For those who appreciate a nice pair of ______ with thin, sculpted ________

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Jason Fry

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Here are two of my upswept bird and trout knives that I finished this weekend. I'm pushing my own limits on "thin." The handles on these are both under 1/2" thick at the palm swell with some contour, and the tangs are both tapered down to 1/16". The white one is D2 steel with a stabilized mesquite bolster and a bone handle. The wood one is 154 CM steel with a satinwood bolster and stabilized mesquite handle. This mesquite is some that I harvested myself and had stabilized. OAL on the white one is 7 3/4, brown one is 7 3/8. These are some of the lightest, thinnest knives I've ever done, and ought to be great for caping or small game. One of them is an order, and I'm thinking about holding back the mesquite one for the Knifemaker's Guild show for my probationary member judging.


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Very nice Jason. I like thin also. The wood one grabs my attention. I enjoyed meeting you and look forward to seeing kore of your work. Thanks for sharing.

Chris
 
That wood is nearly identical to the set I gave you, Chris. Get out under that white oak tree and make a knife :)
 
Will do. Thanks again for the scales. I will have to get one done with them and I will make sure you ger to see it..

Chris
 
They're elegant, but I'm not sure I'd call them thin. That stock's gotta be over an eighth of an inch thick.
 
Those are built on 3/32 stock. I didn't say they're the thinnest ever, just the thinnest I've done lately.
 
My mistake. I think your photos make the stock look thicker than it really is, though it could just be me. 3/32 is thin!
Beautiful knives, of course, regardless of the thickness. You should be proud of them.
 
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