"Out of order" Hunter

Karl B. Andersen

Karl B. Andersen

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This might help answer the age old question to determine if maker's ALWAYS make knives in the order that requests are received -
Nope!
At least I'll admit it.
I have a clip board full of Order Forms, but I had a good customer from Ontario call me on Thursday morning last week asking for a knife to give to his African outfitter on his next hunt, and it needed to be shipped TODAY!
His only request was that it be something the Outfitter would be proud to carry and show off around camp.
Well, let's see - forge down large stock, forge blade, over night spherodize, finish grind, harden, double temper, finish out knife, etch and finish hamon, create fixed assembly with actual EPOXY!!? (Yep, I made this a fixed assembly due to the final destination and logistics involved), wet-mold and dry sheath, dye sheath, etc. and company coming for the Fourth of July weekend?
No problem.

Think he'd be proud to carry this one?
W2, stainless and Cocobolo:
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Another good one, Karl. I don't think anybody would be disappointed with that knife. :thumbup:
 
Zowie, Karl,

Good looking hunter with such a hamon! It'll do us all good to imagine it going on its trip to Africa. A good thought for the day...

John
 
Anyone would be proud to carry that one. Great lines on this piece.

Roger
 
dang that's quick! Goes to show that once a guy has the tooling and know how, a knife can come into being pretty fast! Kind of brings another perspective to the knife maker carrying their own knives discussion.

And a really nice knife at that! I'm really liking the shape of that blade as well. Many of your knives have a fair amount of belly, which generally is something I'm not super keen on personally, but this one breaks the mold and I do believe it's one of my favourites from outta the Andersen forge:thumbup:
 
Very impressive effort with such a tight timeline! Frankly if you had stated you'd spent the better part of two weeks finishing this one out I'd still say you did a very fine job of it.
 
I should have added that the turnaround for this piece was just unbelievable. You said before that you like working under pressure - I guess this is proof.

Roger
 
Looks great, cocobolo, stainless and a pretty awesome hamon.
Sweet !
I'm sure the new owner will be well pleased.
Congrats on your talent and speed, Karl.

Doug
 
Absolutely! Looks super Karl. Now that everyone knows how fast you work, you have a reputation to uphold. Speedy Gonzales! ;)
David
 
Really nice knife, kinda sucks for those people that have been on your list for longer than a week though. Was there a premium fee charged for this fast turnaround?
 
severedthumbs said:
Really nice knife, kinda sucks for those people that have been on your list for longer than a week though. Was there a premium fee charged for this fast turnaround?
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Personally, I wouldn't be much troubled. If a knifemaker is asked to make a piece "out of order" to meet a deadline for a birthday / Father's Day / anniversary present / hunting expedition - and is able to accomodate that request, I say go for it.

Lots of knives are made "out of order" for lots of reasons. Show knives and spec pieces come to mind. If the maker is staying reasonably close to his delivery targets - what's the complaint?

Roger
 
stirrin the pot:rolleyes:
C'mon man!
 
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