just finished, Walrus Ivory and Damascus little hunter

[Jim Coffee]

This is my first walrus ivory knife and WONT be my last

8-1/4" overall length
4" blade, tip to guard
random pattern Alabama damascus
Fossil Walrus Ivory
Black paper micarta spacer
Nickel Silver guard and spacers and pin

After attending the Blade show this year for the first time I told myself it was time to step it up. I picked up some REALLY nice ivory (walrus, mammoth, elephant ) and want to start making more quality higher end knife, most of my knifes so far have been full tang skinners and hunters but I want to go more towards the hidden tang style knifes with the ivory and stag .

All comments welcome

 

[Albert Edmonds]

Very clean, I really like what you did with the handle.

 

[Burton Harruff]

Turned out nice Jim.

 

[Jim Coffee]

Thanks for the nice comments guy's

 

[rabbithunter]

That looks nice and clean. But for my taste ivory with micarta and nickel silver is a no-go. Bronze, damascus steel or plain steel would be my material of choice to complement the beautiful handle material.

If you are going to use exclusive handle materials I would keep it as pure as possible. Otherwise the eye get's distracted too much.

Just my 2cénts.

Ulrich

 

[Jim Coffee]

Thanks Ulrich, you bring up a good point. Just courios, would you have prefered to see stainless steel rather then the nickel silver? and what is your reason for that? The hidden tangs are kind of new to me and it seams there are more options for handle combinations then the full tang knifes.. Thanks Jim. (Just looking for some advise here.)

 

[Hengelo_77]

My first tought (after: whow I like that knife) was simular to Rabithunter's
I don't have an issue with nickle silver, but the micarta seems out of place to me.
Ebony, blackwood, bog oak or buffalo horn all would have made nice, natural black spacers.

Still, she's a beauty

 

[rabbithunter]

Thanks Ulrich, you bring up a good point. Just courios, would you have prefered to see stainless steel rather then the nickel silver? and what is your reason for that? The hidden tangs are kind of new to me and it seams there are more options for handle combinations then the full tang knifes.. Thanks Jim. (Just looking for some advise here.)

About the nickel silver: there are several reasons for me. I know many people who have allergic reactions to brass and nickle silver. The exposure to a knife is not that big but anyway.
The material is relatively soft. I like hardened steel for the guard.
In the end all comes to looks though ;-) Steel has a "cleaner" look, you get sharper lines and you have more possibilities to play with the material - etching, blueing, etc

 

[Geode]

Jim,

That knife has a great look to it, very balanced in blade and handle proportions. Clean execution. I like the conical form of the piece of walrus ivory you used. Very hand friendly looking.

 

[Vulcan-2295]

truly an exceptional knife