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Tatanka and Native 5, New Scales!

Barman1

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I just got these back from spketch, Sketchen Scales, today and had to get some shots posted up.
Awesome work! Thanks Steve.:thumbup:
And the first custom scales I've seen on a Tatanka maybe? I'd love to see some more...

The Native 5 is the sprint S110V/carbon. I received one of these and totally forgot about my pre-orders so got another shipped a month or so later and decided it needed to keep the Tatanka company for times when using the "Tank" would be less than appropriate. So it got the same Thunderstorm Kevlar scales.
I picked up the titanium deep carry clips on the auction site and they lend a nice touch and carry well. The Tatanka surprisingly fits well with a deep carry.

A couple of pictures. Sorry, but they're taken with my cellphone. My other camera is RIP after a long summer of mountain biking photos but I've got my eye on another so there will be some better quality pictures on the way.

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A close up of the Kevlar with the brass strands. Really pops in the sunlight.

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Great pictures and the Thunderstorm Kevlar looks perfect on those knives. I like them a lot. Nice customization! Thanks for showing. Mike
 
good looking scales! Looks like burlap canvas micarta. One of these days I'll like to have a set of burlap canvas made for me.
 
Looks great Barman! Steve's work is always outstanding. I have a knife with thunderstorm kevlar and it is tough to photograph and get it to look as beautiful as it is in person.
 
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