feedback wanted chute knife content

butcher_block

butcher_block

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so bob has passed and i wanted to make a sub hilt
sadly i didnt have the right size steel in house so i had to think a bit smaller

cpm154 blade
SS guard and frameback with SS pins (sorry not a big fan of the big bolts)
the wood is stabilized ceader burl
thanks for looking and any and all feedback is welcome as always

BTW if one of you guys that has handled a real one and are close i would love to put it in your hands to see how it feels
i dont have my light box setup so if you want another pic or 2 i can try but i cant say how well it will they will turn out
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Kohai999 said:
You really want feedback, or do you want smoke blown up your ass?

If it is smoke you want....Hey, it looks great!

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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i come here for feedback much liek some chop wood to see if the edge holds up
see i cant get better or gain insite from collectors withought gettign true feedback so sure let me here your thoughts ( i never look for that a boys from this forum )
so the 2 things i never realy was fond of on bobs knives were the solder ramp thing on the front of the guard and the big handle bolts, but hey thats jsut me

also this is not to be a knock off of his work jsut inspired by

since you seem to be one to offer true feedback i took a few pics so you can get a better view
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yes i know i need to work on mu guard fitup and the mirror finish could be better but all in all im not unhappy with the knife
 
Butch,

The biggest thing that I see that could really use some work is the contouring of the handle.....yours does not have much sculpting at all.

If you get a chance to handle some Loveless, Lovett, Buchanan or Vestal knives, you will get a feel for what I am talking about.

In a nutshell, what makes a Loveless knife feel so good in the hand is the way the palm area is countoured, and then the area for the last two fingers sweeps in like an hourglass, and flares out at the butt. This allows for comfort and handle retention.

Let's start with that, and move forward.

It's a handsome knife.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I like it. I couldn't care less, if it's not a clone of an actual Loveless. It's one heck of a nice Loveless "style" knife, Butch.
 
after looking at a few of his knives in pictures that are slightly different then normal angles i can see how you mean about the contouring

thank you

doing the knife in this style but in a different construction then i normaly do was fun and it keeps me pushing todo different things in knives
 
Is this the one you showed me at Ashokan? I thought you did a really good job in your execution of that one - particularly in light of the fact that it was something of a departure for you.

Roger
 
Roger it is the same one you saw and i had fun making it (kind of )
like all new things its a bit stressful till you get the hang of things
 
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