Walrus, beavertail, and a little 'antique' mosaic

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canineforge

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I was very pleased to bring this nice Don Hanson fighter home with me from Blade this year. Most of my Hanson fixed blades are of the carbon steel persuasion. I was really wanting a nice damascus fighter from Don, and he really impressed me with this one. Blade is 10 3/4-inch, and OAL is 16-inch. Coop did a great job of capturing it during the show.

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Today, I received the fighter back from Kerrville, and here is what Paul Long decided to dress it out in. This was after Don spun out a mosaic stud from the same mosaic damscus used for the fighter's finial. Don and Cliff Parker forged out this 20-bar (image) damscus back in 2001 when Cliff was up in Missouri visiting Don and checking out his new shop.

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This was Don's first custom stud for a sheath, and Paul's first use of beavertail as an inlay material. Formula for a super sheath.

Thanks, Don and Paul, and thanks in advance for your looks and comments. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
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Hey, Joe, this is worth staying up til midnight to see. Don's damascus and walrus on this one are beyond amazing. Paul told me the other day about getting some green beaver tail, and I see he wasn't exaggerating!What a combo.

John
 
What a stunning pair. Beautiful knife and an amazing sheath.
 
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That knife had me stunned at blade. The walrus is some of the best ive seen and the knife is just incredible.
 
a tent has been pitched in my pants suddenly.
 
Love the stud...love the sheath.
Great fighter...killer ivory !
Congrats Joe !
Very cool.

Doug
 
Lorien said:
a tent has been pitched in my pants suddenly.
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Huh :p

Great fighter, great sheath and great shot :thumbup:
All those are works of arts ;)
Like the stud very much! It matches the glass breaker :)

Congrats to Don for building the gorgeous fighter, congrats to Paul for making such a beautiful sheath, congrats to sharp for taking great shots and congrats to Joe for being the custodian of those all :D

Mohd.
 
Beautiful work :thumbup: The knife is simply outstanding :thumbup:

Amazing how different light so drastically changes the color of the walrus ivory. I had to double check to make sure I was looking at the same knife ;)

Custom stud and beaver tail insert in the sheath is icing on the cake.
Very, very nice !

Good stuff Don, Paul and of course Jim "Coop" :thumbup:

Thanks for bringing this one to us Joe :)




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Ah, so you're the lucky one who snagged that bowie. That was my favorite Hanson from Blade - the ivory and damascus are equally stunning. And let's just keep this one between us - but it looks like Don accidentally put a butt cap on a knife. :eek: Looks great - congrats!

Paul did up a superb sheath, as usual.

Roger
 
That's a great looking knife/sheath package.
Don's damascus frog is a subtle touch that takes it to an even higher level in my opinion.
 
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And let's just keep this one between us - but it looks like Don accidentally put a butt cap on a knife. :eek:

Roger
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Butt cap?? Did somebody see a butt cap? ;) :D

Thanks for all the comments. Don and Paul are great to work with. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
Joe,

Congratulations on a great package. The knife is super and Paul did a really nice job on the sheath.

Jim
 
Joe,

Fantastic package. I has the please of seeing this one first hand at Blade. A very classy knife. Love the damascus and ivory. One of my all-time favorite Don Hanson knives. Paul did his expected artistry and you surely have a great package.

Congratulations, Jon
 
Dear God that is awesome

The sheath work is fantastic

The oversized stud is just flat out cool as hell

Congrats
 
Makes a fellow Hanson collector green with envy! That knife is a star and the sheath is fantastic. What a pair! Loooove the stud.

Congrats and enjoy!
Rob
 
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