I made this knife for my friend/hunting buddy to go along with the bow I made for him earlier this year.
We actually met as a result of this site several years ago! He lived in Pampa and saw some of my bows here and inquired about making him one. I made one for him and a few years later he moved to Amarillo to be the Pastor at a large church. He supplied the materials for another bow last summer. He helped with the forms and glue-up.
I did a kitchen remodel this summer and he loaned me his miter saw which was a great help in making the trim go up. I thought a nice way to thank him would be to make a knife from the wood scraps from his bow.
The scales are grey actionwood and the bolsters are gaboon ebony. The spacer is bacote with brass accents. The mosaic pins are home made. I file worked a cross on the spine and used brass liners.
Hopefully he will get to use it on a hog soon!!
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Here is a pic of his bow.
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Nice !!! :thumbsup:
Bill
Amazing craftsmanship.
Very nice work. Lin
Man that knife looks great. :thumbsup:
Good friends are hard to come by! Very nice bow and knife! Excellant gift! Jason
Very nice looking knife. Anyone should be proud to carry a blade like that one.
Knife & bow are both amazing. Great stuff!
Very nice....buddy! - Phil
That is awesome!! Can I be your friend too?...lol
God bless,Mudd
PS: You don't really need to send me one, I know you care...lol
Very nice work. Thanks for sharing both the pics and the story.
Mike, that is SWEET!! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Very impressive indeed. Nice work!
Beautiful work of art. Wish that I had your talent. You're a good friend.
very nice work great knife
Methinks the wild pigs are in serious trouble. . .
Great workmanship from apparently a very close friend.
Are you looking for more friends? J/K great job!
Man that is a sweet pair right there. Very nice work for sure.
nice
Wow! Great knife. I have lots of tools to loan.
Wow,Very nice, matching bow and knife set. Never thought to ask my wife for that for Christmas. LOL
You've hit me hard. I am a closet knife freak that WAS recovering. I'll be talking with you soon I hope.....
Beautiful! Your friend is a lucky guy for sure!
Beautiful!
Great looking knife
Beautiful work there, love the color and match up.... Awesome gift for sure :clapper: :clapper:
Knife and sheath look great, excellent detail work. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That is awesome, very, very nice. he will love it. steve
Great work, and a great way to thank your friend. I'm sure he'll love it.
you are a fine craftsman that knife is beautiful
Cool stuff Mike!! What better than a beautiful knife to accent the beautiful bow you made!!
Works of art. :notworthy:
Your buddy is one lucky guy.