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Author Topic: Want you show me your hunting knife?  (Read 2562 times)

Offline Bill Turner

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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #80 on: November 07, 2011, 04:02:00 PM »
Mr. Rhea that is a most desirable knife. Hats off to your craftmanship. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #81 on: November 07, 2011, 04:21:00 PM »
I still use Grandads knife....I made a crude version of the bear bowhunters kit from scrap leather and an old combat boot of mine.

Aint pretty but still does the trick~

 

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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #82 on: November 07, 2011, 04:26:00 PM »
here's mine. made by sticshooter here on tradgang.

 

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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #83 on: November 07, 2011, 04:37:00 PM »

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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #84 on: November 07, 2011, 08:21:00 PM »
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At Geezer: Love those three matching handled knives. What kind of wood is that? Just beautiful.
 
Long story...I spent a lot of time in Sasser's knife building shed, talking about the special handles I wanted on the knives.  Jim thought about it and pulled a cigar box out of a corner.  Back in the 90's, Safari Club had highly customized rifles built - believe they called them the 'Big 5'...and they auctioned one a year.  Each year, the custom rifle builder tried to out-do the previous years rifle - it was really prestigious to be selected to build one.  Well, as I recall, Jim Sasser was asked to build a matching knife for one of the rifles.  The wood on the knives came from the butt-end of the walnut blank.  All Jim could remember is that the wood blank was exhibition grade and probably cost in the thousand$.  He made me a deal on the small chunk of wood he had left from that build.  The first two knives, the larger ones, were built for my boys.  The next year Jim told me he had enough to make a smaller version so I wrote him a check right there.  The wood is as pretty as any you'll see.
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #85 on: November 07, 2011, 09:53:00 PM »


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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #86 on: November 08, 2011, 12:40:00 AM »
Silver and ivory with a Damascus  blade.

   
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #87 on: November 08, 2011, 10:08:00 AM »
This one I made with the help of Joe and Steve Keeslar.

 

This one is an old Case and is hard to beat...

 

Gotta love all these knives!!
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #88 on: November 08, 2011, 10:45:00 AM »
Got this one from our own "Over&Under" as a good gesture. It is a great little knife.

 
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #89 on: November 08, 2011, 10:50:00 AM »
Bunch of nice knives here and Lin's stuff always amazes me.
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #90 on: November 08, 2011, 11:25:00 AM »
I feel underdressed, but I'm still proud of my Buck model 110 after 31 years of service and still good as new!
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #91 on: November 08, 2011, 11:31:00 AM »
Decisions, decisions...   :dunno:  

   
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #92 on: November 08, 2011, 11:49:00 AM »
Gonna need suspenders for certain when you hang all them from your belt!

Good lookin pile o'cutlery there.
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #93 on: November 08, 2011, 12:23:00 PM »
Nice Mr. La Clair.....very nice!
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #94 on: November 08, 2011, 02:17:00 PM »
Ron,I am sure you love knives!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #95 on: November 08, 2011, 07:35:00 PM »
Felix.......could you tell   :biglaugh:  Yes I do, big ones, small ones, old ones, new ones. And I really like big ones.....
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #96 on: November 08, 2011, 07:47:00 PM »
Here's a trio of Sticshooter's creations.
 

The top knife is my main hunting knife. It has a gorgeous pinned osage handle. It really holds a nice edge.

The middle one I had Frank make for a close friend of mine. The farrier rasp bolster is in honor of his father, who was a blacksmith. The handle is elk horn, which represents his work in New Mexico.

The bottom one I had made for my father-in-law.

 

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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #97 on: November 08, 2011, 08:22:00 PM »
Here is my personal hunting knife. One of the first Autumn Hunters I made. It has Gidgee scales from Australia. D-2 Steel at 61.5 rockwell and cryo treated. It's been through quite a few critters.

 

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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #98 on: November 08, 2011, 08:49:00 PM »
Custom made for me by Dan Masson from a broken Bear bow.

 

 
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Re: Want you show me your hunting knife?
« Reply #99 on: November 08, 2011, 09:21:00 PM »
We live in the present, we dream of the future, but we learn eternal truths from the past
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.
Life is like a wet sponge, you gotta squeeze it until you get every drop it has to offer

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