Large Camp Knife w/ wild buckeye burl

J. Doyle

J. Doyle

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Here's a large camp/utility knife I just finished. I've had this laying around for quite some time almost finished but could never decide what to do with the handle and guard. I decided to go guardless after many many drawings. I didn't really like the drawing either but in the end, I'm happy with how it turned out.

My wife says it looks kind of like a chef's knife.......I can see that. So I guess it could be a camp cook's knife. :)

I posted this up for sale in the Exchange. The funds will go for a special Christmas charity project. Details of that can be found here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...stmas-Charity-Sale***?p=12929743#post12929743


Specs:
Hand forged from 1095 steel, clay quenched and etched
12" overall, 7 1/4" blade, .205" at the ricasso and full distal taper, just shy of 1 1/2" high at the ricasso from spine to edge
Black G-10 collars with Bronze spacers
Heavily rounded spine and ricasso for comfort
Stabilized California Buckeye handle
Bronze finial nut

All comments welcome. Thanks for taking a look!













 
valkyrierdr said:
What are you asking for this knife. I am from Ohio.
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If you click the link up above the pictures, that will take you to the for sale thread.

We're not allowed to discuss prices here. You can email me at jdoyleknives AT gmail DOT com if you'd like also.

Thanks. :)
 
Holy wow I love that wood the grain is perfect for the handle. All around awesome blade
 
Very nice knife. I don't usually like guard less knives but this one ticks the boxes for me. Nice handle, spacers, hamon and most of all it has a real nice flow to it.
 
Great knife, John. As several others said, the flow is super, and I love that wood!
 
chad2 said:
Holy wow I love that wood the grain is perfect for the handle. All around awesome blade
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Perfectly stated. Whole package is wonderful, but the wood - and how you matched the flow of the grain to the handle - knocked it out of the park.
 
what Matt said. I like it a lot.
 
Very nice John. Your last two have been as good as it gets, not that we are not accustomed to that from you, but I like the larger stuff your doing. Thanks for sharing.

Chris
 
Came out good! The fittings really make it classy without being overblown, and I love the blade profile
 
That is some wild buckeye John it has that I have been loved look to it, nice and warm. I like it
 
Love everything about it but the spacers are the icing on the cake for me. The soft tones give it that touch of elegance, plus it looks cool ;-)
 
Thank you guys. I really appreciate all the feedback.

I just wanted to comment about a couple things. First the wood. Generally speaking, if I can't visualize what the entire knife will look like finished in my mind, it doesn't get finished. Usually I build knives starting with the wood block first. I see a piece of wood I like and visualize what I can make with it.

With this piece of wood, I didn't know for sure. I think I've had this block since before I even started making my own knives. I've looked at it a dozen different times for different knives but it just wasn't the right fit. So it went back in the closet. When I finally got a drawing and handle shape I liked for this knife, I originally had a piece of two tone redwood burl picked out. Something just didn't seem right and I tried this piece of buckeye again and knew that it was right for this knife.

This might all sound silly but I don't like a single part of any of my knives to be an accident or afterthought. I like everything right down to the last detail to be deliberate and planned so it all works together. Sure things occasionally change on the fly but generally, that's how I operate.

Second thing..........the g-10 fittings. I like using g-10 when I'm after the deep black color. What I like about it is no matter what you do to it, scuff it, scratch it, rub it with oils or other solvents, etc......it will ALWAYS be that color. That's a valuable characteristic to me, especially for a knife that might get used. It machines and sands pretty easy, but that's not a short cut to using it or an easy way out. Fitting it for a guard, in my experience, takes as much skill as 416 or damascus. It's not very forgiving and the fit has to be just right. It doesn't give a little like nickel silver or bronze or brass or copper. It works well in most applications strength wise too as it's nearly as strong as steel in guard like shapes and cross sections.

Just wanted to mention those things. Thanks again for the comments.
 
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