Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Is the top one the devil’s toenail? I really like it. Very original design.A couple Wharncliffes heading to a new home soon. Devil's Toenail in MAGNAMAX and Talon in Cruwear:
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4-6 inch range is perfect for 99.9% of the things I use a knife for. I’ve sold the vast majority of my knives off because I didn’t use them.. a 5 inch belt knife with good geometry is a constant companion though.I've got a sort of theme going.. also my taste has moved to more manageable sizes. I still have many large blades and make them. I'm leaning more to 4-6" blades personally though. That being said, large is relative.. these are probably very large knives for many, particularly with the rising popularity of EDC fixed blades.
Great looking blade. Looks like it can slice meat off a bone and then bust the boneView attachment 3184111
Here’s one I’ve been chasing for awhile. Battle Horse Knives Pitbull XL. I may flatten the sides of the scales a little bit, otherwise it’s perfect.
Excellent taste as usual.View attachment 3184111
Here’s one I’ve been chasing for awhile. Battle Horse Knives Pitbull XL. I may flatten the sides of the scales a little bit, otherwise it’s perfect.
Damn that's a beaut.....View attachment 3184111
Here’s one I’ve been chasing for awhile. Battle Horse Knives Pitbull XL. I may flatten the sides of the scales a little bit, otherwise it’s perfect.
Nice job3.5” Utility/Caper(?)
14C28N Rc~63, OAL - 8” Tapered Tang
Double Black Richlite w/Green Fiber liners, Copper Loveless style bolts, GFlex epoxy
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Thank you. I’m enjoying the learning process of tapering the tang free hand. Trying to determine most appealing ratio. As of now just doing totally by eye with a simple centerlineNice job![]()




Nice workThey get some of this too.
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Note the correct usage of a lanyard.
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Some people think you just slip a lanyard over your wrist but that way is super dangerous. If grip fails, the knife swings back into your leg or groin. But with the around the back of the hand lanyard method, your grip can fail up to 90% like above and the knife stays in your hand.