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Offline kbaknife

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Samurai Hunter
« on: September 01, 2011, 04:04:00 PM »
Seems like every time I get in the same room with Joe Keeslar I get this "infection" and need to come back home and make a Brut de Forge.
It's a disease.
So, I came up with the "Samurai Hunter"!
A traditional wrapped handle with ray skin under-lay, but with a clipped hunter profile on a 1095 blade with a hamon.
With a mirror polished spine and clip.
And I do believe she's gettin' a Kydex sheath!
Confusing.

 

 

 

 
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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.
Chief Joseph

Offline snakewood3

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2011, 04:12:00 PM »
WOW !!!!
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Offline DANA HOLMAN

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2011, 04:49:00 PM »
Very nice Karl
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Offline 2treks

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2011, 05:00:00 PM »
Dear Santa,
Please bring me some more will power for Chistmas.the guy's on the knife forum are not playin' fair.
Thank You,
Charlie Two Tracks.
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Offline 2treks

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2011, 05:01:00 PM »
That is so cool. How did you get the forgeing marks so shiny? that brute' is a beaut'
I like it alot.
Chuck
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2011, 05:08:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Two Tracks:
 How did you get the forgeing marks so shiny?
Chuck
That's one of the mystical "secrets" of the Samurai.

   ;)
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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.
Chief Joseph

Offline Arrowest

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2011, 05:28:00 PM »
WOW Karl, absolutely amazing.  You just keep kicking it up a notch with every knife you show us.  What are the dimensions?
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2011, 05:37:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Arrowest:
WOW Karl, absolutely amazing.  You just keep kicking it up a notch with every knife you show us.  What are the dimensions?
I thought this one was kicking it DOWN a notch!    :eek:    

I'm not sure how to measure this, but the portion of the blade that can be sharpened is 5 3/4", and she's 10 1/2" overall.
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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.
Chief Joseph

Offline skullworks

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2011, 05:52:00 PM »
Dang! Beautiful work!!!!!
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Offline Steve Nuckels

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2011, 06:51:00 PM »
Nice Karl!

Cool detail on the flaired finger guard in so far as they are usually smooth, where you kept some texture!

I don't know how to say fantastic in Japanese!

Steve
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Offline oldpaths

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2011, 07:41:00 PM »
Dang it man!! you are a master of the hamon!!!!
I am mesmerized at all the beautiful hamons you keep showing us.
Nice knife too.    :clapper:
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Offline Scott Roush

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2011, 08:39:00 PM »
Ah yes.. the 'samurai secret'.. your samurai has been swimming in the pool right? :-)

Awesome knife.
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Offline srtben

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2011, 08:43:00 PM »
It looks like the perfect knife for hunting samurais!
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Offline 2treks

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2011, 08:44:00 PM »
AH! the swimming pool!
Thank you grasshoppers.
That is such a cool knife.
Thanks for showing it to us.
Chuck
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2011, 09:08:00 PM »
Chuck, I have these little abrasive wheels I use on the drill press, but they don't have a name on them.
They're sort of like wire wheels, but have fiber strands on them instead of wire.
I don't even remember where I got them.
Don't know what I'll do when I wear them out!
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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.
Chief Joseph

Offline 2treks

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2011, 09:19:00 PM »
Thanks Karl.I really like the wrought look in some of the knives guys post up on here. This one looks mighty fine being all cleaned up.  :thumbsup:  I love the finger guard.
Does it have a home?
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Offline amar911

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2011, 11:54:00 PM »
Neat knife, Karl. I always worry about all the gunk that would get trapped in the handle material of a knife like that, but it sure looks neat. Love the Keeslar style.

Allan
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Offline kbaknife

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2011, 05:25:00 AM »
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Originally posted by amar911:
Neat knife, Karl. I always worry about all the gunk that would get trapped in the handle material of a knife like that, but it sure looks neat. Love the Keeslar style.

Allan
Allan, three ways of going about it:
1.) Brush the entire handle with a marine epoxy. Then there's not too much to worry about, but I'm not particularly fond of the visual.
2.) That wrap cost $.15/ft. Just re-wrap it.
3.) Don't get it dirty.    :laughing:
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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.
Chief Joseph

Offline kbaknife

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2011, 05:27:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Two Tracks:
 :thumbsup:   I love the finger guard.
Does it have a home?
Got adopted last night. Moving to Houston.
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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.
Chief Joseph

Offline joekeith

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Re: Samurai Hunter
« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2011, 01:00:00 PM »
:notworthy:    :notworthy:  Awesome, truly awesome.
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