Latest Hunter (last one with Morado)

Patrice Lemée

Patrice Lemée

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Because of allergies/reaction I will not be using this wood anymore. Anywho...

Blade length: 4.25" OAL: 9.5"
Grind: hollow
Steel: 1095 (3/16")
Pins: Stainless Corby bolt
Handle: Morado (Pau ferro)
Guard & fittings: Stainless (304) & black fiber spacer

Not perfect but some improvement over the last, which is what I am after. Small steps....:)

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Critiques more than welcome!
 
Hey! That looks really nice. The handle is nicely shaped and the carving and the fluting near the butt end add a very nice touch.

I wouldn't mind at some point seeing a more straight on side view of the knife so we could see more of the overall shape.

Nice work.
 
Very nice work. Sorry to hear about your reaction to Morado, Cocobolo does that to me.
 
Very nice piece! The handle reminds me of a bowie fighter style. Looks comfortable.

Sorry to hear about your reaction to the wood dust/particles, not fun.


-Xander
 
I like the wood you used for the handle, even if it tried to attack you.:eek::D

The only thing I see Pat, and it may be the angle from which it is photographed from, the handle looks a tad long. I know that has a lot to do with prefrence. I have small hands for a guy but I try to keep my handles about 4 1/2" to 5" in length. In my opinion the length of the handle sometimes is dictated by the length and the size of the blade. The bigger the blade the longer the handle!

But I love the shape of the handle and the slight recess at the end of the handle, (well that just gives a touch of real class)! It really sets if off! :cool: Overall I would give it one of these!:thumbup:

I really don't mean that in any way as bad! You asked for critiques and so thought I would throw that out there!
 
All of the dimensions look correct, to me. In fact, I think the handle is outstanding! I guess the allergy is a downer, but the good news is that handle shape and style should translate perfectly with a lot of other cool woods. Nice job!
 
Not perfect maybe, but real nice! I was going to post the medical barrier cream that I use (thanks to Ariel Salaviera) but it appears the company is defunct despite a great product :-(.

I'm not totally convinced by the contrast between the guard angle and the plunge cut (and would personally try to change the plunge before the guard) but what do I know.
 
John, I'll try to get a better pic of the profile.

Dixieblade. That is exactly what I ask for, no worry. The picture angle may accentuate the handle now that you mention it, 1/4" less on the handle might have been better. I do leave a little more length when I start, guess I should have removed more.

Dan, another thing that I did not see. I wanted to try an angled guard but did not take into account that my grinding skills were not up to that.

Thanks for the good words and invaluable critiques guys. Much appreciated.:D:thumbup:
 
Dan, did you mean something like, it might look a little better if the plunge angle matched the guard angle? That's what I'm imagining anyway, their being more parallel. Looks great Pat!!! You're doing some fine work!
 
I think it turned out real nice Pat! I like the carving on the handle.
Keep them comming! How did you find the 304 to work with i have a few chunks of
1 1/2" square by 6" here but only ever used it on one knife?

Bob
 
Phil Dwyer said:
Dan, did you mean something like, it might look a little better if the plunge angle matched the guard angle? That's what I'm imagining anyway, their being more parallel. Looks great Pat!!! You're doing some fine work!
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Yes, that's what I was stumbling over saying. On the other hand a curved
plunge that started out tangent to the guard might be even better. And even
harder to do.
 
Hey, I really like the woodwork on the butt. Overall it's a very pleasing knife as well. It's good to see what you are up to, keep it up.

Sometimes instead of the plunge and gurad/bolster parallelling each other, I like them to diverge at an equal angle from the choil area. One left, one right, wider at the top. I think it looks good as is, though.
 
Thanks again for the good words and feedback guys. I'll go back to straight guards for a little while. The angled one was a pain to fit. But when I do try again, I'll take better care of the guard/plunge thing.

Bob, I got the 304 stainless at the a local metal shop. Not the best to work with I've read. Hard as hell. I think something like 416 would be better.

Troop, I am also still itching looking at it. ;)
 
Patrice Lemée;9038894 said:
Thanks again for the good words and feedback guys. I'll go back to straight guards for a little while. The angled one was a pain to fit. But when I do try again, I'll take better care of the guard/plunge thing.

Bob, I got the 304 stainless at the a local metal shop. Not the best to work with I've read. Hard as hell. I think something like 416 would be better.

Troop, I am also still itching looking at it. ;)
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I am pretty sure 303 has better machinability.

P.S. nice knife.
 
Hey congrats on that one, looks really nice.

Be careful with hardwoods man...lots of info on them on the web. Some can cause increasingly severe reactions with each exposure. With my trouble just with general allergies, it will be at least a cartridge respirator for me if I ever get into this.
 
Looks great, and for me at least, I hope every knife is better than the last. I still see flaws every where in my work. Guess it's knifemaker's OCD:D
 
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