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Title: Elk Blade
Post by: tippit on August 27, 2009, 05:50:00 PM

Seems like every time I go on a new adventure, I need another knife.  After being with Iron Bull on the Ryegrass Ranch & seeing the sight of the Green River Rendezvous, I needed to go back to my old style of more hammered blacksmith blades.  This style seems to suite me better as none of my blades ever come out perfect anyway.

I have a pile of real nice handle material...mammoth tooth, deer-elk-sheep-moose antler, and plenty of nice exotic wood that seems to show up in my mail box  :)   But for a Fur Trade blade the trappers would have been carrying a forged blade from a local blacksmith  with a wood handle or a trade Green River blade.

So for my first ever elk hunt with Doug & Claudia, my Elk Blade is a very rough forged 5160, OAL 7 1/2 inches, hollow ground with a piece of throw away knotty-wormy Osage...Doc

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/ElkBlade002.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Knives/ElkBlade003.jpg)

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: sticshooter on August 27, 2009, 05:53:00 PM

SUPERB BLADE DOC AS ALWAYS. SOMEDAY I WANNA BE HALF AS GOOD AS YOU. REALLY!<><

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: TxMoon on August 27, 2009, 08:21:00 PM

WOW Doc I must say that is SWEET AS IT GETS~!   :notworthy:

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: 4runr on August 27, 2009, 08:27:00 PM

Dang Doc, I've seen alot of your blades in the past, this tops them ALL!!

Beautiful artwork Sir!!

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: Wapiti Chaser on August 27, 2009, 08:48:00 PM

WOW ! Only thing that will make that better is a little elk blood on it.

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: Kevin Evans on August 27, 2009, 09:07:00 PM

Lots of Character Doc!!!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: skullworks on August 27, 2009, 09:08:00 PM

Stunning work!!! WOW!!!

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: Steve O on August 27, 2009, 09:12:00 PM

Nice one Doc.  You better take Little Miss Pinecone something...she's got a lot of elk to work on this year!

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: Jack Denbow on August 27, 2009, 09:15:00 PM

Wow that is very nice Jeff.
Jack

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: Steve Nuckels on August 27, 2009, 10:41:00 PM

Doc I like your style and I love Osage!  Great combo for sure!

Will you get to go to the power hammer school too?

Good luck on the hunt!  Which bow will you take?

Steve

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Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: GRINCH on August 28, 2009, 12:26:00 AM

Doc perfect as always.

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: MYSTIKBOW on August 28, 2009, 01:02:00 PM

Great lookin blade Jeff. I've always liked the hammered look of your older blades. The OAL is about perfect for extended use work and that knot in the osage is neat!

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: DGW on August 28, 2009, 05:13:00 PM

Good looking knife. Wish I was taking it on my elk hunt.  good luck on your hunt  DAN

Title: Re: Elk Blade
Post by: DesertDude on August 29, 2009, 08:45:00 PM

that's about as perfect as a knife could be. Everything about it looks of class,,,,,,