Not me!
I just finished up one of my Scout Hunters. I made this one from CPM-154 and some fantastic Desert Ironwood.
It has a nice distal taper and is flat ground to a fine edge. The tang is tapered for very nice balance.
It has a dark acid washed finish and a polished spine for a nice contrast.
The Ironwood has that great chatoyance and flash that only Ironwood has.
The sheath is a hand stitched and heavy duty.
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Thanks for looking!
Nope. Keep that ironwood coming. Looks great.
QuoteOriginally posted by bjansen:
Nope. Keep that ironwood coming. Looks great.
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Todd
That's one fine looking knife and sheath! I love that acid wash finish!
Not Likely!
Man, that's beautiful. I have that model marked down as a possible future knife. That a 5" blade?
Thanks guys!
QuoteOriginally posted by Hopewell Tom:
Not Likely!
Man, that's beautiful. I have that model marked down as a possible future knife. That a 5" blade?
Here is a link to the specs, it happens to be for sale in the sponsors classifieds. : )
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=48;t=002528
Could never get tired of ironwood, my favorite. But it sure does stink when grinding.
Great looking knife. Could never get tired of ironwood, my favorite. But it sure does stink when grinding.
Ben, awesome work as usual! Maybe one day...
I really like the scales. It's been fun to watch your knives over the last few years. I believe it's the small things that make good knives great. And yours have turned into that; the very nicely tapered tang, VERY attractive sculpting of the scales, a very well executed sheath to go with it, etc. Thanks for sharing your knives.
Jeremy
Thanks very much guys, I really appreciate it.
Me likey lots.
Looks great Ben! I love your knives and the Ironwood is beautiful!
Well that one didn't last long on the classify lol, Great work Ben.
Great knife, I like everything about it.
Love the ironwood. I bought a stick of it about 18" long and 2" diameter in Agua Prieta, Mexico years ago. I think I gave the guy $2 for it. I made all kinds of jewelry and doodads out of it. Still have two pieces cut for knife scales when I get around to it. You're right, it smells terrible when it gets hot and I'm betting the dust would be bad for a body to breathe.
Looks great and thats a bigger knife than i thought when i finally saw it in your hand. i love it.
Never, never get sick of Desert Ironwood!!! And now that I've found I have issues with working with Cocobolo I'll be using it even more. Just bought 12 pounds of it in 4 blocks. Now to find how I want to slab it up for scales. Ever buy it in larger blocks.......like 4.0x4.0x10.0?
Jay
Never, never get sick of Desert Ironwood!!! And now that I've found I have issues with working with Cocobolo I'll be using it even more. Just bought 12 pounds of it in 4 blocks. Now to find how I want to slab it up for scales. Ever buy it in larger blocks.......like 4.0x4.0x10.0?
Jay