What's that under the Tree?---Walrus Artifact/Feather Blade Hunter

John White

John White

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This one's going under the Christmas Tree:

4 Inch "W" Feather Damascus drop point Hunter blade, with rust-browned Damascus guard and collar, file-worked stainless accent spacers, and a Walrus artifact handle.

Thanks to Mark Knapp up in Alaska for the fantastic cracked brown Walrus.

Thanks to the renown Paul Long over in Texas for the Sharkskin pouch sheath.

Thanks to a great owner/patron for the order.

Merry Christmas to all.

John

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That is excellent, John. I'd love to find that under my tree. :)

Everything on this works so well together. Great feather blade and the rust brown fittings go perfect with the artifact ivory.

Very well done yet again.
 
Fantastic John, I love the warmth of the fittings and the handle.
That Damascus aint bad either!! :thumbup:
 
That's a fine and well executed feather pattern John. I love seeing the feather spine following the blade so straight.
Don't recall ever seeing one of your feather patterns.
 
John, I visualized something like this when I saw you picked up this piece of walrus from Mark. But I didn't realize you would come up with something over the top like this!! The damascus is just awesome, and your rust-browned guard works perfect with the ivory. What a package with Paul's help. That one doesn't even need a bow.

Just superb! :thumbup:

- Joe
 
That is EXTREMELY nice!

Beautiful damascus, and a really nice piece of walrus!

Great knife!

Kind regards,

Jos
 
WOW! I think ANYONE would love to find that under their Christmas tree!

Exceptional feather damascus and the guard/spacers really add nice detail with the mammoth.

Peter
 
That Damascus is alive John. Lovely knife. I can't wait to look under the tree...oh wait you did not mean MY tree did you? :( ;)
 
What a fantastic piece! The feather looks 3D. I love the artifact handle and the spacers add just the right visual balance. Spectacular Merry Christmas for someone!!!

Question for John if I may...Are there any special steps you take to stabilize ivory that has inclusions like this piece? I have a lot of natural material handles and go to great lengths to ensure appropriate temperature and humidity. I am always drawn to artifact materials and wonder what steps are taken to retain the essence of the artifact while preserving the material itself.

Super knife, thanks for showing it!!!
 
John,

Great knife!

It looks like Santa will be good to someone this year.

Jim
 
Thanks all.

Just shipped this one this morning. I'll have almost as much fun imagining the gift opening as the family this is going to.

Kevin, I've done some recent feathers; should have something in Little Rock a bit unusual in that line...

r connally, holding ivory for some time open in the house, often for a year or more is, as you suggest, a good idea to let it "stabilize" naturally to a future "home environment." Artifacts such as this have a head start over excavated items since they've been in open air so long.
The main thing I do is give that "round-over" next to all metal fittings, to allow for the inevitable expansion or contraction of a few thousandths that will always occur in natural materials.

John
 
Great job on the knife! The walrus looks absolutely stunning and the Damascus blade is beautiful too. I've never seen a blade like that before and it is amazing, especially with that walrus handle.
 
one of the most interesting knives you've made, based on what I've seen so far. Nice one!
 
John, that is a beauty! :thumbup:
 
John White said:
Thanks all.

Just shipped this one this morning. I'll have almost as much fun imagining the gift opening as the family this is going to.

Kevin, I've done some recent feathers; should have something in Little Rock a bit unusual in that line...

r connally, holding ivory for some time open in the house, often for a year or more is, as you suggest, a good idea to let it "stabilize" naturally to a future "home environment." Artifacts such as this have a head start over excavated items since they've been in open air so long.
The main thing I do is give that "round-over" next to all metal fittings, to allow for the inevitable expansion or contraction of a few thousandths that will always occur in natural materials.

John
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And John you execute that "round over" so well!
I also like how makers will slightly contour or round the edges of the frame or liners on their frame handle knives to avoid that annoying sharp edge that appears if/when the handle slabs recede a bit.

I will look foward to seeing your feather piece for Arkansas. Hope I can make it, my schedule doesn't allow for shows these days. I'm lucky to fine a minute from time to time to get on the forums.
 
What a beautiful piece all around. I expecially like how you matched the color of the handle so well with the browned fittings. NICE TOUCH!

Looking forward to seeing what you bring to Little Rock.

Gary
 
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