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Some fantastic customs here, many used and a couple brand-spankin' new. I encourage questions and individual photo requests.
First to say "I'll take it" in the thread gets the knife.
Here's what's up for grabs:
EDIT: as of 6:00 PM Pacific 2/25/11, only knife 1 is available with a price reduction. (Morris)
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
1) Michael Morris - signed and dated 12/15/08
7 7/8" OAL, 3.5" blade edge
Made from 1/8" wide nicholson file and tempered to 56-58 RC.
Black micarta scales
Brass pins
Lined lanyard hole
Original sheath
Unused condition
WITHDRAWN - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
2) Matt Bailey - Clip point, Cruforge V, Micarta and G10
Here's how Matt himself described this blade:
"I forged this one from a bar of Cruforge V. Before I finished it, I did quite a bit of cutting and chopping with it (as much chopping as you can do with this size blade). It held up very well.
"I clay coated the blade for a hamon. I know Cruforge is not supposed to get a hamon, so I played with the clay application a bit, and came up with this. The spine is also fileworked and tapered.
"The handle is black linen micarta laminated to tan G10. I like the combination.
"The sheath has a clip for right handed in the pocket carry, or left handed belt carry. I personally carry my own knife in my pocket, and have no desire to carry one on my belt now."
Dimensions
Blade - 4 1/2" tip to handle
OAL - 9"
The knife was used to cute open some lobsters and the lobster "juice" gave it a crazy blue-purple patina with grey speckling. I've used this knife and it shows light marks on the blade towards the handle from cutting into a tree branch.
A lot of Bailey collectors never use their blades. This is your chance to own one and find out that his reputation as a maker is based on far more than looks. Use it, abuse it, and it will ask for more.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
3) Matt Bailey - 1095 recurve, black micarta and Curly Maple.
Here's how Matt himself described this blade:
"Here is a 1095 with a nice hamon. It has been clay quenched and etched, and the hamon really pops. I tried to take decent pictures of it, but photographing a hamon is tricky.
"The blade is forged from 1/4" 1095 and has filework and a tapered tang.
"The handle is stabilized curly maple. It looks nice and actually has a little burl on it. It also has a black linen micarta bolster.
"The sheath is 8-9oz leather, that is hand stitched and tooled. The knife fits snugly, and draws easily.
"There is an in the hand shot, but here are the dimensions anyways,"
Blade - 4 1/2" tip to handle
OAL - 9 1/2"
Knife is in unused.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
4) Dylan Fletcher Layered Hatchula
Total Length:.......... 10.5"
Blade Length:......... 5.5"
Handle Length:....... 5"
Blade Thickness:..... 3/16"
Steel:.................... O-1 Tool Steel
Grind:.................... Convex Saber (with Ghost Scale)
Handle Material:..... Black Canvas Micarta, 1/8 natural micarta spacers
Pins:..................... 1/4" Natural Canvas Micarta and 1/4 Stainless tube
No sheath. Feel free to contact Dylan to see if he has a source.
This knife has been used in the bush, I asked my nephew to use a sponge to get some sap off the the bevels, he came back with it and it turns out he used a green scratch pad longways on it as if it were a cheap kitchen knife. So the finish has these light scratches on it.
See also a couple of light marks on the reverse side. Looks like dust in the photos, but this is a touch of pitting/patina from the same trip up the coast.
Neither of these issues change the performance of this made-for-extremely-hard-use woods knife.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
5) Forged GL Drew Fighter
Forged from 1/4 inch 5160
Flat grind
Hand sanded to 400 grit on the grind
Forge finish on the flats
Etched wrought iron fixtures
Water buffalo horn spacer
Professionally stabilized and dyed cherry burl handle
Overall length: 12 3/4 inches
Blade: 7 3/4 inches
Hand sewn leather sheath
This knife has a touch of patina towards the tip about the size of a rain drop.
SOLD, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
6) Phillip Patton "Utility" in Natural Micarta.
Don't let the name fool you, this knife is not a dainty little utility knife.
I believe it's made with either O1 or A2 tool steel, based solely on what Phillip was making these blades out of at the time. The reverse side of the ricasso says "1188" but I don't know what this refers to.
Natural Micarta scales
Stainless corby bolt construction, stainless lanyard tube
Incredibly tapered tang
3/16 stock, 11" overall, about 5.75" tip to handle.
Fantastic fit & finish.
Original sheath is a bit flimsy and has had a stitching repair towards the tip.
Knife itself is flawless and unused.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
7) Chris Peterson of Salina, UT - "Meteorite" Damascus and buffalo horn Fighter
Chris makes his own damascus and refers to it as "meteorite" damascus. It has an extremely deep etch to it.
OAL - 10"
5" tip to bolsters
4.75" blade edge
Nickel silver bolsters and pins
Black buffalo horn scales with red liners
File worked spine
Original sheath with tip region reenforced with heavier thread.
$ SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
8) LARGE Laconico Slipjoint
Blade and Spring steel: 1095, 1/8" stock
Closed length: 5"
Opened length:8 3/4"
Handle: relief milled G10 with brass pins/tube
What Ray himself had to say about this knife: "Nice walk and talk, smooth action, spring is flush in all 3 positions Thanks, -Ray Laconico"
I should get my head examined giving this one up. what a blade, what an edge. It has been very lightly used and has a bit of patina on from when I once cut sashimi with it. Yes, it was and is sashimi cutting sharp.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
Thank you everyone for considering,
Kent
First to say "I'll take it" in the thread gets the knife.
Here's what's up for grabs:
EDIT: as of 6:00 PM Pacific 2/25/11, only knife 1 is available with a price reduction. (Morris)
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
1) Michael Morris - signed and dated 12/15/08
7 7/8" OAL, 3.5" blade edge
Made from 1/8" wide nicholson file and tempered to 56-58 RC.
Black micarta scales
Brass pins
Lined lanyard hole
Original sheath
Unused condition
WITHDRAWN - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
2) Matt Bailey - Clip point, Cruforge V, Micarta and G10
Here's how Matt himself described this blade:
"I forged this one from a bar of Cruforge V. Before I finished it, I did quite a bit of cutting and chopping with it (as much chopping as you can do with this size blade). It held up very well.
"I clay coated the blade for a hamon. I know Cruforge is not supposed to get a hamon, so I played with the clay application a bit, and came up with this. The spine is also fileworked and tapered.
"The handle is black linen micarta laminated to tan G10. I like the combination.
"The sheath has a clip for right handed in the pocket carry, or left handed belt carry. I personally carry my own knife in my pocket, and have no desire to carry one on my belt now."
Dimensions
Blade - 4 1/2" tip to handle
OAL - 9"
The knife was used to cute open some lobsters and the lobster "juice" gave it a crazy blue-purple patina with grey speckling. I've used this knife and it shows light marks on the blade towards the handle from cutting into a tree branch.
A lot of Bailey collectors never use their blades. This is your chance to own one and find out that his reputation as a maker is based on far more than looks. Use it, abuse it, and it will ask for more.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
3) Matt Bailey - 1095 recurve, black micarta and Curly Maple.
Here's how Matt himself described this blade:
"Here is a 1095 with a nice hamon. It has been clay quenched and etched, and the hamon really pops. I tried to take decent pictures of it, but photographing a hamon is tricky.
"The blade is forged from 1/4" 1095 and has filework and a tapered tang.
"The handle is stabilized curly maple. It looks nice and actually has a little burl on it. It also has a black linen micarta bolster.
"The sheath is 8-9oz leather, that is hand stitched and tooled. The knife fits snugly, and draws easily.
"There is an in the hand shot, but here are the dimensions anyways,"
Blade - 4 1/2" tip to handle
OAL - 9 1/2"
Knife is in unused.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
4) Dylan Fletcher Layered Hatchula
Total Length:.......... 10.5"
Blade Length:......... 5.5"
Handle Length:....... 5"
Blade Thickness:..... 3/16"
Steel:.................... O-1 Tool Steel
Grind:.................... Convex Saber (with Ghost Scale)
Handle Material:..... Black Canvas Micarta, 1/8 natural micarta spacers
Pins:..................... 1/4" Natural Canvas Micarta and 1/4 Stainless tube
No sheath. Feel free to contact Dylan to see if he has a source.
This knife has been used in the bush, I asked my nephew to use a sponge to get some sap off the the bevels, he came back with it and it turns out he used a green scratch pad longways on it as if it were a cheap kitchen knife. So the finish has these light scratches on it.
See also a couple of light marks on the reverse side. Looks like dust in the photos, but this is a touch of pitting/patina from the same trip up the coast.
Neither of these issues change the performance of this made-for-extremely-hard-use woods knife.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
5) Forged GL Drew Fighter
Forged from 1/4 inch 5160
Flat grind
Hand sanded to 400 grit on the grind
Forge finish on the flats
Etched wrought iron fixtures
Water buffalo horn spacer
Professionally stabilized and dyed cherry burl handle
Overall length: 12 3/4 inches
Blade: 7 3/4 inches
Hand sewn leather sheath
This knife has a touch of patina towards the tip about the size of a rain drop.
SOLD, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
6) Phillip Patton "Utility" in Natural Micarta.
Don't let the name fool you, this knife is not a dainty little utility knife.
I believe it's made with either O1 or A2 tool steel, based solely on what Phillip was making these blades out of at the time. The reverse side of the ricasso says "1188" but I don't know what this refers to.
Natural Micarta scales
Stainless corby bolt construction, stainless lanyard tube
Incredibly tapered tang
3/16 stock, 11" overall, about 5.75" tip to handle.
Fantastic fit & finish.
Original sheath is a bit flimsy and has had a stitching repair towards the tip.
Knife itself is flawless and unused.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
7) Chris Peterson of Salina, UT - "Meteorite" Damascus and buffalo horn Fighter
Chris makes his own damascus and refers to it as "meteorite" damascus. It has an extremely deep etch to it.
OAL - 10"
5" tip to bolsters
4.75" blade edge
Nickel silver bolsters and pins
Black buffalo horn scales with red liners
File worked spine
Original sheath with tip region reenforced with heavier thread.
$ SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
- - - - -
8) LARGE Laconico Slipjoint
Blade and Spring steel: 1095, 1/8" stock
Closed length: 5"
Opened length:8 3/4"
Handle: relief milled G10 with brass pins/tube
What Ray himself had to say about this knife: "Nice walk and talk, smooth action, spring is flush in all 3 positions Thanks, -Ray Laconico"
I should get my head examined giving this one up. what a blade, what an edge. It has been very lightly used and has a bit of patina on from when I once cut sashimi with it. Yes, it was and is sashimi cutting sharp.
$SOLD firm, shipped - PAYPAL only, please = kentbell at twobytwelve dot com
Thank you everyone for considering,
Kent
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