Forged hunter for Seattle w/ textured Blackwood and stainless

[J. Doyle]

Here's one I just got finished to take to the Seattle International knife show at the end of the month.

Hand forged from 1095, clay quenched
8" overall, 3 3/4" blade, .190 thick at the ricasso
'Twisted Steel' filework
416 Stainless collars
Heat colored mild steel spacer
African Blackwood handle with texturing
Stainless checkered finial nut

All comments, discussion and critique welcomed.

Stop by my table at Seattle and say hi if you're attending!

A HUGE thank you to Coop for these great photos! I appreciate it.





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[Joel Brazzoni]

I'm not a fan of file work but this one looks good, great job.

 

[TacticallySharp]

Very nice!

 

[backtines]

Outstanding and I love the file work, it's laid out perfectly.. Nicely done .

 

[Mudman]

Beautiful knife, love the file work!

 

[Brad Lilly]

Outstanding work, very nice

 

[jblauvelt]

beautiful

 

[J. Doyle]

Thank you guys. I appreciate the kind words.

 

[NPD]

Beautiful Work.

 

[blancefitz]

Amazing work, as always Mr. Doyle. I am always excited when I see you have posted something new. Your knives have a certain "it" factor. The designs, lines, finish, complimentary materials and just the right amount of embellishment really makes them stand out from the crowd.

Bill