River Oak Hunter

[Emmons]

I purchased some River Oak boards from a guy that recovered the logs from a river.  The logs were surmerged for approx. 150 years.

5-1/2" O1 blade at RC59
Hand rubbed to 800 grit
Germany silver guard and fittings





This one was built to be auctioned off for a youth baseball team in the town the logs were recovered from.

Thanks for looking,

James

[skullworks]

Beautiful work!!!! Bet that wood is dense!

[DANA HOLMAN]

James
that one is nice I like it,  but I like all of yours
Dana

[Nala]

You put out some of the most beautiful knives I have ever seen!

Nalajr

[jpsowers]

That is a great looking knife. What kind of finish did you put on the oak?

[Emmons]

Jim,

I used a tung oil finish.  The process takes about two weeks, but it fills the pores and give good depth in the finish.  Bruce Bump wrote about the finish using Tru-Oil on another forum, but it also works well with tung oil.  Sand the wood to 320 grit, then wet sand with the oil at 320 to make a slurry.  Do not remove the slurry and allow it to dry for about a week.  Then wet sand with the oil and lightly wipe the oil off, working your way up thru the grits 400 to 2500.

James

[kbaknife]

I think it's awesome.

[amar911]

James,

That is one of your best yet, and you always make beautiful knives. The river oak is outstanding, as is the blade, but my favorite part is the German silver guard and fittings. They take that knife over the top. Guards don't always work for me because they can overpower the knife, but that one is so sleek and perfectly shaped. I hope the knife brings a lot at the auction. It should.

Allan