CPM Magnacut Verde Ranch Hunter

Stuart Davenport Knives

Stuart Davenport Knives

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Hello all! I finally put the finishing touches on this Verde Ranch Hunter in CPM Magnacut. This project fought me from the get go. Sometimes they just do that, other times even difficult builds just seem to come together. Meanwhile, the steel was heat treated in house to 63HRC with (cryo), given a full flat grind with slight convex towards the edge, and a hand rubbed satin finish. Not easy to do with the wear resistance Magnacut offers! The handle is covered in mesquite wood, just like the Verde Ranch! That stuff is a menace to society. Actually, this is mesqute burl, and an absolutely gorgeous burl at that! Thanks to a friend of mine, "Stromania" here on BF, I have a bit more of this beautiful wood. It is a very light color when dry, but as soon as oil is added it turns into a very attractive reddish color. After thorough oiling, it was sealed with a wax coat for extra protection. This is not stabilized and there were some checks that I filled with epoxy and mesquite sanding dust, mainly on the starboard side. The edge geometry is very thin. In case you are interested in how this particular knife's geometry came to be, I took it to ~0.005" with the grinder, and then sharpened the apex ~ 14° per side. During the hand finish, I removed the edge shoulders, essentially creating a tear drop shape to a zero edge. After the knife was completed, I used an EF diamond plate to reestablish the apex, then refined on the EEF diamond plate, and finished with 1 micron diamond on leather. This thing cuts like a demon on crack. Magnacut is such a great steel, a true game changer in the realm of stainless steels. Dr. Larrin Thomas and Crucible did a phenomenal job creating a real break through in the knife steel world. It has the toughness and wear resistance of 4V, but is almost as stainless as LC200N, H1, Cronidur 30, etc.

OAL: 8 3/4"
Blade: 4 1/8"
Handle: 4 5/8" Mesquite Burl
Thickness: 0.105" taper to tip
Steel: CPM Magnacut 63HRC with "cryo"
Edge: 14° per side, 1 micron, slightly convex
Price: SOLD (includes kydex sheath)

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Paypal preferred (samuraistuart@yahoo.com). That is also my email address in case you would like to contact me there. All of my knives include free shipping in the U.S.A. as well as an unlimited lifetime warranty. I just ask that clients understand that my knives are usually made with thin stock, thin grinds, thin edges, and higher than normal blade hardness. They are intended for push, draw, and slice cutting, not for prying lids off of paint cans or stabbing through car hoods. They are not intended to cut through bone or frozen foods. I could easily make knives that can do those things, but they will not cut nearly as well. Generally I use the thinnest steel and geometry as well as the highest hardness I can get away with for the intended use of the knife. Thank you very much for taking the time to check out my work, and if you would like, follow me on Instagram at "stuartalandavenport".
 
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I have this pattern from stuart and it is a great field dresser. Touché on the hand rubbed finish
 
After all that work to create that beautiful piece and you are putting it in plastic , I'm shocked I tell you , just shocked 😉
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That is a beauty! Love that handle. Sounds like one heck of a game slicing knife with great edge retention. Nice work!
 
Thank you all so much for the great comments! Trust me....the idea of kydex on such a gorgeous knife is not lost on me. I don't have the tooling or skills for leather work, and it would just add to the cost anyways whether I start up with leather or buy from someone, and I am trying to keep that down for you all. As a matter of fact, I am almost tempted to just drop the kydex altogether and just offer the knives as is, and let the buyer deal with sheaths. My personal hunting knives have simple kydex sheaths. I don't even care how tight they fit or if they even have a belt clip (they don't). I stick the knife with its little kydex "sheath" into my hunting bag and go. Guys, I absolutely HATE making kydex sheaths. It is just one of those things I have to do, it seems. But trust me, those of you who mentioned leather, I get it, but it just adds cost to the knife and I try to keep that down.
 
A beautiful knife, and that mesquite burl no doubt is darn near hard as a diamond. Growing up in Texas one learns about mesquite and its thorns early. Just reading about your construction techniques and materials made my old hands ache. Well done!
 
Stuart Davenport Knives said:
Thank you all so much for the great comments! Trust me....the idea of kydex on such a gorgeous knife is not lost on me. I don't have the tooling or skills for leather work, and it would just add to the cost anyways whether I start up with leather or buy from someone, and I am trying to keep that down for you all. As a matter of fact, I am almost tempted to just drop the kydex altogether and just offer the knives as is, and let the buyer deal with sheaths. My personal hunting knives have simple kydex sheaths. I don't even care how tight they fit or if they even have a belt clip (they don't). I stick the knife with its little kydex "sheath" into my hunting bag and go. Guys, I absolutely HATE making kydex sheaths. It is just one of those things I have to do, it seems. But trust me, those of you who mentioned leather, I get it, but it just adds cost to the knife and I try to keep that down.
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Make no mistake Stuart I understand , I hate making sheaths also but a knife deserves a sheath as I was told years ago by a customer . So I do leather even though I know some would be accepted better in kydex . Well I guess we all choose one or the other .

And that mesquite burl is exceptional , I like mesquite but have never seen it in burl .
 
Jack O'Neill said:
Make no mistake Stuart I understand , I hate making sheaths also but a knife deserves a sheath as I was told years ago by a customer . So I do leather even though I know some would be accepted better in kydex . Well I guess we all choose one or the other .

And that mesquite burl is exceptional , I like mesquite but have never seen it in burl .
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It seems like most custom knives don’t come with a sheath. If you’re buying that high end of a knife you should also be interested in buying a high end custom sheath.

I’m with Stuart, kydex is more utilitarian. I hate folding it too though. Just awful. I’m not winning any awards with my sheaths that’s for sure
 
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As a buyer, in general, I expect a sheath for sure and would deter me otherwise.

To the OP, I personally would be just fine with a Kydex sheath for this knife and prefer them at times.
 
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Hey Stuart, just go ahead and sell me this please. I tried to hold out.....I really did.......

deerrockknives said:
I’m not winning any awards with my sheaths that’s for sure
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Umm, you're selling yourself a bit short here Mr. Krieger. You bend a pretty dang good piece of kydex :thumbsup:
 
Hi Stuart, I’ll take it if it’s still available. I’ve bought from you before (I live in Australia) so I’ll email you for the details plus extra shipping costs.
 
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