S Guard Stag Fighter

David Loukides

David Loukides

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Hi Guys,
I Just finished this one.
This Fighter has a random pattern of 1084 and 15n20.
The Blade length tip to guard is 9.5"
Overall is 15"
Max Blade thickness is 3/16" with a distil tapered blade.
The S Guard is 416 Stainless steel.
The File worked Spacer is Nickel silver. (contrast was lost in the picture)
And the file worked butt cap is Damascus.

All comments and Questions Welcomed

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Thanks for Looking,
Dave
 
Very nice bowie David, great contrast on the damascus and a killer piece of stag!
Cheers Keith
 
Clean as a pin as always. Your execution is top notch. Great stag as usual, you must have fallen into one heck of a patch of incredible stag. It's like you are never going to run out. :confused:
What material are the black spacers? Not sure I like the nickel silver for this application. Just personnel preference. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Thanks Guy's,
Hi Kevin,
The spacer is vulcanized fibre board.
What material would you use for the filed spacer?
I Still have more of the stag left. I took the advice of a distributor and purchased a bunch when it was available.
Thank's for the input.
Sincerely,
Dave
 
David Loukides said:
Thanks Guy's,
Hi Kevin,
The spacer is vulcanized fibre board.
What material would you use for the filed spacer?
I Still have more of the stag left. I took the advice of a distributor and purchased a bunch when it was available.
Thank's for the input.
Sincerely,
Dave
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Hello Dave.
A carved Damascus spacer (which would not require maintenance) would be nice along with the black vulcanized spacers
and Damascus blade and butt cap.

I don't have anything against nickel silver per say, except the yellowish tint that often develops over time which is easily
cleaned. My concern is if that cleaner residue will sometime turn some dark spacer material or even dark stag to a milky color.
That may or may not be the case here depending on the material and the cleaner used. But on the other hand, some like the
look of 'aged' nickel silver, so cleaning/maintenance is not a factor.

One of the big advantages of a 'take-down' construction is that nickel silver or sterling silver parts that have tarnished
can be cleaned individually without cleaner or polish residue negatively impacting other components.
 
A fantastic knife for sure, I like the blade profile, the shape of the guard and the stag! All very well done!

Steve
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W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation
 
I saw David's knives at the recent Mystic Knife Show. I can tell you that as good as they look in those photos, they look and feel even better in person. He has a talent for getting just the right "feel", and balance as well. He is also a very genuine, friendly man, who took the time to chat with me about techniques. These are beautiful knives.
 
Beautiful, I really like that the sweep of the stag handle to the tip of the blade gives the whole knife great balance.
 
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