Recent content by D. Crawford

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Thanks everyone. Darrin, I was thinking the same thing - a little too beefy. I'm taking it down a bit before it ships out. Thanks.

A customer recently requested a remake of the Loveless Hunter order #MDL in 154cpm with Ivory micarta handles. It obviously has a bit less belly & a little more tip than his standard dropped hunter. I've always thought it to be a great looking knife. Here's my version and also a pic of Mr...

This is nice work. I really like the lines and the f&f is top notch. Well done.

Thanks Chris. When I first started I was advised by a well known Master Smith to practice on small knives. They really helped me hone my basic skills and I still find myself doing them when my shop time is limited.

Here's a basic little hunter with jigged bone handle just finished. It's just a runt at 6 5/8" with 3" cutting edge. Thanks for looking.

Thanks guys.

I've been fiddlin' with acid etching a few blades. Hope you like them.

Thanks gents for commenting. Daniel, these are from Culpepper. Don't overheat it when grinding & go easy when drilling so that you don't push out a chunk of surface material around the hole. These are pinned but I also have the handle thru-drilled and hollow ground to be "epoxy friendly"...

Thanks very much John. I like a palm swell too but my aesthetic tastes are constantly changing. Here's another from the same batch

Here's a little EDC blade just finished. Specs as follows: - OAL is 8" with 3 1/4" cutting edge - Steel is 1/8" thick 1084 HT'd to ~60rc - Handle is amber jigged bone I've always thought there was something refined about thin handled knives. Thanks for looking. [/URL]

Here's a straight razor (my first) I just finished with the idea of maybe using it as a desk knife. It's my own twist damascus in 1084 & 15n20. Handle is black paper micarta that I jigged with the rotary tool. I did put a stop in the handle to keep the blade from passing thru the backside. Hope...

Very slick little desk knives. Well done.

Thanks very much gents.

Here's a mid-size hunter/skinner made from Aldo's 1/8" thick 1084 steel. OAL is 6 3/4" & blade is 3 1/8" from tip to bolster. Handle is black & white ebony and the 440c bolsters are dovetailed. Thanks for looking.