one for me

atakach

atakach

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After reading a recent thread here, concerning making your own knife to carry as a example to show people that ask "you make knives????" , I decided, heck I'v made'm for my boy, my dad, my grandpap,ect...why not make one for me.

So Im thinking this is the one I'll keep,

It's forged from 5160 round stock and flat ground. It has a stainless guard and butt cap, and stainless, vulcanized paper and buffalo horn spacers. The handle was a huge crown of really textured mule deer, but it had a brow tine, and .....eh just didnt want all the bumps on it, so I ground it off and shaped it down then dyed and polished.

In the pic, those aren't scratches you see, as I finished this blade down to like 900 grit, but then I etched it for a good while.

thank for looking,

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thanks and I wanted to add that I clay quenched this blade as well, and while it didn't give the same cool effects as some other steels, I like the results, and that patern you see etched by the ricasso is Identical on both sides....pretty neat I think.
 
Andrew, it is good to carry your work but don't ever hesitate to sell it off your hip, which might come up if you go showing people. If that happens make a new knife to carry, as you go on and get better and better so do the knives, that way you don't end up with a 10 year old knife when your work might be much better than that currently.

Nice knife!
 
I really like that. The smooth antler is attractive. Great job....that's a keeper for sure.
 
thanks morrowj, i like the look to, im not a big fan of antler handles, stag is good, but when i use something mule deer or even elk , sometimes I like to do something different with it.

it looks dirty, but it really is a clean knife
 
Thats a cool bowie! I'd wear that to the grocery store just to get some looks from the old ladies. I like it when they move over when I walk by.
 
Bruce Bump said:
Thats a cool bowie! I'd wear that to the grocery store just to get some looks from the old ladies. I like it when they move over when I walk by.
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Thats all I need to do is start attracting the attention of other women, one is to much as it is....and besides, I dont want them thinking im over compensating for something:rolleyes:, by carrying a big knife:p:p:p:foot:
 
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