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Loveless style Wilderness Knife
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I love them both.:thumbup:
Your work is absolutely spot on.
I know what you mean about the flat/hollow grind thing! Very tricky to master. I've still not really made my mind up which to use. The hollow grind looks far better on Loveless style knives, but from using some drop points I've made very hard at work I'm starting to favour the flat grind. I am rather hard on my knives and regularly bash them on the spine with a hammer to cut cables, notch joists etc.
Not something I would do with a hollow ground blade!
I'm definitely in agreement with the idea of 'Loveless style' with a maker's twist. Hence mine are made from differentially heat treated 1095! Kind of Loveless with healthy dose of Goddard.
Ian
Your work is absolutely spot on.
I know what you mean about the flat/hollow grind thing! Very tricky to master. I've still not really made my mind up which to use. The hollow grind looks far better on Loveless style knives, but from using some drop points I've made very hard at work I'm starting to favour the flat grind. I am rather hard on my knives and regularly bash them on the spine with a hammer to cut cables, notch joists etc.
Not something I would do with a hollow ground blade!
I'm definitely in agreement with the idea of 'Loveless style' with a maker's twist. Hence mine are made from differentially heat treated 1095! Kind of Loveless with healthy dose of Goddard.
Ian
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Thank you Tom! One day ... I will make a folder.
I love them both.:thumbup:
Your work is absolutely spot on.
I know what you mean about the flat/hollow grind thing! Very tricky to master. I've still not really made my mind up which to use. The hollow grind looks far better on Loveless style knives, but from using some drop points I've made very hard at work I'm starting to favour the flat grind. I am rather hard on my knives and regularly bash them on the spine with a hammer to cut cables, notch joists etc.
Not something I would do with a hollow ground blade!
I'm definitely in agreement with the idea of 'Loveless style' with a maker's twist. Hence mine are made from differentially heat treated 1095! Kind of Loveless with healthy dose of Goddard.
Ian
I agree Ian, I also make some hard use 5160 knives which hold up to some serious abuse -for my personal camp knife I still prefer a good carbon steel. :thumbup:
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I think they're both fantastic. 
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I think they're both fantastic.
Thanks Nick! :thumbup:
Hi Wim,
Unfortunately both knives are no longer available. However, feel free to contact me if you would like to be on a waitlist (currently a few months).
The Ironwood knife has been sharpened, the micarta hasn't yet. I usually sharpen both edges on a Wilderness knife, the top edge is only sharpened on the clip.
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I would like to know why this is called a wilderness knife when it appears to be a fighter design. 
Kohai999
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I would like to know why this is called a wilderness knife when it appears to be a fighter design.
Because that is what R.W. Loveless called them.
If he chose to call it the Mila, that is what other people would be calling it.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
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Interesting how/why makers name their knife designs.
I've heard that Bob Loveless named his "Dixon Fighter" after a guy named Dixon who purchased the first one.
And I heard from one source that his "New York Special" model was named such as a result of the initial knives being made for a group of NYC Police Officers, but then latter heard is was members of a NYC Knife Club which the initial knives were made for.
Maybe, one of the Loveless experts could advise if this is fact or fiction.
A fact:
One of the more recognizable names in custom knives, Jerry Fisk's Sendero Hunter model (Sendero; Spanish for trail) came from Jerry hunting hogs from senderos in the thick brush of South Texas.
I've heard that Bob Loveless named his "Dixon Fighter" after a guy named Dixon who purchased the first one.
And I heard from one source that his "New York Special" model was named such as a result of the initial knives being made for a group of NYC Police Officers, but then latter heard is was members of a NYC Knife Club which the initial knives were made for.
Maybe, one of the Loveless experts could advise if this is fact or fiction.
A fact:
One of the more recognizable names in custom knives, Jerry Fisk's Sendero Hunter model (Sendero; Spanish for trail) came from Jerry hunting hogs from senderos in the thick brush of South Texas.
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From An old Loveless catalog, don't have it in front of me at this time so not a direct quote.
The first Wilderness was made for a man from southern California that turned his back on civilazation and walked into the wilderness of British Columbia.
Take care
Charles
The first Wilderness was made for a man from southern California that turned his back on civilazation and walked into the wilderness of British Columbia.
Take care
Charles