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Hunting with style
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Very nice. You have a very recognizable style that has large appeal for me. Thanks for sharing this here.
Chris
Chris
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Exquisite :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
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this is an absolutely gorgeous knife!
It has so much going for it. Simple, subtle lines and the interplay between the finish of the steel and the pillowy look of the ivory really do it for me.
However, if I were to have commissioned it, I think I would pass on the carving at the butt of the handle. Well done as it is, I don't see that it adds to the overall aesthetic. I really dig the simple subtlety that otherwise elevates this knife into the sublime.
It has so much going for it. Simple, subtle lines and the interplay between the finish of the steel and the pillowy look of the ivory really do it for me.
However, if I were to have commissioned it, I think I would pass on the carving at the butt of the handle. Well done as it is, I don't see that it adds to the overall aesthetic. I really dig the simple subtlety that otherwise elevates this knife into the sublime.
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betzner, the 4th, & lorien,
thank you too for your kind words!
@lorien,
you´re right with your thoughts concerning the butt-
a clean grip was our first design, but then we made the ´actuel´ version.
two reasons:
-the lines of the fluted spine and their opening towards the integral-part is now repeated at the butt.
I like to do so for a more ´integrated´ look between blade and grip.
-in 2011 I built a more rugged hunter/edc for this customer, also with ivory and a carved line at the sides ( picts below).
for showing the relationship and the genes we decided to use this design-element at the new one also- in a matching way.
here are some thumbnails with the two knives beside each other:
http://www.messerforum.net/showthread.php?116930-STILVOLL-JAGEN >>> post #9
some better fotos of the ´old´knife:
thank you too for your kind words!
@lorien,
you´re right with your thoughts concerning the butt-
a clean grip was our first design, but then we made the ´actuel´ version.
two reasons:
-the lines of the fluted spine and their opening towards the integral-part is now repeated at the butt.
I like to do so for a more ´integrated´ look between blade and grip.
-in 2011 I built a more rugged hunter/edc for this customer, also with ivory and a carved line at the sides ( picts below).
for showing the relationship and the genes we decided to use this design-element at the new one also- in a matching way.
here are some thumbnails with the two knives beside each other:
http://www.messerforum.net/showthread.php?116930-STILVOLL-JAGEN >>> post #9
some better fotos of the ´old´knife: