Buggy Fighter

Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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Here's one I just finished up except for polishing up the handle and I'll do that after the sealer had curred. Other than the curly maple handle this knife was made from buggy parts. The blade was forged out of a buggy spring and the fittings were once an old iron buggy wheel. Two different vehicles. I'm sure one was a Ford. This one has a 7 1/4" blade and is right around 13" overall.

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I like it,too.
Very nice work and almost instantly recognizable as yours.
Thanks for giving us a peek,I saw it on your forum(Bladesmith Q & A) and was hoping you'd post it here.
Well.not YOUR forum but you know what I mean. :D

Doug :)
 
Whats'up RAy.Im finally healthy enough to get back on the forums and getting back to my knife making.I still digg your style,one look always says its a Raymond Richard piece.
 
Very nice work :thumbup: Looks clean and slick. The design shows the real style of a fighter. Like it very much. Temper line is just nicely place so that the hardened part of the blade is proportionately wide enought for a fighter. I saw a sort of a groove just below the spine along the blade. Isn't it Ray?

Thanks for showing it Ray :thumbup:
 
mohd said:
Very nice work :thumbup: Looks clean and slick. The design shows the real style of a fighter. Like it very much. Temper line is just nicely place so that the hardened part of the blade is proportionately wide enought for a fighter. I saw a sort of a groove just below the spine along the blade. Isn't it Ray?

Thanks for showing it Ray :thumbup:
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mohd, The line along the spine is a false edge real similar to this knife: http://bladegallery.com/shopexd.asp?id=84016&photo=4&size=b The false edge on the knife at blade gallery was ground and the one on this knife was first forged in and then ground. Forging in false edges is a skill I recently have been trying. Normally I can get it forged in but then lose it when I grind the knives but have been successful on the last few knives.
 
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