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This knife is made of 5160 from a John Deere load control shaft. It's reported that JD has some of the most stringent requirements on their steel for these shafts. Consistency I guess would be the term.

Anyhow.........................It's got a 5 1/2" blade, 10" overall. Sambar Stag handle with a few cute spacers, fits the hand like a glove. Piercing tip with a nice belly adequate for skinning. I satin finished the upper portion of the blade and left the bottom etched to reveal the grain structure.
The large ricasso area is for "fingers forward" of the guard to allow you to get your thumb or index on the spine for more control on intricate work. I don't really like the looks of the large ricasso space, but from a functional standpoint it makes since.

The cat was making sure I took good pictures.

Hope you enjoy. Let me know what you think.

They just keep getting better and better! Great Job!!!!!

Another great looking knife Gary.

That stag is awesome!

Did you use your newly learned techniques on this one?

Phil

Nice one Gary!

Dale

Beautiful, just beautiful, luvdit!!
mike

Thanks you guys!

I may trim down the handle, it looks a little "fat". But it fits my hand so well! Guess I've got a fat hand!


Yep Phil..........this one got the full treatment.

Another great looking knife Gary!

SWEET knife G !!!! Your doing great and i ENVY the time you spent learning from a master.I wish i could do the same.

Thanks Smoke!

Thanks Fog. It was a great trip, very informative! The cost of the seminar was less that one of his knives! Couldn't pass it up.

This is 152 cuts on some old nasty hemp rope from the same area on the blade, I was expecting more. It will get better with each honing, that curve is a trick to sharpen.
I found a few hot spots on the handle during the test so I took it down some.

only 152 cuts. scrap that one!(you DO have my address?)

Looking Good Gary - keep them coming!

You continue to amaze us Gary
And what a great piece of stag !!!
Really does look like it takes up the hand well
Will

This is 152 cuts on some old nasty hemp rope

does this mean I am only 100 short...???....

or have you been smoken the shaveings ?

I sure do like your work and would be please to own this MAGIFICENT knife.

Thanks for feedback all-y'all.

Smoking hemp.................hummmmmmmmmm. It's gotta be a lot cheaper!

I have this knifes little brother just about finished, we'll see what he can do here in the next couple of days.