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Title: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: skullworks on October 14, 2010, 09:05:00 AM

Decided to try something different. This one is a Asian inspired tanto blade hog knife. The blade is 1095 carbon steel and 5-1/2" long. Oal is 10-3/4". Scales are ebony with a synthetic turquoise spacer against some bamboo that came from some flooring (Thanks Izzy!) with blue liners and 3/16" mosaic pins. The guard is nickel silver and has 1/8" mosaic pins holding it to give it a little different look.

 (http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c154/Skullworks02/KNIVES/1095TantoHogknife.jpg)

Thanks for looking!

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: kbaknife on October 14, 2010, 10:10:00 AM

That looks "sticky"!
I like the mosaic pins in the guard - nice touch.

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on October 14, 2010, 12:56:00 PM

Sweet looking piece of steel.

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: Over&Under on October 14, 2010, 03:27:00 PM

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Originally posted by kbaknife:
I like the mosaic pins in the guard - nice touch.

I couldn't agree more!!

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: amar911 on October 25, 2010, 10:28:00 PM

Clarence,

Good choice with the Asian theme - tanto blade and bamboo. I'm thinking of a different Tanto (Tonto - Jay Silverheels) when I look at the turquoise, although I guess Native Americans are thought to originally have come from Asia. I like the mosaic pins in the guard too, along with everything else you did with the knife.

Allan

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: skullworks on October 26, 2010, 06:11:00 PM

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Originally posted by amar911:
Clarence,

Good choice with the Asian theme - tanto blade and bamboo. I'm thinking of a different Tanto (Tonto - Jay Silverheels) when I look at the turquoise, although I guess Native Americans are thought to originally have come from Asia. I like the mosaic pins in the guard too, along with everything else you did with the knife.

Allan

I did debat over that but it provided a nice contrast. I have some that is more like jade. I might use that on the next one...which will be damascus.   :D

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: Wampus on October 26, 2010, 06:27:00 PM

Nice package!  I bet a plainer version of that with micarta scales would be popular with the military folks.

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: oldpaths on October 26, 2010, 10:05:00 PM

Nice attention to detail,the blue liners and turquoise spacer really make it POP!  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: johnis on October 27, 2010, 11:41:00 AM

The mosaic pins in the guard is a very good idea.nice looking knife

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: DannyBows on October 27, 2010, 03:41:00 PM

I really like that one, Sweet!

Title: Re: 1095 Tanto Hog Knife
Post by: tradsniper on November 03, 2010, 05:52:00 PM

wow that is a great looking knife!