Bladeforums Best Hunter 2017 - Voting is closed

S.Alexander

S.Alexander

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Hello everyone, this will be the third year for the Bladeforums Best Hunter. We have had a great showing the last couple of years, so let's keep it up this year!

Hunters can be very well thought out and complex pieces that rival their "big brother" Bowies in beauty. They can also be subdued and subtle.
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This thread is about celebrating the quality and diversity of the genre, and the talented bladesmiths and knifemakers who make hunter knives. There may be a broad definition of what a hunter should look like, but to keep things simple, if a maker has classified their knife as a hunter then it will qualify for our competition.

Both stock removal and forged blades are equally welcome. Daggers are excluded, as are Khukuris, Bowies, and traditional Tantos.


Requirements are:

1) Defined by the maker as a hunter. It can be hidden or full tang, with or without a guard.

2) Knife must have been made or first shown on Bladeforums in 2017.

3) Must be a custom knife.

PLEASE DO: number each knife in each post, starting with the number 1.

PLEASE DO NOT quote earlier posts and reproduce the images contained therein (this really messes up the voting forfinalists.

Nominate as many as you like!

I will post a couple of my favorites later today, but please feel free to get this started.
 
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I do not post here much anymore for various reasons, but here are some I liked this year.

Not sure that the makers ever specifically "defined" these knives as "hunters" . . . but that is what they are to me.


#1 - James Rodebaugh

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#2 - Shayne Carter

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#3 - Jerry Fisk

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Unfortunately, it seems that PhotoBucket has gobbled up several knives posted here earlier this year. :thumbsdown:
 
I’ve done a few hunters this year.

1. W2 with stag handle and wrought iron guard.
IMG_1063 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

IMG_1051 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

2. Z-wear with desert tan g-10 handle.

IMG_1070 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

3. Hitachi White san mai with stag.

FullSizeRender by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

4. Cru-wear with curly Koa and 410 stainless guard.

IMG_2237 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

5. Z-wear with curly anigree.

IMG_1421 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

6. Reclaimed grader blade steel with padauk.

F5AD2819-80A5-41CF-88B8-9C63F633E18B by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

7. Budget build 80crv2 with stag.

D6434140-4551-45C2-919E-D206E729153E by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

8. Another z-wear with curly anigree (not the same knife as the one above.)

7838A525-8E9B-40F6-9E1E-B75C8C7EFAFB by Wjkrywko, on Flickr

9. Not really a hunter, but the Aeb-l with curly mango bird and trout is one of my favorite knives from this year.

F66E8F3E-CA21-4CF8-9113-09F8B86FF090 by Wjkrywko, on Flickr
 
My only new one this past year was from Luong La of Blunt Cut Metal Works. Blade of CTS-XHP with his special heat treatment to 65 HRc, handled in Asian Satinwood burl. A modern rendition of the Marbles Woodcraft @ 9⅜" OAL, with spectacular performance.

1) BCMW Woodcraft
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Others, please refrain from posting older knives as it will serve to confuse once voting begins :)
 
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