take down knife, inspired by our own Brother Karl of course. The 5 1/2" blade is forged from 1" square 5160, also from Karl, 416 SS fittings, and stabilized fancy maple. Enjoy...

 
 

Thats a beauty Doug.....great job, 1st or 500!!!    Don and Skyler

Dang Don, aint it like almost midnight in AL? Thanks!

It is Doug, but i've been Turkey hunting today and I'm still mad at them    Been working on Some St. Judes Items and couldn't sleep.....Gonna send you something to look at in a minute....You gonna sell that Knife??

Doug, that is REALLY nice!
Dan

That is so impressive! Such clean work too. I'm having a new appreciation for the take down lately. You guys do this so well. Lin

Awesome work Doug!!!!

Man that's sweet doug
good job
dana

Cool!!!    Is that one for your test???

Nuttin' but NICE!
Sweet job.
Gives you a whole new appreciation for the word "fit", doesn't it?
No epoxy and glue and such to fill in gaps.
That is fantastic.

Looks like some of that Karl guy's rubbed off on ya Doug! Mighty nice knife.

What is the benefit of a takedown knife?

Thanks guys, it is cool to hear that slick ssshhhiiikkk sound as things slide together. Definately worth the extra time it takes.

DW, you need to get help with that    and yes it'll probably be for sale one of these days.

Rooster, yep...

It'll be going to Mastersmith Jon Christensen tomorrow along with a couple others for a critique...

QuoteOriginally posted by elk ninja:
What is the benefit of a takedown knife?

The alingment pins allow repeated assembly/disassembly of the knife during the creation process.
It also allows for movement of unstable handle materials.
Allows for hot-bluing, etching of Damascus, wrought iron pieces, etc.
Most of the knives we make here are non-stainless and this also allows the owner to participate in the internal "health" of his knife to ensure no rust/cancer is occuring in otherwise un-seen or inacessible areas of the knife.
Each part of the knife can be dealt and maintained on an individual basis.
Take a nice gun out on a hunt and when you get back home, you can disassemble the gun, clean it up, oil it up, and put it away.
Same here.

That is one great looking knife Doug      

sweet

It looks great, as already said, clean and solid!  Most interesting look about the maple!

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There has been a few hours put into that one.
Very nice thanks for posting

QuoteOriginally posted by Doug Campbell:
It'll be going to Mastersmith Jon Christensen tomorrow along with a couple others for a critique...

Does this mean you are Atlanta-bound?!?

Very nice work!