A special trailing point hunter

[J. Doyle]

Here's another trailing point hunter that is a prototype for a project I have coming up in the near future. This one even has a guard. Never having cared much for trailing points in the past, these are starting to be kind of fun and there will probably be more coming down the road.

Specs:

Hand forged from 1075 steel, clay quenched
8 3/8" overall, 4" blade, .190" thick at the ricasso with nice distal taper
Rounded spine and ricasso edge
German silver guard and spacer
American black walnut handle

All comments and discussion welcome.

 

[Brad Lilly]

Nice knife! I like the coined edge on the spacer it is a nice touch. Let me rephrase that I like the whole knife

 

[Denny Eller]

That is one fantastic hunter, John! The lines, the hamon, the walnut and spacers all come together just right.

 

[Scott Davidson]

Man , it looks like that blade just grows right up out of the guard. Its perfectly done. Scott

 

[backtines]

I love your knives. I've learned to Pick out your work a mile away. Really nice stuff John .

 

[J. Doyle]

Thank you guys. Some REALLY nice compliments here that mean a lot to me. Thanks for posting.

 

[Don Robinson]

Beautiful work. That perfect joint of the blade to guard is amazing!

 

[rcknives]

I LOVE IT!!!!!!! Very beautiful work. Nice and clean all the way around.Love the hamon.

 

[ArtinNC]

Like it, super nice . And guard to blade fit is perfect .

 

[SBK]

Beautiful job, that there is a beautiful knife!!!

 

[Mr.Svinarich]

I like the knife but most of all the grind lines, so even and unidirectional!

 

[LiamLynch]

How do you get the spacer like so? I have to say that this might just be my new favourite knife, it just works.

 

[Lagrange]

Very nice and clean John. I'd say if this is a proto, it's time to get on with the show.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[J. Doyle]

Thank you again guys for the kind words.

How do you get the spacer like so? I have to say that this might just be my new favourite knife, it just works.

Hi Liam. I get everything all shaped and ground and polished like I want. Then I take the knife apart and take just the spacer and start filing little grooves in it to get looking like the edge of a coin. It takes a little time but is pretty straight forward.

 

[Tatsu]

Beautiful knife...fit and finish perfect.

 

[Tom Militano]

The fit and finish are exceptional and everything just flows together.