JD Ware Large, Heavy Slip Joint Folder - Bark Water Buffalo Horn .....(SOLD)

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A heavyweight for sure, and a real handful. Large slip-joint folding knife with a 3.25" blade. Blade and spring of 3/16" thick 440C steel. Closed length - 4.5" Open length - 7.75" Satin finish, flat grind to a super-fine edge. Beautifully textured "bark" Water Buffalo horn - highly polished. Nickel Silver liners and pins. Silver 1928 ten centavo escutcheon. Geometric pattern deeply file worked blade with thumb grooves. Hand stitched Yucatecan deer skin leather pouch. SOLD (including FedEx economical insured to US or Canada)

The knife opens with a hefty pull (not a nail-breaker, though) and snaps open and shut with authority. Can be pinched open. Backspring is flush open and closed and has no half-stop. Supplied shaving sharp.

I am a full time knifemaker working in Merida, Yucatan Mexico. I ship knives internationally on a regular basis via FedEx. I accept Paypal and credit cards.

I use almost exclusively local handle materials that I gather and mill or process myself. Dense tropical hardwoods as well as wild and ranched deer, cow, bull and water buffalo horns (this one is not local horn).

The silver escutcheons are made from old Mexican silver coins and are pinned through the liners. You can still see some of the surface irregularities of the coins. All of the pins are nickel silver and are hammered over and left slightly proud of the handle. The decorative file work and carving are precise and carefully done, but you can also see that it was done by hand – I don’t sand or polish the file-cuts.

Please checkout my website for more information about my work JDWARE KNIVES.

If you want to purchase this knife or have questions or comments, post here, pm me, or contact me through my website.

Thanks for looking
J

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I'll take it! Message sent on your website as well. Beautifully done!! I'm very excited about this slip-joint.
C.G.P.
 
Thank you so much J.
This knife exceeded my expectations & my liking.
I will definitely be on the lookout for more of your amazing work.
N.B.
 
Thank you so much J.
This knife exceeded my expectations & my liking.
I will definitely be on the lookout for more of your amazing work.
N.B.

Thanks NB. I´m glad you like it. I think the geometric file work really looks good on a heavy blade like that. FedEx was pretty quick with it, too. Two days via Economical! They surprise me sometimes.
J

And keep your fingers out of the way when you close that!
 
I will be sure to keep my fingers outta the way! This beauty opens & closes with authority. I am carrying this around with me lately & everyone at Ft. Benning loves it. You have some new fans within the "Air-Assault" community.
Thanks a million.
NB
 
I will be sure to keep my fingers outta the way! This beauty opens & closes with authority. I am carrying this around with me lately & everyone at Ft. Benning loves it. You have some new fans within the "Air-Assault" community.
Thanks a million.
NB

Thanks again NB.
J
 
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