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Title: Here's a neat little knife
Post by: Otto on August 21, 2011, 05:50:00 PM

This was made by a fellow trad archer and knife maker, Mike O'Machearley who lives up the road a ways from me a bit in Wilmington Ohio.

I alway have liked old school stuff. Yellow handeled knives are as old school as they get. I searched the world over for yellow Delrin but I tell you what...Case and the rest of the knifemaking world must have the market cornered on that stuff cause you can't find it.

But you can find yellow Corian. That's right....Corian... Counter top material. So I went to my buddy Mike and said make me a knife outta this stuff.

ATS-34 is the blade material. 9 inches long with a 4.5 inch blade. Brass bolster and fingerguard with old school yellow handles. Too cool.

(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Ottodude/SDC10086.jpg)

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Post by: DannyBows on August 21, 2011, 05:57:00 PM

Very Nice! I like that. :thumbsup:

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Post by: bolong on August 21, 2011, 05:59:00 PM

:thumbsup: You did good! I like old-school stuff myself.

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Post by: Rob W. on August 21, 2011, 05:59:00 PM

Very nice. Looks like a soon to be lucky knife. Any sheath pics?

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Post by: PaPaFrank on August 21, 2011, 07:02:00 PM

WOW! Really Nice! You definitely captured the old school look! You have a PM------------>

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Post by: Otto on August 21, 2011, 07:04:00 PM

Rob W

I'll take one and post it later. The sheath is nothing fancy BUT....it was dipped and allowed to soak in boiling beeswax and is waterproof as a ducks butt.

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Post by: Jason Kendall on August 21, 2011, 07:19:00 PM

Thats a looker for sure!

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Post by: GRINCH on August 21, 2011, 07:43:00 PM

Very Nice Knife

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Post by: PowDuck on August 21, 2011, 07:47:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Otto:
Rob W

....it was dipped and allowed to soak in boiling beeswax and is waterproof as a ducks butt.

Never heard of that. Sounds intriguing. Do tell more.

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Post by: PowDuck on August 21, 2011, 07:50:00 PM

Oh, sorry. The knife looks great, too. Never thought about using Corian for knife scales. Acrylic is pretty tough.

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Post by: Seeking Trad Deer on August 21, 2011, 08:03:00 PM

Beautiful knife....I like the steel variant too!

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Post by: fmscan on August 21, 2011, 08:12:00 PM

You will not see many of those.... very unique!

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Post by: 2treks on August 21, 2011, 08:41:00 PM

That is so cool, i hope you enjoy it.
Sometimes things will speak loud to a guy and that is talking to me. Well done to you and your friend.

Chuck

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on August 21, 2011, 08:55:00 PM

Very nice Otto.

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Post by: ckanous on August 21, 2011, 09:05:00 PM

Good lookin' as they come right there!!!

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Post by: PhilNY on August 21, 2011, 09:09:00 PM

Love the yellow and the overall looks reminds me of knives I remember in my youth, great build.

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Post by: GWV on August 21, 2011, 09:21:00 PM

Really nice!

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Post by: Gump on August 21, 2011, 09:32:00 PM

Great looking knife.......

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Post by: Quickblood on August 21, 2011, 10:28:00 PM

love the old school nastalgia, very nice.

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Post by: Steve Nuckels on August 23, 2011, 08:57:00 AM

Very nice knife, I like the yellow handles too!

Was Mike featured on "60 Min."

Steve
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Potomac Forge

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Post by: Otto on August 23, 2011, 09:49:00 PM

Steve

Yes he was. He lost a son in the first Iraq war and started by making a knife as a tribute to his son.

Trad Gang

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