yes very cool

This bearded chef away to kitchen duty has Honduran Rosewood handles on the NitroV SS blade.

Gorgeous!!!
I think I need another bearded chef in Nitro V thin grind behind the edge. What handle material? Micarta? That rosewood? Desert Ironwood? Lanyard hole?

Be happy to do so. I have some spectacular and rare Chitim wood blocks and a super rare cross cut and bookmarked set of scales. Have a number of other woods in the exhibition grade as well depending on what you would like along with resin ivory and other synthetics and micartas

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Originally posted by Von Gruff:
Be happy to do so. I have some spectacular and rare Chitim wood blocks and a super rare cross cut and bookmarked set of scales. Have a number of other woods in the exhibition grade as well depending on what you would like along with resin ivory and other synthetics and micartas

Can you email me the pics of the wood you have ? Thanks

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Can you email me the pics of the wood you have ? Thanks

Will do so over the weekend

These two are new design and away to a friend. The 9 inch Butchers knife (available in 9 to 12 inches) and the 7 1/2 inch BKC knife (Byrd Kitchen @ Camp Knife) both with turtle shell synthetic handles.

Who is your U.S. agent?

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Originally posted by Colin Masters:
Who is your U.S. agent?

United States agent is Tony Byrd at byrdlaserengraving.com,

or Facebook Byrd Laser Engraving

email tony@byrdlaserengraving.com

or call Tony on 309-261-1421

This set is heading awy to its new home in the morning. 7 1/2 and 5 1/2 chef with 5 in general purpose and a 4 inch paring knife with pearlesant black cherry polyester scales on the Cryo quenched NitroV stainless blades.

This set away in the morning. I am increasingly favouring the K-tip design chef knife with its depth of blade further out toward the tip.
An 8 inch K-tip, a 5 inch general purpose and a His n Her steak knife set in the travel case all in cryo quenched NitroV with ss pins in the Camel bone handles.

I was sent a pair of bog oak scales and a pair of small mamoth tusk pieces. The guy hadn't checked sizes before ordering but wanted to know what I could do with them for one of the knives he has on order. The mamoth tusk was marginally thicker on the one side so to get the most out it I decided to mill the front of the scales and use them as thier own liner under the tusk but angled the scale when milling the recess.
Then after the handle were dry fitted and shaped , I got them finish sanded and buffed. I will be able to re touch where the pins are in final assembly without harming anything else. Have lightly radiused the underside edge and the right round the steel as well and have etched it so for the next 12 hours it will sit in the coffee after which it get a carefull sit in hot water to clean residue off, be blow dried with the heat gun and get a spray down with wd40 then left for 48 hrs to "set" before the stone washing.

This one is for a friends sons birthday and is the Mini Skiner in 1084 with scolloped OD canvas micarta over orange liners in hot waxed, initialled and edge stamped sheath

This pair of knives is away to day and or one in particular it has been an interesting chalenge with new materials and techniques. The conversation started a while back asking if I had worked with bog oak and mamoth tusk so after some decisions on various aspects of the knife the oak and tusk were purchased only toi find the tusk was really quite thin segments and not the size that would make the suitable for stand alone bolsters so they were shipped off to me with the decision beling left untill they arrived to see how they might best be used. When they arrived and after a bit of thought it was agreed that I would mill down the front of the bog oak to be its own liner under the mamoth tuskand because the tusk was thinner on one side I angled the milling to retain as much of the tusk as possible when shaping began.
This was to be for a Heavy hunter, so after making sure the handle would fit the tang I went ahead with the milling and epoxied them together.
Becauser the blade was to be stone washed I decided to pre fit them so after the stone washing and final fitting there would be no interuption in the stone washed effect as is usual when fitting the handles afterwards.

I radiused all the edges round both the scales (apart from the front of the bolster of course) and the knife tang then gave the blade a good acetone wash, etched it and gave it a 6 hour coffee soak before a gentle hot water wash, an oil and sat it for 48 hrs to set. Then the stone washing left it with a very nice and dark finish so again it was acetone washed and the handles epoxied and pinned on. When it was being pre fitted I would tap the pins through to protrude on the opposite side so I could shape the one side the reverse it for the other which left me with long pins but after the epoxy dried I cut them off with side cutters and carefully filed them down to the surface gently sanded again and re buffed the surface. Have been really pleased with how they finished up. The sheath is a left hasnd behind the back cross draw and with a second knife to go as well, a Chamois Hunter in plain furniture was made using a block of black locut and it also sits in a left hand sheath.

This one away today to Tanzania. A PH EDC (professional hunter) with a nice set of book matched hickory scales with lanyard tube over curve backed buffalo horn bolsters on the 1075 blade.

his Wapiti Hunter has orange liners under the scolloped OD canvas micarta scales on the 1075 blade and is for a Serbian Hunter coming to NZ to hunt. Another country added to the list where my knives have thier home.





And an AH EDC with this one having mild steel bolster and pomel and a nice set of rosewood scales on the 1084 blade in a closed top sheath with the A H logo away to the US

A pretty little paring knife with Karelian Birch on the 4 inch NitroV stainless blade away today.

This set away today with 71/2 and 5 1/2 inch chefs with a 5 inch general purpose and a 4 inch paring knife. Really pretty Chittim handles with mini corby bolts.

The new pattern Byrd Camp Knife with 7 1/2 in 1084 carbon steel with this first of the series being engraved for my agent who it is named for.
The description from my website
The Byrd camp knife is the ideal knife for all foods from meat through to vegetables in those situations where a rugged all purpose knife is needed whether it is at camp or for the family barbeque. This one has Buffalo horn scales over blaze orange liners fixed with corby bolts to the 7 1/2 inch 1084 carbon steel blade.

First three Lion knife handled general purpose kitchen knives for a friends shop in the victorian Precinct in Oamaru. Had a bit of a glitch with the etching (size wise) on the two top stainlessknives and the engraving on the carbon steel blade. Should have been an "N" on the end of Victoria and all future blades will be have the etching and engraving the same size as the smaller option but they will serve as they are for the first delivery.
top knife is "spilled Milk" acrylic over micarta on NitroV stainless blade
middle knife is Resin Ivory over micarta on the NitroV stainless blade
Lower knife is English Oak on 1095 Carbon steel blade.

These three were finished and one went in the post, one is to be picked up and I delivered the 3rd one to nieces husband today. Great ride with a 216 mile mile on the bike by the time we got home again.

Hunter skinner with acacia scales on 1084 blade



Bird and Trout with canvas micarta on the NitroV blade



And the Bushcraft Hunter with scolloped canvas micarta on the O1 blade and the view on the way home on the coastal route.

The first in the new series K tip chef knives on its way. This is a 10 1/2 inch NitroV blade with Chittim handles to completment a set of knives shipped earlier.

Some nice knives!

Knife # 900
I have a few days hunting organised for the 14 - 16 Dec so decided it was time to retire my old standby Light hunter with the end grain olivewood handles so I made myself this Tahr Hunter with scolloped OD canvas micarta handle over blaze liners with lanyard tube on the 1075 blade with jimping.

Nice!

A Hunter skinner in 1084 with jarrah habndle scales in closed top sheath with honing steel. A bit of texturing and stamping on the sheath.




A 1095 Tahr Hunter with jimping and a spalted Buckeye handle over CB buffalo horn bolsters in closed top sheath with edge stamping.




A 1095 Old Western Hunter with Cherry Burl over CB buffalo horn in closed top sheath with edge stamping.

A new butcher knife for me. Cryo quenched 9 inch nitroV blade with stainless bolster, stainless and G10 spacers and a G10 liner under the Honduran Rosewood handle.

These three Buffalo Skiners have best grade Walnut over buffalo horn curve back bolsters on 1075 HC blades with engraved names in closed top sheaths with edge stamping and an attached honing steel.

Some beautiful handles!

A Tahr Hunter with scolloped OD canvas micarta over orange G10 liners with lanyard tube and spine jimping on the 1095 HC blade in a new design 10degree horrozontal sheath with top closure.





A pair of filleting knves with blue G10 over black liners on the 4 1/2 and 6 inch NitroV SS blades.



A pair of whittling knives for a carver to test so grinder finished blades with the top one being a primary whittler with 2 1/2 inch blade and the detail whittler with finer pointed 1 1/4 in blade in 1075 HC steel.



And there is a field scalpel with walnut on the nitroV SS blade in pocket or pack sheath.

Two I had etched and ready to go. A 9 invh butcher with curve backed buffalo horn bolsterand walnut on the 1084 HC blade, and a Tahr Hunter with spalted Buckeye over the curve backed buffalohorn bolster on the spine jimped 1095 HC blade. This oe is a first memorial prize fror a young man from the rodeo community a a bull rider will be the winner on the day.

A Buffalo Skiner with walnut over curve back buffalo horn bolster on the initials etched 1075 blade in closed top sheath with edge stamping and attached honing steel.

The 4 piece K-tip Chef set comprizing the 10 and 8 inch chef's with the 6 inch general purpose and the 4 inch paring knife with Chittim handles all on cryo quenched NitroV blades. The knife block is a one off as it was a labour intensive design and trial exercise because of the length of the10 inch blade needing more than the usual upright block, and the multiple angles of every piece of the macrocarpa wood took time and trials to get right.





The Heavy hunter with Koa over CB Buff on 1075 blade in stamped, closed top sheath and the little field scalpel with walnut on the NitroV blade in a pocket or pack sheath.

This is a 3 piece K-tip chef set I made for my niece with black cherry acrylic scales on the cryo quenched NitroV blade.

Have this sword in the wakizashi style all finished with its 21 inch 1075 blade, brass guard and white ash handle and scabbard with back carry straping.

A one off Kitchen boning knife with its 6 inch straight backed thicker/stiffer 3/16 1075 HC blade with chocolate Karelian Birch handle going forward of the finger notch as specified.

Garry,

Great knives. Buried with work and trying to get ready for a hunt in July, but when I come up for air, I'd like to talk to you about the Bushcraft hunter you have and some kitchen knives.

I love the lion knife you did for me but want to check with my travel agent about whether I can transit it through Amsterdam. They get pretty particular on knives you know. I might want to see if you could make a scaled down version, say 4" instead of 6". I know they don't have a problem with a 4" blade. But that Bushcraft Hunter you have looks like a very practical knife. Also want to talk about some of your excellent looking kitchen knives, for me and for gifts.

Really like those closed sheaths by the way.

Thank you for the kind words David. Be very happy to discuss what you may need as far as the lion knife length question goes and of course to build any knives you may want for personal use or as gifts.