Garry Keown Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 Two for friends the mini skinner in 1084 HC with curly macrocarpa for him in stamped sheath with his initials and the general purpose kitchen knife in NitroV with blue dyed Karelian Birch for her. 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 These two are new design and away to a friend. The 9 inch Butchers knife (available in 9 to 12 inches) and the 7 1/2 inch BKC knife (Byrd Kitchen @ Camp Knife) both with turtle shell synthetic handles. 3 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 This set is heading awy to its new home in the morning. 7 1/2 and 5 1/2 chef with 5 in general purpose and a 4 inch paring knife with pearlesant black cherry polyester scales on the Cryo quenched NitroV stainless blades. 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 This set away in the morning. I am increasingly favouring the K-tip design chef knife with its depth of blade further out toward the tip. An 8 inch K-tip, a 5 inch general purpose and a His n Her steak knife set in the travel case all in cryo quenched NitroV with ss pins in the Camel bone handles. 5 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Love the bone handles on those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 This one is for a friends sons birthday and is the Mini Skiner in 1084 with scolloped OD canvas micarta over orange liners in hot waxed, initialled and edge stamped sheath 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) This pair of knives is away to day and or one in particular it has been an interesting chalenge with new materials and techniques. The conversation started a while back asking if I had worked with bog oak and mamoth tusk so after some decisions on various aspects of the knife the oak and tusk were purchased only toi find the tusk was really quite thin segments and not the size that would make the suitable for stand alone bolsters so they were shipped off to me with the decision beling left untill they arrived to see how they might best be used. When they arrived and after a bit of thought it was agreed that I would mill down the front of the bog oak to be its own liner under the mamoth tuskand because the tusk was thinner on one side I angled the milling to retain as much of the tusk as possible when shaping began. This was to be for a Heavy hunter, so after making sure the handle would fit the tang I went ahead with the milling and epoxied them together. You can see the slight angle under the tusk and even if it looks otherwise they are both even as will show better in later pics. Becauser the blade was to be stone washed I decided to pre fit them so after the stone washing and final fitting there would be no interuption in the stone washed effect as is usual when fitting the handles afterwards. Edited October 11, 2022 by Garry Keown Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 I radiused all the edges round both the scales (apart from the front of the bolster of course) and the knife tang then gave the blade a good acetone wash, etched it and gave it a 6 hour coffee soak before a gentle hot water wash, an oil and sat it for 48 hrs to set. Then the stone washing left it with a very nice and dark finish so again it was acetone washed and the handles epoxied and pinned on. WQhen it was being pre fitted I would tap the pins through to protrude on the opposite side so I could shape the one side the reverse it for the other which left me with long pins but after the epoxy dried I cut them off with side cutters and carefully filed them down to the surface gently sanded again and re buffed the surface. Have been really pleased with how they finished up. The sheath is a left hasnd behind the back cross draw and with a second knife to go as well, a Chamois Hunter in plain furniture was made using a block of black locut and it also sits in a left hand sheath. 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I'm glad you put the thought into that bog oak and mammoth handle. I haven't seen that done, and it worked a treat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 This one away today. A PH EDC (professional hunter) with a nice set of book matched hickory scales with lanyard tube over curve backed buffalo horn bolsters on the 1075 blade. Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 This Wapiti Hunter has orange liners under the scolloped OD canvas micarta scales on the 1075 blade and is for a Serbian Hunter coming to NZ to hunt. Another country added to the list where my knives have thier home. And an AH EDC with this one having mild steel bolster and pomel and a nice set of rosewood scales on the 1084 blade in a closed top sheath with the A H logo 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 A pretty little paring knife with Karelian Birch on the 4 inch NitroV stainless blade away today. 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 This set away today with 71/2 and 5 1/2 inch chefs with a 5 inch general purpose and a 4 inch paring knife. Really pretty Chittim handles with mini corby bolts. 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 The new pattern Byrd Camp Knife with 7 1/2 in 1084 carbon steel with this first of the series being engraved for my agent who it is named for. The description from my website The Byrd camp knife is the ideal knife for all foods from meat through to vegetables in those situations where a rugged all purpose knife is needed whether it is at camp or for the family barbeque. This one has Buffalo horn scales over blaze orange liners fixed with corby bolts to the 7 1/2 inch 1084 carbon steel blade. 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 First three Lion knife handled general purpose kitchen knives for a friends shop in the victorian Precinct in Oamaru. Had a bit of a glitch with the etching (size wise) on the two top stainlessknives and the engraving on the carbon steel blade. Should have been an "N" on the end of Victoria and all future blades will be have the etching and engraving the same size as the smaller option but they will serve as they are for the first delivery. top knife is "spilled Milk" acrylic over micarta on NitroV stainless blade middle knife is Resin Ivory over micarta on the NitroV stainless blade Lower knife is English Oak on 1095 Carbon steel blade. 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 I like that resin ivory. Is that the regular or the super? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 I 37 minutes ago, Alan Longmire said: I like that resin ivory. Is that the regular or the super? It is the R grade as compared to the S grade. 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 These three were finished and one went in the post, one is to be picked up and I delivered the 3rd one to nieces husband today. Great ride with a 216 mile mile on the bike by the time we got home again. Hunter skinner with acacia scales on 1084 blade Bird and Trout with canvas micarta on the NitroV blade And the Bushcraft Hunter with scolloped canvas micarta on the O1 blade and the view on the way home on the coastal route. 1 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 The first in the new series K tip chef knives on its way. This is a 10 1/2 inch NitroV blade with Chittim handles to completment a set of knives shipped earlier. 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 A gift for a drift wood whittler with heavy 1075 blade and eucalyptus handle 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) Knife # 900 I have a few days hunting organised for this month so decided it was time to retire my old standby Light hunter with the end grain olivewood handles so I made myself this Tahr Hunter with scolloped OD canvas micarta handle over blaze liners with lanyard tube on the 1075 blade with jimping. Edited December 3, 2022 by Garry Keown 3 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 A Hunter skinner in 1084 with jarrah habndle scales in closed top sheath with honing steel. A bit of texturing and stamping on the sheath. A 1095 Tahr Hunter with jimping and a spalted Buckeye handle over CB buffalo horn bolsters in closed top sheath with edge stamping. A 1095 Old Western Hunter with Cherry Burl over CB buffalo horn in closed top sheath with edge stamping. Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 A new butcher knife for me. Cryo quenched 9 inch nitroV blade with stainless bolster, stainless and G10 spacers and a G10 liner under the Honduran Rosewood handle. 3 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Keown Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 (edited) These three Buffalo Skiners have best grade Walnut over buffalo horn curve back bolsters on 1075 HC blades with engraved names in closed top sheaths with edge stamping and an attached honing steel. Edited December 11, 2022 by Garry Keown 2 Von Gruff http://www.vongruffknives.com/ The ability to do comes with doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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