Finished knife today!

CLINTF

I have plenty of elephant ivory scraps leftover from grip making that aren't big/thick enough to make into gun grips so every once in a while I'll do a knife. This is a OSPREY designed by Darrel Ralph (it won New Knife Design of the Year a few years ago). There was quite a bit of inletting on the back side of the scales so I'm really happy to be done with it! When my "star" status or post count gets a little higher should I do a give-away of a custom ivory or stag handled knife such as this?

n/a

Sweet!!!!!!!!!![^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^]

RugerNiner

I Really, Really Love that Knife! [:p] [:p] [8D]

whiteclouder

Clint,

I've made knives, several, and I'm impressed. Beautiful thing, that.

Clouder..

Cubslover

VERY NICE. A giveaway sounds nice!

spryor

Very nice. You may already be familiar with it but here's a pretty good kit knife forum http://www.knifenetwork.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=19 . Darrel is a member there. One regular there was turning out some spectacularly custom kits, and I believe ventured into making from scratch.

lazerus

As soon as your post count hits 278 you should give it away,...to me [:D]

hawkeye6020

excellent, yes a 300 post giveaway would be good.

sig232

Good design, very neat, like the shape of the blade also. I'll trade a star for the knife!

JamesRK

Nice work. I'm impressed.

n/a

NICE!...so when's the giveaway???[:p][;)][:)]

spryor

Have a pic of it in the closed position?

Ramtinxxl

Very fine bit of handiwork, indeed. [^] How much you want for it? [;)]

Locust Fork

A friend of mine (Tommy Having) has a lot of custom knives done and his son takes them to the knife shows. I will tell him about the one you posted...that is great!

CLINTF

quote:Originally posted by Ramtinxxl
Very fine bit of handiwork, indeed. [^] How much you want for it? [;)]


I rarely ever sell the ones that I customize/make for myself. I usually use them as demos to show poeple that want me to make grips or knives for them. However, I do custom fabricate scales or grips for people that ask and provide their own knife or can tell me the exact model they want done and purchase the knife up front. I do this more as a hobby than a business so I've been told a 1000 times that I don't charge enough. NOTE: I am not here looking for sales or advertising(as per forum rules)...I just like showing off my toys and getting peoples opinions of them.

If any of the forum members want to see more I'll post a few more pics.

Here is Case xxx Texas Toothpick wearing mastadon(wooly mammoth) ivory that I did for a friends dad last fathers day.