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Mike_Bailey
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new Knife
#149894 - 09/01/10 12:07 AM

I recently commisioned Roger on this forum to make a knife for a friend of mine as a gift for his help in my Buff hunt in Oz last year. It arrived today and I am very very happy with it. I am going to try to put three direct photos on now. The handle is made from a chunk of wood or more accurately the base of a briar type tree that was in my garden down here in Spain, it was dead and me and the gardener spent 3 hours on a "Shane" type mission digging it up ! Good fun though, I have a fair size root left so if anyone would like a bit let me know. it has been drying for about 3 years now. You pay postage though !!!

best, Mike (p.s. Roger posts as RSF Knives and his prices are reasonable)

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Paul
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#149896 - 09/01/10 12:47 AM

Very nice knife, Mike. The wood reminds me of some my father used for some furniture but I can't remember what type it was.

- Paul

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RSFknives
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Re: new Knife [Re: Paul]
#149897 - 09/01/10 12:49 AM

i´m glad it arrived safely and that your happy with it Mike!

/Roger

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Re: new Knife [Re: RSFknives]
#149905 - 09/01/10 02:39 AM

Very nice gift, Mike.

Great job, Roger!

Mike, that was a super idea in giving the knife a personal touch.

I make knives here for my own use and for friend's {nothing near the quality of Roger's} and I make grips from locally-grown Mountain Maple, serviceberry or antler. Somehow it just seems better than way.

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450_366
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Re: new Knife [Re: RSFknives]
#149911 - 09/01/10 03:58 AM

You make some beautiful knives, they look as if they would be comfordable to use also
Saw you in some hunting magasine not long ago, nice article.

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RSFknives
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Re: new Knife [Re: 450_366]
#149927 - 09/01/10 06:23 AM

great to see someone back home read the artical

i try to make the knives as comfortable as possible...
if i don´t like how it feels in my hand i don´t think my customers will like it either.

/Roger

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: RSFknives]
#149931 - 09/01/10 06:54 AM

Mike I would love a piece of that briar root for a little project I have in mind.JG

Beautiful knife BTW

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: new Knife [Re: gryphon]
#149932 - 09/01/10 07:02 AM

Gryph, what sort of size ? best, Mike

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JabaliHunter
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#149946 - 09/01/10 11:12 AM

Very smart. Great shape blade too.

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#149976 - 09/01/10 05:48 PM

G`day Mike,size wise around 120mm as a finished length of handle,a few more mm`s to rub off i imagine would suffice if you had a piece in that range.

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: new Knife [Re: gryphon]
#149987 - 09/01/10 08:23 PM

width and depth ??

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#150049 - 10/01/10 06:40 AM

will get those details for you Mike,apols for the omission,JG

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: gryphon]
#150179 - 11/01/10 08:18 AM

Mike this is the answer from my cutler.Thanks JG.

The handle scales I use are usually around 130-140mm long, 40mm wide and 10-12mm thick. So if the briar root is in one piece go a little bit more generous on the thickness, say 30mm, to allow me to bandsaw it to size.

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: new Knife [Re: gryphon]
#150244 - 11/01/10 07:45 PM

Gryph, I will try and chop you a piece Weds/Thrsday, when I have I will need an address to post it to, best, Mike

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#150249 - 11/01/10 08:12 PM

OK Mike,excellent news.

I will send my address details to your "lionhart" addy is that ok?

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RSFknives
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Re: new Knife [Re: gryphon]
#150464 - 13/01/10 03:44 AM

when do we find out what your freind thinks of the knife

/Roger

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: new Knife [Re: RSFknives]
#150466 - 13/01/10 04:14 AM

I'll be giving it to him first week in Feb...Gryph, your wood maybe delayed 4 or 5 days, I have to fly to London tommorow for a couple of days, best, Mike

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#150471 - 13/01/10 06:03 AM

Mike there is no real hurry mate...BTW mark the parcel as a
"knife handle" please,so the numb nuts know what they have in front of them.JG

Owe you one back!

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: new Knife [Re: gryphon]
#150480 - 13/01/10 06:52 AM

I'll just write "piece of wood"

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Ripp
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Re: new Knife [Re: RSFknives]
#150503 - 13/01/10 01:51 PM

Roger

Agree with the others, you make awesome looking knives...congrats..

Ripp

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404bearslayer
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Re: new Knife [Re: Ripp]
#151375 - 21/01/10 11:06 PM

Elegant, yet understated and functional. Very nice knife.

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#151397 - 22/01/10 06:04 AM

Quote:

I'll just write "piece of wood"

Just saw this post Mike and I know you have already sent my "pow" but wood coming into Aus is treated as suss as it can harbour some insect we dont have..IE the sirex wasp came into Aus from europe and has played hell with our pine forests.

Customs are strong here..(except for stopping drugs!) At the worst it will have to be gamma irradiated like any other natural material.

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Mike_Bailey
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Re: new Knife [Re: gryphon]
#151462 - 22/01/10 07:27 PM

I wrote "knife handles" on it, best, Mike

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450_366
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Re: new Knife [Re: Mike_Bailey]
#151467 - 22/01/10 08:09 PM

Quote:

I wrote "knife handles" on it, best, Mike

Now they will water-jet it, just to be sure.

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Andreas

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gryphon
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Re: new Knife [Re: 450_366]
#151469 - 22/01/10 08:38 PM

I had some desert muley antlers from NM gamma rayed five years ago which cost around $40 bucks from mem.

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