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Great looking drop point by Steve, kent67. I am sure it performed admirably. Steve's work is top shelf.
Fine pic, Gary, thanks for sharing.
Fine pic, Gary, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Kris. I'll have that O'Hare Sparrow on my belt. Thanks again!
This thread has some amazing knives posted, those drop points by Loveless and Johnson are just great. I love seeing them.
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Eschewbach-what is that folder at the top of your last post? Looks like a Queen. I think they used to exclusive that pattern, or one very close, for one of their dealers. They are starting to show up, as he passed and his son sold off the stock, as I understand it. Or it's something completely different (John Cleese voice). Just curious.
Thanks, Neal
Thanks, Neal
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Eschewbach-what is that folder at the top of your last post? Looks like a Queen. I think they used to exclusive that pattern, or one very close, for one of their dealers. They are starting to show up, as he passed and his son sold off the stock, as I understand it. Or it's something completely different (John Cleese voice). Just curious.
Thanks, Neal
Neal,
That is a Trestle Pine Knife, the model is the Superior. It's a copperhead frame with a single wharncliffe blade. The handle material is ash that was reclaimed from the bottom of lakes in Northern MN and WI.
You can read more about the company here: http://www.trestlepineknives.com/home.html
I can post a better pic when Photobucket comes back up...
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E-bach-no prob, familiar with the brand, and glancingly the story. Were those in cpm-154, or something else?That escapes me. Really nice covers on all those models, even if they don't all float yer boat.(I'm aware of the Grand Portage and Portage threads). Very nice blade.
Thanks, Neal
Thanks, Neal
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Some great photos of your hunts here, guys, to say nothing of the superb knives.
Johnny, looks like you're livin' the good life, huh? What's that rifle you took out squirrel hunting, is that a CZ 452 stutzen? Very nice, love those full length stocks.
Beautiful knife Kent67, that's a roe deer I'm guessing?
Jake, what can I say, that Loveless is just a thing of beauty. Good on you for getting it out and using it.
Nice kit there Eschwebach, that Trestle Pine Superior looks like a very useful design.
Gary, the classic styling of your grouse huntin' gear puts me in mind of Jack O' Connor's wonderful upland hunting tales from Field and Stream. (I'm a bit young to have read the originals, but have some well thumbed anthology hardbacks.:thumbup
I'm looking forward to seeing some more of your hunts this season, Chris M and Old Hunter.
Went hunting sambar deer again in Victorias High Country with my mate Lachy's hound crew.
This was the last hound hunt of the season - as the weather warms up, it becomes too dangerous to run hounds due to the risk of snakebite.
This next photo is looking up towards camp from the open scrubby patch down in the valley to the left of camp in the first photo.
We got into our positions just after dawn. Here's a gear shot.
I decided to bring my Queen No. 9 stockman along as well as the GEC 53, as I'd just got it back from nine months at Queen being repaired.
A few hours into the hunt, I heard movement in the thick brush behind me. Looping up into a sling hold, I saw a deer had doubled back and evaded the dogs, and was moving across my field of view, quartering to my left. I raised my rifle, tracking it as it swiftly moved through the bush and shot it as it cleared the tree line in this photo, about 15 metres away.
We ended up taking two young stags, and two does. One of the deer was too far in to recover the whole carcass, so we trekked in and salvaged as much meat as we could.
Here's a pic of the hunters who took deer, although of course it was a team effort. That's me on the left.
Sambar stag antlers tend to increase in size and heft each year until they tend to top out around the ten to twelve year mark and regress from that point on.
You can see the popcorn starting to develop around the coronets of this young stag, I'd guess he was around two years old. Of course, the sambar stag for knife handles comes from the annual cast offs gathered on commercial deer farms.
Johnny, looks like you're livin' the good life, huh? What's that rifle you took out squirrel hunting, is that a CZ 452 stutzen? Very nice, love those full length stocks.
Beautiful knife Kent67, that's a roe deer I'm guessing?
Jake, what can I say, that Loveless is just a thing of beauty. Good on you for getting it out and using it.
Nice kit there Eschwebach, that Trestle Pine Superior looks like a very useful design.
Gary, the classic styling of your grouse huntin' gear puts me in mind of Jack O' Connor's wonderful upland hunting tales from Field and Stream. (I'm a bit young to have read the originals, but have some well thumbed anthology hardbacks.:thumbup
I'm looking forward to seeing some more of your hunts this season, Chris M and Old Hunter.
Went hunting sambar deer again in Victorias High Country with my mate Lachy's hound crew.
This was the last hound hunt of the season - as the weather warms up, it becomes too dangerous to run hounds due to the risk of snakebite.
This next photo is looking up towards camp from the open scrubby patch down in the valley to the left of camp in the first photo.
We got into our positions just after dawn. Here's a gear shot.
I decided to bring my Queen No. 9 stockman along as well as the GEC 53, as I'd just got it back from nine months at Queen being repaired.
A few hours into the hunt, I heard movement in the thick brush behind me. Looping up into a sling hold, I saw a deer had doubled back and evaded the dogs, and was moving across my field of view, quartering to my left. I raised my rifle, tracking it as it swiftly moved through the bush and shot it as it cleared the tree line in this photo, about 15 metres away.
We ended up taking two young stags, and two does. One of the deer was too far in to recover the whole carcass, so we trekked in and salvaged as much meat as we could.
Here's a pic of the hunters who took deer, although of course it was a team effort. That's me on the left.
Sambar stag antlers tend to increase in size and heft each year until they tend to top out around the ten to twelve year mark and regress from that point on.
You can see the popcorn starting to develop around the coronets of this young stag, I'd guess he was around two years old. Of course, the sambar stag for knife handles comes from the annual cast offs gathered on commercial deer farms.
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Ah Gary, that is just classic upon classic in your picture - Ruffed Grouse is on my bucket list.
Cambertree, terrific to see your pictures of hunting in Australia. Do you make knife handles with the Sambar on your deer or does it need to be cast-off? OH
Cambertree, terrific to see your pictures of hunting in Australia. Do you make knife handles with the Sambar on your deer or does it need to be cast-off? OH
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Thanks OH!
Yes you certainly can make knife handles with any sambar antler that's out of velvet. This is often done with the smaller stags' antlers that we call 'spikers'. The really good mature antlered heads are much more likely to end up taxidermied, of course.
In this case with the antlers shown above, the hunter was going to make a European style skull mount of them, as it was the first stag she had taken. (Very nice work too, the stag dropped to the shot - unusual for sambar - a one shot kill at about 80m with a .300 Win Mag.)
Most of the handles made from hunted spiker antlers or random 'casties' found in the bush end up as more folksy kind of stuff though, the whole antler is sawn through in cross section and bits used for bottle top opener handles, carving knife and fork sets, coat racks and the like.
The big stag I posted a while back with 27" antlers had some very gnarly popcorn, but of course something like that is never sawn up just for handles.
I have resolved to keep a lookout for some nice stuff to salvage for knife covers though.
Yes you certainly can make knife handles with any sambar antler that's out of velvet. This is often done with the smaller stags' antlers that we call 'spikers'. The really good mature antlered heads are much more likely to end up taxidermied, of course.
In this case with the antlers shown above, the hunter was going to make a European style skull mount of them, as it was the first stag she had taken. (Very nice work too, the stag dropped to the shot - unusual for sambar - a one shot kill at about 80m with a .300 Win Mag.)
Most of the handles made from hunted spiker antlers or random 'casties' found in the bush end up as more folksy kind of stuff though, the whole antler is sawn through in cross section and bits used for bottle top opener handles, carving knife and fork sets, coat racks and the like.
The big stag I posted a while back with 27" antlers had some very gnarly popcorn, but of course something like that is never sawn up just for handles.
I have resolved to keep a lookout for some nice stuff to salvage for knife covers though.
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A couple years ago I got a call from a lady that wanted me to make a hunting knife for her husband. He is an avid hunter and hunts wild hogs and deer. She called me again to ask if I would sharpen her husbands knife. It's has seen use on 20 plus kills and was in need of some touch up.
Hand forged W2 with sambar stag. The patina shows nicely and you can tell he has used it plenty. Lots of life left in this one. I enjoy seeing knives that are used as intended.
Chris
Hand forged W2 with sambar stag. The patina shows nicely and you can tell he has used it plenty. Lots of life left in this one. I enjoy seeing knives that are used as intended.
Chris
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A couple years ago I got a call from a lady that wanted me to make a hunting knife for her husband. He is an avid hunter and hunts wild hogs and deer. She called me again to ask if I would sharpen her husbands knife. It's has seen use on 20 plus kills and was in need of some touch up.
Hand forged W2 with sambar stag. The patina shows nicely and you can tell he has used it plenty. Lots of life left in this one. I enjoy seeing knives that are used as intended.
Chris
Beautiful knife there Chris:thumbup:
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Chris, that knife's just beautiful, all the more so for that use you can see it's been put to. A piece of that quality just gains more grace over time, doing what it was meant to do.
Are you still heading out with the bow, or is it rifle time now?
Jake, I'm hoping your Loveless gains that kind of look as it serves you well in your hunts over the next 20 years and beyond. Hey, would you mind posting a pic from the top down if you get a chance? I'm curious to see the contour of the handle and tang taper. Cheers mate.
Some more knife and sambar antler pics from my last hunt to keep things tickin' along.
I've gotta admit, every time I look over a sambar stag's antlers now, I'm assessing for knife blank quality!
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Thanks Paul. I appreciated your kind comment my friend.
Cambertree, I choose to only hunt with a traditional bow. The one I use most was handmade for me by Roy Hall out of Texas. My son likes to hunt with a gun and I enjoy hunting with my son. I will make sure to take pictures of our hunts.
Sambar antler makes great knife handles. It works so well because of the thickness of the solid portion. The marrow, or pitthy Center is smaller than other antler. Much of what we get is poor quality due to difficulty getting it imported from India. Most of what we get is from shed antlers picked up. When I go to the Arkansas Custom Knife show I will get pictures of what is available from the suppliers.
Chris
Cambertree, I choose to only hunt with a traditional bow. The one I use most was handmade for me by Roy Hall out of Texas. My son likes to hunt with a gun and I enjoy hunting with my son. I will make sure to take pictures of our hunts.
Sambar antler makes great knife handles. It works so well because of the thickness of the solid portion. The marrow, or pitthy Center is smaller than other antler. Much of what we get is poor quality due to difficulty getting it imported from India. Most of what we get is from shed antlers picked up. When I go to the Arkansas Custom Knife show I will get pictures of what is available from the suppliers.
Chris
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That's a great advertisement: elegant design and proven long-term effectiveness.
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Hi Neal, they were 154CM.
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Chris, that looks like a handy knife for sure! Glad to see that someone is really enjoying it and giving it plenty of use.
Camber, I don't have the Loveless in hand at the moment, Bob Dozier still has it making me a new sheath. Here is a picture that I was sent prior to purchasing since I had the same question for them. I will say, in hand...it's exactly what you'd expect. Very smooth and fits perfectly in a variety of hand holds.
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Camber, I don't have the Loveless in hand at the moment, Bob Dozier still has it making me a new sheath. Here is a picture that I was sent prior to purchasing since I had the same question for them. I will say, in hand...it's exactly what you'd expect. Very smooth and fits perfectly in a variety of hand holds.
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E-bach-thanks man. I knew it was something newer(ish) steel wise, but just couldn't recall. Again very nice covers.
Jsega-quit flashing those pictures of Loveless! You'll make collectors and users out of all of us. Oh, wait...
Cambertree-those are some beautiful photos and deer! The knives are great, I really enjoy that fixed blade based off the canoe pattern-not what you see everyday, but extremely useful looking.
This has to be the most time I've spent and enjoyed on a hunting thread. I personally don't hunt, criminal I know, but everyone I know does or has, we even have some family that do guiding and have a cabin for hunters. It's actually, funny to me, about 15 or so miles from where Jesse Jarosz lives.(the town he lives in,I mean)
Thanks, Neal
Jsega-quit flashing those pictures of Loveless! You'll make collectors and users out of all of us.
Oh, wait...Cambertree-those are some beautiful photos and deer! The knives are great, I really enjoy that fixed blade based off the canoe pattern-not what you see everyday, but extremely useful looking.
This has to be the most time I've spent and enjoyed on a hunting thread. I personally don't hunt, criminal I know, but everyone I know does or has, we even have some family that do guiding and have a cabin for hunters. It's actually, funny to me, about 15 or so miles from where Jesse Jarosz lives.(the town he lives in,I mean)
Thanks, Neal
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Thanks Chris. One of my brothers is a recurve man too, but not a hunter. I'd like to try it one day. Good luck out there.
Really nice coke bottle contours there. I gather it's very hard to design a handle that fits so perfectly in the different holds required in hunting use. Loveless and Moran seemed to be masters at that.
Cheers, Neal. Yes that ZJC fixed blade is such a useful little design. Great for day hiking, overnight camping and picnics, and when out hunting I pair it up with my Adam Parker Loveless. The CPM3V seems to take a finer edge than CPM S30V in my experience.
Why not give us the lowdown on what your guiding relatives use bladewise, if you get a chance, Neal? Sounds like you must live in some beautiful country.
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