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Full Tang Camp/small Chopper In Clay Hardened 1095 and Bolivian Rosewood Scales

J. A. Baker Knives

J. A. Baker Knives

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I just finished up this new model. It is a full tang camp chopper with a fully contoured grip. The blade has been clay hardened and given a 2k grit finish to the primary grind. The blade was left un-etched, so the hamon is very subtle. I tapered the tang to move some of the weight bias forward and the top swedge has a convex grind, also with a 2k finish, while the flats were left unfinished. The contoured scales are Bolivian Rosewood with yellow spacers. I hand carved/stitched the sheath to match a modified Swedish carpenters axe to complete the set. Thanks for looking, Jeff.

Blade: 8" 1095 Clay hardened and triple tempered to 60RC
Tapered tang, .255" thick at ricasso
Convex ground swedge
Bolivian Rosewood scales with yellow spacers and 6-1/8" brass pins
Hand carved and stitched leather sheath setup for muticarry.













 
Gorgeous knife Jeff. What's the damage on this one?

EDIT: Oh NVM. Didn't realize that this wasn't in the exchange section.
 
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Very nice work all around! Good flow of lines to it.

You build the ax too? I dig the matching overstrike protector sleeve. :cool:
 
Storm Crow said:
Very nice work all around! Good flow of lines to it.

You build the ax too? I dig the matching overstrike protector sleeve. :cool:
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Thank you for the kind words. I did not build the axe, it is just a mass produced Swedish model. I just modified it by grinding a new profile on the beard, cleaned the rough forging marks, thinned the cheeks, squared the poll and added some filework. I only put it in the picture for the matching leatherwork. Jeff
 
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