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'Old School' style hunter
This is another commissioned knife. He wanted what he called a traditional style hunter, something that looked like what his dad had. When I was a kid, my dad and uncle used to have some clip point hunters with clipped blades and stacked leather handles, made by Blackjack knives, I think. After a drawing, this is what we came up with. I guess it's my more modern version of that old Blackjack knife. Heck, even the curly maple is sort of reminiscent of that stacked leather.
This is a nice light and small hunter that balances perfectly on the first finger, right behind the guard. All of the materials for blade and handle and the overall design were picked out by the customer. This knife will be used whitetail hunting, probably even tomorrow. Specs: Hand forged from 1075 steel 8" overall, 3 3/4" tip to guard, .190" thick at the ricasso with a full distal taper Rounded spine and ricasso False edge, not sharp but gives the knife a wicked point for piercing hide Bronze guard with bronze and red g-10 spacers Stabilized curly maple handle All comments welcome. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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I highly doubt his dad had a knife that awsome
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Awesome! His dad's knife wasn't that good that is for sure.
__________________ Austin Colvin |
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Thank you guys. I appreciate the kind words.
You guys give me too much credit. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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I've held your knives before, if anything i am short changing your skill. Now that you are within driving distance of me, any chance you might be having any classes or a "help out the new guy day"? |
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I dont want to say "beautiful" ,I want to say "sexy" or "stunning "or "elegant""or something...What I mean to say is "J.Doyle,youre the man"! I can seek out picyures of your knives all day long and recognise the style,the fit and finish ,and the over-all Quality(with a capital Q) that your knives absolutlely reek of !
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Ahem ,If you dont mind me asking ,what are you doing on the butt end of your handles? It looks very nice!
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Really like the blade design you came up with, John. Great knife.
Jeremy |
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Very nice work, but, just MHO, curly maple is kinda wasted without being stained to accentuate the curl.
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Wish I'd have known about you when I lived in Michigan! Once again, awesome....
__________________ You can take laxatives and you can take a sleeping pill. Just don't ever take them at the same time! |
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Thank you all for the kind words.
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However, curly maple is one exception as I think it looks really good stained. This one was requested to be left natural. Thanks for posting. __________________ John Doyle You have nothing to fear but fear itself...........and bears. |
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your attention to detail is spot on , very nice indeed
__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Gosh, John, you are a proverbial knife making machine! Do you ever sleep?!
This is one sweet piece. Those red spacers with the bronze perfectly accent that natural color of the curly maple...., as usual, the dramatic hamon is beautiful. Thanks for sharing john! Dana |
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