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Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« on: December 30, 2013, 04:15:00 PM »
Here's the last one for 2013. Elmax stainless, ironwood handle,  5" blade,9 1/2"overall . Guess you'd consider it a fighter.

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2013, 04:17:00 PM »
Here's the sheath for this one.

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2013, 04:19:00 PM »
And the file  work. Sure wish I knew how to post it all in one picture.

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2013, 04:53:00 PM »
Sure looks great. Combining them in one picture takes a program like Photoshop were you cut them out and composite them. You can put mulitple photos in one post by continuing to insert an image code each place you want to add a photo.
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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2013, 05:23:00 PM »
Thanks for that info. I'll have to give it a try.

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2013, 09:11:00 PM »
I'd call it nice.    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2013, 09:27:00 PM »
Thanks Doug, I appreciate it.

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2013, 10:16:00 PM »
Roger,  That is beautiful.
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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2013, 10:47:00 PM »
Thanks Charlie.

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2013, 06:26:00 AM »
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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2013, 07:49:00 AM »
Looks like a very well designed knife with great materials.  I like how the back of the raised clip lends itself to another grip option.  
I like it very much.
Thanks for sharing it.

Chris

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2013, 08:46:00 AM »
Very nice knife. I think it would work very well as a hunter too. Especially on larger game.

What is the Elmax steel? Forgive me, but I'm not very familiar with some of the stainless names.
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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2013, 10:09:00 AM »
Thanks all.
Lin,
Elmax is a third generation powder steel made by Uddeholm, a Swedish company. The grain size is very small allowing a finer edge and other better steel characteristics. I've used it on a couple of knives now and it seems to work really well. Of course, nothing is better than a good forged carbon blade.:0)
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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2013, 11:24:00 AM »
Thanks for the explanation. I have noticed that you always pic very high contrast ironwood for your handles. That's my favorite of the ironwood patterns.
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McCullough Griffin longbow 43@28

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2013, 11:46:00 AM »
I like the high contrast also. Really makes the handle pop out. My favorite wood is ironwood, but it really gums up the sanding discs real quick, especially the dark grain area in the wood.

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #15 on: December 31, 2013, 12:33:00 PM »
Yeah, but it's worth it. Those are some very spectacular colors in that piece of wood!

That's a wicked looking blade too.
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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2013, 02:28:00 PM »
Thanks for the explanation. I have noticed that you always pic very high contrast ironwood for your handles. That's my favorite of the ironwood patterns.
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Dwyer Dauntless longbow 50 @ 28
Ben Pearson recurve 50 @ 28
Tall Tines Recurve 47@28
McCullough Griffin longbow 43@28

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Re: Last one for 2013 - Ironwood fighter?
« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2013, 03:00:00 PM »
Here's the other side of the knife.

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