Big Hairy Bush

[Tai Goo]

Here's a new one,... hot off the anvil.

23 inches OAL, 16 inch blade from 1065 with cord wrapped integral socket handle. It's right about 2.5 inches wide at the widest part of the blade.

 

[DrThunder88]

Another beauty! It looks like a chopping machine.

 

[bluejaunte]

Wow, that's a big'un!

 

[69_knives]

Beauty!

 

[ryan9977]

man i was scared to click on this one tai!!!.....lookin great as usual....ryan:thumbup:

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

man i was scared to click on this one tai!!!.....lookin great as usual....ryan:thumbup:

I couldn't click on it fast enough!

 

[Troop]

Beauty, Tai. I'm really diggin' that cord wrapped handle. Any close ups of the handle available?
- Thanks

 

[12345678910]

Nice work Tai

so much better than your usual posts

 

[Dixieblade57]

Now that's a chopper! :thumbup: One day I got to get someone to teach me how to do that cord wrap!

 

[Lycosa]

Supa!!
Can I have it?

 

[Don Hanson III]

That is a BIG Hairy Bush! But I like it

 

[Fred.Rowe]

It must be the season for big choppers, working on a big one myself.

Seeing you finish this extremely functional looking piece has inspired me.

Thanks for sharing, Fred

 

[unky_gumbi]

I thought I was in the wrong sub forum. looks like a whine and Cheese title. Nice piece of work though

 

[childzplay]

Of course I had to click this one. I love that knife, real beauty.

 

[Rick Marchand]

Your blades have always been an inspiration to me (see attached pic). This one is no exception. What size stock did this start from? I really need to pick-up that forging video of yours.


Rick

 

[B. Davis knives]

cool knife looks like a good jungle knife.

 

[Allen Newberry]

I like it!

 

[CountyRat]

Good grief! That thing looks HUNGRY for something to chop!

 

[indian george]

Done Good, Tai G.:thumbup:

 

[Tai Goo]

Thanks guys.

Troop, Sorry I don't have a close up of the handle, but it's the same type of wrapping I've been doing for a while. It's a series of individual Turks head knots, saturated and sealed with shellac, to form a very hard and tough composite with the tightly woven cotton cord.

Rick, I started with 1/4 by 1 1/2 inch stock, not sure how long the piece was though.