Various knives

[Garry Keown]

Have the first two official bearded blades done with the bearded chef and the bearded cook. The difference is that the cook is made from 3.2mm HC steel (1084) and the chef is from 2.4mm 1095. There is a weight difference with the cook being 400 gram and trhe chef comes in at 320 gram. The cook has slightly more curve up on the blade at the tip for the different chors a camp cook may need it for and the handle is a fraction longer with the lanyard tube. The chef blade is ground thinner than the cooks blade before sharpening for the different uses each may be put to. This pair has eucalyptus handles as they are shop demonstration knives. The local chef is testing one over the next week but is very enthusiastic about the design and how he can use it for a variety of chores. These are just done to 600grit till the packet off 1000grit comes in.

[Garry Keown]

First Bearded Chef after the test blades and it is for the instigator of the design. A grade two piece of Tasmanian blackwood to dress it. Cheers Jonathan for the idea and the feedback during the process. A 12 1/2 inch Cimeter with exhibition Koa makes a good pair for him.

[Garry Keown]

The local Dr is renovating an old home and yard here which had some 150year old Cypress trees that needed to come down and asked me to make a couple of knives with the cypress for handles. Of course the fresh cut trees were too wet to use but her last years firewood pile gave up a couple of dry blocks which I oven dried and stabilised before use.

A 7 inch chef and a 5 inch general purpose kitchen knife will go to her at the weekend.

[Garry Keown]

Another couple finished

A Light Hunter with Spalted Buckeye over curve back brass bolster on the 1084 blade in border stamped sheath with black dye air brushed edges. Just bought the air brush so liking the effect if adds to the sheath

A field scalpel with antique linnen micarta on the 1084 blade

Then Girrafe bone over curve back buffalo horn on the 1084 Light Hunter blade in stamped sheath with honing steel

[Garry Keown]

These all finished up now and off to new homes tomorrow.
A skinner with Tasmanian Blackwood over the CB Buff horn bolster on the 1084 blade

 

A Light Hunter with Giraffe bone over CB Buff horn bolster on the 1084 blade with some border stamping and edge dyed fading on the sheath.

 

Edited April 12, 2021 by Garry Keown

[Garry Keown]

A Hybrid Hunter with Eucalyptus over buff horn on the 1084 blade

 

4x4 hunter with Cherry burl over buff horn on a 1084 blade

 

[Garry Keown]

A pair of PH EDC's. First one has a Koa over CB Buff horn on the 1075 blade with hamon in a border stamped sheath with edge dyed fade in.

 

 

A nice oiece of walnut over a spalted buckeye CB bolster on the 1075 blade in simple edge dyed fade in to the sheath.

 

[Garry Keown]

Three for the kitchen
First is a 5 inch general purpose with English oak on the NitroV stainless blade

 

Then a 5 1/2 inch chef with a stunning piece of Honduran Rosewood on the NitroV stainless blade

 

And a 7 1/2inch chef with box elder bul on the NitroV stainless blade

 

[Garry Keown]

And another Kabar that I did some time back with stone washed blade, stacked leather handle with blued steel guard and ebony pommel.

 

And last is a set of His'n'Hers steak knives with Burma camphor burl handles on the NitroV stainless blades.

 

 

 

[Charles dP]

Good grief Garry, do you even sleep? 
 

Seriously though, that is one huge hoard.

[Garry Keown]

10 hours ago, Charles dP said:

Good grief Garry, do you even sleep? 
 

Seriously though, that is one huge hoard.

Thank you and yes I do get a bit now and then but am  just very fortunate in having a great customer base and like most, know that doing a batch of knives is always easier/more time efficient than single knives. It is also quite obvious that in  most cases my knives do not run to lots of embellishments so apart from the choices in handle material and sheath stamping, these almost may be considered semi production knives 

Edited April 13, 2021 by Garry Keown

[Garry Keown]

This one is ready to go now and is a one off new design.
The Harpoon fighter has light hamon on the 1095 blade with fullers and false edge and skull breaker.
Double angled brass bolster with 4 spacers and a black liner under the zebrawood handle

[Garry Keown]

And another new design for the Grayling Fisherman
four inch NitroV SS blade with Spalted Buckeye, brass bolster and pommel, with lanyard tube for the snake knot and loop lanyard to retrieve from the deep set sheath for seurity

[Don Abbott]

Would you please slow down? You're giving me some extreme self-esteem issues.

 

But seriously, very nice work. You continue to amaze me.

[Garry Keown]

Had a play with finishing the sheep sheer knife with a trial handle approach. Left the blade unpolished except for the bevel grind but it came up reasonably well so I can do a few more of them this way with nicer wood although this piece of eucalyptus has a little figure that works well

[Alex Middleton]

Not having any knowledge of shearing sheep, can I ask the purpose of the steel cladding on the back of the handle?

[Alan Longmire]

I've seen a few attempts at that with half a sheep shear.  Your handle is the best I've seen. 

[Garry Keown]

8 hours ago, Alex Middleton said:

Not having any knowledge of shearing sheep, can I ask the purpose of the steel cladding on the back of the handle?

This is what the blade comes from Alex. Simply half of this set.

[Garry Keown]

Some rather nice blister maple on this order with a customer wanting these AH EDC's for his brothers and father and then a Hunter skinner dressed with Spalted buckeye and all in the new design 10* horrizontal carry sheath. The AH EDC's have the lanyard tube with 4 snake knot and bead to assist with retrieve from the sheath but the Hunter Skinner has more blade length/balance in front of the carry point that it dose not need the extra depth (length of sheath ahead of the belt loop) that may make it less carryable than the way it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Garry Keown]

These two  PH EDC's are ready to go as well.

the first one has curve back buffalo horn bolster and a very nice piece of Koa on the 1095 blade in stamped hot waxed sheath

 

And this one has curve back buffalo horn bolster with Giraaffe bone scales on the 1095 blade in the initialled sheath with croc skin inlay

 

[Garry Keown]

And last for this lot being shipped away is a set of His 'n' Her steak knives with Burma Camphor burl on the NitroV blades

 

[Garry Keown]

Exciting new option for customers with blade engraving being done in Illinois by Tony from Byrd Laser Engraving. These are the first ones off his bench and I am really happy with the added touch they add to the knives. It will add about a week to delivery times with the stop off at his shop.

[Garry Keown]

A few more ready to ship off today

Safari knife with Giraffe bone over buffalo horn on 1084 blade.

PH EDC with Spalted Buckeye over bronze on the stonewashed 1095 blade edge dyed and stamped sheath,

EDC Khukuri with OD canvas micarta on the 12C27 SS blade in the X draw sheath.

AH EDC with giraffe bone on the 1084 blade with chocolate lanyard and ivory colour bead. 

 

. Sheep shear blade with red gum.

Pig sticker with OD canvas micarta on the 1075 blade in X draw sheath,

J T Ranger with Acacia handle on the 1095 blade in standard sheath.

and lastly there is a Wapiti Hunter Butcher with Tasmanian blackwood over buffalo horn on the 1095 blade

[Alex Middleton]

Gorgeous as always Garry!

[Garry Keown]

Two pair of Graylings ready to go. 4 inch NitroV blades (cryo quenched)

 

 

First pair with one having Lacewood black spacers and brass with the other having resin ivory with black spacers and stainless. A sivler ring on the ivory knife for a bit more bling with less belly in the blade as requested.

 

 

 

And a pair with NZ woods. Top one with Rimu (protected trres now) black spacers and brass while the second of the pair has ancient swamp kauri with the black spacers and brass