Author Topic: 9" hunter (Read 1049 times)

DANA HOLMAN · « **on:** February 15, 2012, 08:09:00 PM »

This is a hunter I just finished, 5160 with S.S. fittings and stain burl handle,(Ray Kirk sent me this wood and not sure what burl it is) I put a little file work on the spine> Let me know what you think, The only think i can see is the front pin is a to high.

Thanks for looking Dana

GWV · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2012, 08:56:00 PM »

Dana, that is nice and a good size to boot.

Kevin Evans · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:12:00 PM »

Nice Dana!

Looks like a good finish on the blade.

Bodork · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2012, 09:52:00 PM »

Absolutely beautiful!! How long is that knife? Looks perfect to me!! Mike

DANA HOLMAN · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:01:00 PM »

Mike, the blade is 4" and the OAL is almost 9"

Arrowest · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:42:00 PM »

Very nice Dana. Really like the overall fit and finish of the knife, especially the file work and polish on the spine. Did you get your micrometer out to measure the front pin location....??...lol.

DANA HOLMAN · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2012, 10:50:00 PM »

Dale no micrometer, I had rough in the handle and then pinned it then I decided to take the back down a little. It's off about a 1/16" it's not bad BUT it's not right.

Arrowest · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:04:00 PM »

Dana, I bet the next one will be right....! Still, a very nice knife. My son keeps telling me that we are our worst critics.

David Yukon · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2012, 11:25:00 PM »

Great looking knife indeed... but since it is not perfect, you just send it to me... I live so far, that no one will see it again! lol

Bodork · « **Reply #9 on:** February 16, 2012, 07:57:00 AM »

Duh! Says in the title it's a 9" knife!

gables · « **Reply #10 on:** February 16, 2012, 09:40:00 AM »

That looks great. It's hard to tell in the photo- is there a thin brass spacer? I like your new mark. What made you decide to go to etching versus the hard stamp?

DANA HOLMAN · « **Reply #11 on:** February 16, 2012, 09:53:00 AM »

Gables, its not brass, it is a black spacer, bad photo, I have had problems with my press in the past, (moving,stamping harder on one side), so i had these made and Chris (BigRedArcher)made a eching machine for me. i can just Mark it or Etch it, this is just a Mark, i do this with salt water.
Thanks Dana

Doug Campbell · « **Reply #12 on:** February 16, 2012, 10:52:00 AM »

Looks good to me Dana.

Dale is right, after we spend so many hours with one of these knives we know every little detail. Sometimes we just need to forget about some things...

Steve Nuckels · « **Reply #13 on:** February 16, 2012, 03:01:00 PM »

Dana, that is top notch work! If you are not already, it will not be long until your doing JS work!

Impressive!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
ABS Apprentice

Ragnarok Forge · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2012, 06:37:00 PM »

Really nice.

oldpaths · « **Reply #15 on:** February 16, 2012, 06:47:00 PM »

Good job on that one,nice file work too.

amar911 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2012, 09:39:00 PM »

I think it looks great, Dana!

Allan

akaboomer · « **Reply #17 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:14:00 AM »

Looks good Dana.

Chris

DANA HOLMAN · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2012, 03:28:00 PM »

Thanks Guys, I'm going to get some more of this wood, i like it.

Montauks · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2012, 05:15:00 PM »

yeah! very nice...

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