Real Nice Hunter

VCM3 · Oct 10, 2008

I'm posting this here in thr trad. forum,because I know how all of you can appreciate fine crafted knives.You can see & feel,that Burton puts his all into his knives.I saw Burton's knives on BF's in the makers for sale forum,contacted him,and he made this for me
The gorgeous wood is "ambrosia flamed" maple.Burton told me that the "ribbons" in the wood are from beetles leaving mineral deposits,if I'm not mistaken.It is from a local mill where he is in Ohio,and he kiln dries it & sends it out for stabilization
The blade steel is 5160,that was spec'd out for military applications ,Burton got a hold of some.It is a heavy blade knife,flat ground nice,thin by the edge.Strong tough steel.Hidden tang construction,5" blade with a 4" cutting edge,and overall it is 9-1/4"
Gorgeous hand tooled leather by Burton,sheath is lined,as well & the belt loop is positioned for a comfortable carry You can see he takes pride in his craft A gorgeous functional hunter
Burton has a website,too www.burtoncutlery.com
Hope you like the pics,Thanks,
-Vince

Mark G · Oct 10, 2008

Nice knife Vince and that handle is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

VCM3 · Oct 11, 2008

Mark G said:
Nice knife Vince and that handle is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the nice comment,Mark,it is appreciated.The material of the handle is what I first noticed,on Burton's listed knife.I've never seen such gorgeous & unique wood.
-Vince

Andrew Colglazier · Oct 11, 2008

Beautiful knife! Gorgeous wood!

Andy

Burton Harruff · Oct 11, 2008

Thanks for the kind words. I have really fallen in love with this wood. It has beautiful flame in it and the ambrosia streaks really just set it off. It is a real unique looking wood. I have some more that I am getting ready to be stabilized soon. Thanks again -Burton

gazz98 · Oct 11, 2008

Beautiful knife. I love the wood choice too.

Pardon my n00bness on custom, fixed blades but because it is a hidden tang blade, you can get away with the single pin on the handle? Still learning...

C Ben Susrool · Oct 11, 2008

WOW Me want :thumbup:

Nice photos.

Burton Harruff · Oct 11, 2008

Pardon my n00bness on custom, fixed blades but because it is a hidden tang blade, you can get away with the single pin on the handle? Still learning...

Yeah a single pin on hidden tang knives is usually what I do. The pin is mainly a cross pin keeping the blade from ever pulling back out of the wood and not holding the wood onto the steel like in a full tang knife.