Gabe, it sure let the juices flow. I wonder whatever happened to all those cutters.

Ryan, I guess I have fairly average hands, because I make everything that feels comfortable to me and I've never had anyone complain about my knife handles being to big, I don't like a small handled knife myself unless its for use in the kitchen or a filet knife where you want to do really fine finesse work, I do hunt, fish and camp a great deal and use my knives in all situations, I guess thats why I don't like the smaller handles, there just to hard to hold when your hands are wet and/or cold. This one feels really good. Thanks again.

Much appreciated,

Bill
 
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