Im quite excited by this little project Ive got underway.
It begins with an Alan Wood knife, whose provenace is a bit of a mystery to me. It seems to be one half of a 'Norris Set' named after the rifle builder Mike Norris. For Gralloching,deer.
The steel was RWL-34 at Rockwell C-61-62.
Alternatively, it could be a model which Alan took a liking to and made a few dozen others, a few of which were 12c-27 sandvik.
The Handle material seems to be antique ivory phenolic laminate which is washable for the hygiene needs of professional stalkers.
I wanted some scimshaw work on it, so approached Jo Ryall, and have finally decided I'd like to make a political point, after reading Monbiots book Feral, and keeping an eye on Paul Listers reintroduction of boar, wolves, and other apex predators into remote areas of Scotland like Aladale. And supporting the re-wilding argument.
So Im going to have a wolf or wolves, scrimshawed onto the sides, chasing a stag, with a scottish backdrop. Possibly in colour, [depending on cost] **forget that £3k to £6k!!!!
This is the knife.
I'll post some piccies when its done.
Its s lefty heath, because you carry your rifle over the right shoulder, if your right handed. I doubt It'll ever see more than paunching rabbits with me though.
What do you think of the knife? Better than the fallniven I was after?
It begins with an Alan Wood knife, whose provenace is a bit of a mystery to me. It seems to be one half of a 'Norris Set' named after the rifle builder Mike Norris. For Gralloching,deer.
The steel was RWL-34 at Rockwell C-61-62.
Alternatively, it could be a model which Alan took a liking to and made a few dozen others, a few of which were 12c-27 sandvik.
The Handle material seems to be antique ivory phenolic laminate which is washable for the hygiene needs of professional stalkers.
I wanted some scimshaw work on it, so approached Jo Ryall, and have finally decided I'd like to make a political point, after reading Monbiots book Feral, and keeping an eye on Paul Listers reintroduction of boar, wolves, and other apex predators into remote areas of Scotland like Aladale. And supporting the re-wilding argument.
So Im going to have a wolf or wolves, scrimshawed onto the sides, chasing a stag, with a scottish backdrop. Possibly in colour, [depending on cost] **forget that £3k to £6k!!!!
This is the knife.
I'll post some piccies when its done.
Its s lefty heath, because you carry your rifle over the right shoulder, if your right handed. I doubt It'll ever see more than paunching rabbits with me though.
What do you think of the knife? Better than the fallniven I was after?
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