CHRISTMAS KITH - Not a Sticky anymore

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Damascus from Alabama Damascus in a "Alabama Buckshot pattern, 9 1/2" overall, 4 1/4" blade, handle is mammoth bone with brass and buffalo horn spacers
 
Hate to be a nag, but of the 34 people that said "I'm in" we only have 9 that have checked in a done, with about a week left to go. I surely hope the rest of the folks are making good progress. I know we had one or two that bowed out, but many more remain... a mystery. ;)
 
Seriously, guys. You are 9 done with 34 signed up, or 26 percent done, and the Newbies are 7 done with 20 signed up, for 35 percent finished. are you going to be outdone by the newbies?
 
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Hate to be a nag, but of the 34 people that said "I'm in" we only have 9 that have checked in a done, with about a week left to go. I surely hope the rest of the folks are making good progress. I know we had one or two that bowed out, but many more remain... a mystery. ;)
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My santoku's blade is hand sanded, the handle is glued on and roughed out. Should be finished this weekend.
 
Shoot, 26 percent done with a week left! I think that's pretty amazing actually. Tells me that many of us have way too much free time right now. Most of us work on knifemaker-time, which is just like regular time only half as fast :D A deadline in knifemaker-time means no sleep on the night before the deadline and heading out to the post office at 4:30 holding the sheath out the car window hoping it'll dry by the time you get there.

I predict a bunch of pics roll in on the first with captions saying stuff like "Just need to make a sheath and she's ready to go" and "Soon as I put an edge on her" or "I was going to take it to 1500 grit but it's a user and 400 looks pretty good too" :D
 
I had planned on having mine done a week earlier than I did, I guess I need to put more on my plate so I can be a real knifemaker:p
 
Lol you guys are a hoot :D I;m taking a break from making the sheath... my done pic will be up later tonight :thumbup:

Jason S. Carter

Sheath will have to wait, screwed it up, making another one :(

here is a Hamon Teaser shot :)

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Patrick Burns - arcadiaknives - has his finished. He got the details and a photo to me.

This is my entry for the 2011 Christmas KITH.

It is a Clip Point Hunter
1095 High Carbon Steel 3/32" thick
I'll call the handle material Osage Micarta.
Brass Pins and Thong Tube
Blade Length of 3 3/4"
Overall Length of 8 1/8"
Black Hand Stitched Leather Sheath

Photo isn't the greatest.
Hope you like it.
Patrick
 

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I'm Ready

Well almost, working on the sheath now but I have the box and it will go out on time.

Lots of nice knives this year, looks like it's going to be a nice Christmas for lots of folks!!!!

Here is mine, a Vest Pocket Fighter made from Aldo's 1095H, stainless guard, and stabilized Black line Spalted Maple. It's 9 7/8 inches AOL with a 5 1/2 inch blade.

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We are moveing a post from one KITH to the other.

R.Rock (Steve) has a wonderful entry that fits this KITh better than the other.


Well here is my entry, it's not perfect but I like the way it turned out. This has been fun to say the least, thanks to the powers that be for putting this on.

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Forged W2
Handle is Black g10 bolster then Orange/White/Orange G10 and Osage orange w/ black g10 liners and stainless pins
 
It was suggested that I was overqualified for the "newbie kith", and that I should request the move, I hope that my entry is up to snuff with you guys and truly apreciate the chance to be invovled with the Christmas KITH.

I will be making either a gift box or sheath for this entry, man, I just don't want to disapoint anyone.
 
Agreed Welcome Steve, and Great lookin Blade :D

Here's mine, It's finished, I cant take a good picture to save my life :( but trust it looks even better in person. The blade is Aldo's skinny W2. a special melt he had made to Don Hanson's W2 specs. the hamon in this blade is ridiculous, It's like you can see inside the steel like a highly polished moss agate. It's 5" blade 5" handle for 10" O.A.L. Handle scales are buffalo bark from USA Knifemaker. w/ the requisite lipstick, peened and polished brass pins, and file worked spine. The handle is a mottled black and dark brown so the sheath was made that way as well. hope whoever gets this knife enjoys it and uses it :D

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Jason S. Carter
Mud Creek Forge
 
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Here's mine. Several firsts in it: first santoku, first stainless (AEB-L) blade, first use of
the swamp salvaged redwood burl I had WSSI stabilize for me, first Corby bolts.

Santoku
6 3/4" AEB-L blade, Peters Heat Treat

Oh, I added one late in progress picture just for fun.
 

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