JD WARE Small Slip Joint - Red Deer Horn - Filed Bolsters - O1 French Grey (SOLD)

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This is a slip-joint folding knife with a 2-5/16" flat ground, hand rubbed blade. Blade and spring are of 3/32" O1 steel with a "French Grey" finish - a surface treatment often used on highly engraved shotguns and rifles. It offers some protection from rust and oxidation, but just as on a fine firearm, I'd still suggest keeping it lightly oiled or waxed.

The handle is some very fine Yucatecan Red Deer Horn that I process myself. Closed length - 3.5" Nickel Silver liners, pins and file worked top and bottom bolsters. Silver 1926 ten-centavo escutcheon. Geometric pattern file worked blade with thumb grooves. Handmade, hair-on bull hide leather pouch, stitched with calfskin Spanish edge braiding. SOLD (including FedEx economical insured to US or Canada. $15 extra to EU)

The knife opens with a medium-easy pull, and 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.

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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Very impressive, that is a great price, would jump on it if payday was this week. Definitely will check your website out.
 
It's a very nice compliment when a knife maker (especially one whose work you admire) purchases one of your pieces. So, thanks very much John! PM sent.
J

I will take it please. Need your Paypal address.

John Lloyd
 
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Rick,
I'd be honored to make a knife for you. As I said to John "It's a very nice compliment when a knife maker (especially one whose work you admire) purchases one of your pieces."

How much larger would you like? And how much less filework? I do a similar knife with a blade about 3.25" long. I use ⅛" or 3/16" stock. here are a few photos of a recent 3/16" one (although without bolsters):







J


I would like a bigger one less file work if you can do it.
 
JDWARE I have seen your beautiful knives on here for awhile and I'm always late getting one if your open to take orders Id love to have the opportunity to purchase one just like (or as close to) the one you show in post #10 above.

Thanks man and awesome work!
Quentin
 
Thank you again for the great comments. PM sent Quentin - I'd be happy to take an order for one.
Here are a couple of large folders in a style I haven't shown here before (both sold). The first with Red Deer, the second with "bark" Water Buffalo and a slightly wider blade and both with O1 in French Grey:







 
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