Surprise!

[P. McKinley]

The latest off the bench:

"Surprise!"
Blade:7" x 3/16" laminate of an old file and wrought iron with bolted tang, copper "seppa"(??), flat ground with 2000 grit hand rubbed finish and a polished heavy etch.
Handle: 4 5/8", hand carved solid moose antler with "antiqued" finish, copper and mild steel spacers and a guard of heavily etched wrought iron. The carved butt plate assembly consists of mild steel and copper spacers and a heavily etched, peened, plug of wrought iron baring my "PM" maker's mark.
Sheath: Fully lined, 172 year old Nova Scotia Black Spruce barn board with peened, and forged copper bands. The harness is Wicket & Craig 6-7 oz veg tanned leather with an antiqued moose antler bead and a forged copper maker's mark tag at the base of the belt loop. Nice snug fit.

note: after I took these initial shots, I realized I needed to shorten the moose antler bead on the sheath. So, I have added a shot at the end of the altered/ finished sheath and knife.

Thanks for looking,

Peter

Here's a few shots:

























This is the sheath with the altered/shortened bead. My camera battery expired at this point.

 

[silver_pilate]

Beautifully done! Great artistic work.

--nathan

 

[Carl_First_Timer]

Well I came here to add to my thread, but decided to stop by here. I am so glad I did. Every piece is very nice, the handle, the guard, the laminated blade, the sheath, and the harness, but all together this is a great package, very nice work.

 

[Raymond Richard]

Very creative! Very nice job!

 

[blindhogg]

Really nice package, well done.
CW

 

[GTH11]

That is really cool, great job!

 

[Brian Ayres]

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Brian Ayres]

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Phil Dwyer]

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Salem Straub]

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

 

[kristoffsky]

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

 

[thegeek574]

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

 

[P. McKinley]

I greatly appreciate all the kind words folks. I had some fun making this one. Its heading into the gallery today.

Peter

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Brian, that's very kind of you!
Peter

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks(again) Brian, that's very kind of you!
Peter

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Phil, that's very kind of you!
Peter

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Salem, that's very kind of you!
Peter

Nicely done Peter. It is a fantastic package. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Geek, that's very kind of you!
Peter

 

[arcadiaknives]

That is really nice Peter. Love all the copper furniture.

 

[tryppyr]

I love it. Only thing missing is vampire fangs.

 

[silver_pilate]

Apparently Peter has a nice package, but you didn't hear that from me. But Brian, Phil, Salem, and the Geek know about it. Dang Peter, you must get around!

The nice think about this knife is the amount of detail. From the sheath to the handle to the guard, it all ties together, and there are plenty of things to catch your eye.



--nathan

 

[P. McKinley]

Here's some graphic shots of sheath guts for y'alls continued entertainment:

 

[Salem Straub]

Apparently Peter has a nice package, but you didn't hear that from me. But Brian, Phil, Salem, and the Geek know about it. Dang Peter, you must get around!
--nathan

Hey hey hey hey, wait a minute. I claim innocence. It's just that Brian and Phil are such super cool guys that if they agree something is a "nice package" I fall all over myself to copy them. I don't know, but I suspect the Geek was just jumping on the bandwagon at this point, too. In fact Nathan, I idolize your sheer charisma to such an extent that I'm just hurt by your meanness to me. (Sulk.)

Wow. That was good for a couple yuks. Seriously though Peter, I really like the rustic copper and barn board look on the sheath. It just looks good!

 

[tryppyr]

Here's some graphic shots of sheath guts for y'alls continued entertainment:

Hey, that's how I make sheaths!!! Except for the part about making them look good, of course.

 

[silver_pilate]

So that sheath...you fit your package in th....nevermind. LMAO

--nathan