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Title: Lil' caper
Post by: Ray Hammond on November 07, 2012, 06:11:00 PM
Great three finger 1084 15N20 caper with red and black liners SS pins and nice ironwood book matched scales.

 (http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/C1BB72C8-331A-451B-BB6D-9770F054AC11-3461-0000040DB049383E.jpg)
Title: Re: Lil' caper
Post by: Ray Hammond on November 07, 2012, 06:12:00 PM
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/9947EC2F-865C-4BDB-A154-7758EDE81893-3461-0000040DACF470FC.jpg)


(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/07245A19-77D2-4555-805E-AE881C59187B-3461-0000040DA7BDF4BF.jpg)
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Post by: Bladepeek on November 07, 2012, 06:56:00 PM
Beautiful Ray. Do you do the leather work too?
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Post by: snakewood3 on November 07, 2012, 07:14:00 PM
Very nice, the profile is something I haven't seen before and looks very functional.
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Post by: Ray Hammond on November 07, 2012, 07:20:00 PM
Blade peek

No way.  I used to try but I'd make four or five per knife trying to get them right!!! I have a couple different guys who do them for me
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Post by: akaboomer on November 07, 2012, 08:05:00 PM
Looks great Ray. That wood is beautiful!

Chris
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Post by: Steve Nuckels on November 07, 2012, 08:55:00 PM
Great indeed!

Nice work and Ironwood

Steve
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Potomac Forge
W.F. Moran Museum & Foundation
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Post by: Lamey on November 07, 2012, 09:08:00 PM
Nice!!  geat leather too!
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Post by: manitou1 on November 07, 2012, 10:38:00 PM
Beautifully functional Ray.  That is georgeous ironwood.
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Post by: amar911 on November 08, 2012, 12:57:00 AM
Ray,

I love the blade shape, love the handle shape, love the wood, and I especially love the chatoyance in the Damascus. Can you tell us the dimensions of the knife?

Allan
Title: Re: Lil' caper
Post by: Ray Hammond on November 08, 2012, 05:30:00 AM
The OAL is 6 1/2". Handle is 3 3/8" blade 3 1/8"

Handle being curved though offers a greater overall surface for your fingers than its straight line length would let you imagine and  a more comfortable grip because either your index finger or your thumb goes in the valley over the Ricasso providing tremendous control over where the blade is at all times.

     (http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/DA001DE8-F215-4BAF-A182-E036AD35063A-3785-0000043C105055E2.jpg)

It's a caping knife- but honestly for a whitetail it's all the knife needed for every job from field dressing skinning quartering- that point will really pop those leg joints.

I always use a fillet knife if de-boning meat but other than that it'll tackle a WT nicely.    

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/rayhammond123/23E9262B-3EAB-4F98-A914-1D987580646D-3785-0000043C0C283443.jpg)

Compact - light in hand- superb control- and it's purty!!!

Thanks again for the nice comments.   I've got several of this style in the works
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Post by: Greyfeather on November 09, 2012, 10:43:00 AM
wow, beautiful knife Ray!
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Post by: Trapper Rob on November 13, 2012, 06:39:00 PM
Sweet knife
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Post by: bruinman on November 16, 2012, 08:12:00 PM
Great looking knife!
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Post by: Ray Hammond on November 16, 2012, 09:56:00 PM
Hey bud! My wife loved the photos!!!!!
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Post by: smokin joe on November 17, 2012, 07:58:00 AM
That is a very beautiful knife, Ray. Thanks for posting the photos.
Title: Re: Lil' caper
Post by: on November 19, 2012, 11:10:00 PM
Incredible! Hope I can own one some day!!
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