Rosewood with Ivory Inlay

Karl B. Andersen

Karl B. Andersen

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This knife gave me the opportunity to play with some photography a little bit. My regular procedure seems to end up with knives that appear flat and lifeless, when, in fact, they are not.
So, I layed this on the floor by the back door and had at it! Just natural lighting.
Anyway, I have had this piece of Rosewood for years, it seems, and thought I'd put it to use. As well, I inlayed each side with an oval Mammoth Ivory piece from and old paper weight a friend of mine gave me. She used it as a paper weight at work, and when she retired, she didn't want anything that reminded her of her job! So, she gave it to me about 10 years ago.
Stinless steel fittings that have compound flat and polished facets. I find that multi-faceted pieces that are completly brought up to full polish lose their appeal. A flat section here and there makes the polished areas more pronounced.
Clipped, 5160 blade, forged down from heavy stock, and, believe it or not, its a fixed assembly. No Take-down.
Overall length of 11 1/2 inches with a 6 3/8 inch blade.
A lot of participation here these days and I wouldn't feel right if I didn't jump in!

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Very nice piece Karl. I like the general flow of your work. Just by coincidence I just sent one of yours back to the owner today, that was in here for a little sheath work. It's kind of a similar piece and you can do more to describe it than I ever could. Your photography is a heap better too!


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Paul
 
Don Hanson III said:
Nice work Karl.

OK, just one critique:) I personally don't care for the inlay.
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I can certainly appreciate that, Don. They're not for everybody, and I'm still feeling my way around inlays.
I've just got a scratch I gotta itch!
Look for more of them in the future.
 
sheathmaker said:
Very nice piece Karl. I like the general flow of your work. Just by coincidence I just sent one of yours back to the owner today, that was in here for a little sheath work. It's kind of a similar piece and you can do more to describe it than I ever could. Your photography is a heap better too!




Paul
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Lest everybody get the idea that all I make is "Take-downs", I thought I'd take this opportunity to comment on your compliment!
I make quite a few fixed assembly knives. I just am the worst fan of pins and bolts. I just don't like 'em.
My fixed assembly is only one step away from my take-downs. I still use a full length threaded tang, alignment pins from the handle to the guard, and a 5/16 threaded pommel nut through the rear end of the handle. It's a stepped affair with an internal washer that eliminates steel-to-wood grinding from the pommel nut for repeated assmebly and disassembly during construction. When screwed tight, after filling with epoxy, everything is shoved up tight to the guard shoulders. After curing, the pommel is cut off and ground flush with the handle. Full blade-to-butt intergal strength.
Thanks for the kind words.
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Vey nice :thumbup: apparently I been hanging out in the wrong place gezz at the nice customs !!
 
Very nice piece Karl. I'm a little unsure about the inlays - at first I thought I didn't like them, but they're growing on me slowly. No reservations about the rest of the piece, though - I dig everything about it. I quite like the non-blued fittings.

Roger
 
Good looking Karl. Beautiful rosewood. Very nice grain and color.
Like the inlay and fittings treatment very much.
 
Nice!
I Dont mind an inlay per say but I prefer them made of metal be it stainless damascus..
This one seems a bit big in proportion to the rest..and like Roger enjoy seeing some of your pieces without the blued finish
The Ironwood Hunter is Slick
 
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