Some new knives.

[Singeblister]

After testing the first one of these for a weekend mostly spent carving I have decided to call this model Carver
Another experimental handle material in here , bamboo flooring cut and laminated back together with the end grain up looks ok I think giving a slight checker effect , also have a slab set up using dark and light bamboo.
The Antler one is the first time I have used it on a full tank blade, as I was making it I hated it I like things to be symmetrical , but this is my favorite of the 3 now it fits in the hand perfectly ,,, right hand anyway

Please click the image for a slide show. move mouse about to enlarge each pic , quite cool I thought courtesy of Photobucket
Your comments are very welcome.

 

[firebreather]

John stop it you know i have no cash...........great stuff as usual. I will have to have a good look next time i come down.

 

[British Red]

No, lovely but I love the Hornets more

Red

 

[bushwacker bob]

Lovely trio John.Antler smells like the dentist drilling your teeth,when you cut or drill it.
The bamboo is unusual and very innovative,but I do like the stag.:You_Rock_

 

[Singeblister]

Thanks guys yes I hate working with Bone Antler or horn makes me feel ILL but you do end up with a nice product.

Funny that Red I have some for sale on BB did you need a discount to push you over the edge ?

The Bamboo is different which I like not to sure how it would hold up under heavy use though , should be fine

 

[British Red]

Singeblister,

They are worth what you are asking and I adore the Rosewood one. I can see it in a "pocket sheath" - I like small, discrete and sharp very much.

I would love a discount but I think you should hold out for the asking price!

Red

 

[Jedadiah]

Top Job Fella. I like the file work as well, think i might give it a go, how hard can it be? Seriously, very nice. It's refreshing to see 'alternative' scale materials used so well. Oh yes, liked the photobucket slide show, particularly the 'wobbly' way each picture appears when you move the cursor.

Top marks again, well in!

 

[Singeblister]

Give it a go its easy its selling them that's the hard part

 

[EdS]

well that explains the wood shavings in the wood.

Very nice - kind of what I'm concidering (because when I drink cider I end up with new shiney things) in a custom build. What is the blade length?

If you can season wood let me know what you want and I'll find some.


Don't take this the wrong way but they've got that utility/kitchen knife look about them, especially the handle (rather than the "bushcrafter" look) - much better in my book. You can get all the grip, especially with smaller hands and still do fine cooking stuff like chopping herb. Hell of a job with a "bushcraft" knife.

Starting to sav the pennies here.:You_Rock_

 

[Singeblister]

well that explains the wood shavings in the wood.

Very nice - kind of what I'm concidering (because when I drink cider I end up with new shiney things) in a custom build. What is the blade length?

If you can season wood let me know what you want and I'll find some.


Don't take this the wrong way but they've got that utility/kitchen knife look about them, especially the handle (rather than the "bushcrafter" look) - much better in my book. You can get all the grip, especially with smaller hands and still do fine cooking stuff like chopping herb. Hell of a job with a "bushcraft" knife.

Starting to sav the pennies here.:You_Rock_

I know what you mean about the handle shape Eds but I have gone down the fish tail coke bottle handle road and I do like them but I find a lot of people dont so these I just did like this the one I was using at your place has a bit more shape in it .
Blade length is quite small about 2" cant remember exactly and there down stairs.
Wood wize I can season wood Burls are what I like other than that Yew is always good thanks Eds

 

[EdS]

2" is a good size - I'm fast going down the small fixed blade plus billhook road to cover most jobs.


As for handles having looked at a lot of historic knive - what would now be called utility knives, but then was the one knife you could afford and it did every thing the fish tail / kitchen knife handle type design seem to keep coming up again and again. Seems you hit on the right shape by trial and error just like several generations of folks did. It works so go for it.

All that side having seen some of your work they are very nice and if you don't mind me saying the arts/ jewellry eye for detail shows through.

Keep them coming. Actually please dont as I'm already skint.

 

[firebreather]

I'm fast going down the small fixed blade plus billhook road to cover most jobs.

Thats what happens when you speak to John, before we chatted i used to like a 5 inch blade now thats down to about 3 to 3 1/2. Then i used his (now mine) small knife and i was hooked. I mean why have a huge blade (anything over 4 inch feels like a machete in my hand now) when i carry an axe / saw / small knife combo. Its works for me

All that side having seen some of your work they are very nice and if you don't mind me saying the arts/ jewellry eye for detail shows through.

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I know just where you are coming from. They are very, very nice to look at.
I work on the principle that all my kit has to work for a living. I never believed in owning custom knives as they seemed overkill, why pay £100 + for something when a £10 blade will do the same job.........Then i used one and realised why.
So i promised myself not to go down the oooohhhhh thats shiny route and got two knives from John one as a main user and one as my back up.
Then SWMBO said that i could design my own and have it as a pressie to celebrate us moving in together. So back down to Johns i go ,talking ,looking and seeing all his work.........now i have four of his knives and could have at least another three thats in his cabinet at the moment, nevermind my own design.

Keep them coming. Actually please dont as I'm already skint

Im with you on that Eds, they are just too nice to pass up and the problem gets even worse when you hold them.

I have no financial connection to John. We are friends, that has come about due to his great work and he is a top bloke to boot.

 

[Singeblister]

Its funny , I have a glass case in the dinning room now to hold all the knives I make or dont sell right away and I have even sold knives to mothers bringing there kids to my daughters party , its the seeing the thing that does it , If I said to someone who knew nothing about knives buy a knife for £100 they would laugh ,,, until they see and feel the thing then there hooked , well some of them
I would like to make more fancy knives using the jewelery influence , but they just dont seem to sell most people like a no nonsense cutting knife , may be when my name gets about a bit more I can make some fancy knives and sell them.

Ed I know what you mean about the bill hook , the thought of one is looking better to me each time I go out , the last meet I ( dont shoot me ) kind of fell out with my GB I didn't enjoy using it , I always go for a small knife as well so an axe or bill hook is essential for chopping I feel a knife is for the more delicate cutting tasks.