Delivering a knife

[VonGruff]

A 12 inch chef in NitroV SS with chocolate Karelian Birch burl over brass bolsters bound for Washington State

[VonGruff]

Some for him and some for her so happy household in Texas when they arrive..
For him, a mini Bull nose skinner with Desert Ironwood on the 1084 blade in an edge stamped (left hand) cross draw sheath.
An EDC with a snake knot lanyard in the buffalo horn scales on a 1084 HC blade in a 10 degree horizontal (left hand) sheath.
And a K tip paring knife with Chittim handles on the cryo quenched NitroV SS blade.

And for the lady of the home, a kitchen set all in NitroV SS with Spilled milk acrylic handles, with the set comprising a 4 inch paring knife, 5 inch general purpose knife, 5 1/2 inch chef, a 7 inch chef, a Nakiri and a Bearded chef.

[VonGruff]

A Heavy Hunter with exhibition grade Walnut over curve backed buffalo horn on the 1075 blade in a plain pouch sheath. Away to Texas. 

[VonGruff]

This will be a special one for me with the start of knife number 1000. A Braai or Barbeque butcher knife with a full flat grind to make easy work of cutting and slicing in the preparation of your meat for the cooking fire.
A  9 inch "X" pattern stainless damascus blade that will have bronze bolsters, bronze and G10 spacers and a Chittim burl handle on a partial tang handle. Will be engraved with appropriate markings to commemorate the milestone.

[VonGruff]

[VonGruff]

Ready for engraving next week.

[Dave]

Ready for engraving next week.

Damn nice looking knife there @VonGruff - how do you get the marbling type of effect on the blade?

[VonGruff]

Ready for engraving next week.

Damn nice looking knife there @VonGruff - how do you get the marbling type of effect on the blade?

That is stainless damascus and has two different grades of stainless the same way that this video shows using two different grades of carbon steel. There is a lot of time involved in making the damascus so I buy in the damascus bar at the stage Kyle send his off to a knifemaker to make the knife. The stainless damascus is commercially made and machine rolled which makes it a less expensive that the hand done as Kyle shows here but the next step down from that is all hand hammered and is very time expensive. I had a guy in my shed for a few days who used my power hammer to make a carbon steel damascus billet and he was 3 days from start to making the knife so labour is up there. I get the commercially made stainless damascus bars for approx $150 depending on size so it makes a more economical use of my time and I can offer knives at a better price than if I was to do the damascus myself and with my shoulders that is not something I am really able to do anymore. 
Kyle in the video is a master bladesmith and does some amazing work.
 

[VonGruff]

Knife number 1000 is finished with the engraving done 
Braai/Barbeque knife with 9 inch stainless damascus blade, coper pinned bronze bolsters on partial tang, bronze and G10 spacers and a beautiful Chittim burl handle. Stamped tan leather sheath/blade cover and presented in soft leather case.

[Dave]

Knife number 1000 is finished with the engraving done 
Braai/Barbeque knife with 9 inch stainless damascus blade, coper pinned bronze bolsters on partial tang, bronze and G10 spacers and a beautiful Chittim burl handle. Stamped tan leather sheath/blade cover and presented in soft leather case.

Absolutely love this piece of art. May have to get myself one soon.

[VonGruff]

This has been a one off coming from a picture drawn full size and emailed to me. I had the drawing printed so the print had the same dimension as shown on the email with the blade length being the main dimension to be used to correct the sizing of the print.
The customer had seen a movie and wanted a knife similar to what the character had used in the film which I believe was "The last of the dogmen".
He sent me the mammoth molar scales and these I fixed to G10 liners to keep them from fracturing through drilling and shaping which was done with temporary pins as was the brass bolster with all the shaping and finish polishing when they were removed for the blade to be stone washed. Final assembly meant careful clean-up of any squeezed out epoxy at clamp up then all that remained was to dress off the pins in the scales and peen the brass pin through the brass bolster. The knife is secured in the sheath via the strap and stud.

[VonGruff]

A new model professional chef with Cherry burl over brass on the 9 inch 1084 HC blade. A gift for a friend who has had a hard year recovering from a M/C accident where a sheep jumped out in front of him last christmas. Many operations later, he had what is hopefully the last operation a week back. 

[VonGruff]

These are away to a local G/S tomorrow
From the left is a Heavy hunter with Maple burl over buffalo horn on the 1075 blade, then a General purpose with blue & black acrylic over blue liners on a 1084 blade, a 951 Belt knife with scalloped OD canvas micarta over blaze liners with jimping on the 1075 blade. Next is a Chamois Hunter with Tasmainian Blackwood over buffalo horn on the 1084 blade in closed top sheath and on the right is a Greyling with brass bolster and pommel having Lacewood scales with snake knot and bead lanyard on the NitroV SS blade

[VonGruff]

This butcher with acacia over brass on the 9 inch 1084 carbon steel blade was picked up today for a young mans birthday.

[VonGruff]

I had thought I was /would be slowing down on this knifemaking but the order book keeps getting entries so if you guys are still enjoying seeing them I will keep posting them. Been a passion for 60 years along with M/C of course so with that said this  pro hunter will be away to the States in the morning. Honey gold Karelian birch burl over CB buffalo horn on the 1075 HC blade in initialled closed top sheath.

[bronx]

I had thought I was /would be slowing down on this knifemaking but the order book keeps getting entries so if you guys are still enjoying seeing them I will keep posting them. Been a passion for 60 years along with M/C of course so with that said this  pro hunter will be away to the States in the morning. Honey gold Karelian birch burl over CB buffalo horn on the 1075 HC blade in initialled closed top sheath.

Yes I remember you saying the end of the knife making was near haha! Keep the posts coming for as long as you make them I say 👌

[R3DRUM]

Keep em coming

[VonGruff]

These two away to the US today. A Mini Skiner with spalted Hackberry over curve back Stainless bolster on the 1084 blade in initialled pouch sheath and a Pro Hunter with Maple burl over curve back buffalo horn bolster on the 1075 blade in initialled closed top sheath.

[VonGruff]

This little EDC is away today. Spalted Eucalyptus with a snake knot lanyard on the 1084 blade in a horizontal sheath
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[VonGruff]

A pair of Chamois hunters with red stag antler over buffalo horn in initialled closed top sheaths. A local hunter had these made for his son and daughter who with him when the stag was grassed.

[VonGruff]

A few carbon and stainless blades off the bandsaw and ready for profiling 

[VonGruff]

A cleaver ground for vegetables and meat rather than bone in 4.3 mm 1075 stone washed with acacia handle.

[VonGruff]

Just been organising some more stunning spalted Hackberry as the start of next handle buy. More to come when order finalised.

[VonGruff]

A few more knives away today. A K-tip Chef set with "spilled milk" acrylic on the cryo quenched NitroV SS. Plus a Field boning knife with acacia on the 1084 blade.
A Tahr hunter with English oak over CB buffalo horn on the 1075 blade with spine jimping in the closed top sheath.
A and a pair away to one of the shops who carry my knives. A Chamois hunter with Tasmainian blackwood over CB buffalo horn on the 1084 blade in the closed top sheath and a 4x4 hunter with Pheasant wood over FB buffalo horn on the 1084 blade in the deep pouch sheath.

    

[VonGruff]

An 8 inch fileter with linen micarta over G10 liners on the NitroV SS blade and a skiner also with linen micarta on the 1084 blade.