Texas Size Trapper

[rcknives]

Just completed a 2 blade trapper for my cousin as a late Christmas gift. I think he'll like it. The dimensions are:
Closed= 4 1/4”
Open= 7 3/8”
Blade Thickness= 1/8”
Blade Width= 3/4”
The blades are from O-1 and are heat and cryo'd down to 59 RC. The handles are Ram horn and there is file work on the spine although I failed to get a pic of it.

 

[rhinoknives]

Robert,
Very fine job and impressive looking! Love those horn scales.

 

[paps]

Great looking trapper!

 

[Don Robinson]

Really nice work!

 

[Frank Niro]

Well, there's a real prize !!! Frank

 

[Mr.Svinarich]

Good horn, it exhibits good chatoyance.

 

[Lagrange]

Nice lookin folder! Very nice.

 

[Calvin Robinson]

Robert,
That's a bigun for sure,love the ram horn.

 

[kidterico]

Great looking knife. KT

 

[Dennis Morland]

This is my "someday" knife. I envy guys that can make folders.

DeMo

 

[rcknives]

Thanks Calvin. I appreciate the compliment. That one really gave me a challenge. I had shims in that baby when I was peening the blades on and when I went to pull them out believe it or not they tore in half and I had one heck of a time getting them out of there without taking it apart again.I did lube them up pretty good but the just fought me all the way out. Guess I wasnt paying too much attention to how tight I was peening those blades on.

 

[Calvin Robinson]

Thanks Calvin. I appreciate the compliment. That one really gave me a challenge. I had shims in that baby when I was peening the blades on and when I went to pull them out believe it or not they tore in half and I had one heck of a time getting them out of there without taking it apart again.I did lube them up pretty good but the just fought me all the way out. Guess I wasnt paying too much attention to how tight I was peening those blades on.

Ow! That makes me cringe just thinking about it!