Tiny forged hunter with spalted and curly box elder burl...

[J. Doyle]

This is the latest out of my shop. It completes a commissioned order for two small hunter/utility type knives. One ground and full tang, and the other, this one, forged and hidden tang. This is the smallest and thinnest knife that I've forged.

Specs:
Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched and etched
7 1/4" overall, 3" blade, .160" thick at the ricasso
Full distal taper and an almost but not quite sharp clip makes for a really light knife with a needle point
Rounded spine and ricasso edge for comfort
Black g-10 collars
Bronze fileworked spacer
Stabilized spalted and curly box elder burl. It has some really nice almost koa-like figure and chatoyance.
Checkered stainless steel finial nut
File carved fuller on the butt end of the handle

All comments and discussion welcome.













And here's a quick photo of both (the other one, I posted up a week or two ago.)

 

[Tad Lynch]

John, that wood has wicked depth. Great looking knife.

Tad

 

[dondford]

Very nice. Build yourself a reel seat for that fly rod from that box elder burl.

D

 

[Steve Nuckels]

Wow! to me, the PERFECT Knife! Very well done with outstanding materials.

Steve

 

[Dawkind]

Wow! to me, the PERFECT Knife! Very well done with outstanding materials.

Steve

Agreed 110%....

 

[bbarnettAUS]

Very nicely done mate

 

[wdtorque]

A truly well done knife.
Excellent!
Dozier

 

[Shelby Mihalevich]

this is a wonderful knife. clean and elegant.

 

[dz farias]

Very nice.

 

[Don Hanson III]

Great lookin knife john!

 

[Jon Christensen]

Very nice john! Great finish on the handle and I love the simple but elegant file worked spacer. Nice touch!
Someone's gonna be happy!

 

[FosterJ]

Lovely knife.

 

[RogerP]

That's the kind of knife I always want to have around - I'd find about a hundred uses for it. Stunning wood and nice detail work on the spacer elevate the whole piece.

 

[mooreknives]

Beautiful custom set! someone will be happy!

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks guys. I appreciate you all posting your comments. Seems this knife is popular. The collector is happy and it looks like a couple commissioned pieces might come of it too. That's always good.

Jon- I need to give you a ring sometime to catch up!

Roger P.- good to see you posting here some.

Thanks again everyone.

 

[bobbywett]

Extremely well done ... Everything on this piece is brilliant!

 

[pjackst]

Real nice pair, John. (some clever person will likely chime in with "And the knives are great too")

 

[Lorien]

so cute! Love that shiny file worked spacer, it totally sets the whole thing on fire. Winner winner chicken dinner!

 

[R APPLEBY]

Very nice little knife, great piece of wood on that handle

 

[Calhoon]

I concur with the gentlemen above... One fine small knife. As close to perfect as I can make out from here!