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Just finished this one today for a lady who wants it for a birthday present for her husband.

0170-6C steel, desert ironwood handles.

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SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What would you charge to make another such knife??
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That's pretty.
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Very nice indeed!
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308Mike wrote:SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What would you charge to make another such knife??
Thanks for the kind words. I made this one for a colleague who is giving it to her husband for a birthday present. I'm charging her $75.00 for it.

The blade started life as a Cold Steel Master Carbon V hunter blank. I bought it (along with three others) from a jobber who bought out a bunch of steel from Camillus when they sold off after going out of business. It came to me already heat treated and rough flat ground but with some rust.

I reground it, and re profiled it. I did a different profile on each of the four blanks just playing with design. I'll probably keep one of the four blades for myself and sell or give away the others as I complete them.


Here is a top view of the handle to show the contours:

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That is a very handsome knife. It would make a great camp knife for spring rendezvous.

Hmmm.
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What about reworking old files, like Anza Knives does? That might be cheaper in the long run.
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That's how Buck Knives got started. Alvin Buck bought a bunch of G.I. surplus file blanks after WWII and started turning them into "Buck Knives."
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I've made some knives out of files. You have to re-temper them as they are too hard for a knife in most cases.
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Beautiful work!! Nicely done.
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