Cru-ForgeV and Madagascar Rosewood

J. Doyle

J. Doyle

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Here's a hunter I finished quite some time ago and never got around to posting pics. I was trying out a small bar of Cru-ForgeV steel I was given. It's a good steel but a MAJOR pain to hand sand! It laughs at sand paper of any grit. I contemplated if anyone would mind a nice hand sanded 36 grit finish. :D ;) With my sometimes ignorant and stubborn determination, I managed to get a nice 600 grit hand sanded finish. I actually found the performance of it not all that much better than my W2 or 80CrV2 blades so I don't see the payoff being worth the extra effort.

This knife was really hard to photograph. The blade is shiny and trying to not have it all washed out doesn't show the true colors of the rosewood handle. The handle is true Madagascar Rosewood, the REAL Bois de Rose. It has a beautiful deep burgundy color. It is not brown or black.

Specs:
Hand forged from Cru-ForgeV
8 1/4" overall, 3 3/4" blade, .165" thick at the ricasso with full sharp distal taper
Rounded spine with filed and rounded thumb grip
Hardened and etched 1084 steel fittings
416 SS thorn and vine fileworked spacer
Madagascar Rosewood handle
Thorn fileworked SS finial nut

All comments and discussion are welcome.















I also found a picture of the sheath I made for it and threw that in here too.
 
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should hold an edge like a mofo.
really like what you did with the finial and spacer. Very cool!
handsome knife you made, my friend :)
 
Lots of nice features, especially your guard/file-worked spacer treatment.
Clean as a pin as always. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
John, You already know I simply love this knife. All the fix-ins are just right to my taste's. I would be very proud to own this one.

Thanks for sharing

Bing
 
Another great piece of work John. Your work is some of my favorite to look at (and own). :)
 
Just go ahead and make mine W2. ;) :D

Very well done hunter. A really, really clean result. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
Super knife John. Love the the treatment on the spacers and guard, the takedown screw is a really nice touch as well. :thumbup:
 
So nice John. The file work is always so well done, and it's a joy to see how meticulously the details are executed. The line of the swell of the handle as it leaves the spacer and I always look at the scalloped radius around the butt and wonder how you always get that so perfect.
 
SBranson said:
So nice John. The file work is always so well done, and it's a joy to see how meticulously the details are executed. The line of the swell of the handle as it leaves the spacer and I always look at the scalloped radius around the butt and wonder how you always get that so perfect.
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Agreed! The filework is very well done, and tasteful. Not too much, not too little. It's rounded in all the right places, scalloped in all the right places, and I'm sure its sharp in all the right places!

I just wish we could see the wood better, it looks like it's hiding something from the camera haha

Overall...
Beautiful :)

Jacob
 
Showoff! kidding... just wanted to get your attention. I really love your hunting knives. They are just right for what I think they should be.
kc
 
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