Drop point skinner with curly pine scales

[Calvin Robinson]

I sent some of my curly pine off and got it stabilized. I finished his today,it's for the lady who gave me the curly pine.
D-2 steel with curly pine and my custom made brass corby bolts.

 

[Wade Hougham]

Calvin,
Nice looking hunter, I love the wood!!!!

Wade

 

[kidterico]

Great looking knife. KT

 

[James-G]

Wow nice work and clean lines.

 

[Bush Monkey]

Clean and elegant. Nice work - I like bolts.

 

[wdtorque]

Well done Calvin.
I like the whole package, blade, scales, and pins.
Smooth.......
Dozier

 

[calharkins]

Really nice Calvin!!

 

[Frank Hunter]

I really like that. Simple.

 

[Calvin Robinson]

I really like that. Simple.

Yes Frank,simple. At least it should have been simple,let me tell you why it wasn't.
I intended to use some 3/16" corby bolts I had on hand. The tang and scales were already drilled for them. I got out my 3/16" counterbore with 1/8" pilot,it was so dull it would not counterbore this wood so I tried to counterbore with a 3/16" drill bit,I got it off center on the first hole so instead of making new scales I spent the rest if the day making these 1/4" x1/8" corby bolts. I needed a #2-56 die to thread the male portion of these bolts so I called a friend to borrow his but he wasn't around so I called a localy owned hardware store to see if they had on and they did! So after a twenty mile round trip to the hardware store I got to work and made these. I had a 1/4" counterbore with changeable pilots but did not have an 1/8" pilot so I had to grind down the pilot to 1/8" before I could counterbore these holes.
So see,what should have been a simple build turned out to be anything but simple!:biggrin:

Thank you all for your compliments,I really appreciate the feedback I get from y'all.

 

[Lagrange]

Very nice Calvin. I dont think I have ever seen curly pine before. Looks good!

 

[NPD]

Very nice looking hunter, i like it.