Sambar Stag/CPM-154 Hunter

[TK Steingass]

Greetings All:

I haven't made one of these in awhile - my Defiant Hunter design. All comments welcome.

V/R,

TK

.175" CPM-154 stock
HT to Rc 60-61
8 1/4" OAL
4" Hollow ground blade
2500 grit satin finish
Premium Sambar Stag
Stainless furniture
Soldered sweep guard
Spine thumb serrations
Rounded spine
RH vertical sheath

 

[Sonnydaze]

It does look different from your usual run of super-knives, but there is no doubt
that this one has the same touch of class as your others.
Hollow-ground and that excellent sweep guard are unique. Beautiful work, sir.

 

[john april]

love those curves, man !

 

[Grouser1741]

Wow that's a beautiful knife! Would you call that a reverse tapered Tang? Would love a picture down from the top

 

[TK Steingass]

Wow that's a beautiful knife! Would you call that a reverse tapered Tang? Would love a picture down from the top

Thank you! It's a hidden tang knife with reverse tapered scales.

The photo shows the top - the two pieces of stag are fitted to the sweep guard, then reverse tapered on the bottoms from the guard to the butt, mortised, then glued and pinned together around the hidden tang. The sweep guard fitting and inlay around the guard make this a rather labor intensive (expensive) knife, but well worth it.

 

[Grouser1741]

Thank you! It's a hidden tang knife with reverse tapered scales.

The photo shows the top - the two pieces of stag are fitted to the sweep guard, then reverse tapered on the bottoms from the guard to the butt, mortised, then glued and pinned together around the hidden tang. The sweep guard fitting and inlay around the guard make this a rather labor intensive (expensive) knife, but well worth it.

Well worth it my friend strong work!