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San-mai White Iron Hunter

Started by kbaknife, November 06, 2017, 08:08:00 AM

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kbaknife

This is a knife style that developed over a couple years from several different influences.
I named it after a lake - White Iron Lake - in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.
A San-mai blade with a stabilized Black Ash Burl handle from northern Minnesota.





When the last deer disappears into the morning mist,
When the last elk vanishes from the hills,
When the last buffalo falls on the plains,
I will hunt mice for I am a hunter and I must have my freedom.
Chief Joseph

Fallguy

"In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught" Baba Dioum  Conservationist

flyflinger


Hopewell Tom

Black Ash Burl sure is pretty. I don't think I've seen that before.
Beautiful work as always.
TOM

WHAT EACH OF US DOES IS OF ULTIMATE IMPORTANCE.
Wendell Berry

gudspelr

I've said it before-this is one of my favorites of yours, Karl. You make this knife look effortless and I think that's one of the reasons I like it as much as I do. You gave me permission to make one (I should say attempt to) for my son and no matter what I did, I just couldn't get it to look right on paper. There's so much subtlety in it all that if it's not just right, you can really tell. And I certainly couldn't get it right. Too much belly, not enough, the transitions, etc.... But, I really enjoy every time I see you post one up. Thanks for sharing it.


Jeremy
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
- William Morris

Craftsmen strive to make their products both.

just_a_hunter

That is very beautiful. You make the most beautiful San-mai knives in my opinion..

Todd
"Before you get down on yourself  because you don't have the things you want, think of all the things you DON'T want that you don't have."

You'll notice the "luckiest" elk hunters have worn out boots.

milehi101

Really nice Karl as usual. I sure like those knives.  
Sure sorry that everyone else has quit posting here,i miss the knives and comments

Thadbow

Great work Karl. Thanks for sharing!

ron w

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

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