Knife thread

[Dalko43]

Just picked up a Blackhawk Gideon Drop Point knife for about $100:

http://www.amazon.com/Blackhawk-Gideon-Drop-Point-Knife/dp/B007NO9ZJ8

Heard good reviews, and I needed a solid, durable knife for camping/hunting/general purpose field work. Probably an overkill but I figured buy one, cry once.

 

[FreeRangeFJ]

Here's one you may enjoy. It was designed specifically for a LE friend of mine for on duty use. 11 1/4" overall in length and a 6" blade made of hand forged differentially hardened high carbon steel make this a serious tool for hard use. It's pretty too, lol!

 

[k9lestat]

Leo friend and no glass breaker..lol. I'm joking. Great looking knife.

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[FreeRangeFJ]

Leo friend and no glass breaker..lol. I'm joking. Great looking knife.

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Thank you. The intended purpose for this blade is to slice, which it does extremely well.

 

[skibum315]

That's a fantastic looking knife, as is the one prior.

 

[RememberTheFallen]

Here's one you may enjoy. It was designed specifically for a LE friend of mine for on duty use. 11 1/4" overall in length and a 6" blade made of hand forged differentially hardened high carbon steel make this a serious tool for hard use. It's pretty too, lol!

The hamon, acid etched? brass guard, and black handles make the very unique. Almost apocalyptic looking. Great job!

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Those last few tools are amazing

 

[FreeRangeFJ]

Thank you all for the kind words. @RTF. The Hamon is polished out to 800 grit and acid etched and then lightly polished once more with 00 steel wool as he requested a darker blade. The guard is copper which has been antiqued using liver of sulpher. This knife was forged from 1/4" 1075 carbon steel so she will definitely take some abuse when necessary. This design will become a regular offering to be customized as I see fit, or as per client request.

 

[FreeRangeFJ]

This little clip point hunter turned out pretty good I think.

 

[Scott Brady]

This little clip point hunter turned out pretty good I think.

Stunning. The finish on the blade in particular. Nice work

 

[skibum315]

I was thinking the same thing yesterday, when I saw this post ... particularly, that the blade on that knife (post #495) might look pretty nice on the knife in post #488.

 

[FreeRangeFJ]

Thank you gentlemen. I recently renovated my etching tanks to accommodate longer blades, so you may yet see a nice acid etch on some of my bigger knives. I really need to do a tumbled finish and post a pic or two here for some input as well.

 

[PETER PETRAKIEV]

Sheath, for a traditional folding Japanese knife - Higonokami.







The next project.

 

[WininUtah]

I really appreciate seeing the work you guys are doing, some talented folk on here.

FR, I'm a big fan of the Canvas Micarta and have several with that material. If it was good enough fore Loveless, it's good enough for the rest of us!

 

[FreeRangeFJ]

I really appreciate seeing the work you guys are doing, some talented folk on here.

FR, I'm a big fan of the Canvas Micarta and have several with that material. If it was good enough fore Loveless, it's good enough for the rest of us!

I agree, it's a very durable material and feels great in the hand. For those preferring something a bit more natural or traditional wood is hard to beat, such as this one, which features Spalted Maple scales with a bronze guard and Black G-10 liners.