Phillip Patton knife, progression thread

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GREAT thread. I have learned ALOT and somethings I never thought of doing (the rubber bands to hold the gaurd). I have had trouble with Corby Rivets twisting out while grinding, its interesting to see other makers have the same issues. I would love to see more threads like this.
 
MacHete said:
This has to be one of my favorite threads ever! :thumbup:

I love what I had already seen of Phil's work and watching him "in action" is really cool. :cool:

I'll join the chorus of "what the heck is ancient whale bone" and say I've never seen it as a knife handle before. I have to say that while in progress, I was concerned about how it would look. It reminded me for all the world of those sawdust-cake "Oatmeal Cookie Bars" from the MREs of the late '80s. :barf:

Finished up real nice, though. :)

Congratulations to rightfully proud maker and owner! :D
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Says it all!

Paul
 
Phillip and Keith,
That is a nice looking knife, and great handle material, but you better check more carefully, the laws concerning whale bone. It is not legal to import or export.
I wouldn't take the word of somebody that you called in the customs office. They may have told you it was legal thinking that since it is pre act material, it was legal. But whalebone is not covered under the same laws that govern walrus, seacow,oosic etc. I would hate to hear that after all of this hard work, sending the knife to Canada, then getting a notice from customs telling him that they have confiscated the knife because of whalebone...... Now if you list that as Stellers Sea Cow, you would be much better off... are you sure that's whale bone ? It looks more like sea cow to me...

The CITES and MMA laws can be a bitch to find, and then to decipher, but it can be time well spent.
David Mirabile
 
I love that knife! Phillip's knives have the best looking handles for my taste, the entire thing is superb!
 
Stellers Sea Cow was my first assumption upon seeing the material in the raw.
However I'm not to familiar with whale bone so was glad to see it transform.

Big day in the Jones household as my oldest daughter graduates today and receives her Master's Degree in child sociology.
 
Congratulations, Kevin. And to your daughter too!

I didn't realize that you had a daughter over 20 years old. Ah, it is
actually possible if YOU got married while still in high school... :)

All the best,
David Darom (ddd)
 
Very good thread. Thanks for letting us see it come together.
I know your pleased Keith,whatever the handle material is.
Great looking chute knife! :thumbup:

Doug
 
kevinc said:
That knife will look really great when it's finished. One question I have is what material has been used to pin the guard? It looks like it may be a different colour from the guard material. Are the pins intended to show?
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Sorry, I missed this earlier.

Yes the pins are a different material, phosphor bronze, and are intended to show. I like the look.
 
Wow, reading through this thread was great fun, and it's incredible to see what the knife once was, and what it is now. Very impressive work Phillip!
 
Here are the last images. I wanted a very basic sheath.

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Even though these are the final images that will be posted on this thread, I will be giving my impressions of the knife after I get it.
 
Thank you so much for this great thread, very instructive, great to see all the work it takes to go from a block of steel to a beautiful knife.

So that's why they cost so much!

:)
 
The knife arrived today and I have to tell you, this is a very impressive knife. I have spent the last hour or so going over it and the fit and finsh are excellent. It doesn't matter in what position you hold it, the handle is so comfortable you would think the handle was custom fit to my hand. The grinds are as close to perfectly even as I could hope for.

The handle is actually carmel brown. There is none of the red that you see in those final photos. It is a beautiful colour nonetheless.

Even though it is very basic, the sheath is well made and fits the knife like a glove.

My recommendation is for anyone that is interested in getting one of Phillip's knives, that you do so before his popularity grows to the point that his prices go way up. It's going to happen.
 
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