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07-23-2009, 08:56 PM
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#3 small hunter or boot knife?
ironwood 002.jpg
ironwood 004.jpg ironwood 006.jpg ironwood 009.jpgJust finished my third knife this weekend, it took quite awhile to complete ran into several problems! first I got my grind lines off from one side to the other. Then My first set of bolsters I shaped to round in the front so I put them in my scrap pile. then when I finally got the bolsters fitted and went to peen them on they did not suck up tight to the handle so I had to sand down the pins and drive them out. Since I had to knock the pins out I had trouble hiding them on the left side of the bolster. I used ferric chloride then lightly sanded the blade. Desert ironwood scales. I learned alot from this knife because I made so many mistakes  but I think the finish product came out pretty good.2 3/4" blade 3 7/8" handle 1095 steel 303 stainless hardware 1/8" pins on bolster, 3/32" pins on handle, 1/4" thong tubing 
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07-26-2009, 07:28 AM
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Lookin good.
I like the shape of the handle with the bolster. The bolsters sounded like they gave you some probs but they were worth it.....it looks saweet. __________________ Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, one man sharpens another. Check out my website. www.crystalcreekknives.com
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07-26-2009, 06:15 PM
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Very nice Knife!! Great Job!!Outstanding Scales
 Frank __________________ ?Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.? Franklin D. Roosevelt
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07-26-2009, 08:33 PM
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90% of knifemaking is learning to fix your screwups.Great job on that one,keep at it and in a couple of years you will only screw up half as much
 Stan
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07-27-2009, 09:37 PM
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Thank you for all your comments. I guess if your not making mistakes your not learning, but I did not want to learn that much all at once!! I had the idea in my head and I did not want to put it down or change the style until last resort.
 again thanks for your kind words.
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#7
07-28-2009, 08:24 AM
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Great job on the knife John. Keep in mind that allot of mistakes are ones that only you will see and the public will never know that they are there unless you tell them. I think the knife looks really good and has great lines. To me that would be a real user. Keep it up.
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#8
07-28-2009, 10:26 AM
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Good looking knife - nothing to be ashamed of there
__________________ Dennis "..good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from poor judgement.." -Gary McMahan, a cowboy poet and good dancer. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/p...24112090995576
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