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i4Marc

i4Marc

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Finally wrapped up this hunter yesterday. Comments and critiques welcomed.

01 steel
Tapered tang
War Wood handle scales w/316 pins as well as 4 hidden pins and glue chambers.

*Updated to show the knife with its new sheath. (OK, Kydex. So what, right? But it's my first one!) :p

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wow. really quite a unique take. would love to see more pics. ;)

what is War Wood? i hadn't heard of it. i looked it up and still didn't find anything. I love the look.
 
Very nice knife. What grit did you sand your Warwood to? I usually go to 1000, but yours looks much better.
 
I like the profile of the handle. Very sexy.
 
Lo/Rez,

The handle is only at 400X. It is plenty smooth in the hand. I didn't want it to get too polished and then be slippery when wet. At 400X it has a nice matte look and plenty of grip when wet.
 
That's really nice! The war wood stuff sounds interesting. I work at and EOD Mobile Unit and I think the history of the stuff may have some interest with the Techs. Ordered a few pieces to give it a try.
 
Looks really nice Marc! I love how clean it looks and how well it flows. I have made hunters without any ricasso on the edge like yours and they tend to take small pieces of leather every time they are drawn from the sheath. I would try to design the sheath to maybe compensate for that if you haven't already thought of it. Very well done!
 
Greenberg Woods said:
You're buying most of my stock, and most of Mark' stock, and you use warwood?
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:D Don't worry Ben. Your woods will find a good home on some nicer projects. I used the War Wood because the scales were scrap from another knife that never got built. I had to use them so they didn't go to waste.


Matt, I'll keep that in mind when making the sheath. Thanks.


Thanks everybody for your comments.
 
i4Marc said:
:D Don't worry Ben. Your woods will find a good home on some nicer projects. I used the War Wood because the scales were scrap from another knife that never got built. I had to use them so they didn't go to waste.


Matt, I'll keep that in mind when making the sheath. Thanks.


Thanks everybody for your comments.
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I do all of my knives like this at the ricasso. Just curve the last 3/8" of the welt or so down from the edge, and you will be fine. I really like this knife btw. Great job. I agree with JDM on the handle. 👍
 
No Shane. It does not have a hidden lanyard hole. I tried to drill the holes but the tang was too hard. This was an older blade I had sitting on the shelf. I have a lot of those, maybe a couple dozen. Anyway, I'm making a push to finish those knives so I can move on to new ideas.


Thanks folks.
 
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