Custom order - Close enough this time??

Whit

Whit

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OK, here is the follow up to the thread a couple of weeks ago. I started over, did straight stock removal this time. What do you think? The only difference this time is that the blade is thicker, and I told him I was going to do that. So if he's still not happy, he'll certainly have to find another maker.

Thanks again to Dave Larsen for the antlers. I'm really glad you sent two, since I screwed the first one up!!!

So back to the point, is this "close enough" in your expert opinions??
 
Ryan, looks like you nailed it this time. Glad you found some antler, I looked and didn't have anyuthing with that sharp a bend. How does it feel in your hand with that accute handle angle?
Rick
 
I think you nailed it this time my man. If he ain't happy with that, he ain't gonna be happy with anything.

Lookin' real good.

Robert
 
Thanks guys. I would consider stabbing him, but he has talked about ordering a couple of other things, so I'll hold off.

It doesn't feel great in my hand, but it's what he wanted. For example when sharpening it, I found it very clumsy in my hand. Maybe that just means I'm clumsy.
 
I think you captured the overall flavor and blade shape very nicely, and I would personally be happy with it. His origional might be a little more pointy at the very tip though. The choil on his looks pretty weird. Does he prefer the rounded contour when choking up & putting a finger ahead of the guard? The antler on yours seems to have more curve, but there's only so much you can do with natural materials. I think he'll lilke it.
 
That choil on the original is so "weird" that i assumed it had been ground way too thin, and then it either chipped away, broke a piece off, or was just rounded off by the making. It's too sharp to place your finger on it while cutting. So again, an assumption on my part that I could leave out the obvious errors in his original piece!! I mean, the guard is really crooked on the original, and I chose not to duplicate that!
 
Mark Williams said:
Stab him in the neck anyway :D Just kidding

Looks great Ryan
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Wow. I'll keep that in mind if I ever order anything from you... :eek:

Nice work, Whit. I think it looks like a winner? That crooked antler freaks me out though... :p
 
Ryan
is it my eyes or the picture?
is the grind line on his about half way up the blade and yours at the top ?
if so.
I'm not trying to yanking your chain or anything but just wondering
why you'd do it that way while trying to copy his?

You must have discuss that with him right? and the choil aria ?
the plunge and the grind line sticks out at me for being a repro

as said before yours looks better than his, but is it just as his wants it and asked for?
I'm just being honest with you,, those parts are not real close to his, though the profile is looking good..
 
You are correct about the grind Dan. The original knife is only 1/8" thick. Mine is 1/4", so I didn't think I could do that type of grind. I thought it would be too abrupt and angle, and too heavy. Not to mention I have a hard time with anything but a full flat grind.
After my first try, I clarified with him that it was the shape of the blade, and the shape of the handle more than anything that he wanted exactly the same. Since he didn't show up to claim it today.......the saga continues!
 
Whit said:
You are correct about the grind Dan. The original knife is only 1/8" thick. Mine is 1/4", so I didn't think I could do that type of grind. I thought it would be too abrupt and angle, and too heavy. Not to mention I have a hard time with anything but a full flat grind.
After my first try, I clarified with him that it was the shape of the blade, and the shape of the handle more than anything that he wanted exactly the same. Since he didn't show up to claim it today.......the saga continues!
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cool..
wondering? why did you go with the 1/4" rather than the 1/8" stock?
was it because you knew you were going with the full flat grind?
 
I went with 1/4" because he uses his knife for hog hunting. I told him that there is no way that his 1/8" knife (made from an old file) should be stuck into a large animal like that! I told him I'd make it thicker, and from 5160 because I was afraid it would fail if I made it 1/8".

Make any sense? Overly cautious? I got some input on hog hunting knives in one of Bruce Evans's chats, and everyone said thicker is better.
 
Whit said:
I went with 1/4" because he uses his knife for hog hunting. I told him that there is no way that his 1/8" knife (made from an old file) should be stuck into a large animal like that! I told him I'd make it thicker, and from 5160 because I was afraid it would fail if I made it 1/8".

Make any sense? Overly cautious? I got some input on hog hunting knives in one of Bruce Evans's chats, and everyone said thicker is better.
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I agree
safer is better than sorry if both agree.:) :thumbup:
 
Very nice, and very well thought out changes. Only thing I would have done differantly is to use a wheel to curve the choil instead of making it flat. That and I would have chosen a differant handle shape!:D Outstanding work, and I have to agree with you on the 1/4" thickness and full flat grind. You could have done a saber grind but you would have needed to basicly double edge it to get the wieght down and it still wouldn't cut as well as full flat. If he aint happy with that tell him to learn to make his on knives!
 
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