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I was happy to get in today, a few sheaths for these. The first one I have to offer to the Bladeforums members is hafted in rosewood. Tony has hand ground these blades & put this project together , it is super nice of him to donate his time , labor & materials . The proceeds of the sale of this knife will go to the NKCA in Tennessee. Tony sent me a chunk of huge plank of rosewood , it is good looking stuff,IMO , it gives these swaybacks a vintage look and I will be hafting most of the blades with this material.Tony told me he has had the rosewood in the Wilfred Works since the 1950's . This knife is the same size as a Bose 3-5/8" swayback jack slip joint,but the blade is 1/8" longer
OAL of this knife is 6-3/8" ,the blade is 2-3/4" from the tip to the rosewood scales. The cutting edge is 2.5". The steel is 3/32" thick ATS-34 ss. Hand ground & finished out by Tony with his "as ground" finish on the blade ,and a great drawn swedge. These are razor thin slicers & this knife will make a great desk,kitchen parer,wood carver,or just a perfect small utility .
I polish these handles out by hand to at least 1000 grit. A nice radius all the way around,a gentle taper from back to front. 3/32" ss pins are peened before finishing out the handle.just like olden times.
The sheaths were done by Larry Parsons from Mustang OK. Larry uses the finest saddle grade leather that he hand selects. The leather is then hand split,just like his saddles. Awesome stuff here.
So because of Tony,you can get a Bose knife for $500. and help out our club at the same time. If you are not a member of the NKCA ,please consider joining.
Contact me if you'd like to own this knife. It is my pleasure to be a part of this project. Thank You,-Vince
More info about these : http://www.vcmcustomknives.com/current-project.html
This is the knife offered >> This one is spoken for , Thank You
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Front & back in the Parsons sheath
OAL of this knife is 6-3/8" ,the blade is 2-3/4" from the tip to the rosewood scales. The cutting edge is 2.5". The steel is 3/32" thick ATS-34 ss. Hand ground & finished out by Tony with his "as ground" finish on the blade ,and a great drawn swedge. These are razor thin slicers & this knife will make a great desk,kitchen parer,wood carver,or just a perfect small utility .
I polish these handles out by hand to at least 1000 grit. A nice radius all the way around,a gentle taper from back to front. 3/32" ss pins are peened before finishing out the handle.just like olden times.
The sheaths were done by Larry Parsons from Mustang OK. Larry uses the finest saddle grade leather that he hand selects. The leather is then hand split,just like his saddles. Awesome stuff here.
So because of Tony,you can get a Bose knife for $500. and help out our club at the same time. If you are not a member of the NKCA ,please consider joining.
Contact me if you'd like to own this knife. It is my pleasure to be a part of this project. Thank You,-Vince
More info about these : http://www.vcmcustomknives.com/current-project.html
This is the knife offered >> This one is spoken for , Thank You
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Front & back in the Parsons sheath
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