W2, Koa and a little damascus, a hunter this time...

[J. Doyle]

Here's a hunter I finished recently. Seems appropriate for this time of year. This is nice and thin, even at the spine and is ground thin to match. It's a really keen edged slicer. Hard to go wrong with w2 and koa.

Specs:
Hand forged from W2 steel
No Clay, auto hamon with time and temp control of my salts.
8 3/4" overall, 4" blade, .160" thick at the ricasso
Full distal taper ending in a fine piercing point, false edge, not sharp (of course )
Heavily rounded spine and ricasso edge
My own damascus fittings, double line cut guard and fullered spacer
Coined bronze accent
Stabilized Koa hanlde
Damascus bolt cover

All comments and discussion welcome.

 

[Jason Fry]

Great knife, John!

 

[write2dgray]

Love this one, gorgeous and very practical. Want.

 

[Dawkind]

Great job.....I like that style.

 

[samuraistuart]

unbelievable! simply gorgeous knife! I love that "dark" hamon....just wicked cool!

 

[Chris Montgomery]

Beautifully done. Great materials. Outstandingly clean.

Chris

 

[Burl Source]

Great looking hunter John.

 

[i4Marc]

Classy from tip to tail.

 

[bbingenheimer]

John, My favorite hunter of yours to date.

Thanks for sharing

Bing

 

[Steve Nuckels]

The perfect Hunter! IMHO!

So very well done!

Steve
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Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Museum & Foundation
ABS AP

 

[canineforge]

A special hunter! Really get ones attention. Nice work. :thumbup:

- Joe

 

[Bob Leedy]

As usual, a wonderful combination of practicality and refinement. Always something special even on the most straightforward of knives.

 

[stezann]

It is incredibly beautiful!!
It is a Master's touch rounding the spine and ricasso so close to the guard that way with that perfectly square, clean joint.
Those ripples make for one of the most interesting hamon i have ever seen, clayless on top of it!

 

[bbarnettAUS]

That's really cool mate

 

[Grucha2004]

WOW, stunning !!! something beautiful.

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks for all the comments guys. I like this style too. I like the aggressive shape to the blade.

 

[Shelby Mihalevich]

outstanding!

 

[M.K.]

Very precise and attractive.

 

[J. Doyle]

Thanks again guys.

 

[Doug C]

I really like this, John. :thumbup:

Doug