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Offline kbaknife

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Firewood Walnut Hunter
« on: March 19, 2009, 10:01:00 AM »
In light of the recent thread on where to find handle material, I would like to post this one!
This is another piece of Walnut that I salvaged from a demise of doom in the fireplace!
While splitting some firewood to sell two years ago, a friend of mine discovered a piece that had some strage "goin's on" inside it!
So, I cut it into blocks and dried them in the ceiling of my shop for two years and then sent to K and G to be stabilized.
My customer chose this one for his 5160 hunter to use in Colorado where he lives.
Hot blued guard and finial in a take-down assembly.
I just keep wishing I had a truck load of that walnut!
 
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Offline Tim Fishell

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2009, 10:47:00 AM »
Man that is another beauty Karl!!  Some day I will hopefully get one of your knives!!   :thumbsup:
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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2009, 11:54:00 AM »
That has got to be one of my favorites so far from your shop!!!  Beautifull!!!!!
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Offline skullworks

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2009, 11:58:00 AM »
Beautiful as always Karl!
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2009, 01:55:00 PM »
I got asked for an upper and lower view of this knife:

 
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When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
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Offline Brad Singley

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2009, 02:04:00 PM »
Karl,  That is beautiful,  look forward to meeting you at the Blade Show.  Brad
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Offline OconeeDan

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2009, 03:25:00 PM »
Fine job, Karl.  Your photography is to be commended too.  Dan
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Offline mwmwmb

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2009, 04:25:00 PM »
Wow You Burn walnut  :eek:  

Do you stabilize all wood?
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Offline prarieboy

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2009, 04:26:00 PM »
As always The Karl He dunn good ! Thanks for sharin!
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2009, 05:12:00 PM »
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Originally posted by mwmwmb:
Wow You Burn walnut   :eek:  

Do you stabilize all wood?
No - just those that require/benefit from it.
If I have wood that will benefit from the stabilizing process - it gets it.
I don't stabilize Desert Ironwood, African Blackwood or Ebony.
There are others that do not benefit from it, but I probably don't use them.
I don't stabilize curly maple if it's going to receive wire inlay, but then it gets a deep soaking gun-stock finish after being stained.
Stabilized wood does not receive stain well.
I do have some stabilized curly maple that I will be using soon!
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When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
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Offline beaver#1

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2009, 05:22:00 PM »
i like that handle profile.  knowing that you do it all by hand sure shows some skill
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Offline Bodork

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Re: Firewood Walnut Hunter
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2009, 11:25:00 PM »
I don't understand it, Karl. ALL of your knives are my favorite one!
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