Three Loveless Style Hunters - Just Finished

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Please take a look at these three Loveless style drop point hunters that I just completed. These are the 9th, 10th, and 11th complete knives that I have ever completed.

All have S30V blade steel with a flat grind.

Ninth Knife:
Desert Ironwood Scales​
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Tenth Knife:
Snakewood Scales & my first attempt at sheathmaking​
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Eleventh Knife:
Green Canvas Micarta Scales & my third sheath​
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I know my grinds need a little improving, but I'm soo happy to have these done. I think they turned out great, at least for me.

Thanks for looking!!

Mike L.
 
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Great work, I'm sure I'm in the minority on this but they're a bit "busy" with all the spacers, contrasting Loveless bolts and the mosaic pins. Kind of guilding the lily.
 
Hi Mike,

Wow, looking good! Congrats on making ten plus knives. Doing good! I like #10 the most with the spacers syncing up with the handle. Looks like your trying out all kinds of stuff. Well done. What would you say you've learned from them, both design-wise and craft-wise? Keep it up!!!

All the best, Phil
 
Will Leavitt said:
Great work, I'm sure I'm in the minority on this but they're a bit "busy" with all the spacers, contrasting Loveless bolts and the mosaic pins. Kind of guilding the lily.
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I wasn't gonna say anything... but yeah, logem, you definitely got all the options covered. It's a matter of taste. In any case, they are very well done!

Is it just me... or do those dang Loveless bolt come out crappy-lookin half the time? I like the concept, but I see a lot where the inside/outside of the bolt don't quite meet up.
 
I hate Loveless bolts but everyone understands that they look like that. Well if everyone liked the same thing in knives there wouldn't be much use for all of us :p

The craftsmanship looks great, you nailed the design. I prefer simple things cause I'm simple minded :p
 
While it is difficult to pull off that many design elements at once, I think you did. I think those look like some great fancy knives.
 
Well, thanks everyone for the comments . . . the good and the constructive ones.

I'll try to answer some of the questions or address comments from others.

Will: Yeah, I realize some of them look busy. I debated using spacers on most of them. The several that I have done before without spacers have looked real good. Sometimes, they make the knife though . . . I just need to get them to blend into the other colors, or don't use them. I know the "busy" comment probably is not just due to the spacers though, but the whole combination of spacers, loveless bolts, mosaics, filework, etc.

Phil: I have learned so much from these first eleven knives that it would take pages to list. I've learned that patience is the key to getting things done well when knifemaking. I've learned that a cheap drill press and good grinder are much more important than having a bandsaw, although I want a bandsaw now. I also think that I'm growing less fond of ironwood. There are other natural materials that look better and cost less (like amboyna).

James: I struggle with the loveless bolts on every knife. There must be some way to peen the inner thread, just before finishing, to eliminate the gaps. Either way, it would result in a center that isn't exactly round due to where the thread breaks out on the surface. I should move to using other fasteners. Thanks for the comments.

Hellgap: I'm using a KMG. I bought this before trying to make a single blade, and I'm glad that I did. It's my pride and joy.

I like the constructive criticism, it will allow me to continue making what I like but still keep in mind what others may like as well.

Thanks to all,

Mike L.
 
They're very nice. I too like the simple things but I'm sure somebody will love those knives.
 
I think both knives and sheaths look fantastic for early work; you should be very proud of them.

Do you by chance have Chuck Burrow's DVD? I do, and my first sheaths look remarkably similar to yours.
 
Yes, I have the Chuck Burrows CD. It helped me tremendously. My only problem is that I seemed to have lost the first disk. I've been looking everywhere for it. I may have to try and contact Chuck if I can't find it.

Mike L.
 
knifemaniac said:
Great knives, Logem. Man, how you are doing those spacers? Only glue them, or?......... :confused:
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They are pinned in place.

First, I stack up the materials (brass, nickel silver, stainless, vulcanized sheet, etc) with superglue and press them in the vise while bonding. Then I rough shape the spacers, while trying not to get them too hot so that the layers don't come loose from the superglue. I've found that you can't use water to cool them (ruins the superglue bond).

Once they're rough shaped to fairly well match the end of the scale, I pin them onto the end of the scales with two 1/16" pins per scale.

Then I square up the stacked spacers with the bottom flat surface of the scale before drilling the fastener holes in the scales and bonding the both scale assemblies to the tang.

Mike L.
 
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