Just finished this one up today.
5 1/4" from tip to guard. 56 layer twist pattern of 1084 and 15n20.
Cocobolo and antiqued nickel silver fittings.......a bit of cro magnon quality engraving thrown in for fun :knothead:
I'll post some more pics when I get the sheath done.
Let me know what you think.
Darcy :campfire:
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Mogg Toog
double post
:laughing:
You even said it twice!
Darcy
I love everything about this one. I really like how you do the finials without a butt plate and the engraving is awesome.
You make pretty knife ooh ooh aah aah.
Very cool Darcy! I think we need a close up of that spacer though....
Man that's pretty!
I like it!
Thanks guys. I will add some more detail pics this weekend......including the sheath and a close up of the spacer for you Ben.
Supposed to go ice fishing with my Brother tomorrow, so the sheath has to wait another day. :D
Darcy :campfire:
This is a new favorite! I love this knife! More pictures when you can please.
Matt you're killing me. :D
Darcy, I think the engraving is perfect! I like the Damascus... great knife!
I tried some engraving, it was a disaster!
Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Foundation
That is an outstanding looking knife. I love the profile, fit, and finish. Great work! :)
I like the overall knife, but I am particularly drawn to that spacer. It fits nicely to the whole package.
Not too little - not too much.
Great looking hunter Darcy!
Thanks guys. I almost got the sheath finished tonight, will finish it up tomorrow and take some more pics.
Darcy :campfire:
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A few more pics. As you can see I was serious about the cro magnon quality engraving. I am out of practice, and nickel silver is soft, so it's tougher to control the cut depth.......I think it fits with the antique look I was going for anyway.
Darcy :campfire:
The sheath turned out great. Very interesting tooling pattern. It compliments the knife perfectly.
Wow! the last photo really showcases that piece very well!
Really nice, and the geometric pattern on that beautiful sheath is well done, that's not an easy task!
Steve
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Potomac Forge
Member, W.F. Moran Foundation
ABS
Thanks much guys.
Darcy :campfire:
Thanks for sharing the extra pics. Really cool knife and the sheath looks great too.
Thanks Ben.
Darcy :campfire:
Beautiful knife. Isn't anything not to like on this one Darcy.
That knife doesn't call for Winston Churchill engraving. What you did fits perfectly to the character of the knife and REALLY sets it off.
Knife, sheath, engraving; altogether a really nice package. One of the prettiest I've seen.
Thanks for the comments guys.
Bladepeek, I could live several more lifetimes and not catch up to Churchill, Hunt, Hands, or Coggan, so I'm glad you feel mine works OK here :D
Darcy :campfire:
Darcy I can not imagine anyone not appreciating the knife but in that last photo... the fit of the entire package is simply spot on... the engraving, the leather and antler on the handle... I just keep staring... the detailed leather work is beautiful. Do you have a couple photos of that sheath without the knife blocking it? Thanks for sharing your work, Jim
Darcy, on your sheath..I see you lined and folded over the liner on the front (which looks excellent). Do you also line and fold over the liner on the other side of the sheath as well?
Thanks guys.
bjansen,
I did line the back side as well.....the liner was folded over like the front, but a bit longer, and then skived thin and the belt loop piece stiched on over the top. I hope that makes sense cause I never took a pic of that and it's enroute to the lone star state as we speak.
Thanks Jim, I have this pic I took of the knife in the sheath..........
Darcy :campfire:
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Thanks Darcy.
love it! Thank you!
WOW!! What A Beauty!