La Chupacabra

[JeridJohnson]

Here is the result from my latest effort..

7.75" blade - 5" handle - 12.75" OAL
Forged 5160, flat ground, edge quenched, convex edge.
Twisted Nickel damascus guard and ferrule
Walnut burl with stainless pin






Cheers,
Jerid

[2WORLDS]

It's A Beautiful Knife. Everything Looks Balanced And Well Made. One Of The Nicer Ones I've Seen In A While. 2worlds

[David Johansen]

VERY SWEET!! Great job Jerid!

[chrisinbeav]

Wow Jerid...

That one is really nice!! The whole package is very clean and crisp.

Really a top notch piece.

Chris Nilluka

[Darren]

Thats a nice one Jerid !!
Very Clean good looking knife.
Yep I like that allot.
Darren

[N. Creel]

Very nice!
Love the name.

[Don Robinson]

Really nice knife. How'd you make the radius in the fitting between the guard and handle?

i didn't know there were chupacabras in Kalifornia. I thought the only ones in the states were down here in the Texas Rio Grande valley.

I made a presentation knife about 15 years ago and etched that name on the blade.

Yours is better than mine.

[Darren Ellis]

Jerid, your stuff just keeps getting better and better. Awesome!



-Darren

[DiamondG Knives]

Man! Talk about raising the bar!!!

That is a beautiful piece Jerrid. Very nicely exicuted and well balanced.

Cant wait to see the next one! Great thing to see somones work progress to such a level!!!

Cant wait to see the next one!!!

Just a question. Did you use any thing to attatch the guard to the ferrel?

God Bless
Mike

[JeridJohnson]

Thanks for all the kind words guys..

Don, the radius in the feurrle is hand filed using a round file.

I pulled the chupacabra name out of the air when writing the post.. I think it poped in my head when I read the title of Franks threads (Canali?o Folder)... How I made that leap is beyond me..

[JeridJohnson]

Originally Posted by DiamondG Knives

Just a question. Did you use any thing to attatch the guard to the ferrel?

Mike,
The guard, ferrule, wood, pin were all fitted prior to glueing.. I left the wood a bit oversized for final shaping. All were glued up at the same time using JB Weld

Cheers,
Jerid

[sjaqua]

Very nice lines. I really like the contrast between the 5160 blade and Jim's pattern weld for the guard. Walnut Burl works well with the overall look too.

Coto de Caza??? that's where I got married. How come I can't place your name Jerid? While I haven't made many Cal Knives meetings, do you not go to SC blades meetings? Or have I just done my usual spacing of names

[JeridJohnson]

Thanks Scott.. Aside from posting on this forum we met not too long ago at the Knife Expo. Yep, Coto de Caza.. where abouts did you get married here?

[sjaqua]

I don't think the place we got married is there anymore. Twenty years ago, it was the deck of the club house. It was covered in a wild grape arbor. The reception was held in the Garden Room. At the time my father-in-law belonged to the gun club out there. We held the wedding rehearsal after the bride soundly beat the rest of the wedding party (along with the groom) in a round of trap