W2 and Turkish Walnut Fighter/Bowie

[SBranson]

Thanks. My hands are big too so maybe that does make a difference.

 

[D lisch]

That is very nice stuart there is a lot going on there and I think I see a bit of Nick influence in that one. I would say that you are more then ready for the JS test do you have your Three years in?

 

[canineforge]

Awesome piece, Stuart! W2 and walnut go together for me like ice cream and cake. You just can't beat the combo!! I like the design of this one. :thumbup:

- Joe

 

[Kevin Jones]

Clean and well executed!

 

[manix J]

Thanks.

The Turkish Walnut is quite light, seemingly about half the weight of ironwood, but the grain is a little less "open" than most walnut. The lightness is why I had to counterweight with some lead shot.
It's pretty wood and even though it's a burl, it works nicely.

Looks great Stuart! Thanks for reporting about the Turkish walnut as I was wondering about its weight after feeling Claro walnut also being a little light. Black walnut feels a bit heavier to me but I may be imagining things too lol

Jeff

 

[SBranson]

Thanks for the comments.

Dave, I can test in Atlanta 2013.

Jeff.. Black Walnut is heavier for the most part but it depends where in the tree it came from. This Turkish walnut surprised me.

 

[philih01]

Amazing piece. Congratulations.

 

[NickWheeler]

I had to come back for another look. I LOVE this knife Stuart! :thumbup:

Dave- I take that as a huge compliment that you see any type of similarity or influence of mine in this knife. I'd be very proud to have my name on it.

I gotta say though, now that I came back to the thread and saw all the comments... I'm baffled! I don't see anything on this handle that looks flat or uncomfortable. Much to the contrary, I see shapes that I KNOW are hard to create/maintain/finish from a construction standpoint, and not just to create the "look" but to create the look AND FEEL.

Even without having this knife in my hand, I see those gently curved "flats" on the sides as indexing points.

IMHO, achieving this kind of flow, shape, and CLEANLINESS, is no simple feat.

You're the man Stuart. Another IMHO- the Js stamp is in the bag.

 

[Lorien]

I see those gently curved "flats" on the sides as indexing points.

that's what I was trying to say. Many knives of this type have a more ovoid cross section near the front, so that is what I'm used to seeing. This knife has helped me overcome that particular preconception because it was DONE RIGHT.

ps, I changed my original post very slightly

 

[SBranson]

Thanks Nick! I was compared to you regarding this knife and figure the honour really is mine.