Jay Fisher's Hooded Warrior

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mohd

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Awesome knife :thumbup: I know it is not a Khukuri. Somehow it reminds me of a Khukuri especially an Ang Khola model 12" like the one in the following photo:

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I do not know why it reminds me of a Khukuri! Is it because of it's shape that has the following characteristics?

1. It has a bend forward shaped blade.
2. It has a recurve sharp edge.
3. It has a shoulder.
4. It looks like a chopper.

It was built by none other than Jay Fisher a very well renown American knife maker! See the picture of Jay Fisher's Hooded Warrior:

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More beautiful photos in thread Hooded Warrior - by Jay Fisher.

Any say?
 
Wow, that is a stunning knife with great detail. I can see a khukri influence for sure.

BTW - I'll leave the links to Jay's for sale page since it's already sold and has some nice photos, but normally it would be preferred not to link to an active sales page. I know that's not why you linked to it, I just wanted to clarify.
 
tedwca said:
BTW - I'll leave the links to Jay's for sale page since it's already sold and has some nice photos, but normally it would be preferred not to link to an active sales page. I know that's not why you linked to it, I just wanted to clarify.
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Thank you for your understanding and clarification Ted. Anyhow I had removed all the link to Jay Fisher's website as a compliance to the rules which I failed to follow and to avoid any possibility of differences among moderators regarding it. Thank you again Ted.

I created this thread here is because of my good memory of Uncle Bill. He was the person who motivated me to join in the Himalayan Imports BladeForums (and Himalayan Imports KnifeForums as well) sometimes in 1999. During those short periods of his worldly life he did shows great quality of understanding in humanity and compassion which gains unending respects and loves from many. I do learn a lot in here from all those written and unwritten words. I do enjoy all those things which in a way has made me better and wiser than myself before. Thank you very much all of you :thumbup:
 
great post!


I always *wince* just a little when I see a hollow-ground chopper...but the lines are outstanding! :thumbup:



I should add that I imagine the knife was intended as a fighter...but anytime we see something kukri-ish in shape...makes us want to chop with it...ya know? :D


The sheath is pretty wild. Interesting retention system.
 
Had the same thoughts when I first saw that blade. Mr. Fisher makes some very interesting and wild blades.

His Triton kerambit
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Daniel Koster said:
I always *wince* just a little when I see a hollow-ground chopper...but the lines are outstanding! :thumbup:
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Mind explaining that a bit, Mr. Koster? MY idea would be that the hollow could cause it to bind; I'd like to know more.
 
Great pic:thumbup: Thanks, Mohd:D

Mackenzie, this is just a guess on my part, but I believe that Dan worries about the strength of the hollow ground edge in regards to chopping chores. It is no secret that Dan is a fan of convex edges....along with a lot of us:D:thumbup:

I love the look of that kerambitish knife. Absolutely stunning:eek:....whatever it is for;):D
 
That was another reason I thought of, Steely_Gunz.

One of the reasons I asked was I'm a fan of the convex for chopping myself ... and I realized I didn't know why, beyond you all like it. Even though this is probably one of the better crowds to follow blindly, it's also a crowd that always willing to share knowledge so you don't need to.

As for the purpose of the Triton, if memory serves it was one of the many blades Mr. Fisher made for an active-duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Here's a few more pictures.

Argiope
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Bulldog
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My favorite, the Grim Reaper
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Those are some spectacular knives - thanks for sharing! :thumbup:



Here's why I cringe:


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Wow Dan! Holly Molly, tell us more. Make, Model, what is was chopping. The whole shamoley. :-)
 
This happened a few years ago...it's in the archives...not worth bringing back up again...mostly because all the pics are now red "x"s....:D



But anyway...it's not the only time I've ever fixed a kukri that chipped out because of a hollow grind.

Flat or convex grind for me.

My personal preference.
 
Lest anyone take this the wrong way....let me state:



I think the world of Jay Fisher - his designs are great, craftsmanship great too. I love seeing the creative mind at work. :thumbup:
 
Daniel Koster said:
This happened a few years ago...it's in the archives...not worth bringing back up again...mostly because all the pics are now red "x"s....:D



But anyway...it's not the only time I've ever fixed a kukri that chipped out because of a hollow grind.

Flat or convex grind for me.

My personal preference.
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Dan .. is the chipped edge caused by it's hollow grind .. or is it caused by a busted heat treatment?

Now .. how about this?

eastvillage said:
The first section of the blade from the ricasso is a flat grind which ends in a zero edge for fine cutting. The belly of the blade has a convex grind for chopping.
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The above khukuri was made by Anthony Oostendorp from The Netherlands. You all could read more in thread kukhri in the making.

Mohd.
 
Here's a shot of a different Reaper for your viewing pleasure.

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And, on the subject of bad heat treats, I revive the memory of the Khuk that Mac Killed!

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Okay fine, the train HELPED.
 
That first knife reminds me of the Lakota line of knives from the 1980's. (Still being made today I think.) Anyone recall those?
 
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