Ron Newton GMS ~ John White Memorial Hunter

Caleb Royer

Caleb Royer

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Maker: Ron Newton GMS
John White Memorial Hunter
John's last fossil walrus ivory split into & fit to the integral horizontal tang with silver pins.
W ladder pattern Damascus forged from 15n20/1095 steels.
Ball filed integral bolster.
A microscopic photo of John is installed into a Stanhope viewing lens in an 1/8" diameter machined stainless steel tube in the rear of the handle.
Knife stand: Poplar and Ebony
Blade Length: 5 1/4"
Overall Length: 10 3/4"
sheath: Paul Long

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Two of my all-time favorite knife makers here, one commemorating the other.

John White . . . a legend who left us too soon and is greatly missed. Not just a great knifemaker, but a terrific individual as well.

IMO, Ron is one of the very best forged knifemakers in the world. He has a creative mind and has made a lot of knives, swords, what-have-you, which exhibit unusual and even original design features. And his execution , , , unsurpassed.

My thoughts on this one . . .

This particular knife has a lot of interesting design features, but as a whole the design does not work for me. But the execution - particularly the steel - appears to be flawless, per usual. All that having been said, one can see the amount and quality of the work that went into it, it is a terrific accomplishment, and I would still love to own it and I am sure its actual owner is very proud and happy with it.

BTW, nice images, Caleb. And thanks for sharing this here. We don't get to see enough of Ron's work.


As an aside . . . how sad to think that a bunch of nitwits would make a knife like that perhaps difficult or impossible to sell at some point. :mad:
 
The Virginian said:
IMO, Ron is one of the very best forged knifemakers in the world. He has a creative mind and has made a lot of knives, swords, what-have-you, which exhibit unusual and even original design features. And his execution , , , unsurpassed.

My thoughts on this one . . .

This particular knife has a lot of interesting design features, but as a whole the design does not work for me. But the execution - particularly the steel - appears to be flawless, per usual. All that having been said, one can see the amount and quality of the work that went into it, it is a terrific accomplishment, and I would still love to own it and I am sure its actual owner is very proud and happy with it.

BTW, nice images, Caleb. And thanks for sharing this here. We don't get to see enough of Ron's work.
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My thoughts exactly.
 
The Virginian said:
Two of my all-time favorite knife makers here, one commemorating the other.

John White . . . a legend who left us too soon and is greatly missed. Not just a great knifemaker, but a terrific individual as well.

IMO, Ron is one of the very best forged knifemakers in the world. He has a creative mind and has made a lot of knives, swords, what-have-you, which exhibit unusual and even original design features. And his execution , , , unsurpassed.

My thoughts on this one . . .

This particular knife has a lot of interesting design features, but as a whole the design does not work for me. But the execution - particularly the steel - appears to be flawless, per usual. All that having been said, one can see the amount and quality of the work that went into it, it is a terrific accomplishment, and I would still love to own it and I am sure its actual owner is very proud and happy with it.

BTW, nice images, Caleb. And thanks for sharing this here. We don't get to see enough of Ron's work.


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I couldn't agree more!
 
The Virginian said:
As an aside . . . how sad to think that a bunch of nitwits would make a knife like that perhaps difficult or impossible to sell at some point. :mad:
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Ken, the nitwits who collaborated on this are much like those nitwits who commission a tombstone or other memorial without much thought of resale;)

As a further aside, the owner of this knife would sell both kidneys, and his liver before even considering the sale of the knife.:rolleyes:

Paul

Edit: If you were referring to the nitwits responsible for the Ivory Ban fiasco......well then we are in perfect agreement.:thumbup:
 
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The image that he put in the handle is cool as heck though. lol. I wish we could see more of Ron's work.
 
I assume the nitwits referred too were the ones creating laws against ivory.

That knife is beautiful, and a fitting tribute to one of the greats.

Darcy:)
 
John was one who will be remembered .....For a Long Long Time ...Fortunately I have some of his work ......My Kidneys & liver will go before I part with em ...

Kudos to the Crusty Sheathmaker ALSO .....
 
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