Damascus and Black Ash Burl fighter

[NickWheeler]

Hey Folks-


I've been working on the JoeP project 7 days a week, but I realized if I extended my shop day from 11pm to 2am, I could get another knife done.

It has a very similar blade shape to the JoeP blades, but it's much different overall feel--- this one is for the "super light and fast" crowd.

The blade was forged from a 300-ish random pattern billet of 1084/15N20, the guard is 416 ss with mirror polished scallops and inside lugs, the handle is a stellar piece of stabilized Black Ash Burl with a domed/polished 416 ss pin.

OAL- 14-3/4"
Blade- 9-3/4" long X 1-3/4" wide X 0.205 thick


Thanks for checking it out folks!


[video=youtube;Mu2TR4GPJGs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu2TR4GPJGs[/video]

 

[BenR.T.]

That's a stunner Nick!!

 

[D.Crawford]

Really nice "After Hours" Bowie Nick.

 

[Dawkind]

That's a great piece of work, Nick.....what a Bowie!

 

[mwschilling]

Nice work. It screams Wheeler. Hope to see it at Blade.

 

[EScott]

Beautiful knife, Nick

 

[JParanee]

Killer piece buddy

 

[John White]

So cool, Nick,

John

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Very nice.

 

[keithf]

Very, very nice my far away friend. That black ash is wow
Cheers Keith

 

[MRuthJr]

Wicked nice piece Nick! Light and fast is where it's at if you ask me. I'll take speed and maneuverability over heft any day!

 

[waterstoneblades]

Very well done. The wood is a one of a kind :thumbup:

 

[kamagong]

Wow!!! I really like that blade, but that black ash is spectacular.

 

[Mike157]

Just fricking beautiful Nick! Mike

 

[boshi74]

spettacolare come tutti i tuoi lavori!

 

[Pete_H]

VERY nice in every respect.

 

[Doug C]

Awesome slicer fighter, Nick. :thumbup:

Doug

 

[Bob Leedy]

Damn, you do nice work! Nice to see exceptional pieces of different woods in your handles, too.

 

[secretsquirrel]

Is this one available Nick? I sent an email to the merckman99@yahoo.com address but i would like very much to purchase it if it is.

 

[NickWheeler]

Wow, thank you for the kind words guys!


Mike- (Ruth Jr ) I'm a fan of both these days. Don't get me wrong... I hate boat anchors! LOL But Joey P has sure gotten me to appreciate a fighting bowie with mass. Not heavy, but enough beef to tweak that whole F=M(a) thing.


This knife is a good example of why I like wood so much--- I can shape it exactly how I want to in order to achieve a certain feel and balance, yet still have a bit of wild and crazy thrown in from Mother Nature. Black Ash Burl is one of my favorite woods too, because there's something about the color and figure that has a warmth to it, IMHO.

secretsquirrel- Thank you! But I better not discuss sales in here. I'll look for your email.