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Originally posted by Von Gruff:

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Originally posted by boom stick:
The giraffe bone and buffalo horn knife is just sublime.

I am fortunate in having a source of raw giraffe bone straight from South Africa. Have a half dozen handles worth in the hot cupboard.

I may need some come my next birthday or Christmas. Also the first knife with the metal curved bolster makes me drool too. I see a paring knife in my future...

Lots to choose from on my website with the models shown, adapt any of themm as your preference dictates or as with the bearded series design a completely new style

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Originally posted by Von Gruff:
Lots to choose from on my website with the models shown, adapt any of themm as your preference dictates or as with the bearded series design a completely new style

As my Dad would say, “You are a scholar and a gentleman”.

With all the handsanding done on this lot, it was time to look at handles on those that are not going into the ready drawer.


From the left is some antler but there will be brass guard ad pommel on that one then a nice piece of walnut over spalted buckeye bolsters koa over buff and gold tassie blackwood over buff. box Elder on the 7 in chef and stunning piece of Honduran rosewood on the 5 in chef. english oak on the general pupose and burma camphor burl on the pair of steak knives.

Some beautiful wood on the way. Spent some time this morning selecting some more exhibition grade handle blocks. This is part of the selection with gold and dark Koa, box elder, spalted maple, and hickory burl among them. As always the pic does not really show the spectaculer colours and contrasts that is reveasled when it is in hand but Jason Williams does short videos of the blocks I select, turning them in all directiosn so I can get a full picture of what is offered.

A descent result for the day with these now in the handle rack waiting for leather.

Is that Honduran rosewood knife already sold? Do you have more wood like that?

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Originally posted by boom stick:
Is that Honduran rosewood knife already sold? Do you have more wood like that?

No not sold. I made some of these for the local outlet. I have one more set of scales for a slim handled knife

This one is ready to go now and is a one off new design.
The Harpoon fighter has light hamon on the 1095 blade with fullers and false edge and skull breaker.
Double angled brass bolster with 4 spacers and a black liner under the zebrawood handle

And another new design for the Grayling Fisherman
four inch NitroV SS blade with Spalted Buckeye, brass bolster and pommel, with lanyard tube for the snake knot and loop lanyard to retrieve from the deep set sheath for seurity

Some rather nice blister maple on this order with a customer wanting these AH EDC's for his brothers and father and then a Hunter skinner dressed with Spalted buckeye and all in the new design 10* horrizontal carry sheath. The AH EDC's have the lanyard tube with 4 snake knot and bead to assist with retrieve from the sheath but the Hunter Skinner has more blade length/balance in front of the carry point that it dose not need the extra depth (length of sheath ahead of the belt loop) that may make it less carryable than the way it is.

a fun one from an old set of sheep sheer blades

Two PH EDC's (Professional Hunter) are ready to go as well.
the first one has curve back buffalo horn bolster and a rather nice piece of Koa on the 1095 blade in stamped hot waxed sheath





This one has curve back buffalo horn bolster with Giraaffe bone scales on the 1095 blade in the initialled sheath with croc skin inlay

And a set of His 'n' Her steak knives with Burma camphor burl on the NitroV blades

I would not pass a lie detector test is I said that I was not drooling over the buffalo horn/Giraffe bone knife. Just needs a lanyard tube for me. The design and form/functionality are tops.

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Originally posted by Von Gruff:
Two PH EDC's (Professional Hunter) are ready to go as well.
the first one has curve back buffalo horn bolster and a rather nice piece of Koa on the 1095 blade in stamped hot waxed sheath





This one has curve back buffalo horn bolster with Giraaffe bone scales on the 1095 blade in the initialled sheath with croc skin inlay

That is my Professional Hunter EDC pattern.
I bought a selection of para cord in OD, chocolate, black and white so can do lanyards to match most handles

I have a knife that sits deep in a leather sheath like that one and it needs the square braid lanyard to quickly deploy tip up
and tip down depending on how I grip the lanyard/knife junction.

It probably could have been better with a lanyard but the customer wanted the deep set sheath as he had lost a couple of knives from lessor sheaths and wanted the security but there was no mention of a lanyard and with it not something usually being part to this pattern I did not even think of it during the design process.

Exciting new option for my US custimer base with blade engraving being done in Illinois by Tony from Byrd Laser Engraving LLC These are the first ones off his bench and I am really happy with the added touch they add to the knives.

A few more ready to ship off today
Safari knife with Giraffe bone over buffalo horn on 1084 blade.


PH EDC with Spalted Buckeye over bronze on the stonewashed 1095 blade edge dyed and stamped sheath,


EDC Khukuri with OD canvas micarta on the 12C27 SS blade in the X draw sheath.


AH EDC with giraffe bone on the 1084 blade with chocolate lanyard and ivory colour bead.


Sheep shear blade with red gum.


Pig sticker with OD canvas micarta on the 1075 blade in X draw sheath,


J T Ranger with Acacia handle on the 1095 blade in standard sheath.


and lastly there is a Wapiti Hunter Butcher with Tasmanian blackwood over buffalo horn on the 1095 blade

Two pair of Graylings ready to go. 4 inch NitroV blades (cryo quenched)




First pair with one having Lacewood black spacers and brass with the other having resin ivory with black spacers and stainless. A sivler ring on the ivory knife for a bit more bling with less belly in the blade as requested.





And a pair with NZ woods. Top one with Rimu black spacers and brass while the second of the pair has swamp kauri with the black spacers and brass

Nice work.

Got these all ready for an edge on them today.
A 12 1/2 inch carbon steel Cimeter with ebony bolster with SS spacer and Koa handle.
The 5 inch Nakiri cryo treated NitroV stainless blade has a buckeye burl handle with brass and stainless spacers.


Then there is this pairing of a 10 inch carving knife with 8 inch fork both in cryo treated NitroV stainless with a brass and stainless guard and spacer under the Karilean Birch handles

Beautiful and functional-all in one!

Finally able to get this order done and sharpenedafter hold-ups with the handle material. A full set of the kitchen knives plus a 1911 grip set from the little 3 inch peeler through the His n Hers table knives, 4 inch and 5 1/2 inc general purpose, 5 1/2 inchh chef, 7 1/2 inch chef, 71/2 inch nakiri to the bearded chef. All have blades of croyo treated NitroV (bar the bearded chef that was freezer treated as it dosent fit in the neck of the liquid nitrogen container) and all with Resin Ivory handles.
I started again on the 1911 grip set as I wasn;t happy with the first set and it was night and day difference on the mill as oppsed to the dripp press.

That’s what I call a set of knives!
Maybe you can now make a 1911 series using the new grips you just made for larger knives.
Who would not want a chef knife with pistol grips?

One thing that is blatantly obvious and amazing is you get over 9” of blade length for about the same overall length as a steak knife with the bearded chef knife. It is truly unique and can do so much.

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Originally posted by boom stick:
One thing that is blatantly obvious and amazing is you get over 9” of blade length for about the same overall length as a steak knife with the bearded chef knife. It is truly unique and can do so much.

And have another to do with the same resin ivory scales for my accountant and that will about pay for his fees for doing last years taxes. Win win for me.

Been playing with a new design for police rescue. Will be from cryo treated 4.8mm NitroV so plenty stout and with the low sabre grind will leave a good edge. The glass breaker behind the handle is square to the centerline so will be a platform to hammer against if the need is to drive the tip into a vehicle pannel and I may even look at kydex for the sheath as the micarta handle will be another first with textured/scalloped finish.

Ready for foil wrap and heat treat when I get some more liquid nitrogen for the cryo quench

Question…
Is this a customer design?
I have some possible input for the rescue aspect but not so much the police side for a future spin on the concept.

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Originally posted by boom stick:
Question…
Is this a customer design?
I have some possible input for the rescue aspect but not so much the police side for a future spin on the concept.

Not a customer design but one I came to after some thought and a bit of feedback from a police/customer who is in the shop watching his hunting knife being made on his days off.

So this batch includes a PH EDC with CB Buff horn and double dyed Buckeye.


Then there is the Khurkuri EDC with rosewood over brass on the 1075 blade


A pair of Graylings with one haveing the belly in the NitroV blade with the other being the new slimline. Lacewood over brass with blackspacers and a resin ivory over stainless and again with the black liner.

A pair of matching PH EDC's with hickory burl over CB Buffalo horn on the 1095 blades in initialled sheaths.


And the very last giraffe bone on an AH EDC form what I got in before the crazy cites restrictions came in stopping any more.

A Safari knife with spalted maple over CB Buffalo horn on 1095 blade in cross draw sheath

A PH EDC with Hickory Burl over CB Bronze on the 1095 blade and a Light Hunter with Desert Ironwood over CB Buff horn.


A PH EDC with Koa over CB Buff horn on the 1095 blade and an Old Western with Amboyna burl over CB Buff horn on the 1095blade


And a Light Hunter with 100 grit finish canvas micarta handle on the stone washed 1084 blade.

And another Bearded Chef with resin ivory on the NitroV bladeto finish this batch

Full youtube video on the Emergency Services Rescue knife I have just completed. For those who watched part one skip to the 20 minute mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...&ab_channel=VonGruff

This is one I did some time back and have just got the full edit on the video done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?...&ab_channel=VonGruff