Pics of Custom Knives

[Wilderness Spirit]

What are the specs on this guy? Love the profile!

Steel: MagnaCut
Thickness: .104”
Grind: Flat
Blade: 3.375”
OAL: 7.250”
Handle: Brown micarta with stainless steel hardware
Sheath: kydex

 

[NDGuy]

Fun story with this. When I first got into knives 5 years ago, I was obsessed with Gene Ingram (and still am). I was trying to find any old ones and came across one sold on Fort Henry Custom Knives. I loved it and even was thinking of making a custom just like it whenever Gene called my name. He retired and doesn’t do custom work anymore.

I posted an ISO on 24hr campfire a few weeks ago and a gentleman reached out with this exact knife that was sold nearly a decade ago. Unused if I had to guess, absolutely love it.

 

[coiloil37]

I started feeling I needed a loveless pattern so commissioned James to build one for me.

Magnacut and micarta.

I can’t see it replacing my Crotts but it’s a nice addition in a timeless pattern.

As a plug for the maker. His attention to detail and skill are impeccable. The fit and finish is nearly perfect and better than any other custom I’ve owned. No comment yet on the heat treat.

 

[rifletuner]

I started feeling I needed a loveless pattern so commissioned James to build one for me.

Magnacut and micarta.

I can’t see it replacing my Crotts but it’s a nice addition in a timeless pattern.

As a plug for the maker. His attention to detail and skill are impeccable. The fit and finish is nearly perfect and better than any other custom I’ve owned. No comment yet on the heat treat.

Thats come up nicely. The Loveless dropped hunter is an iconic design and takes some skill to get right. I am assuming a tapered tang and thin red liners?

 

[coiloil37]

Thats come up nicely. The Loveless dropped hunter is an iconic design and takes some skill to get right. I am assuming a tapered tang and thin red liners?

I skipped the red liners due to the maroon micarta.

Always a tapered tang

Most of the time I do both but I usually prefer mammoth ivory so the liners make sense.

 

[rifletuner]

Id have still done red liners with the micarta. But its just personal preference - no right or wrong answer. Tangs are nicely tapered

 

[Wilderness Spirit]

Bird and Trout in CPMS35VN.
Also makes a great caper .

 

[Shraggs]

I started feeling I needed a loveless pattern so commissioned James to build one for me.

Magnacut and micarta.

I can’t see it replacing my Crotts but it’s a nice addition in a timeless pattern.

As a plug for the maker. His attention to detail and skill are impeccable. The fit and finish is nearly perfect and better than any other custom I’ve owned. No comment yet on the heat treat.

It almost looks a bit of a cross between the the drop point and the semi skinner???

 

[Slalomnorth]

 

[Joseph2186]

 

[Slalomnorth]

Boner

 

[Nicaburns]

Since we all cook what we kill… 160 layer raindrop pattern 9.75” chef with stabilized maple and ivory

 

[Joseph2186]

Thats sweet! What kind of press do you have? Ive been getting close to investing in one to make damascus.

 

[Mojave]

I have about 8 or 9 Bob Loveless pattern knives, and a Japanese one that I am not sure who made that Says Bob Lovelss all over it and has a naked chick. I am not sure what to think of its origin, but as a knife it is perfection.

 

[Nicaburns]

Thats sweet! What kind of press do you have? Ive been getting close to investing in one to make damascus.

Mine is a Riverside machine 25 ton. It definitely opens up what you can do!

 

[Joseph2186]

I was looking at one of those and also a coal ironworks 16 ton. Beautiful work btw. Heres my first cleaver sucked to do with a hammer.

 

[Nicaburns]

You will spend more on the COAL 16 and still not get a foot pedal, ease of making new dies, and wind up with less power than you will get from the Riverside. Mine was just over 5k with a set of extra dies and shipping! The 25 ton COAL would be over $8k! I started with a 12 ton COAL and got a lot of use out of it but this one is awesome!

 

[Nicaburns]

I did a couple of cleavers by hand too… they are no fun!

 

[Joseph2186]

Was the 12 ton coal under powered? The riverside is 220v ? I need 110 for the garage. Ive any been at it a little over a year wanted to make sure I liked it before spending the money on a press. I hope to someday be able to produce something at your level.

 

[Nicaburns]

Was the 12 ton coal under powered? The riverside is 220v ? I need 110 for the garage. Ive any been at it a little over a year wanted to make sure I liked it before spending the money on a press. I hope to someday be able to produce something at your level.

If you need 110 then the COAL 12 will serve you well… I used mine for two years and got a lot of work done with it