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Title: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: Emmons on October 12, 2009, 04:04:00 PM

Here is a new one I finished.  Let me know what you think!!

Maple Burl Hunter
Hidden tang construction
5-1/2” Drop point blade in O1 tool-steel heat treated to a RC58-59
4-3/4” cutting edges
10-1/4” Overall Length
False edges on the spine
1-1/4 from edges to spine
5/32 thick at the guard and distal tapered
Stabilized Maple Burl handle with red, black, red spacers
416 Stainless steel guard and pins
Blade is hand rubbed to a 1200 grit finish
Hand tooled 9-10 oz. right hand sheath

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Thank you for looking,

James

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: skullworks on October 12, 2009, 04:28:00 PM

Beautiful work!

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: kbaknife on October 12, 2009, 04:32:00 PM

PERFECT user, buddy!
I hope that is headed to some lucky customer and you are not keeping that for yourself!?
A knife that nice needs to be out being seen by others.
Nice work.

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: Lin Rhea on October 12, 2009, 07:24:00 PM

There's no doubt about it. That's a great lookin knife AND sheath. Good work. Lin

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: prarieboy on October 12, 2009, 07:41:00 PM

Great Job!

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: Kevin Evans on October 12, 2009, 09:10:00 PM

Very clean !!!!
Great job, really like your lines,and flow.

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on October 13, 2009, 08:12:00 AM

There is only one thing to say NICE
dana

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: SoNevada Archer on October 13, 2009, 11:55:00 AM

Very nice!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: OconeeDan on October 15, 2009, 08:15:00 AM

Your knives and sheaths are looking GREAT
Dan

Title: Re: Maple Burl Hunter
Post by: Emmons on October 16, 2009, 10:06:00 AM

Thank you everyone for the nice words!  This is one that came together as planned, it does not alway happen that way, but it is noce when it does.  This kinfe is also the last one to be made with the 1 X 30 sander and files, as I have now up graded to a 2 X 72.  My hope is to reduces construction time and improve quality at the same time.

James