Wes Detrick 487 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 (edited) Hey all, Here is the latest. It was made for the Tribal Hunter(that is his official title. He is employed by the tribe as a hunter) for the Native Tribe that I work for. I once told him that if he ever happened to have some spare antler, that I would make a knife for him. This is it; a knife made with antler from the Elk he killed. Steel is 1080 with a little bit of an auto-hamon(Parks 50 is wonderful), Gaboon ebony spacers, and copper. Blade is 5" with an OAL of 9.85". Hope you like *edit* I changed pictures. I was unhappy with the initial ones. Edited June 15, 2015 by Wes Detrick 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Mulkey 1,346 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I'm sure that he will love it. Nicely done. Gary Link to post Share on other sites
Austin_Lyles 148 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 That is a great looking blade! It's a lot like the style that I've been working on lately. The copper fittings work great as well. Good stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike McCarter 0 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Very nice! I also like the copper. Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Hebbard 2 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Nice one Wes! Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 487 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks everyone; I appreciate your good comments! Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 143 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 sweet. I love copper, and the fit of the guard looks really tight. I am working more on sculpting guards and playing with subtle curves. But, then I am making a whole pile of simple knives, so I have to play with something. good work. kc Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Ullrich 22 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Great knife, Wes. Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 487 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks Kevin. I do my best to make sure the fit is as tight as I can make it, and so far I have done all right at it. Thanks Phil. Link to post Share on other sites
Wade Hougham 1 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Looks like a great hunting knife and the sheath looks like it will last forever. Nice on both. Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 2,746 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Very nice! My favorite part is the neat rivets on the mouth of the sheath. I do that on some things, just not as neatly. Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 487 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks Wade and Alan! I actually like the leather work as well(except the stitching part ) Link to post Share on other sites
Jim P 0 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Wes, I like it, the first thing I noticed was the copper rivets on your sheath, they go good with the fittings, what can I say I like copper. Nice shape and size too, and a good looking piece of antler. Link to post Share on other sites
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