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clip point hunter amber stag and random

Started by D.Ellis, March 26, 2016, 07:27:00 PM

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D.Ellis

Just finished this one up today.
5.5 inch blade. 128 random layers of 15n20 and 1084......forged the hard way. 9 7/8" OAL
Amber dyed northern elk......all stainless hardware, antique finish.......cro-magnon quality engraving done by myself(hammer and chisel)

Comments and critique welcome.

Darcy   :campfire:  

 






60# GN Lil'Creep Jackknife
67# osage selfbow
62# "Zang Hill" string follow

KSCATTRAPR

One word, WOW! Your attention to detail and engraving skills amaze me. Just an awesome knife.

TrackerNy

Excellent work! This is just an all around work of art Darcy.

just_a_hunter

"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.

tomsm44

Ugh ugh.  Grug hit hot steel with heavy hammer many times. Grug make sharp pointy knife out of hot steel.  Grug carve pretty flower and leaves on sharp pointy knife.  Why Grug do that for?  Knifes are tools.  Knifes are not to be pretty.  Maybe Grug are evolving?  Maybe Grug change name to Darcy.  Sound much more high class than Grug.  Next Grug make pretty sheath for pretty knife.  

You done good Grug, for a Canadian Neanderthal at least.   ;)
Matt Toms

Flatwoods Custom R/D:  64", 47@28
'66 Kodiak: 60", 55@28
Redwing Hunter:  58", 53@28
Ben Pearson 709 Hunter:  58", 47@28
Ben Pearson 709 Hunter:  58", 42@28
Hoots Recurve:  56", 42@28

Fallguy

Nice job Darcy "Grug of the North"    :smileystooges:
"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

D.Ellis

Thanks guys.
Matt, you crack me up!   :D  
Darcy   :campfire:
60# GN Lil'Creep Jackknife
67# osage selfbow
62# "Zang Hill" string follow

Lin Rhea

That's nicer than nice! Matt summed it up well!
 :campfire:
"We dont rent pigs." Augustus McCrae
ABS Master Bladesmith
TGMM Family of the Bow
Dwyer Dauntless longbow 50 @ 28
Ben Pearson recurve 50 @ 28
Tall Tines Recurve 47@28
McCullough Griffin longbow 43@28

Doug Campbell

Oh yea, that's some good stuff right there, thanks for sharing Darcy!
Life is wonderful in Montana!!
"BEING CHALLENGED IN LIFE IS INEVITABLE. BEING DEFEATED IS OPTIONAL."
ABS Journeyman Knifesmith

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

D.Ellis

Thanks much Gentlemen.
Sheath is done.

Darcy   :campfire:  
60# GN Lil'Creep Jackknife
67# osage selfbow
62# "Zang Hill" string follow

just_a_hunter

Wow. Just looking over this again. I'm blown away how close to perfect you elite makers can build. Again, really beautiful Darcy.

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.

D.Ellis

QuoteOriginally posted by just_a_hunter:
Wow. Just looking over this again. I'm blown away how close to perfect you elite makers have can build. Again, really beautiful Darcy.

Todd
You are too kind. I thank you, but I don't consider myself to be in the elite category.
Appreciate the kind words though.
Darcy   :campfire:
60# GN Lil'Creep Jackknife
67# osage selfbow
62# "Zang Hill" string follow

just_a_hunter

Well, your knives sure kinda put you there. Just one guys oppinion.

Take care,

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.

Keith Zimmerman

Eh, its just ok.

Are u kidding me??!!  Another masterpiece from the TG experts.   :notworthy:

tomsm44

QuoteOriginally posted by D.Ellis:
You are too kind. I thank you, but I don't consider myself to be in the elite category.
Appreciate the kind words though.
Darcy    :campfire:  [/QB][/QUOTE]

You don't get a vote.  And I agree with Todd.
Matt Toms

Flatwoods Custom R/D:  64", 47@28
'66 Kodiak: 60", 55@28
Redwing Hunter:  58", 53@28
Ben Pearson 709 Hunter:  58", 47@28
Ben Pearson 709 Hunter:  58", 42@28
Hoots Recurve:  56", 42@28

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