"Petra" 1095, KOA, G10

RyanW

RyanW

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My wife's best friend from the Czech Republic stayed with us for a few nights, turns out she LOVES knives. She and I sat up until 1am designing her knife. She is in California right now and will be heading home on the 17th, I got it finished up and will be sending it to her hotel so she can take it home with her. Her Birthday is the 25th so we will make her wait until she is home before she opens the package!

Specs:
Steel: 5/32" 1095 with Hamon
OAL: 8.5"
Blade: 4" (Tip to Choil)
Handle: Curly KOA (Thanks Mark!) Black G10
Pins: 1/4" Mosaic & Stainless Tube, 1/8" Stainless Tubes
Misc: Tapered Tang, G10 Liners

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Comments Welcome. Thanks for looking!
Ryan W.
 
Love the white liners encapsulating the G10, Ryan!

That hamon is great. Top package all round!

Matt
 
raylaconico said:
Very cool. I like the hamon.
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Thanks Ray, I really appreciate the post! I was happy with the activity of the Hamon as well.

I always make sure to look at each knife you post here.
mattbrook said:
Love the white liners encapsulating the G10, Ryan!

That hamon is great. Top package all round!

Matt
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Thanks Matt. I am not the best at details, The white liners came out better than I had imagined them. On a side note, You live in one of my favorite places in the world!
 
RYAN, You Knocked It Out The Park! That is Pretty, I will be in contact in a month or two. Are you willing to remake with some tweeks?
 
chainring said:
Wow. That looks like a LOT of work! Turned out great!
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It was a bit of work, and I learned a few things in the process!

y0ukn0wwh0 said:
RYAN, You Knocked It Out The Park! That is Pretty, I will be in contact in a month or two. Are you willing to remake with some tweeks?
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Haha thanks Larry you would be my first repeat customer! I would have to Tweek it a bit, I agreed with her she would have the one and only! Let me know when you are ready.
 
Burl Source said:
Wow!
That is a wild looking knife.
Great looking blade and an awesome handle.
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Thanks Mark (I think) Wild Looking is good Right?:D

The KOA turned out great, that is a wood you have to see in person to appreciate.
 
txwoodchip said:
Really like that handle treatment...looks great!
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BMK said:
Very elegant. Beautiful work/
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Ben Bawidamann said:
Very classy!
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Thanks Guys! I really appreciate the kind words, sometimes is is easy to get frustrated when things don't work out when I am working on a knife but in the end I am usually ready to start on the next one!

Burl Source said:
Wild Looking = Really Good Looking!
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Whew! good to hear, thanks for the great material to work with. I have a whole box to get through!
Mike Davis said:
Love it Ryan! Another amazing knife :)
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Thanks Mike!

I spoke to Petra on the phone yesterday, she received the package at her hotel and was very pleased with it which is always nice. Unfortunately she said she was going to put it in a display case on the wall. :(
 
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