Roo hunter

keithf

keithf

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G'day all,
I just finished this hunter for a pro Roo shooter ( Ya don't hunt roos, ya just shoot em ) to his specs, thus his initials on the blade.
Specs 1085 manganese steel ( railway line )
BL, 6 ", 150mm
OAL, 11 1/2", 290mm
1 3/4" wide x 3/16 at the ricasso.Stainless Steel guard
Ringed Gidgee handle
Sorry for the poor quality pics, he was in a hurry to get it all bloody :eek:
thanks for looking and comments welcome.
Cheers Keith




 
that is badass Keith. I like the look of that dropped spear point and that big guard. Sheath is a good'r
man, that gidgee is beauty.
 
Great looking knife you got there. New owner should be really happy with it!
 
Dressing-out or skinning 30-50 animals a night - now THAT is a user! Awesome and couldn't be more "fit for purpose".
 
Ringed gidgee has always been one of my favorite woods. Nice knife, thanks for showing.
 
Will Morrison said:
Very nice indeed! The guard looks great, very fine. Beautiful wood, how was it finished?

Will
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Cheers Will, I hand rub the handle to 1500 grit and give it a light buff on a flanelette buff in between grits to be sure I have got the previous grit marks out. Once I'm at 1500 grit I give it a liberal coating of Organoils, Danish oil and lightly rub it in with some used 1500 grit paper ( messy ) and wipe off the sludge before it dries. Let it sit for a few hours, overnight if you can. Buff it with the flanelette buff with some fine polish, then a coat of Renaisance wax, all done.
 
Thanks everyone for your comments. I appreciate it. Just a side story, my customer as I said earlier is a pro Roo shooter, he borrowed a knife that I had made for the owner of the property that he shoots on. He was very happy how that knife performed for him and now he has his own. I'm very happy to get feedback like this from guys who use these tools everyday (night ) 30 - 50 Roos a night, thats a lot of cutting!
Cheers Keith
 
Thanks Keith.
I like the tip about buffing between grits. Sometimes those scratches only seem to show themselves the day after the handle is oiled.
I'll have to try this process the next time I have a nice piece of wood.
Cheers.
 
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