Happy New Year........To Me!

[winstonknives]

I decided to take a few days before starting next years orders and make myself a new "Beater" to keep in my pocket daily. It is my "Tuxedo Tactical" model.

Blade: 3" tip of blade to front of bolsters, D2 @ 61 Rc, Hand rubbed satin finish, Hollow ground from .100 stock, ground swedge, Thumb stud has bone inlay
OAL open: 7"
Closed length: 4"
Frame: .052 Titanium, filed all the way around with v's and circles, anodized light steel blue
Scales: Dyed and Fluted Bovine bone with black liners
Bolsters: 1/8" titanium, sandblasted and scratched on with Wilkes' scratcher tool
SS hardware throughout

Thanks for looking and hope everyone has a wonderful New Year

This is the one I am retiring. It has an A2 blade, titanium frame and walrus jawbone scales. It has been used daily for seven years. It is time to put it in the knife case and let the two grandsons argue over it. There is no doubt that the walrus bone is some pretty good stuff. It has held up well.

 

[RUJOCO]

You deserve it. Be good to yourself.

Nice work on both.

 

[Mark Williams]

Beautiful David

 

[e3ck]

That did turn out NICE:thumbup:

 

[SteelSlaver]

Nice pieces. I think I know were I can score some walrus bone. I like the look. I am looking for a liner lock design similar to that one.

 

[Barker]

Very nice! I really like the blade shape.
-John

 

[popedandy]

One of the things I really enjoy about the forums is being able to see the makers post their work. That's a beautiful knife. It brings a smile to my face just being able to look at it.

 

[Bufford]

Very nice work David, yes it always feels good to carry one that of one's own hard work.

 

[butchesforge]

Nice pieces. I agree.beautiful pieces:thumbup:--Jim check your pm's--Butch

 

[Shawn fu]

Amazing!!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Nice beater.

 

[David Wesner]

Oh Yeah :thumbup: I really like your stuff David, its always clean as a whistle :thumbup:

 

[Trisak]

Very nice work! I like it. :thumbup:

 

[winstonknives]

I really appreciate all the nice comments from everyone. I have been promising myself a new folder for a couple of years now. Just never seemed to get time to make myself one. I had a customer cancel on an order a week before Christmas. I figured that was as good a time as any to make it......................now if I can just find a little moleskin pouch to put it in

 

[deker]

that new folder looks really nice. Too bad about the old one....send it to me. I've got a nice pasture I can put it out in

-d

 

[winstonknives]

Its about used up. Had a lot of sharpening. Makes me have second thoughts about A2. I think the D2 will give better service. So far I opened yesterday's mail and opened one can of Grizzly with it. It did that just fine.