Tuna Valley Photography

[GeofS]

I believe dealer Plumbob still has 1 left available. Only 15 were made, so pretty rare. I like it, built on the barlow frame, but turned into a jack style knife with the end cap bolster.

Thank you for the heads up.

 

[cigarrodog]

Grab it. If I had the $, I would have already bought it. Looks very clean and beautiful. Good luck.

 

[Rookie82]

I decided to change the way I'm showing a lot of my Tuna Valley knives. I enjoy the outdoor backgrounds, but it's limiting to me with finding interesting locations, waiting for cloudy days with little wind, or seasonally when there is too much rain or snow. I have quite a few Tuna knives I've not shown yet in this thread, especially prototypes, and so decided to do some indoor shots where I could control the lighting, and focus on a simpler layout where the knife is the focus. I'll start posting here more frequently, and try to get caught up with the knives I've not shown yet.

 

[Rookie82]

This is a prototype from 2022 of the Phoenix Jack pattern with crosscut ivory handles by Mammoth Mike, and fluted bolsters.

 

[Fodderwing]

Here are some nice photos of a few of the Timekeeper series. Gunstock from 2015 and Teardrop from 2016.
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Love the timepiece series.

 

[Rookie82]

Here is another prototype knife from 2022. This is the Old Man Norman pattern, with handles again by Mammoth Mike. These are blue crosscut ivory.

 

[Rookie82]

These are the 3 different handles of the moose pattern from 2013.

 

[Rookie82]

These are 3 prototypes for the 2017 release of the Humpback Whittler. Burnt Stag, Amber Stag, and Buffalo Horn.

 

[Rookie82]

The new Phoenix Jack knives had a series of different prototypes to try different options, grinds, handles, etc. This one is a sample from early 2020 that had jigged Bourbon Bone handles with Raindrop Damascus blade.

 

[Rookie82]

This unique one is a prototype of the Phoenix Jack, but with copper bolster, ironwood handle, and blade cutout instead of a nail pull. Made in 2021.

 

[cigarrodog]

This unique one is a prototype of the Phoenix Jack, but with copper bolster, ironwood handle, and blade cutout instead of a nail pull. Made in 2021.
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That’s a handsome knife.

 

[Rookie82]

That’s a handsome knife.

Thanks! I agree, the ironwood is quite nice.

Seems a good time to show this one. My newest Tuna Valley knife that was just released. 2023 Phoenix Jack in Mammoth Ivory and Damascus blade.

 

[Rookie82]

The one that started it all for me. Original 1906 Tuna, made in Germany and sold by Case. My grandfather came across this one, and eventually it passed down to me.

 

[Rookie82]

This prototype knife was a proposal for a group knife. The final version ended up being giraffe bone instead of blue sawcut, and instead of a spear blade it had a lambsfoot and a caplifter secondary. It also ended up carbon steel from the Napanoch knife brand, instead of the CM154 from the Tuna Valley brand. So really almost ever part of it was changed from the original prototype!

 

[Rookie82]

Way back in 2020, the first DFKB Tuna Valley Old Man Norman pattern was in pre-production development. This was the first prototype, helping to see what needed tweaked or modified or adjusted. Notice the swedge grind and nailpull are a lot different on this one than what the final release settled on.

 

[pvicenzi]

 

[Rookie82]

Great looking railsplitter stag!

 

[pvicenzi]

Great looking railsplitter stag!

Always had a weakness for nice stag. The Puma Aristocrat series knives were my grails back in the '80's

 

[Rookie82]

This is a 2020 prototype of the Phoenix Jack pattern. The design had not yet been finalized, and they were playing with different variations. This one has a long pull, and hollow grind blade, with really nice amber stag.

 

[Rookie82]

Prototype Tuna Valley of the Old Man Norman barlow pattern, with Natural Elk stag handles.