Good Things Come in Small Packages - Show us your Shorties!

Erin --thanks for playing. I'm a big fan of your work.

I know what youre saying re the mum hunter. My crappy ipad pics dont capture the intricacy and cleanness of the steel, but that visual texture still comes through.

Waiting for you to make another balisong :) but we'll take these in the meantime. I'm smitten with the utility clip and the smaller Japanese style rig.

Seth
 
Here's one Ron Newton made for me, he calls it the Sheriff's Knife. The star is a Pearl inlay, sheath by Ron. This little critter is about 9 /12" OAL.

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Loved seeing the Terry Primos and Matt Roberts knives. :thumbup:

Here's Bob's "Lil' Drop Hunter" design that I modified to half tang construction for a customer:

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Will York said:
All the knives I posted with the exception of the Fisk Sendero were commission pieces made to my hunter design specs, and that design is based primarily on function. Naturally, I'm less prone to use the ones with more exotic/expensive materials, but I most enjoy knives that are designed to meet my performance needs even if I don't put them to use in the field.

Details of the design and more photos of the knives can be found in the following threads:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/703461-The-Perfect-Hunter

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/759545-Stuart-Branson-Hunter

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/888929-John-White-Hunter

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/899273-Don-Hanson-III-Hunter

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/618415-Damascus-ivory-hunter

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/900617-Hunter-by-Stuart-Branson

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/943998-Gayle-Bradley-quot-Competition-Hunter-quot


Below is a group shot (also my avatar) of the knives I’ve commissioned so far with the exception of the Bradley:
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Starting clockwise with the knife at the top, it's by Master Smith (MS) Rick Dunkerley in amber stag and forged CPM10V, heat treated by Phil Wilson to 64 HRC; then MS Don Hanson III’s ladder damascus and mammoth ivory bark; next is by Stuart Branson in desert ironwood and S90V heat treated by Phil Wilson to 62 HRC; then MS Bailey Bradshaw’s example with French-greyed, deep-relief-engraved guard and ladder damascus blade under pre-ban elephant ivory; then MS Jason Knight’s interpretation in W2 with bronze guard and walrus ivory; then another by Stuart Branson in 1095 and ironwood; and finally MS John White's 4-bar Turkish twist damascus under Merino sheep horn with a fileworked collar behind the guard.
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Will, thank you very much for your words.
I really enjoyed the threads you posted.
I like your "perfect hunter" design a lot, I might give it a try sometime soon, if you don't mind.
 
Manuel Quiroga G. said:
Will, thank you very much for your words.
I really enjoyed the threads you posted.
I like your "perfect hunter" design a lot, I might give it a try sometime soon, if you don't mind.
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Manuel,

Gracias.

Si usted quiere construirlo, no hay problema--pero yo quiero la primera oportunidad de comprarlo? :D :thumbup:

Mucho gusto,

Will
 
Stuart Branson
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Ray Kirk Integral
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Dan Maragni
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Lovett
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Marlowe
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Sean Kendrick
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Bob Appleby
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J. Neilson
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Terry Primos
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David Boye
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A few neck knives.....
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A couple that I made...
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That Kendrick design looks very useful--nicely done. Love both Bransons and Ray Kirk's Sharpfinger interpretation, also.

Always have been a fan of David Boye's blades as well--nice pair there.

Both of your knives look comfortable to use with good geometry--would love to see more from your "shop", Dudley. :)
 
Win - nice Newton

Marcus - that's a cute little thing for sure. Thanks for contributing.

Dudley-I second the motion. Your work looks really compelling. Damn that's a neck knife collection!

2knife - love that Lynch. Look forward to seeing his work in person.

Seth
 
Dudley, it's good to see a Maragni, especially in damascus and integral! But those two Maringer Scalpels are the bees knees. I've got a shorty one from 1985. Tom's knives and sheaths were years before their time.
 
Hello!

Great show everyone! Dawkind, impressive collection!

One of my beautiful CAS pieces:

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Best regards,
Alex
 
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