Stag hunter

Brett Gatlin · Jul 25, 2003

5160 hunter with a mortised stag handle, 416 SS spacer and domed pins. Blade is 5 inches with the OAL around 9 inches. Thanks for looking! Brett

Danbo · Jul 25, 2003

I'll bet you don't have that one for long!

Great looking hunter!

NickWheeler · Jul 25, 2003

Beautiful work Brett!!!

Nick

Brett Gatlin · Jul 25, 2003

Thanks fella's, I'm glad you like it. This piece is going to the Spirit of Steel show in September. I am busting it to get ready. I am still pretty slow and do alot of handwork. I fall deeper in love with stag each time I work it! Thanks again for the comments. Brett

Keith Montgomery · Jul 25, 2003

Originally posted by jbgatlin
I fall deeper in love with stag each time I work it! Brett

Well of course.

That is a very handsome knife.

LongRifle · Jul 26, 2003

Brett, that stag is beautiful...so is the knife. How did you dome the pins? They look very uniform.

Matt

Bruce Bump · Jul 27, 2003

I like it ....allot. Nice work, sweet style, beautiful stag.

Brett Gatlin · Jul 28, 2003

Hey Matt, good to see that all is well. I dome the 1/8" pins by first grinding them down to stick out approximately 1/16" on each side of the handle. I then stick a large carriage bolt in my vise so that the domed head is up. I place one side of the pin on the head and begin to lightly hammer the other side in a circular pattern. Go a bit then flip it over, repeat. They ended up around 3/16" on this knife and I left the hammer marks for a rougher look. Oh another thing, I use a small ball peen hammer. I have heard alot of guys use chasing hammers. Roger Massey gave me a hands-on lesson in peening and I must say it helped tremendously. By the way, I want to see some of your knives. Email or post them here. Thanks for the comments guys. Brett

Phil Tham · Jul 28, 2003

Beautiful knife...hope to see it SOS if you can hang on to it that long.

LongRifle · Jul 28, 2003

Brett, sent you a message.

Matt