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Title: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: tippit on March 26, 2011, 07:05:00 PM

Last weekend I forged up four blades...one for Larry Surtees plus one for St Judes...but which one  :rolleyes:  The second St Judes possibility is a small seven inch OAL hunter/caper with a three inch blade out of 5160.  The handle is Buckeye burl with copper liners and copper peened pins.  This one wasn't as easy to handle cause the Buckeye burl is so much softer than the ironwood.  So even though the handle is peened in place, I saturated everything with thin super glue, sanded it out, and finished it with Tru Oil.  

Scott will get a kick out of the next two pictures cause when I sent him a knife for a St Judes sheath...the knife was in para-cord!  He had to guess how much room to leave for a finished handle.  Good guess Scott  ;)  

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/St%20Judes%202011/StJudes2011027.jpg)

On this view, you can see the copper liners better.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/St%20Judes%202011/StJudes2011034.jpg)

I won't bore ya'll anymore with the rest of the blades...but one of these will be Scott & my St Judes project.  Thanks for looking...Doc

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/St%20Judes%202011/StJudes2011023.jpg)

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: skullworks on March 26, 2011, 07:14:00 PM

Decisions, decisions....do both! LOL!

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: tippit on March 26, 2011, 07:17:00 PM

Only One knife this year unlike my six last year...too many other things in the fire brewing.  Doc

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: swp on March 26, 2011, 07:52:00 PM

Someone will be a lucky owner no matter which one you decide to go with!

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: DANA HOLMAN on March 26, 2011, 08:49:00 PM

Man, both of them is outstanding, very hard to decide. I guess you could do ( any, many, mighty, mo) I thought it was funny
nice knives
Dana

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: JMR on March 26, 2011, 10:26:00 PM

They both are great,  I'm glad I don't have to choose

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: amar911 on March 27, 2011, 01:01:00 AM

What wonderful knives, and what a wonderful thing for you to do -- again! Thanks for all the good things you do on a regular basis, Jeff. Both Larry and the St. Jude's winner will be very happy.

Allan

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: OconeeDan on March 27, 2011, 08:23:00 AM

Jeff, your knives are considerable gifts, you really make them nice!
Dan

Title: Re: 2nd Possibility for St Judes
Post by: Roughcountry on March 30, 2011, 02:05:00 AM

Those are both great blades Jeff, someones gonna be happy to win the bid. RS