Bailey Knives
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OK, So the Bailey family is in the middle of a little financial crisis. As a result, I have decided to reduce the price of the last few knives. If I want to reduce the price of a knife, I will be a severe reduction, not just a few bucks. Here are the results.
Here is a W2 hidden tang hunter. I went for a guardless style on this, and grooved the bolster area. I really like the result. The blade is clay coated and quenched for a nice hamon. I left the forge scale on the flats, mostly because I like it.
#1
The handle is natural canvas micarta. It is sculpted and shaped to fit nicely in the hand. When I pick this one up, I don't want to put it down. The front bolster is black linen micarta with some spacers. The middle spacer is grooved, again because I like how it looks.
The sheath is 8-9oz veggie tanned leather. It is hand stitched and tooled. It holds the knife securely and allows it to draw easily.
There is an "in the hand" shot, but here are the dimensions anyways.
Blade - 5 5/8" Tip to handle.
OAL - 11"
Price - Was $295 Now - $220 SOLD shipped to US. I prefer paypal, but will accept check or money order.
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
#2
This one is W2, clay coated for a nice hamon. The spine is fileworked with a basic rope pattern.
The handle is some really nice cocobolo. the guard is black linen micarta with some G10 spacers. This one really fits nicely in my hand, the handle is nicely contoured.
The sheath is 8-9oz hand tooled and stitched leather. One flick of the thumb will release the retention strap and allows the knife to be drawn easily and quickly.
Dimensions
Blade - 5 7/8" tip to guard
OAL - 11"
Price - Was $Sold... Now Sold shipped to US. I prefer paypal, but will accept check or money order.
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
#3
I offered it to a fellow forumite who wanted to be kept apprised of upcoming knives, but he decided to hold out for a wooden handled one. I am not sure what it is about this one that I like, but the general lines of it just keep catching my eye.
The blade is W2 steel from Aldo. It has been clay quenched for a nice hamon. I have also left the forge scale on the flats.
The handle is natural canvas micarta. It has been shaped and formed to fit the hand very nicely. The contours provide good grip along with the guard. The bolster area is black linen micarta and G10 layers.
The sheath is Wickett and Craig 8-9oz leather. It holds the knife snugly and allows for an easy draw. It has been completely hand tooled and stitched.
Dimensions
Blade - 5 1/4" tip to bolster
OAL - 10 1/4
I will let this one go for less, because I would like to see one of my knives move this week.
Price -Was $235 Now $200 shipped to US. I prefer paypal but will accept check or money order
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
#4
I made this one with a black theme. The only places that aren't black are the spacer and the outer layer steel (and of course, the pin)
The blade is my san mai damascus. The core steel is Aldo's 1084, and the outer layer is a low carbon, high nickel alloy. Along the spine, you can see the three layer sandwich pattern well. I use this style because it replicates the lines of a hamon, and allows me to fully harden the blade (although the spine has had the hardness drawn out a bit)
The handle is black canvas micarta, with a bone colored phenolic spacer along with a black linen micarta guard. It is contoured well and fits in my hand perfectly.
The sheath is Wickett and Craig's 8-9 oz leather. It has been hand stitched and tooled. The knife fits snugly and draws easily with just a sharp tug.
Dimensions
Blade - 5 5/16" tip to guard
OAL - 10 3/4"
Price - Was $275... Now $240 SOLD!!! shipped to US. I prefer paypal, but will accept check or money order.
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
Thanks for looking.
Please post "I'll take it" along with the number of the knife
Here is a W2 hidden tang hunter. I went for a guardless style on this, and grooved the bolster area. I really like the result. The blade is clay coated and quenched for a nice hamon. I left the forge scale on the flats, mostly because I like it.
#1
The handle is natural canvas micarta. It is sculpted and shaped to fit nicely in the hand. When I pick this one up, I don't want to put it down. The front bolster is black linen micarta with some spacers. The middle spacer is grooved, again because I like how it looks.
The sheath is 8-9oz veggie tanned leather. It is hand stitched and tooled. It holds the knife securely and allows it to draw easily.
There is an "in the hand" shot, but here are the dimensions anyways.
Blade - 5 5/8" Tip to handle.
OAL - 11"
Price - Was $295 Now - $220 SOLD shipped to US. I prefer paypal, but will accept check or money order.
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
#2
This one is W2, clay coated for a nice hamon. The spine is fileworked with a basic rope pattern.
The handle is some really nice cocobolo. the guard is black linen micarta with some G10 spacers. This one really fits nicely in my hand, the handle is nicely contoured.
The sheath is 8-9oz hand tooled and stitched leather. One flick of the thumb will release the retention strap and allows the knife to be drawn easily and quickly.
Dimensions
Blade - 5 7/8" tip to guard
OAL - 11"
Price - Was $Sold... Now Sold shipped to US. I prefer paypal, but will accept check or money order.
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
#3
I offered it to a fellow forumite who wanted to be kept apprised of upcoming knives, but he decided to hold out for a wooden handled one. I am not sure what it is about this one that I like, but the general lines of it just keep catching my eye.
The blade is W2 steel from Aldo. It has been clay quenched for a nice hamon. I have also left the forge scale on the flats.
The handle is natural canvas micarta. It has been shaped and formed to fit the hand very nicely. The contours provide good grip along with the guard. The bolster area is black linen micarta and G10 layers.
The sheath is Wickett and Craig 8-9oz leather. It holds the knife snugly and allows for an easy draw. It has been completely hand tooled and stitched.
Dimensions
Blade - 5 1/4" tip to bolster
OAL - 10 1/4
I will let this one go for less, because I would like to see one of my knives move this week.
Price -Was $235 Now $200 shipped to US. I prefer paypal but will accept check or money order
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
#4
I made this one with a black theme. The only places that aren't black are the spacer and the outer layer steel (and of course, the pin)
The blade is my san mai damascus. The core steel is Aldo's 1084, and the outer layer is a low carbon, high nickel alloy. Along the spine, you can see the three layer sandwich pattern well. I use this style because it replicates the lines of a hamon, and allows me to fully harden the blade (although the spine has had the hardness drawn out a bit)
The handle is black canvas micarta, with a bone colored phenolic spacer along with a black linen micarta guard. It is contoured well and fits in my hand perfectly.
The sheath is Wickett and Craig's 8-9 oz leather. It has been hand stitched and tooled. The knife fits snugly and draws easily with just a sharp tug.
Dimensions
Blade - 5 5/16" tip to guard
OAL - 10 3/4"
Price - Was $275... Now $240 SOLD!!! shipped to US. I prefer paypal, but will accept check or money order.
The first to post here "I'll take it!" gets it.
Thanks for looking.
Please post "I'll take it" along with the number of the knife
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