Bill Drake
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
- Joined
- May 25, 2021
- Messages
- 174
Happy Sunday to everyone!
I would love to see this beauty get into someone's hands so it can get to work.
I am not a hunter, but my brother is, so I decided to design a few tools specific to that (this one and the Hunter's Duo I will be reposting tomorrow).
Knife has some minor handle issues as noted below, but nothing affecting functionality or overall appearance...you need to look for them to actually notice.
***The issues***
- An early stupid (yes, I made a mistake) required a major rework to the left side of the handle...basically requiring sanding off most of the natural texture and color and recreating it with my Dremel and small files. Several attempts at dyeing did not stick, so I decided to bleach it all off, hoping for a good result...and I am fairly pleased with it.
- Pin holes at the rear went crooked on me, so I had to re-drill them and fill the gaps. See close-up pic for reference.
- Right side slightly separated at the rear (probably from the dyeing processes and cold temp in the garage). Not wanting to cause extra stress on the slab by clamping it after gluing it back, I decided to leave the space and fill with glue. (not severe...maybe a mm or 2). See spine pics for close-up reference.
Note: it has not moved since the repair was completed.
Specs:
NotroV Stainless with cryo-treatment set to 61.1 HRC.
0.156" x 1.75" x 10.25" OAL. 5.12" Tip-to-scales, with 4.6" blade.
Sabre grind hand-rubbed to 1200 grit with rock texturing (done by Dremel) on the flats. Large finger choil, and a robust, but super-sharp edge.
Handle is modified and bleached Antler with thin brown G10 liners. Front is sculpted to follow the lines of the blade texturing, and I used epoxy to fill the pores at the pinch-points and elsewhere to prevent collection of fluids when processing an animal.
Great length, and 1.12" thick at the swell for larger hands.
Handmade and wet-molded leather sheath with boa-pattern (stamped) inset piece. Set for right-hand carry...sorry lefties
Lighting is always a battle for me, so the coloring doesn't really look the same (it's actually brighter in person).
Asking$350 $325 $300, and willing to offer repair/replacement if further separation happens on the handle.
Venmo, Zelle preferred, but PayPal works.
I look forward to hearing your comments and/or interest...in the chat, via DM, or email at w.drakejr@gmail.com.
Thanks for checking it out!
Bill
I would love to see this beauty get into someone's hands so it can get to work.
I am not a hunter, but my brother is, so I decided to design a few tools specific to that (this one and the Hunter's Duo I will be reposting tomorrow).
Knife has some minor handle issues as noted below, but nothing affecting functionality or overall appearance...you need to look for them to actually notice.
***The issues***
- An early stupid (yes, I made a mistake) required a major rework to the left side of the handle...basically requiring sanding off most of the natural texture and color and recreating it with my Dremel and small files. Several attempts at dyeing did not stick, so I decided to bleach it all off, hoping for a good result...and I am fairly pleased with it.
- Pin holes at the rear went crooked on me, so I had to re-drill them and fill the gaps. See close-up pic for reference.
- Right side slightly separated at the rear (probably from the dyeing processes and cold temp in the garage). Not wanting to cause extra stress on the slab by clamping it after gluing it back, I decided to leave the space and fill with glue. (not severe...maybe a mm or 2). See spine pics for close-up reference.
Note: it has not moved since the repair was completed.
Specs:
NotroV Stainless with cryo-treatment set to 61.1 HRC.
0.156" x 1.75" x 10.25" OAL. 5.12" Tip-to-scales, with 4.6" blade.
Sabre grind hand-rubbed to 1200 grit with rock texturing (done by Dremel) on the flats. Large finger choil, and a robust, but super-sharp edge.
Handle is modified and bleached Antler with thin brown G10 liners. Front is sculpted to follow the lines of the blade texturing, and I used epoxy to fill the pores at the pinch-points and elsewhere to prevent collection of fluids when processing an animal.
Great length, and 1.12" thick at the swell for larger hands.
Handmade and wet-molded leather sheath with boa-pattern (stamped) inset piece. Set for right-hand carry...sorry lefties
Lighting is always a battle for me, so the coloring doesn't really look the same (it's actually brighter in person).
Asking
Venmo, Zelle preferred, but PayPal works.
I look forward to hearing your comments and/or interest...in the chat, via DM, or email at w.drakejr@gmail.com.
Thanks for checking it out!
Bill
