Clip point hunter

G L Drew

G L Drew

Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
Feedback: +308 / =0 / -0
Joined
Feb 3, 2005
Messages
4,740
Fresh from the shop, a unique piece of wood on a classic design knife. I bought the wood as "Madagascar ebony" (whatever that is). Usually colors are a little off in my photos but this came out true to the actual color: Chocolate brown, running to black. A very dense wood that polished nicely and probably didn't need to be stabilized but I did it anyway.

Specs:
1/8 inch ATS34 heat treated to Rc 58-60 with a cryogenic quench
Hollow ground with a clipped point
Mirror finish
Handle is Madagascar ebony with buffalo horn and red spacers
Overall length is 9 1/2 inches
Blade is 4 5/8 inches
Leather, hand sewn scabbard included

$140 plus $5 This one is sold, thank you Chris and Benshipping to the lower 48.. Paypal, money order or check (if you can wait for it to clear before I ship).

IMG_3580.jpg


IMG_3581.jpg


IMG_3585.jpg


IMG_3588.jpg
 
I like the spacers, Gerry. Nice work, great price! And your mirror polish is outstanding.

Have you considered using sometimes using nickel silver for your guards and pins as well as brass?

P.S. People you should buy this
 
Here's everything you ever (never?) really wanted to know about Madagascar Ebony. Tough, durable, beautiful and will wear out your tools. Often used in high-end guitar fingerboards like in several Les Paul lines.

That and it makes a d@mn good-looking knife like this one. ;)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MADAGASCAR EBONY

Family: Ebenaceae

Other Common Names: Mgiriti, Msindi (Tanzania), Omenowa (Ghana), Kanran, Nyareti (Nigeria), Kukuo (Gambia).

Distribution: Commercial supplies are mostly from Equatorial West Africa. Forms almost pure groups near riverbanks.

The Tree: May attain a height of 50 to 60 ft with a trunk diameter of about 2 ft.

The Wood...

General Characteristics: Heartwood uniform jet black or black brown or streaked; sapwood pink colored when freshly cut, darkening to a pale red brown, very variable in width. Texture very fine; grain straight to slightly interlocked or somewhat curly. Sawdust may cause dermatitis.

Working Properties: Heartwood difficult to work with hand and machine tools, has a pronounced dulling effect on tool edges, may pick up in planing if grain is irregular, takes an excellent polish. Good steam-bending properties.

Durability: Heartwood rated as very durable, moderately to highly resistant to termite attack.

Preservation: Heartwood extremely resistant; sapwood moderately resistant to permeable.

Uses: Parts of musical instruments, handles for cutlery and tools, brush backs, carvings, turnery, inlaid work.
 
ThreeWorlds said:
I like the spacers, Gerry. Nice work, great price! And your mirror polish is outstanding.

Have you considered using sometimes using nickel silver for your guards and pins as well as brass?

P.S. People you should buy this
Click to expand...

I will use nickle silver when requested by a customer and charge accordingly. Nickle silver is way overpriced for something that is 95% brass. I generally stay away from embellishments that increase the cost of my knives; I try to make a top quality knife that the average deer hunter can afford.

PS to El Big Cheese: If I had known all that about Madagaskar ebony I should have built a guitar or maybe a piano.:D :D
 
I have seen it since first posted and have been thinking of buying it since. I am very surprised it hasn't sold already.

Do you have a collection of your knives anywhere to look at?

Cheers!
 
ThreeWorlds said:
Wow, I had no idea :o . You learn something new every day.
Click to expand...

Yup! Brass is 67% copper, 33% ZINC and Nickel Silver varies in composition, the percentage of the three elements ranging approximately as follows: copper, from 50% to 61.6%; zinc, from 19% to 17.2%; nickel, from 30% to 21.1%. The proportions are always specified in commercial alloys. :D

So, it's anywhere from 3/4 to 2/3 brass, 1/4 to 1/3 nickel
 
SpearZ said:
I have seen it since first posted and have been thinking of buying it since. I am very surprised it hasn't sold already.

Do you have a collection of your knives anywhere to look at?

Cheers!
Click to expand...

Take a look at knives.drewclan.com It is a home made site that shows the styles I like to make but it is not kept current with knives for sale. It will also give you a tour of my shop.
Thanks for the interest.
 
This is a bargain. Buy this knife. Don't make me do it. I've got enough stuff to hide from my wife.
 
This is killing me. The first digit of the price could be a "2" and it would still be a good deal.
 
I'm up in Canada too...you bastard.

No offense to Gerry's photography, but I think this one probably looks a lot better in person. I bet that wood is spectacular.

Damn you all. I still have moving expenses I need to take care of. I don't need another $140 ding on the CC.
 
The Dr, you and I seem to like the same knifemakers from our posting.

Even if it's small at least there is a Canadian Squad of knife nuts here!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top