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Hello guys! Every once in a while you get a knife that just 'knocks your socks off'. Well I got a BIG surprise in the mail today! Check it out:
A few months ago, I answered a post on the CKD Photography forum for knifemaker Gib Guignard. Cactus Forge He was looking for suggestions for getting a decent camera to take shots of his knives. After some private discussion of knives and camera's, I decided to send him my second camera to help offset the cost of a new knife. I was hooked on his work already!
I spent time getting him up to speed with the camera once in his hand, and he still maintains it is smarter than him! (How true for ALL of us...
).
Nonetheless we talked of what I would like. Hmmmmmm. "Well, make me something long! Like a Bowie or a fighter. I like stag...... OH! OH! I like stag and wood together! And I also like a hand-rubbed finish on a blade. I'll leave the rest up to you".
Gib lives in Northern AZ and does his own forging. His mark, a G+, which is deep-stamped or forged into his blade, represents the (5) G's in his name: Gilbert George Guignard! As with most knifemakers Gib has been nothing but a pleasure to talk to and to listen to his stories! He has a great sense of style and was happy to work with me, too. He is one fine man!
He forged this one up out of 5160 with a 'hard edge and a soft spine'. It has a nickel-silver guard next to an engaging piece of maple burl. Then he fitted about the most impressive piece of Sambar stag I have ever seen for the tail of the handle. He also fitted a nickel silver buttcap and filed it to match the stag. Both the guard and cap have a small black spacer to accent them as well. Great, great handle!
But then he REALLY goes off on the blade work! First off, the blade alone is 10 1/4" long and the knife is a whopping 15 1/2" OAL. He added this superb vine filework which is 5" long on the spine, and just as tasteful is the 'Spanish Notch' he's cut into blade. The rubbed finish on the blade is very well-executed, and his fit and solder work fitting the guard is about perfect. The blade width at the guard is .200" and has a distal taper all the way to the point. Top of the blade has a long false edge and he tells me the blade grind is 'vertically flat ground'.
On one of the lower pics, I included my favorite Laguiole desk knife as a perspective on the size of this Mutha'! Come to Poppa!
Coop
A few months ago, I answered a post on the CKD Photography forum for knifemaker Gib Guignard. Cactus Forge He was looking for suggestions for getting a decent camera to take shots of his knives. After some private discussion of knives and camera's, I decided to send him my second camera to help offset the cost of a new knife. I was hooked on his work already!
I spent time getting him up to speed with the camera once in his hand, and he still maintains it is smarter than him! (How true for ALL of us...
). Nonetheless we talked of what I would like. Hmmmmmm. "Well, make me something long! Like a Bowie or a fighter. I like stag...... OH! OH! I like stag and wood together! And I also like a hand-rubbed finish on a blade. I'll leave the rest up to you".
Gib lives in Northern AZ and does his own forging. His mark, a G+, which is deep-stamped or forged into his blade, represents the (5) G's in his name: Gilbert George Guignard! As with most knifemakers Gib has been nothing but a pleasure to talk to and to listen to his stories! He has a great sense of style and was happy to work with me, too. He is one fine man!
He forged this one up out of 5160 with a 'hard edge and a soft spine'. It has a nickel-silver guard next to an engaging piece of maple burl. Then he fitted about the most impressive piece of Sambar stag I have ever seen for the tail of the handle. He also fitted a nickel silver buttcap and filed it to match the stag. Both the guard and cap have a small black spacer to accent them as well. Great, great handle!
But then he REALLY goes off on the blade work! First off, the blade alone is 10 1/4" long and the knife is a whopping 15 1/2" OAL. He added this superb vine filework which is 5" long on the spine, and just as tasteful is the 'Spanish Notch' he's cut into blade. The rubbed finish on the blade is very well-executed, and his fit and solder work fitting the guard is about perfect. The blade width at the guard is .200" and has a distal taper all the way to the point. Top of the blade has a long false edge and he tells me the blade grind is 'vertically flat ground'.
On one of the lower pics, I included my favorite Laguiole desk knife as a perspective on the size of this Mutha'! Come to Poppa!
Coop
