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Offline gables

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Ironwood Hunter
« on: November 19, 2012, 11:17:00 AM »


I just finished this up for a fellow Tradganger. My design was inspired by old butcher knives and bowies. This one was ordered with a 4.75" 154cm stainless blade, 8.75" OA, and dark desert ironwood scales. Thin black micarta liners and stainless corbies trim her out.
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2012, 11:45:00 AM »
Beautiful design. I really like it.
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Offline manitou1

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2012, 01:59:00 PM »
Very nice. Clean design.
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Offline Jedimaster

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2012, 07:15:00 PM »
Awesome job! Clean, no-nonsense design. Bet it'll get the job done with sublime style. Wish I had one just like it!
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Offline David Yukon

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2012, 09:14:00 PM »
Real nice! I like that blade a lot!!
Cheers

Online ron w

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2012, 09:32:00 PM »
That looks like an instant Classic!! Beautiful!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline guzzi2000

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2012, 09:17:00 PM »
That's nice. Like that a lot.
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Offline Lamey

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2012, 09:20:00 AM »
now thats a cutie!

Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2012, 09:37:00 AM »
That is a great looking knife!  I like the blade profile and the handle looks so comfortable and well done.

Great job!

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Offline gables

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Re: Ironwood Hunter
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2012, 11:07:00 AM »
Many thanks for all the kind words. This type of feedback is invaluable as I begin to get a sense of what people like and develop my own patterns and style.
"Art is thoughtful workmanship." W.R. Lethaby

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