New Neck Knife

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A knife maker and friend ( Ryan Weeks) was traveling through Oregon a few weeks back and he stopped by my work.
He had made a neck knife for me a while back and he asked me how I was liking it.
I told him that use it all the time and like it a lot. Next we talked about if he was to do something different, what would I change.
I said a pointier flat blade would be good for boxes and cutting cardboard (something I do a lot).
Next thing you know, this showed up in the mail. This is the only one he has made like this so far. Ryan called it the Thorn.

 

[ArtinNC]

Like it !!

 

[Guindesigns]

nice. love the color of that handle.
-young pup

 

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The wood on the handle is some of the dense redwood I found a while back.
The wood is not stabilized. It was some hard oily redwood.
Looks like he sanded and buffed the handle. I am thinking about applying an oil finish to darken it up a bit.
Ryan did a great job on the knife. I am not knocking his finish. I just do things a little different when I make boxes and stuff.

 

[Shawn Hatcher]

That's a very sleek little knife. I dig Ryan's work. Thanks for sharing, Mark.

 

[Bush Monkey]

Great looking necker. I like everything about it - nice rig all around.

 

[Scott Davidson]

I love the handles , and your sheath work is awesome.