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Title: Two new hunters:
Post by: kbaknife on December 12, 2017, 06:59:00 PM
Here's a couple new hunters - both headed to the woods.
One in Canada and the other in North Carolina.
Both single twist. 268 layer hot-blued.
Both knives take-down.
First one is stabilized curly Oak! Very cool and not all that common.
That knife has a hot-blued mild steel guard and mirror polished spine.

The second one is from the same billet of Damascus with some deeply etched wrought iron for the guard and some way cool Cocobolo.
 (https://i.imgur.com/IsdO8p7.jpg)


 (https://i.imgur.com/pbPpKz6.jpg)


 (https://i.imgur.com/cRXFjvN.jpg)


 (https://i.imgur.com/UPYsEeP.jpg)


 (https://i.imgur.com/VKc8WNT.jpg)


 (https://i.imgur.com/cWvMdP0.jpg)


 (https://i.imgur.com/0QwzXVI.jpg)
Title: Re: Two new hunters:
Post by: amicus on December 13, 2017, 03:36:00 PM
wow! That really nice.
Title: Re: Two new hunters:
Post by: TrackerNy on December 13, 2017, 03:38:00 PM
Great looking knives, Karl. Beautiful pattern.
Title: Re: Two new hunters:
Post by: Gdpolk on December 13, 2017, 08:49:00 PM
Beautiful knives.  I love the curly oak handle.
Title: Re: Two new hunters:
Post by: wissler on December 15, 2017, 06:18:00 PM
Both are sweet, but the coco really looks awesome.

Karl, are you etching after the final edge is on? I can't tell from the pictures...
Title: Re: Two new hunters:
Post by: kbaknife on April 01, 2018, 07:45:41 AM
Quote from: wissler on December 15, 2017, 06:18:00 PM
Both are sweet, but the coco really looks awesome.

Karl, are you etching after the final edge is on? I can't tell from the pictures...

No - usually I photograph the knives right after they are completely built.
Then I make the sheath with the knife not yet sharpened to protect myself!
I sharpen after everything is made then ship.
Title: Re: Two new hunters:
Post by: Sam McMichael on April 01, 2018, 10:07:44 AM
These are very handsome knives.