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Amber stag slim hunter

Started by D.Ellis, April 18, 2016, 12:52:00 PM

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D.Ellis

April 18, 2016, 12:52:00 PM
Finally finished another Damascus blade, I've been busy with folders and full tangs for a while.

5 5/8" blade. 128 layers of 1084 and 15n20
OAL 10 1/4"
Copper spacer with some of my Cro-Magnon style scratchin'
textured stainless guard and buttcap. Mild steel finial.
Amber dyed elk antler.


comments and critique welcome as always.


Darcy   :campfire:  







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

Danny Rowan

#1
April 18, 2016, 01:14:00 PM
Darcy,

That is just outstanding. wish it was mine.   :bigsmyl:
"When shooting instinctivly,it matters not which eye is dominant"

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Lin Rhea

#2
April 18, 2016, 01:43:00 PM
That is just beautiful.  :campfire:
"We dont rent pigs." Augustus McCrae
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Dwyer Dauntless longbow 50 @ 28
Ben Pearson recurve 50 @ 28
Tall Tines Recurve 47@28
McCullough Griffin longbow 43@28

tomsm44

#3
April 18, 2016, 03:55:00 PM
:thumbsup:
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

SKITCH

#4
April 18, 2016, 07:53:00 PM
Good lookin' knife Darcy!!   :notworthy:
"A nation with little regard for it's past will do nothing in the future to be remembered" 
   Lincoln

TrackerNy

#5
April 18, 2016, 08:44:00 PM
Beautiful is right. Great looking blade and the work on the guard spacer and butt cap is outstanding.

Fallguy

#6
April 18, 2016, 08:46:00 PM
Absolutely Gorgeous   :clapper:
"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

J.W.

#7
April 18, 2016, 10:05:00 PM
Outstanding work.
Life is hard, but it's harder if you're stupid.

just_a_hunter

#8
April 18, 2016, 10:37:00 PM
They don't get any purtier than that....

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

#9
April 19, 2016, 12:44:00 AM
Thanks guys.
Darcy   :campfire:
60# GN Lil'Creep Jackknife
67# osage selfbow
62# "Zang Hill" string follow
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