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Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Surprisingly I did it for weight, and ballance. "Bling" comes later.
With this design, I counterbore my hardware that I hand make myself.
I'm not sure if I'm always going to make my Own hardware, but I mostly do. A few I havent. It takes me sometimes over an hour to an hour & half to make $6 of hardware.... So it's actually Stupid for me to do it, I could just buy them like everyone else..... But I feel It Does add something special. Even though they don't always look very nice. I don't have a lathe at home, and they often turn out to look like "Googly Eyes" but I still do it.
If people start complaining about their looks, I could save tons of time and frustration.... But then it would be less of Me. Less hand made.
ANYHOW, my aluminum fastener registers near that brass holding it down securely, squeezing it like a sandwich. If it was a skin, just at the surface my hardware would go Through it and not have clamp force.
If I used really thick brass, it would of been heavy for kitchen work?
I thought it looked Cool,but I don't have an eye for style....hence the Boring Knifes
*I like the look of brass, and Will use it more.
Copper, bronze, aluminum, brass....
I like the look also. I don't need that extra bling. Nice work. The tapered tang is very nice. Great way to reduce weight.Surprisingly I did it for weight, and ballance. "Bling" comes later.
With this design, I counterbore my hardware that I hand make myself.
I'm not sure if I'm always going to make my Own hardware, but I mostly do. A few I havent. It takes me sometimes over an hour to an hour & half to make $6 of hardware.... So it's actually Stupid for me to do it, I could just buy them like everyone else..... But I feel It Does add something special. Even though they don't always look very nice. I don't have a lathe at home, and they often turn out to look like "Googly Eyes" but I still do it.
If people start complaining about their looks, I could save tons of time and frustration.... But then it would be less of Me. Less hand made.
ANYHOW, my aluminum fastener registers near that brass holding it down securely, squeezing it like a sandwich. If it was a skin, just at the surface my hardware would go Through it and not have clamp force.
If I used really thick brass, it would of been heavy for kitchen work?
I thought it looked Cool,but I don't have an eye for style....hence the Boring Knifes
*I like the look of brass, and Will use it more.
Copper, bronze, aluminum, brass....
My "critique " was meant to be mostly tongue in cheek .Surprisingly I did it for weight, and ballance. "Bling" comes later.
With this design, I counterbore my hardware that I hand make myself.
I'm not sure if I'm always going to make my Own hardware, but I mostly do. A few I havent. It takes me sometimes over an hour to an hour & half to make $6 of hardware.... So it's actually Stupid for me to do it, I could just buy them like everyone else..... But I feel It Does add something special. Even though they don't always look very nice. I don't have a lathe at home, and they often turn out to look like "Googly Eyes" but I still do it.
If people start complaining about their looks, I could save tons of time and frustration.... But then it would be less of Me. Less hand made.
ANYHOW, my aluminum fastener registers near that brass holding it down securely, squeezing it like a sandwich. If it was a skin, just at the surface my hardware would go Through it and not have clamp force.
If I used really thick brass, it would of been heavy for kitchen work?
I thought it looked Cool,but I don't have an eye for style....hence the Boring Knifes
*I like the look of brass, and Will use it more.
Copper, bronze, aluminum, brass....
I haven't posted here since the attachments went away, but I'm better at imgur so here's a new hunter in 5/32" NitroV Leather and Elk. It's 9 1/8" OAL.
I haven't posted here since the attachments went away, but I'm better at imgur so here's a new hunter in 5/32" NitroV Leather and Elk. It's 9 1/8" OAL.
Another compact gem… new from Boise, Koenig Helo
and my own modular kydex with multiple carry options:
A Sonoran Hunter and Sonoran Skinner set:
The Hunter:
The Skinner:
Steel is 26C3 that was clay coated during heat treat for what I call a "working" hamon. The bolsters are brass with red and black spacers and the handles are elk.
Sheaths are heavyweight (10/12 oz), chestnut colored, premium USA tanned, saddle leather:
This is my Slotted sheath. It goes under the belt and will work 360 degrees on a belt, no left or right handed, very versatile; or drop it in a pocket or pack.
