Building my Classic Hunter

[nighthaxan]

This ended up being a special knife for me, it is my 200th knife finished from bar to blade.

This is the initial piece of metal I started with. 3/16th" 5160.


Initial blade shape formed out.


Tang drawn out.


Started my initial cuts with a Flat grind on edge and spine.


Went from the Flat grind into a convex.


Cleaned up my tang and cut my shoulders.


Fresh out of the quench.


Cleaned up, ready for the guard and handle.


Fitted with a wrought iron guard that's been acid etched.


Handle of Madrone burl was burn fitted during heat treat for a no wiggle fit.


The initial fit up before peening the handle in place.


Finished up Classic Hunter.

 

[ncrobb]

Very nicely done!

 

[DavidZ]

Sweet!!!

 

[nighthaxan]

Thanks, I try to take more photos when doing WIPs, but I end up getting focused on the knife at hand and forget a lot of the time.

 

[boshi74]

nice knife!

 

[Mack]

Beautiful. I love everything about it. That blade shape ought to be a dream to use.

 

[nighthaxan]

Beautiful. I love everything about it. That blade shape ought to be a dream to use.

It is, I got a chance to play around with it while skinning out a hog last week. Most knives have a secondary grind, but this blade was convexed into a single grind, which made it feel like I was cutting butter, while processing that pig.