Ganzo G716

Another impressive folder from Ganzo

Pros:

- sturdy folder with an excellent fit and finish

- solid lock-up without any blade play

- well designed and good looking blade shape

- smooth opening and closing 

- comfortable and extremely grippy G10 handle

- deep carry pocket clip

- window breaker tip

- nice gift box with pouch 

Cons:

- the blade is slightly off centered in closed position

Details:

Blade length: 3.34" (85 mm)

Blade thickness: 0.137" (3.5 mm)

Blade steel: 440C Stainless Steel (58 HRC)

Open length: 8.26" (210 mm)

Closed length: 4.72" (120 mm)

Weight: 5.11 oz  (145 g)

Handle: G-10

Lock: axis lock

Carry: right hand tip up

Extra: glass breaker + pouch

You can buy the plain edge and the serrated version at Exduct: ***HERE***

Use the following coupon codes HERE to get a discount.

You can also buy the G716 (plain edge) at Fasttech.com: ***HERE***

                                                  and the G716S (part serrated): ***HERE***

You can also buy it at Gearbest.com: ***HERE*** (part serrated)

                                                              ***HERE*** (plain)

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Enzo Nordic with Kingwood & Yellow Mallee Burr handle

Another old one from 2009!

As the title, this is an Enzo Nordic blade which is 95mm long.

The handle has a nickle silver bolster with purple Kingwood behind it and Kingwood at the back, both pieces with the grain running cross ways to the tang.

Between the Kingwood is a piece of Yellow Mallee burr which has nice swirls and eyes - it looks like contours on a map!

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More on the Birch bark knife

The Birch bark knife has been stacked and cooked in the oven to glue it together with the resins from within the bark itself.

This video shows how well it's stuck - there is no man made glue in this.

Also, a video of an old master at work showing how it's really done making a traditional puukko!

A Sheath Knife - Kauhava puukko

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Stacked Birch bark knife in progress.

I've wanted to try a stacked birch bark handle for some time.

This is all the bark cut and ready for gluing up! I'm going to cut some spacers of Laburnum and put them in part way down the handle. Fingers crossed it look ok!!

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Harnds Viper CK6015

Pros:

- sturdy folder with an excellent fit and finish

- solid lock-up without any blade play

- full flat ground perfectly centered blade

- extremely smooth opening and closing out of the box

- comfortable G10 handle (the G10 is smoother on the pocket clip side)

- deep carry pocket clip

- nice gift box

Cons:

- because of the full steel liners it's a bit heavy

- slightly uneven grindlines near the tip of the blade

Details:

Blade length: 3.7" (93 mm)

Blade thickness: 0.126" (3.2 mm)

Blade steel: 9Cr18MoV Stainless Steel (HRC 58-60)

Open length: 8.3" (210 mm)

Closed length: 4.6" (117 mm)

Weight: 5.64 oz (160 g)

Handle: G10 with steel liners

Lock: liner lock

Carry: right hand tip down only

Extra: gift box

    You can buy it at Fasttech.com: ***HERE***
and the all black version (Knight): ***HERE***

You can also buy the Viper at Exduct: ***HERE***

Use the following coupon codes HERE to get a discount.

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Green River knife complete!

A classic design.

The handle is by myself in Apple wood and carbon fibre pins. The blade is made by Chris Grant from 75cr1 steel.

It will be listed for sale when I get chance - this is just a quick post to get some pictures up!

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A Kiridashi or two.

Some more old work.

These are Kiridashis.
A Kiridashi is a general purpose Japanese knife. Many believe them to be traditionally  used for marking out woodwork because of the single bevel. I like to think of them in the same category as a Stanley knife.

Just some fun with scrap metal.

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Rabbit Dispatcher

I've come across some pictures of older bits of work from a few years back

First off to post up is this Rabbit dispatcher.

As a design it may not be immediately obvious what it is to be used for. I made it for my Father-in-Law as he flies a Harris Hawk. When the bird has a rabbit pinned between it's talons, it's tricky to dispatch the rabbit and stop it wriggling around while also dealing with the bird.

 Every surface of this has been rounded over except the chisel like tip. This makes it safe to slip between the Harris Hawk's talons and push the tip against the neck or head of the rabbit, then insert it through the rabbit.

 I had planned for the 'guard' to go between the first and second finger but either hold will work.

The handle is tufnol with red vulcanised fibre liners. It is held on with a loveless bolt at the front and a hollow brass tube at the rear. The tufnol is paler in colour than I would have liked -before shaping it was darker. Hopefully over time it will darken down after being subjected to blood, sweat, dirt and oil!

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