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Old 11-14-2013, 01:49 PM
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A Couple of Hunters

Here's a couple of hunters I finished today. I liked them so much I thought I'd share. The one with the handle made up of ivory followed by the drops off my usual stabilized wood handles has a 4.5" blade of 52100 and a wrought iron guard. The other one has a 4.5" blade of BG-42 , an ironwood spacer, and a stabilized Sea Cow Rib handle (several thousand years old). Both are stock removal and hollow ground...


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Old 11-14-2013, 01:55 PM
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I love that first one. I still haven't figured out that grind yet but I'll keep tryin, lol

Great work Ray!


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Old 11-14-2013, 02:17 PM
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Wow those are awesome. Wish I could get mine that nice. What did you use to blacken the first blade?


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Old 11-14-2013, 02:27 PM
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Just a FeCl etch like you would do with damascus (which this isn't). For extra rust protection the blade is coated with melted carnauba wax which is why you may see what looks like scratches, bumps or scrapes but that wax is very hard and will keep the blade clean until the new owner takes delivery. The guard was allowed to rust a little to bring out whatever pattern the wrought iron might have and this piece had a pattern that is almost bird's eye, then it was oiled ....


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Nicely done Ray , love that wrought guard , two thumbs up on both knives !!

Ray have you tried fecl on O1 ?


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Old 11-14-2013, 04:23 PM
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QUOTE: Ray have you tried fecl on O1 ?

Yes, many times. In fact, I just posted a question about that myself. Look at the thread immediately below this one on the Newbies page ...


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They look awsome Ray! Very very nice!
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Old 11-14-2013, 06:15 PM
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Very Nice!


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Id be very interested in seeing a top view of those knives .
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Ray, Man that is very nice work. Thank you for sharing.
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Old 11-15-2013, 07:31 AM
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Beautiful knives Ray, I love the finishes and handle material.
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Old 11-15-2013, 09:14 AM
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Bowman, the finishes are dead simple. Everything is professionally stabilized material so all I needed to do was sand to 400 grit and buff .....


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Old 11-15-2013, 12:04 PM
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Eric,

Here's a top view of the handles. BTW, the knife with the Sea Cow handle sold within 5 hours of being placed on my website ...


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Old 11-15-2013, 04:43 PM
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Beautiful. The stacked handle is like a buffet for the eyes. Exactly where does one find ancient sea cow ribs? :-;


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Old 11-15-2013, 05:02 PM
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I've had that rib piece for so long I have forgotten where I got it. It's the kind of thing I sometimes find at Boone Trading though. Any place that would sell mastodon ivory or giraffe bone would also be a potential source ....


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