Sick of Desert Ironwood yet?

srtben · July 31, 2014, 07:59:00 PM

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.

Thanks for looking!

bjansen · July 31, 2014, 09:08:00 PM

Nope. Keep that ironwood coming. Looks great.

just_a_hunter · July 31, 2014, 10:21:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by bjansen:
Nope. Keep that ironwood coming. Looks great.

X2

Todd

Bodork · July 31, 2014, 11:07:00 PM

That's one fine looking knife and sheath! I love that acid wash finish!

Hopewell Tom · August 01, 2014, 11:47:00 AM

Not Likely!
Man, that's beautiful. I have that model marked down as a possible future knife. That a 5" blade?

srtben · August 01, 2014, 01:48:00 PM

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

Track · August 01, 2014, 05:42:00 PM

Could never get tired of ironwood, my favorite. But it sure does stink when grinding.

Track · August 01, 2014, 05:42:00 PM

Great looking knife. Could never get tired of ironwood, my favorite. But it sure does stink when grinding.

Soonerlongbow · August 01, 2014, 08:39:00 PM

Ben, awesome work as usual! Maybe one day...

gudspelr · August 01, 2014, 09:53:00 PM

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

srtben · August 02, 2014, 02:50:00 AM

Thanks very much guys, I really appreciate it.

tomsm44 · August 02, 2014, 07:04:00 PM

Me likey lots.

South MS Bowhunter · August 02, 2014, 09:03:00 PM

Looks great Ben! I love your knives and the Ironwood is beautiful!

South MS Bowhunter · August 02, 2014, 09:04:00 PM

Well that one didn't last long on the classify lol, Great work Ben.

SportHunter · August 03, 2014, 10:32:00 PM

Great knife, I like everything about it.

zwickey2bl · August 13, 2014, 11:23:00 PM

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.

Jack Guard · October 10, 2014, 01:32:00 PM

Looks great and thats a bigger knife than i thought when i finally saw it in your hand. i love it.

Antlerhog · December 28, 2014, 09:40:00 PM

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

Antlerhog · December 28, 2014, 09:41:00 PM

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