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Last year at Blade I was sitting in the Pit with Dan Winkler and an assorted crowd of makers, collectors and knife nuts. This really cool frontier period hawk was being passed around and man, did I ever instantly warm to the look and feel of the thing.
I couldn't see a maker's mark on it (hey, it was darkish and there had been beer involved...) so I asked the guy next to me what I thought was an obvious question: "This is Dan's, right?" Well, a quiet, unassuming fellow on the other side of me said "No, that's mine."
Which is how I met John Cohea.
It won't come as a surprise to the perceptive that an order for a hawk like that one followed. In fact, since John had Coop shoot that particular piece and made it cover page of his web site, SEVERAL orders for a hawk like that one came in. Good thing John really likes making them.
So without further introduction, here's mine:
The haft is cut from just a stunning piece of fiddleback maple that has just spectacular depth, colour and chatoyance. Copper tacks and a textured copper collar add a lot of warmth. And the forge-textured leaf-spring steel head offers menace at both ends. Taking this thing in hand, you can't help but realize what a fearsome weapon these could be in the right hands.
I had wanted to display this piece and asked John if he could come up with some kind of a stand to show it off. Yep - can do:
John brought together a gorgeous piece of Mssissippi River driftwood, an elk antler tine and a piece of forged keystock to great effect. This now sits on my desk at home.
It was a real pleasure working with John on this - a matching large belt knife is already on the books. You can see more examples of John's work on his site: http://jmcknives.blademakers.com
And thanks to Coop as well - this one presented unique challenges in shooting - not to mention packaging and shipping.
Cheers,
Roger
I couldn't see a maker's mark on it (hey, it was darkish and there had been beer involved...) so I asked the guy next to me what I thought was an obvious question: "This is Dan's, right?" Well, a quiet, unassuming fellow on the other side of me said "No, that's mine."
Which is how I met John Cohea.
It won't come as a surprise to the perceptive that an order for a hawk like that one followed. In fact, since John had Coop shoot that particular piece and made it cover page of his web site, SEVERAL orders for a hawk like that one came in. Good thing John really likes making them.
So without further introduction, here's mine:
The haft is cut from just a stunning piece of fiddleback maple that has just spectacular depth, colour and chatoyance. Copper tacks and a textured copper collar add a lot of warmth. And the forge-textured leaf-spring steel head offers menace at both ends. Taking this thing in hand, you can't help but realize what a fearsome weapon these could be in the right hands.
I had wanted to display this piece and asked John if he could come up with some kind of a stand to show it off. Yep - can do:
John brought together a gorgeous piece of Mssissippi River driftwood, an elk antler tine and a piece of forged keystock to great effect. This now sits on my desk at home.
It was a real pleasure working with John on this - a matching large belt knife is already on the books. You can see more examples of John's work on his site: http://jmcknives.blademakers.com
And thanks to Coop as well - this one presented unique challenges in shooting - not to mention packaging and shipping.
Cheers,
Roger
i love it..:thumbup:
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