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Title: Dark Timber
Post by: tippit on August 09, 2009, 03:20:00 PM
Seems like every time I have a new hunting adventure, I need a new knife for the journey  :)   Forged this up yesterday for the Campbell/Pinecone elk hunt.  Wanted something a little bigger & beefier as I hear elk tend to be a might larger than our local whitetails   ;)  If I'm lucky enough to get her some work & she preforms well enough, than I'll probably add some elk horn scales.  Hopefully I'll get to expose her to some Antelope next week in Wyoming too...Doc
 
5160 9" OAL with a 5" blade compared to my normal carry 7" AOL caper.  Both have 10" wheel shallow hollow grinds.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/DarkTimberElkKnife001.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: Whip on August 09, 2009, 03:27:00 PM
Oh boy!  Can I play with it??  :bigsmyl:    :jumper:    :jumper:
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: tippit on August 09, 2009, 03:51:00 PM
Whip, I was kinda thinking she'd skin out Your goat  :)
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: 4runr on August 09, 2009, 04:38:00 PM
Beautiful blades Doc!!
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: kbaknife on August 09, 2009, 04:55:00 PM
Both of them are fantastic.
You make sheaths for these type knives?
Got any pictures?
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: tippit on August 09, 2009, 06:00:00 PM
Karl, I hate makin' sheaths...but I when I do they usually simple, cross draw style, and form fitting plus some neck sheaths.  I also tend to make multiple knives to fit One Sheath  :)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/KnifeSheathsCrossDraw2.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/KnifeSheathsCrossDraw002.jpg)
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: Whip on August 09, 2009, 06:11:00 PM
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Originally posted by tippit:
Whip, I was kinda thinking she'd skin out Your goat   :)  
I'd sure like to give it a test drive  :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: kbaknife on August 09, 2009, 08:47:00 PM
Good lookin' stuff.
Nuthin' wrong with simple - less to go wrong!
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: Guru on August 09, 2009, 09:10:00 PM
Awesome Doc!!
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: Steve Nuckels on August 09, 2009, 09:38:00 PM
Doc, I love them both!

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Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: Steve O on August 09, 2009, 09:49:00 PM
I'm not saying anything...  :goldtooth:
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on August 09, 2009, 10:31:00 PM
very nice doc  :thumbsup:  
dana
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: BowHuntingFool on August 09, 2009, 10:34:00 PM
WOW, a couple of kick ass knives right there! The leather work is pretty awesome as well!
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: d. ward on August 10, 2009, 08:31:00 AM
as always Doc outstanding work.bd
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: Tom Phillips on August 13, 2009, 06:51:00 PM
Tippit,
       Hope you get alot of PH blood in her !!
 Good Luck.
Title: Re: Dark Timber
Post by: Roughcountry on August 14, 2009, 03:30:00 PM
Doc, I know where you can get one sheath made  :)  
Cool lookin blades. Ever since i saw one of your guards I've wondered about wet fitting leather to them to lock in a blade.