Loveless Style 4" Custom Hunter in Desert Ironwood by Norfleet Custom Knives

Norfleet · Jul 22, 2007

I just finished this one up last week and shipped it out and thought I would share it with everyone. More photos can be seen at this link:
Norfleet Custom Knives Serial Number A14

Here are the Specs:

Overall Length: 9"

Cutting Length: 4"

Thickness at Ricasso: .1875" (3/16")

Blade Material: ATS-34

Lanyard Thong Tube: Nickel Silver (1/4")

Rockwell Hardness: RC-60

Guard Material: Nickel Silver

Handle Material: Desert Ironwood

Handle Pins: Loveless Style (Stainless Bolts and Brass Nuts)

Blade Finish: Mirror Finish with Deep Hollow Grind and Tapered Tang

Liner Material: Black Fiber

Design: Drop Point Hunter

Thanks for looking and once again any and all comments are welcome and appreciated!

SpearZ · Jul 23, 2007

The knife has a very nice clean classic look

Jos · Jul 23, 2007

Nice one! :thumbup:

trentu · Jul 23, 2007

Absolutley beautiful!! I love how tight the guard is.

Norfleet · Jul 24, 2007

Thanks for all the compliments so far, they are very much appreciated. Click on the link to view more photos of the knife with its sheath. Two more photos were added today.

Keith Montgomery · Jul 25, 2007

Excellent workmanship. Great looking knife.

Barkes Knife Shop · Jul 25, 2007

Absolutley beautiful knife. Bob would love that one like one of his own. A+---------:thumbup:

drducati · Jul 29, 2007

The polish on that knife is spectacular.

Michael Lovett · Aug 6, 2007

Good looking Knife!

Evan Martin · Aug 8, 2007

awsome clean perfect i hope i will eventualy get that good

Norfleet · Aug 8, 2007

I appreciate the comments very much. Since my car accident some 20 years ago and being paralyzed from the waist down, knifemaking has been a great blessing to me. I love the Loveless style very much and I try to keep up with all the other knifemakers that make that style of knife. Most of them have worked or visited the Loveless shop at one time or another. I probably will never get to meet any of them or get to go to Mr. Loveless's shop but I am very grateful for his book and later on the video he made for everyone to see. Since I don't have any of his patterns from his shop, I have to rely on photos to try to make my knives like he makes his. The dream of my life would be to meet Bob Loveless, Steve Johnson, Jim Merrit, Mike Lovett, Bob Dozier and a few others who make the Loveless style knife. I just hope someday that I can reach the status of Bob Loveless in my knifemaking, a pretty high mark to set for myself but one that I can always shoot for. I may never make that mark but I am having a great time just making the knives. Thanks again everyone for the wonderful comments, they are much appreciated by me.