My African Knives

[Von Gruff]

@Von Gruff
Gary it would be nice to see your version of the bird and trout. The original is a great design.
Bob

Handle should be going on one of them latyer this week so pics after that.

 

[Von Gruff]

Have had this eucalyptus crown top under cover and off the ground since I got it in march but the log it came from had been down for over a year before that. Today was the day to get it broken down into handlable pieces. The central join between tyhe three limbs was what I really wanted but the forks outside of that should have some interesting pieces in them as well.

 

[Von Gruff]

Handles on this lot to finish out the year

 

[Von Gruff]

First of the batch of handles in the handle rack and ready for the finish but will get the rest up to this stage before starting that process.

 

[Ray B]

We (wife & I) just finished our first dinner using the new steak knives. the dinner was inch and 3/4 USDA choice New Yorks.. My wife's first comment after sliding the knife through the first slice was "WOW". Now realize this is someone accustomed to quality steak knives- Wusthof and Henckels that I keep quite sharp. the von Gruff knife literally slid its way through the meat. We are very pleased. I'll be sending Garry a PM regarding another of his creations but I don't want to advertise which one.

 

[Von Gruff]

Pm seen and answered Bob.

 

[Von Gruff]

Thes are ready for and edge and they can be away to new homes

12 1/2 inch cimeter with tasmanian blackwood over brass on the 1084 HC blade

a pair of boning knives with simple swamp kauri and an unknown wood on the 1084 HC blades.

A serbian chefs knife with willow on the 1084 HC blade

a 4x4 hunter with spalted buckeye over brass on the 1084 HC blade.

 

[Von Gruff]

A PH EDC with eucalyptus on the 1095 HC blade

An ULU with walnut on the 1084 blade

a Light Hunter with OD canvas micarta on the scandi ground 1095 blade

A bushcraft hunter with OD canvas micarta on the scandi ground 1095 HC blade

 

[Von Gruff]

@Von Gruff
Gary it would be nice to see your version of the bird and trout. The original is a great design.
Bob

The new Bird and Trout with tasmanian blackwood over bronze on the NitroV SS blade . Lovely slim little knife with its 4 inch blade should be just the thing for those smaller tasks

 

[Von Gruff]

Another two ready to go. A J T Ranger with walnut over buffalo horn on the 1095 blade in cross draw sheath and a light dagger with tasmanian blackwood over a red liner and brass guard on the 1084 blade.

 

[Von Gruff]

Some handsanding to get ready for bolsters and handles and the handle on a FS made for a good day in the shed

 

[CBH Australia]

hell garry,
i know a guy that did not want wood at all!
but then he is known to be a bit odd.
bruce.

Who are you calling odd? That Maroon handle I had to have was for my wife. I've met a few Odd Bod's around the traps, you could be referring to someone else, some of the synthetics are fit for purpose. Horses for courses. Some bloke mentioned a Kephart knife and I googled one showing Maroon handles that started something. The other knife I handled with a Micarta handle was made by Kiwi fella for some Crow eater, nice knife

A left handed "D" handle on the chinese vegetable knife with black lacewood over brass on the L6 HC blade and a Serbian chef knife with stabilised willow on the 1084 blade.
I learned a lesson with the serb knife in that a wide blade like this is a real chalenge to snad after hardening so in future I will do a pre HT hand sand and do an antio scale coating to make things less difficult and time consuming
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Garry, I really like the Chinese chopping knife style but for what it's worth I think right handed ones will sell better.

a 4x4 hunter with spalted buckeye over brass on the 1084HC BladeView attachment 385480

I do like the cross draw sheath, I considered it.
And I can assure everyone that Garry put a lot of work into the development of the 4x4 Hunter.

 

[Von Gruff]

Garry, I really like the Chinese chopping knife style but for what it's worth I think right handed ones will sell better.

the left handed one was a commission so left handed was what he got. I dont do very much in the way of spec knives at all so what I make is generally what is ordered.

 

[CBH Australia]

the left handed one was a commission so left handed was what he got. I dont do very much in the way of spec knives at all so what I make is generally what is ordered.

Yeah, I realise that. It was my attempt at humour .
It's a good design and looks the part, I'm right handed so that's my version of normal.

 

[bruce moulds]

chris,
a hint on who the odd bod is.
he is a good handsome intelligent crow eater with a beard that drinks his coffee black.
further identification.
he does not have a manbun or live the hipster lifestyle.
bruce.

 

[Von Gruff]

Yeah, I realise that. It was my attempt at humour .
It's a good design and looks the part, I'm right handed so that's my version of normal.

The strange thing is that a left handed version is very comfortable for a right hander. The top of the D section is like a ledge for the side of the thumb and still indexes the knife in the hand very well so in effect, either right or left handed is equally usable for either hand.

 

[bruce moulds]

i am selling a "right handed"puma trapper.
i bought it in innocence believing it would be a wonderful device, revolutionizing the whole hunting job.

bruce.

 

[Von Gruff]

Kitchen slicer (Western styled Nakiri) with dyed buckeye burl, brass and micarta spacers on the NitroV stainless blade and a pair of His 'n' Hers steak knives with Yellow Cedar Burl on the NitroV stainless blades.

 

[Von Gruff]

Another interesting one in the Fairbairn - Sykes third pattern dfighting knife.

 

[Pheroze]

Kitchen slicer (Western styled Nakiri) with dyed buckeye burl, brass and micarta spacers on the NitroV stainless blade and a pair of His 'n' Hers steak knives with Yellow Cedar Burl on the NitroV stainless blades.
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Beautiful. Very nice.