Fighter by George Mason - AKA Unky Gumbi

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This fighter just showed up in the mail today.
It was made for me by George Mason who goes by Unky Gumbi here on the forums.

I really like it!
Sorry about the bad photos.
I think George has some better ones he took before he put the knife in the mail.

A few details;
Overall 13&3/4", blade 8&1/4"
Steel CPM D2
Wrought Iron Guard
Stabilized Redwood handle

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Nice Mark and compliments to you George, well executed.
 
It sure looks well done by the pictures. Nice style and smooth lines. D2 is a great steel and the red wood is beautiful.
If Unky Gumbi is going to keep turning out this type of quality I think he needs to use his real name on the forums. Nice work George.
 
Nice lines and proportions. I agree with Bruce that it certainly looks well executed in the
pictures. Nice wood too -- wonder where he got it :)
 
I think Mark's pictures do it justice, but I will add mine too.

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I know I have a lot of things to work on before I will be truly happy with my work, but this is my best to date. I give credit for that to all the good advise I have gotten from the makers in Shop Talk.
 
Very nice work! I like the flow of the lines from end to end. Is there a website to see more of George's work?
 
No, that is one thing I keep putting on the back burner:o, but there isn't a lot of my work out there I just started doing this in 2009 and had to take a few months off for elbow surgery. Most of what I have made recently has been posted in the makers section though.
 
Wonderful work. Being it is made of D2 it expects to be used with extreme prejudice:)
 
Really nice job, George. Fit and finish are superb. Your growth as a maker really shows.

One thing I try and avoid is a too sudden/sharp transition from the dropped edge to the ricasso. 90° turns can be a stress point for cracks in HT and breakage in use. That is not a real concern on a well made D2 fighter like yours, though. I like to round the turn from one surface to the other. It also makes grinding and sanding easier.
 
I know what you are talking about with the transition from ricasso to edge, and if you look back at every other knife I have made they have all been as you describe, but had a real short ricasso for some reason. Maybe I need to make the next one a combination of the two. I am still looking for my own individual style and I know it will all fall into place some time. Little hints like this and others I have gotten all help to shorten that time up.:thumbup:
 
it's been a real pleasure, watching your progression. Keep up the good work, George:thumbup:
 
Great flow and proportions. I do have to agree with Stacy on the choil area. Other than that great knife:thumbup:!
 
looks like good work to me. sure as with any maker i bet you are harder on yourself/ knives then any one
 
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