Favorite Fancy Knife

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:09 pm

So, the thread on using knives got me to thinking. What is your favorite fancy knife?
This is from a bladesmith that is sadly no longer with us, John Schulps.

Pete44ru · Post by **Pete44ru** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:18 pm

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The damascus "Bird & Trout" knife w/sheath by Rick Cox (Montana).

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Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Fri Sep 23, 2016 12:35 pm

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 4:44 pm

A buddy of mine has sleep apnea, we call him Vader because he has to wear a mask to sleep.
I did up a knife for him and personalized for him.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:47 pm

Blackjack #7

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sat Sep 24, 2016 10:13 pm

I was awarded this for organizing protests in Charlotte, N.C.---6

guido4198 · Post by **guido4198** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 5:25 am

"Donald Trump's wall WILL WORK. China built one 2000 years ago and they still don't have any Mexicans."

OMG Sixgun....!!!!!!
Darn near cost me a keyboard...!!!
Thank You though. I LOVE IT.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:57 am

guido4198 wrote: Thank You though. I LOVE IT.

Your welcome......now...back to the knives......and the protests

---6

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 9:48 am

Sixgun wrote:

Is that Darth Vader on the knife... ??

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 5:49 pm

Griff wrote:]
Is that Darth Vader on the knife... ??

Yea, that's Darth Vader...complete with white robe and pointy hat.

----6

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun Sep 25, 2016 8:31 pm

The fanciest? Has to be this Snow Custom Damascus I was blessed to get in a fundraising raffle on this forum....

mark · Post by **mark** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:38 am

Pete44ru wrote:
The damascus "Bird & Trout" knife w/sheath by Rick Cox (Montana).

Very nice knife and sheath, Mark.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:06 am

Built this little ivory handle skinner last year, and hope to give it a try this fall for elk season.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 10:21 am

marlinman93 wrote:Built this little ivory handle skinner last year, and hope to give it a try this fall for elk season.

So... got your application in to be on "Forged in Fire"... the 'reality' show about knife & sword makers?

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:04 pm

GunnyMack wrote:A buddy of mine has sleep apnea, we call him Vader because he has to wear a mask to sleep.
I did up a knife for him and personalized for him.

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:13 pm

Yea, that's Darth Vader...complete with white robe and pointy hat. ----6

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:43 am

Griff wrote:So... got your application in to be on "Forged in Fire"... the 'reality' show about knife & sword makers?

Not me Griff! I'm a real amateur, and couldn't compete with even the worst of professional makers!

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 11:13 am

This could be fancy but it needs an edge.

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:55 am

Managed to put a pretty nice edge on it with the Spyderco Sharpmaker. Mostly used the coarse rods, took hours.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 9:16 am

Late to the party as usual. My favorite knife today is the last one I made. I started this one last November but things got in the way and it sat on the back burner until a month ago.
It came out pretty nice,I would say. Folders are much more difficult to make than a Fixed blade,for me at least.

My design,my pattern,totally from bar stock, heat treat done by Texas Knife supply. Rosewood scales.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:03 am

that is ridiculously beautiful. do you get tired of hearing that?

what barstock?

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:14 am

Outstanding work Chuck! That's an amazing knife!

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 12:22 pm

Beautiful.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 12:32 pm

Chuck, that's simply stunning.....

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 4:35 pm

Thanks guys! I try to make every one better than the one before it.
Marlinmans knife is just plain sweet also. That one would make a fine caper/ small game knife.
Not that you cant do bigger game with a small knife mind you, I carry a 2-3" blade for all large game
And never have wished it was larger.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Thu Sep 29, 2016 7:38 pm

Most of mine are pretty utilitarian except the Case knives I have. This one is the current favorite thanks to Mr. Blaine.

New Zombie Rig

jb

Streetstar · Post by **Streetstar** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 12:38 am

My 8" Randall #1 is my flagship I guess

clampdaddy · Post by **clampdaddy** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 11:35 am

My favorite is my Busse, Son of Badger.

Post by **Chuck 100 yd** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 2:12 pm

clampdaddy wrote:My favorite is my Busse, Son of Badger.

Very nice pair indeed !

clampdaddy · Post by **clampdaddy** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 5:11 pm

Chuck 100 yd wrote: Very nice pair indeed !

Thanks. I just got a stainless Guide Gun and I've been sitting here wondering how black I can get the wood with stain so that they will all match. Lol!

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:29 pm

Yes Griff, that is Darth Vader! I had a heck of a time getting that to scale down enough to engrave it. Don't know exactly what that stainless bolster is but it was hell on my gravers!

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:32 pm

Camp daddy- if you want your guide gun BLACK, strip it down to bare wood and then apply a wood dye. It will do a better job then stain. Try a wood worker supply house( woodcraft) for the dye.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Tue Oct 04, 2016 3:35 pm

Old Savage,
Look into the Work Sharp knife sharpener! Such a useful machine! Takes the HOURS out of sharpening.

new pig hunter · Post by **new pig hunter** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:55 am

One of my favorites. The 1/4"-thick Damascus steel blank (with 7" cutting edge) was hand-forged by Clint Chisan up in Canada. Dan Koster then created the knife as a custom for me. I chose teak for the handle and Dan did the rest. I've used it a bit to chop some small limbs, takes and holds a superbly sharp edge. Excellent balance.

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:12 pm

Now that's a knife.

jazman · Post by **jazman** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 9:12 pm

Such fine knives on this thread, just beautiful. I have to get my camera out now.

clampdaddy · Post by **clampdaddy** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:24 pm

GunnyMack wrote:Camp daddy- if you want your guide gun BLACK, strip it down to bare wood and then apply a wood dye. It will do a better job then stain. Try a wood worker supply house( woodcraft) for the dye.

Thanks. Any recommendation for a stripper that will really get in there and really go to work on the original finish? I don't want to have to sand on it and risk messing up the checkering.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 5:03 am

Camp daddy,
I'm not sure what finish Marlin uses but it is going it is going to take some elbow grease to get to bare wood. You could try a commercial stripper, a cabinet scraper will help.
Another thought, try to find an UNFINISHED set from Boyd's. This way the original wood can stay untouched.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 5:14 am

I just looked at Boyd's, they have 1895GS stocks, $65, unfinished add another 10 bucks...

They make great stocks, just wish they would do custom spec stuff!

clampdaddy · Post by **clampdaddy** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:22 am

GunnyMack wrote:I just looked at Boyd's, they have 1895GS stocks, $65, unfinished add another 10 bucks...

They make great stocks, just wish they would do custom spec stuff!

I really like this idea. I've always liked the feel of the thinner forearm on Winchesters compared to the chubby Marlin forearms. Starting from scratch would be a nice way to go about getting that same feel. May go with a laminate for the added strength and hollow out the butt enough to get the balance right.

GunnyMack · Post by **GunnyMack** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 5:11 pm

I have used quite a few of their stocks, good stuff. Cost of new vs labor to strip & refinish yours is a no brainer , and you can modify anyway you want!
Put one of their thumb holes on a guy's savage slug gun, bedded it, floated it and he tells me it shoots 1 hole groups now! Guess I should do mine too!

Post picks if you do new wood!

clampdaddy · Post by **clampdaddy** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 6:17 pm

GunnyMack wrote:I have used quite a few of their stocks, good stuff. Cost of new vs labor to strip & refinish yours is a no brainer , and you can modify anyway you want!
Put one of their thumb holes on a guy's savage slug gun, bedded it, floated it and he tells me it shoots 1 hole groups now! Guess I should do mine too!

Post picks if you do new wood!

Will do. I used a semi inletted Boyd's JRS in upgraded wood to build this Mauser. Great bang for the buck.

Post by **Old Savage** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:52 pm

Fancy knives to stocks.

Well, Case and Marble's here. Buffalo horn on the Case.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:56 pm

nutin'fancy about this knife, the ad for it is on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-A-G-RUSSEL ... 2564684711

My Dad gave one to my brother when he shipped to that gulf as part of, (IIRC), the Eisenhower task force. My brother carried it on deck watch. Figured if he saw any fingers grasping the rail they would be his.

Then my Dad passed away, and for some reason years later my brother inquired as to whether I would like to have his knife. So I do.

There is absolutely nothing fancy about the knife. It is a blue-collar fighting bowie with the guard molded into the plastic handle. It lives in the blue-collar pack that lives in my car when I'm in it. It is the least fancy knife on this thread. But everything else I have pales in comparison.

It is so obscure that I can't find a picture of it online. Still looking.

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it's the center one where the cursor is. nutin' fancy. but it carries its memories well.

Post by **Old Savage** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 2:07 am

This is a Reg Cooper 6" Sheffield Bowie. Found on Ancestry.com that a related family hails from tbis area in the 1500s.

Hombre · Post by **Hombre** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:17 am

I like this one which I recently got....
Gerber Mark II, mfg 1974....

/Stefan

new pig hunter · Post by **new pig hunter** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 11:01 pm

Another of my favorites, this one from a fellow in Michigan. About 1/4" thick, about 7" of cutting edge, a birdseye maple handle. Superb heat treat: I managed to put a tiny "bend" in the edge and the edge did not crack/facture. A fantastic chopper.

Post by **Old Savage** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 3:31 pm

Interesting one of D2 from Silver Stag. Very nice handling piece.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:31 pm

don't have a fancy knife I guess. I thought this Morseth was fancy when I bought it at the downtown hardware store in Juneau. Still like the ivory micarta a lot. Not too fond of the laminated blade shape, but it disassembled innumerable deer over many years with no complaints. Another blue collar utility I guess, in his homely way.

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this second one is a more recent Mora laminated steel blade. the design is at least a thousand years old and it contributed to lots of boat building, meat carving, killing, etc., back in that day. to this day if you look at Scandinavian boat building sites, especially ones building the ancient designs, you will see this carried by the carpenters. I positioned the sheath upside down to show the old school way they made them.

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something I discovered while reading about Morseth is that he imported his laminated blades from somewhere in Scandinavia and finished them in his shop in Alaska. Notice that his knife doesn't have the "scandi" grind. The scandi knives have a more delicate edge, a good reason to have a thin hard steel on the edge and tougher steel cladding it. but, they're still relatively delicate when using them as industrial utility tools. by this I mean they like more frequent stropping than the edge on Moreseth's blade. Although I've never done woodworking with his knife, and I've never butchered meat with the antique design.

new pig hunter · Post by **new pig hunter** » Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:10 pm

how about another one ..... This one made by Robert Hankins, he called it The Bear Slayer. 1/4" 5160 steel, 10" cutting length. As best I know, Hankins only made 4 of these around 2003 and I am truly privileged to have one. Beautiful lines, great balance, it really gets the job done.