Dressed up Bird and trout

[srtben]

Sometimes a knife just kind of designs itself as It comes along, this was one of those knives. The design actually started life as a paring knife, but the further I got with it the more it turned into a little hunter. I gave it a classic loveless style handle, with green micarta, red liners and a tapered tang.
The blade is .125" L6 with a hand rubbed finish. It fits oh so nicely in the hand, and is nicely balanced with the tapered tang.
Anyway, I am pretty pleased with the little guy.
Any comments are welcome, thanks for looking!

[Steve Nuckels]

Ben, that's a great looking little knife!  I like the green micarta, I have used micarta one time and plan on using it again.

I agree about a knife designing itself. Some times during the forging process I start out with an idea and it turnes out entirely different!

Great photo's too!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Jr. Foundation

[2treks]

I like that one Ben.

[ron w]

Looks to be a perfect companion!!  

[Hummer3T]

awesome looking knife, great design, looks like a go to knife.

Tim

[krink]

I have looked at a lot of knives here and there are many many super knives but this one is my favorite by far.  Time to wipe my drool off my computer.

[srtben]

Thanks guys!
Oh yeah, its for sale to.  

[D.Ellis]

I think you are getting this knife making thing figgured out.  :D      
Love the green, and I like how you shaped the front end of the scales.
Top notch stuff Ben, nice leatherwork too.
Darcy

[Lin Rhea]

Very nice Ben!

[Bobby Urban]

Awesome once again.  Lots of great knives on this site(and others) but my taste has me copying your work more than most.  I just like your style a lot.  

I did have to laugh a little to myself reading your post because at my skill level(hack at best) ALL of my knives kind of decide for themselves what they are going to look like.  I can have an idea in mind but I am not good enough to forge two alike and just aim for an idea letting the knife make the final decision.  Also, making Damascus billets and test etching them sometimes forces a different profile than originally intended to maximize portions of a certain pattern.  

Anyway - very nice little knife and sheath Ben.

[srtben]

Thanks a ton guys.
My knife making started here Bobby, I never thought I would be inspiring anyone else's work.
Thanks again.

[Kevin Evans]

That's a Dandy!
 

[srtben]

Thanks Kevin!