Did this one for a good friend , dunno how or why but I never made him a knife , he likes em big and beefy , so I think he will like this one.
Steel is A2 (.226 thick ) , Paul Bos heat treat , green micarta scales , 9 1/2" OAL , 4 1/4" blade , standard black leather sheath. 400 grit hand finish.
This one is ground thin , so it cuts pretty dam well , heck it cut me twice doing the hand satin finish. Sharpening it did not take long at all :D
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JTW Jr.
June 1, 2009, 02:44 AM
This one is similar to the one I made for my bud Dan...
Steel: .221 thick A2 Paul Bos Heat Treat
OAL: 10"
Blade: 4 1/2"
Scales: Green Micarta with red liner , stainless corby bolts with SS lan tube
Sheath: black right hand leather ( 9 ounce )
Finish: 400 grit hand finish
Steel: .152 thick Ats-34 Paul Bos Heat Treat
OAL: 8 1/2"
Blade: 3 3/4
Scales: stacked tan G10 over black G10 , stainless corby bolts with SS lan tube
Sheath: black right hand leather ( 9 ounce )
Finish: 400 grit hand finish
I dig the stacked look , ordered some orange G10 to do a stacked orange over black CF.
working on a 1/2 dozen or so of these smaller ones , these I like to make as I know they will get carried and used.
Have another of these in green micarta without red liners and also one with tan G10.
Could have finished more knives this weekend , but had to get some archery time in and break to take the Mrs. to lunch.
Steel: .154 thick D2 Paul Bos Heat Treat
OAL: 6 5/8"
Blade: 2.9"
Scales: Green Micarta with red liner , stainless corby bolts with SS lan tube
Sheath: Kydex ( drilled for small tec-lock not included ) designed to be used with paracord for static pocket carry.
Finish: 400 grit hand finish
Those are some slick looking knives. I can't get none of mine to be that good look'n.
Valkman
June 1, 2009, 03:56 AM
Nice! Somebody's been workin'!
Todd A
June 1, 2009, 09:11 AM
Very nice work!
Functional designs yet still look "pretty".
I also happen to like liners, adds a touch of class.
hso
June 1, 2009, 11:06 AM
That's some mighty purty work.
bikerdoc
June 1, 2009, 11:18 AM
Drooling is not good for the keyboard! John, you are a craftsman.
jbkebert
June 1, 2009, 11:45 AM
Very nice work. Do you sell these knives I tried the link but it seemed to be another forum. I also tried to research them on the inter-webz but no real luck. Once again very nice.
sm
June 1, 2009, 01:26 PM
Very very nice sir!
Dave Markowitz
June 1, 2009, 01:44 PM
Very nice looking knives. Also, your photography is excellent.
This is one I bought from him. These little things are heck for stout.
JShirley
June 1, 2009, 03:59 PM
John,
Those are definitely sweet-looking knives. My personal preference would call for more of a guard on the first two, but that'd be my only change.
Thanks for sharing!
John
JTW Jr.
June 1, 2009, 09:11 PM
Do you sell these knives I tried the link but it seemed to be another forum.
mostly I post up stuff for sale there when I have anything available. Of these , the first one was given to a friend , the small was sold this am , the others are available.
JShirley , the handles on the first 2 are simliar to the black & tan , so it has more of a guard area than the pict shows , it kind of washed out due to my poor (nature) lighting setup at 7:20 pm :)
Auschip , she still holding up fine eh ? I hope so.
I have a couple like the small one in the works ( about 85% done ), one with tan g10 and one with green micarta ( no red liners ).
Valkman
June 1, 2009, 09:35 PM
This is one I bought from him. These little things are heck for stout.
Traitor! He's my customer! LOL
JTW Jr.
June 1, 2009, 09:59 PM
dont you have a running table saw to adjust ? ;)
Pretty sure he can handle a few from each of us bud ;)
Valkman
June 1, 2009, 10:39 PM
I have one for sale! Almost brand new!
loandr.
June 1, 2009, 11:56 PM
My JTW is ancient. DARN sir THOSE are fine.....classy lines.:)
BBG
JTW Jr.
June 2, 2009, 01:17 AM
Ancient is how I feel after a 12 hour Saturday in the shop ;)
a little clearer shot of the guard area on the bigger fixed blade.
federalfarmer
June 6, 2009, 03:38 PM
Sick just sick! Where do I send my money? Seriously PM me.
JTW Jr.
June 14, 2009, 11:19 PM
Sick just sick! Where do I send my money? Seriously PM me.
The Black and tan one sold for $175 , the small D2 sold for $140 , the large A2 blade has not sold yet.
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