Two of mine.

Grizlly Adams · Post by **Grizlly Adams** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:27 am

Here are two small drop point capers I made. This is my favorite pattern.

Blade: 440-C, stainless. 6.5 inches overall length. Blade is from Koval.

Scales: Top is fossil ivory. Bottom is black linen micarta with green pearl. Glued and screwed with Corby rivits.

Sheath is smoked moose hide with elk fringe.

El Lobo · Post by **El Lobo** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:39 am

Nicely done. Very cool sheath.

Thanks for sharing.

Bill

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:40 am

The top one

Do you want to part with it?

Can you give us here about how many hours one of these would take you to make?

IMO YOU do nice work.

How maney have you made like this?

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sunburst · Post by **sunburst** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:59 am

Very nice Grizlly your work looks great, it looks like it needs to jump into my hand and skin something..

Sunburst

Grizlly Adams · Post by **Grizlly Adams** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:08 am

justold52 wrote:The top one
Do you want to part with it?

Can you give us here about how many hours one of these would take you to make?

IMO YOU do nice work.
How many have you made like this?

SHOW more.

Thanks, justold52. I appreciate the kind word. Sorry, I can't part with that one. I made it for my wife, and she's real partial to it.

I have made several of these for friends up in Alaska. They favor them because they are small and easy to work with when skinning caribou.

I would say that it takes me a good weekend in the shop to complete one of these, depending on how I build the scales. The laminated scales like the micarta and pearl shown take more time.

I will try to get some more pics up of other patterns I do.

johnnierotten · Post by **johnnierotten** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:45 am

Awesome!! that green pearl shows up nicely!!

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:03 am

Grizlly Adams; "I made it for my wife, and she's real partial to it."

Does she give you a knife for Christmas and B-Days??

Then if so all I need to do is make her fell real partial to me !!!

Keep in mind I am looking for a good wifey.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:32 am

what state are the blades in when you buy them from koval?

Grizlly Adams · Post by **Grizlly Adams** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:48 am

muskrat man wrote:what state are the blades in when you buy them from koval?

Stock item as far as I know.

I think the current offering is cyro tempered, but these were not.

muskrat man · Post by **muskrat man** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:49 pm

thanks, what I meant was to what degree are they finished to when you buy them? Just blanks, tempered blades, or blades that need a final edge?

Grizlly Adams · Post by **Grizlly Adams** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:59 pm

muskrat man wrote:thanks, what I meant was to what degree are they finished to when you buy them? Just blanks, tempered blades, or blades that need a final edge?

Hah! Sometimes I'm slow!

These blades are tempered, and ready for final polish and edge. Actually very nice for this kind of application.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:03 pm

I believe that Jantz purchased Koval and Koval is now a division of Jantz Supply. The Jantz catalog has some of the Koval blades in them.