Show off your fixed blades!
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I just 're handled my old Mora micarta,leather stacked and stag
Paul,
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A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
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Great job, zed, crown stag is getting hard to find and becoming very expensive. Nice job on the sharpening steel too!
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Thanks mate ,I was lucky to be sent a box of antler I've got another underway and finnished this CRKT Civet neck knife today1967redrider wrote:Great job, zed, crown stag is getting hard to find and becoming very expensive. Nice job on the sharpening steel too!
Paul,
friendship is a rare and precious gift,
A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
friendship is a rare and precious gift,
A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
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You're certainly showing off some fine stag, Zed! I especially like that last one you posted.
This one is nowhere near as fancy as yours but I've had it in the field a couple of times since hunting season opened and it has proven to be a very handy tool. Since it is a very affordable Case with synthetic handles, it is a candidate for re-handling at some point.....when I get off my dead arse and start working in my basement shop again.
This one is nowhere near as fancy as yours but I've had it in the field a couple of times since hunting season opened and it has proven to be a very handy tool. Since it is a very affordable Case with synthetic handles, it is a candidate for re-handling at some point.....when I get off my dead arse and start working in my basement shop again.
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I look forward to seeing the picture Charlie.
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Thanks mate that case would look awesome in stagSasquach wrote:You're certainly showing off some fine stag, Zed! I especially like that last one you posted.
This one is nowhere near as fancy as yours but I've had it in the field a couple of times since hunting season opened and it has proven to be a very handy tool. Since it is a very affordable Case with synthetic handles, it is a candidate for re-handling at some point.....when I get off my dead arse and start working in my basement shop again.
Paul,
friendship is a rare and precious gift,
A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
friendship is a rare and precious gift,
A day without a pocket knife is the day your need it,
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I believe one of the things he was famous for was his handle bolt system, I see they are still available.terryl308 wrote:Ken98K, I thought those pins looked a little weird, he never used mosaic pins but most of his were what I call "birds eye" type or on some of his really fancy knives they might have been engraved. Bob is probably the most copied custom knife maker around and he didn't mind being copied, he said it was a complement to his work. Terry
https://usaknifemaker.com/loveless-styl ... brass.html
I've also read that he did a lot of copying himself in his earlier days.
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When I rehandled mine, I was surprised to discover there are 1/2" holes under those factory scales.Sasquach wrote:You're certainly showing off some fine stag, Zed! I especially like that last one you posted.
This one is nowhere near as fancy as yours but I've had it in the field a couple of times since hunting season opened and it has proven to be a very handy tool. Since it is a very affordable Case with synthetic handles, it is a candidate for re-handling at some point.....when I get off my dead arse and start working in my basement shop again.
I machined some 1/2" x 1/4" bushings from aluminum stock.
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Let's go Brandon!
Let's go Brandon!
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Bob did not think it was ok to rip off his designs! If a maker asked him, he would provide a pattern, Jim still does that in the shop. Copying his logo is counterfeit, just like making a T. Bose slipjoint design and stamping it with a T.Bose stamp. Tony gladly provides patterns at request also.
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A new Gerber Guardian.
I believe this is another RW Loveless design.
I believe this is another RW Loveless design.
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Let's go Brandon!
Let's go Brandon!
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Anyway, I finally got my stag! It’s another little guy too, only 7’’ overall with a 3 1/2’’ blade. I seem to be leaning toward small hunters, boys knives, I guess. I just like them better than the big ones.
As always, info appreciated!
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I see that as a bird and trout knife. It just sounds better than boys knife. Lol!
Nice little knife. Enjoy it. Ed
Nice little knife. Enjoy it. Ed
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My 3.
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My KaBar USMC
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There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
There are those who are...and those who wish they were. He himself decides.
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This is made by Felipe Reis from Brasil
to my oder.
4,4" 5160 & 4,2" brasilian Jacaranda wood
Guard 5160 blued later by me with GunBlue
to my oder.
4,4" 5160 & 4,2" brasilian Jacaranda wood
Guard 5160 blued later by me with GunBlue
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That is a very handsome looking knife. The blade shape and handle are a beautiful match. I personally prefer a larger ricasso. Congratulations on a superb creation.
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All FINE FBs being posted!!! KOOL!! John
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Make sure some of them are Dirt!!!
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Make sure some of them are Dirt!!!
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Nice looking blade bigbore..
This is a Ralph Bone I have, thought it would make a good skinner, just to nice to use.
This is a Ralph Bone I have, thought it would make a good skinner, just to nice to use.
Bob
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I always appreciate a substantial lower guard on a fixed blade that is intended for serious/heavy cutting.
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Beginning in 1950's and lasting through to the 1980's, Stag handled German fixed blades were popular. There was a believe by some that German steel was "superior". I think this was a myth started by the importers of German knives.
Top among these knives were the "sets" of 2 knives in one sheath, a big one and a small one. Here is a set with the biggest of the big.
These were made by many Solingen cutlery manufacturers. One of the older (1888) and most highly regarded was Anton Wingen Jr. with the Othello logo.
Here is an Anton Wingen Jr. 2 knife set, the large knife is OAL 13" and blade a little over 8"; small knife OAL 7 1/2", blade 4".
I think this is a great example of this time of German imports.
kj
Top among these knives were the "sets" of 2 knives in one sheath, a big one and a small one. Here is a set with the biggest of the big.
These were made by many Solingen cutlery manufacturers. One of the older (1888) and most highly regarded was Anton Wingen Jr. with the Othello logo.
Here is an Anton Wingen Jr. 2 knife set, the large knife is OAL 13" and blade a little over 8"; small knife OAL 7 1/2", blade 4".
I think this is a great example of this time of German imports.
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Wonderful looking knives kj. Very distinctive.
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Lots of those German hunting knives have a lot of appeal. I still have a couple around, a Lutters and a Wingen Othello, both woodcraft versions.
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Calvin, i have a knife that looks the same as the one you posted above. It is a "Premier", (an importer of knives) and is the first fixed blade i bought myself. It was in the window of the local hardware store circa 1958 and i still have it.
onehikes: you are well equipped to go hiking !
kj
onehikes: you are well equipped to go hiking !
kj