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Title: new birch hunter
Post by: tomh on February 19, 2009, 10:25:00 PM

Here is my latest effort. Been real busy and have not had much shop or internet time. This is for an old USMC buddy, who I made a knife for his son for Christmas.

This is forged from 1084 with nickel silver guard and pin, G10 spacers, and spalted birch handle.
My pic can't show how nice this piece of wood is. This is some of the last birch that came from Ed Caffrey's family home back east.

 (http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/tomh73/birchhunter.jpg)

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: prarieboy on February 19, 2009, 10:31:00 PM

Wow!Wow!Wow!

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Todd Robbins on February 19, 2009, 10:38:00 PM

Truly georgous!

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Kevin Evans on February 20, 2009, 12:06:00 AM

:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Is that a 4" blade???

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: woodsman1031 on February 20, 2009, 12:38:00 AM

Super Nice!!!

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Chris Surtees on February 20, 2009, 05:11:00 AM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: skullworks on February 20, 2009, 06:52:00 AM

Awesome! That is a beauty!!!!

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: swp on February 20, 2009, 07:50:00 AM

:bigsmyl:    :notworthy:

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Jeremy on February 20, 2009, 08:25:00 AM

Very nice!

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: mwmwmb on February 20, 2009, 08:30:00 AM

wow. that is how a real knife looks.

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: SKYLER W on February 20, 2009, 08:32:00 AM

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I like a lot!

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Emmons on February 20, 2009, 08:58:00 AM

Very well done!!  Excellent knife.

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Post by: Long Bow on February 20, 2009, 09:18:00 AM

SWEET!!   :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Lin Rhea on February 20, 2009, 05:52:00 PM

Good craftsmanship and choice of materials. THAT is a nice knife! Lin

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Phoenix 1967 on February 20, 2009, 06:20:00 PM

OOOOH brother that is slick!

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: tomh on February 20, 2009, 06:34:00 PM

Thanks for the nice words guys.

Rooster, the cutting edge is about 4.5 inches, with about another inch for the ricasso. It is a little bigger than my personal taste in a hunter, but that's what Nick wanted and I am happy it came out the way it did.

Title: Re: new birch hunter
Post by: Steve Nuckels on February 20, 2009, 08:00:00 PM

Really nice!  I read the etching artical in Apr. issue of Blade and after a bit more experence I gotta try that!

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