CPK Boot Daggers

[SneezySky]

Freaking awesome. Great job!

Scales for the above are ironwood and chittum burl, split twice to be book matched and mirrored along the centerline. The rib down the middle is micarta (edge cut, of course) and suppised to invoke the central rib in Nathan's original integral daggers.

I got the ironwood specifically because of the strong diagonal bias in the rays in the grain to highlight the mirror image effect.

The chittum came from two pieces that separately were too small for knife handles. But I thought they may work for this idea, too. I think the chevron pattern is very cool.

 

[RayseM]

Piling on - very nicely done Tony, TRfromMT

 

[bluemax_1]

Symmetry is as symmetry does symmetry as is symmetry

Talk about heirlooms to pass down a family for generations

 

[woodysone]

Talk about heirlooms to pass down a family for generations

I sincerely hope Tony has a big family with all of the beautiful creations he has shown us.

 

[Cap’n Smudge]

Symmetry is as symmetry does symmetry as is symmetry

Wow! Excellent!

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Nice wood TRfromMT !

It's a race!!! Will my dagger get here before my Pirtle sheath? Will a tear in space-time happen, and they both arrive at the same time???

 

[jlauffer]

Nice wood TRfromMT !

It's a race!!! Will my dagger get here before my Pirtle sheath? Will a tear in space-time happen, and they both arrive at the same time???

Got my Pirtle shipping notice today!

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Got my Pirtle shipping notice today!

Yep, me too!

 

[WValtakis]

Me three!

 

[Richard338]

The blade is supposed to arrive on Wednesday, snug in Paul's sheath. For good measure my Pirtle sheath is scheduled for Friday.

 

[woodysone]

Me three!

Can I join the club? Received notice also.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Looks like my Pirtle sheath is gonna win this race. No biggie, but its going to be hard to wait! Just hope everything arrives on time, I'm betting on not.

 

[fatfrog]

Got my Pirtle shipping notice today!

Got mine on Tuesday! My BD is still in its cardboard sheath lol

 

[Richard338]

OUT FOR DELIVERY!!...yawn

 

[jlauffer]

Based on where it was on the 8th, not sure why mine didn't show up today. Hopefully tomorrow.

 

[fatfrog]

I know Nathan isn't the biggest fan of macro photos of his work but the sharpening job on the BD is absolutely phenomenal. I can't believe he does these by hand...

 

[Richard338]

Hot damn, I'm not sleeping anymore! It is so light and compact in person, and as fatfrog points out, the grind and tip on mine is perfect.

 

[Nathan the Machinist]

It takes an afternoon to sharpen a batch of eight...

 

[fatfrog]

I cannot wait for my @cpirtle sheath to arrive. My BD is still in the stock sheath that @Jo the Machinist made

 

[Big DJ]

I know Nathan isn't the biggest fan of macro photos of his work but the sharpening job on the BD is absolutely phenomenal. I can't believe he does these by hand...
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That my friends is pretty darn impressive.