Gulo

P. McKinley

P. McKinley

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Gulo (glutton). In this case - gulo luscus, referring to the N. American Wolverine: "a solitary animal with a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself".

A while back I built a full tang piece(La Moufette: the Skunk) using this same Laotian Stripped Ebony, and have wanted to build a hidden tang version ever since. Whaaaa la!! I'm fascinated with this wood that feels more like plastic than wood, is heavy and hard as blazes, and takes a wonderful polish with nothing more than a 1500 grit sanding and a good clean buff. The sap wood often harbors small natural cracks that need to be minded, but otherwise its friendly to work with.

Gulo
Blade: 8 1/2" x <3/16"(to the bolster) of hand forged 1095, brute de forge flats, clay quenched, flat ground and hand sanded to 1500 grit then etched and polished to show of a prominent hamon.

Handle: 5" of sculpted Laotian Stripped Ebony with heavily etched wrought iron hardware, and one peened stainless steel pin.

Sheath: Hand tooled 5/6 oz veg tanned leather, fully lined with brain tanned deer hide, Laotian Ebony inlay, and a wrought iron stud shaped from an old spike. The leather has a buffed Mink Oil finish.

Thanks for looking. Please leave your comments and critiques.

-Peter


























 
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Wow, that's awesome. The "brute de forge" flats provide a nice contrast to the elegant lines. Very nice!
 
I don´t really think you have ever made a knife I don´t like Peter.

Fantastic piece.

Brian
 
I know I'm a noob, but that is a beautiful knife. It's a shame more knives aren't like this. I see far too many that look to much like showboats. This knife is about perfect. It is rugged yet sophisticated.
To show a little ignorance would this knife be considered a fighter, or a Bowie , or do the terms pretty much interchange?
 
Thank you folks.

v8r - This is a fighter in my mind, although I think the the two styles can overlap at some point in the design spectrum.

-Peter
 
Thanks for the explanation. I always thought the terms pretty much enterchanged . I wonder if blade length is the primary difference?
 
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