Unusual Knives!

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Here are three "unusual" ones.

First, a Kephart HD (3/16") in customer supplied wood, with a scandi grind.

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Next is a Kentucky Woodsman HD (3/16") in customer supplied wood, with a scandi grind.

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Last is a Kentucky Fieldmate HD (3/16" :eek:) in ironwood.

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All three of those are OUTSTANDING looking!! I love the customer provided handle material :thumbup::thumbup:
 
Great looking blades. I like them all but I'm a sucker for ironwood. I'd love to see a spine shot of the last one.
 
Very cool. That's got to be a serious cutter.
 
What wood is used on the first two? Love the small pins on them.

Jeff
 
jds1 said:
What wood is used on the first two? Love the small pins on them.

Jeff
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No clue, it looked to be spalted with all the lines in it. My favorite is the Ky Woodsman, it feels good in 3/16" stock.
 
Hi John -

Excellent work as always. I am a sucker for burl, as you know, and I am drooling at the dark burl wool on the Kephart and the K-W.

The spine shot you did for Mack reminds me of shots I have seen of the smaller Busse's (can't remember the model).

I wanted to ask you, have you ever heard of one of your knives being broken? I know it would have to be from abuse, but for the life of me, I can't see how you would ever break a JK. The reason I ask is another thread where someone was saying they did not want a carbon steel blade because he had seen posts on BF where carbon-steel knives had been broken.

Great pictures, by the way. The new camera is working out pretty well!

best regards -

mqqn
 
mqqn said:
Hi John -

I wanted to ask you, have you ever heard of one of your knives being broken? I know it would have to be from abuse, but for the life of me, I can't see how you would ever break a JK. The reason I ask is another thread where someone was saying they did not want a carbon steel blade because he had seen posts on BF where carbon-steel knives had been broken

best regards -

mqqn
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Yes, I did hear of one being broken. About a year ago, there was a guy who went crazy on the W&SS Forum. He was bashing everyone, especially Busse. Being a fan of Busse knives, I joined in. Next thing you know, he was saying how he had one of my original Scout models, and he broke it cutting some sticks. I asked for proof, he said he just threw it away, it was total sh*t! Well, the truth is that I only ever made one of those, and the guy who owns it posted pics of it about a month ago. So, in reality, no, I have never heard of one being broken, chopped through bricks, yes, shot with a .45ACP, yes, broken, no. :D
 
john got the knifes super super job man they are nice thanks very much don b:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
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shot with .45 ACP? Holy Solid Steel Survival!

Break a scout? C'moooon, I've held one of those in my hand & that's some thick beefy steel. On sticks???? Horse Puckey!



Nice blades, that wood looks really nice, very warm & earthy, so rich in color, almost caramelized.
 
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