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Offline kbaknife

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Ivory Hunter
« on: June 24, 2011, 12:01:00 PM »
(I can see now I had some smears on that guard - but - oh, well.)

I've had this small piece of Ivory laying around now for nearly two years and decided to make a dressy little hunter out of it.
I hope you can spy the chatoyance in this blade. It's something I've been working on, and it exceeded my hopes, that only first-hand observation can appreciate.
Stainless guard sets off 1095/15N20 blade.
Faceted spine gives it an added touch.

 
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Offline Lin Rhea

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2011, 12:19:00 PM »
That is gorgeous!
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2011, 12:36:00 PM »
That's Nice Karl, you make a fine knife.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2011, 12:59:00 PM »
great looking, Karl!!!
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Offline skullworks

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2011, 03:48:00 PM »
Beautiful as always!
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Offline wislnwings

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2011, 08:26:00 PM »
That's a sweet looking knife.  Love the ivory.
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Offline Doug Campbell

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 10:50:00 PM »
Nice Buddy  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline Bodork

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2011, 12:07:00 AM »
I love the shape of your knives!!
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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2011, 09:35:00 AM »
Karl,
That is a cool lovin' knife!
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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2011, 11:49:00 AM »
Really like the looks of that one.  Just out of curiosity, what thickness is the material you used for the finger guard?  I'm going to hopefully be ordering some soon and like yours.  

Great job.

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Offline madness522

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2011, 01:46:00 PM »
Thats a sexy beauty Karl!
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Offline akaboomer

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2011, 11:08:00 AM »
Love it! Home run again, Karl.

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Offline GWV

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2011, 03:41:00 PM »
Really nice!
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #13 on: June 26, 2011, 05:37:00 PM »
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Originally posted by gudspelr:
....what thickness is the material you used for the finger guard?  Jeremy
Jeremy, I don't order bar stock for my guards very often. But I have used a lot of 1/2" X 1". I usually mill it down to about .430 - .450" for hunters 'cause .500 is just too thick.
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Offline Ron Foley

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #14 on: June 26, 2011, 10:18:00 PM »
That is one beautiful knife WELL DONE  Thanks for sharing
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Offline gudspelr

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2011, 10:20:00 AM »
Thank, Karl.  I'm trying to get some of my proportions looking better and my guard/handle ratios could use improvement, to say the least.  Is that an area you think the Golden Mean could be applied?  Again, great looking knife.


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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #16 on: June 27, 2011, 11:25:00 AM »
Me and the Golden Mean don't get along, especially as regards the ricasso.
I build mostly according to what looks proportionately appealing to my eye.
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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 gudspelr

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #17 on: June 27, 2011, 11:30:00 AM »
Just the info I was looking for.  Now to get my eyeball calibrated....


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Offline J Reeves

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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2011, 12:27:00 AM »
Karl I really like that Faceted spine, I bet that was hand done with a  file? Great looking knife.

Jeremy let me know how that goes and where I can get my eyeball calibrated.
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Re: Ivory Hunter
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2011, 08:12:00 AM »
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Originally posted by J Reeves:
Karl I really like that Faceted spine, I bet that was hand done with a  file?
 
Yep - First I made sure everything was quite flat and scribed a center line using a height gauge and granite surface plate. This is necessary because of the acute distal taper in the blade.
Then, draw file with coarse bastard file, finish off with fine single cut file, than hand sand the facets with steel bar 220, 400, 800 and 1200 prior to etching.
Piece o' cake.
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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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