D-2 and Dymond wood

Calvin Robinson

Calvin Robinson

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No it's that gaudy stuff most people think about when they hear the word Dymond wood.
When my customer orderd this all he said was that he wanted one of my Hise Hunter models with a wood handel,thats all he told me. So, not wanting to dissapoint,I came up with this variation of that model.
This is the first time I've ever dovetailed the bolsters on a fixed blade knife,I am happy with the results.
The blade is .125" thick,4 9/16" long with a false edge on the curved part of the spine and jimping on the spine just ahead of the bolsters. I made the blade of D-2 tool steel,heat treated it to 61.75 Rc,ground the bevels with a high hollow grind on a 14" wheel then hand rubbed it to 400 grit. The bolsters are 416 stainless steel,pinned,peined and dovetailed. The spacers I made from some material that is commonly used for guitar pick guards. The dymond wood is glued and pinned and the nickel silver lanyard hole liner is peined as well to help hold it all together then all is hand rubbed to 400 grit and polished.The knife over all is 9 1/16" long.
I hope he likes it!
Ya'll enjoy the crappy photos and as always,comments,compliments and constructive criticism are welcome.
 
I like the look of that one, the wood almost looks like oak. When I hear Dymond wood I think about that green and red stuff that looks funny.
 
Brad said:
I like the look of that one, the wood almost looks like oak. When I hear Dymond wood I think about that green and red stuff that looks funny.
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Thanks Brad. I knew when I posted Dymond wood that the first thing that would come to most peoples mind is that gaudy red and green stuff that you see on cheap Chinese or Pakistan made knives. This is some Dymond wood that is low contrast layers,you can barely see the difference in the color of the layers when you look at the edges. I like it.
 
i also like to use dymondwood, but i shy away from the wild colors. that is a great looking piece. nice shape and very clean work. good stuff.

liontribe
 
I can't get my sheath maker on the phone so I'll have to make a sheath for this one myself. I'll post pictures when it's done.
 
Finaly a sheath

I finished this sheath last week but just now am getting around to showing it off.
Y'all take it easy on me, I know i ain't a sheath maker.
 
I really like this one, Calvin. Utilitarian but with some nice touches with the jimping, spacers, and mosaic. I'm a big fan of *some* of the Dymondwood colors due to the materials consistancy and this is one of my favorites. Nice knife!
 
Frank Hunter said:
I really like this one, Calvin. Utilitarian but with some nice touches with the jimping, spacers, and mosaic. I'm a big fan of *some* of the Dymondwood colors due to the materials consistancy and this is one of my favorites. Nice knife!
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Thank you Frank for your sincerity,you made this old man feel good on a Sunday morning.
 
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