WALNUT VALLEY
-KNIVES-
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
THIS IS A SMALL GALLERY OF PREVIOUS WORK COMPLETED, AND IT SHOWCASES DIFFERENT STYLES AND MATERIALS UTILIZED.
THIS IS MEANT TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO SOME BUT NOT ALL OF OUR CAPABILITIES. EACH PROJECT PROVIDES UNIQUE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WE WELCOME.
CONTINUING TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
ENJOY
WVK TOMAHAWK
CUSTOM
Blade Steel: 440c Stainless Steel
Finish: Acid Washed (SPLATTER)
Handles: Dymalux (Walnut)
Fasteners: 5/16in Black Stainless Gulso Bolts
Accessory Work:
Barbed File work
Lanyard Hole
SCD
CUSTOM
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Stonewashed
Handles: Stabilized Spalted Maple Burl
Fasteners: 1/4in Gulso Bolts
QPQ Black
Overall Length: 8.7in
Blade Length: 4in
WORKHORSE (BLACKWOOD)
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Stonewashed
Handles: Dymalux (Blackwood)
Fasteners: 5/16in Gulso Bolts
QPQ Black
Accessory work:
Thorn Filework
1/4in Lanyard Hole
WVK FILLET
(9in Blade Length)
Blade Steel: CPM Magnacut (Stainless Steel)
Finish: Satin
Handles: Dymalux (Walnut)
Fasteners: 5/16in Gulso Bolts
Stainless Steel
Accessory Work: Jibbed spine for grip.
3/16in Lanyard Hole
Overall Length: 13.7in
Blade Length: 9in
Overall Length: 8.7in
Blade Length: 4in
WORKHORSE
(WALNUT)
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Stonewashed
Handles: Dymalux (Walnut)
Fasteners: 5/16in Gulso Bolts
QPQ Black
Accessory work:
Thorn Filework
1/4in Lanyard Hole
WVK BUSHCRAFTER
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Cold Blued
Handles: Dymalux (Walnut)
Fasteners: 5/16in Gulso Bolts
QPQ Black
Accessory Work: Jibbing on spine for grip.
Finger Notch for fine work.
Overall Length: 10in
Blade Length: 4in
Ferro Rod and Sheath Attachment
WORKER BEE
(BLACK G10 W/ RED LINERS)
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Stonewashed
Handles: Black G10 with .04inch Red G10 Liners
Fasteners: 5/16in Gulso Bolts
QPQ Black
Accessory work:
Thorn Filework
1/4in Lanyard Hole
Overall Length: 8.7in
Blade Length: 4in
HARVESTER
(MAPLE BURL)
Blade Steel: A2 (Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Satin
Handles: Maple Burl
Fasteners: 3/16in Solid Brass Pins
Accessory Work: Double Jibbed spine for grip.
1/4inch OD Brass Lanyard Tube
Overall Length: 8.7in
Blade Length: 4in
WORKHORSE
(Black G10
W/ Red Liners)
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Stonewashed
Handles: Black G10
W/ Red Liners
Fasteners: 5/16in Gulso Bolts
QPQ Black
Accessory work:
Thorn Filework
1/4in Lanyard Hole
WVK TOMAHAWK
Blade Steel: A2 (Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Cold Blue (Ruggedized)
Handles: Dymalux (Walnut)
Fasteners: 3/8in Brass Gulso Bolts
Accessory Work:
Barbed File work
Brass Lanyard Tube
HARVESTER
(SPALTED MAPLE)
Blade Steel: A2 (Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Satin
Handles: Maple Burl
Fasteners: 3/16in Solid Brass Pins
Accessory Work: Double Jibbed spine for grip.
1/4in OD Brass Lanyard Tube
WORKER BEE
(BLACKWOOD)
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Stonewashed
Handles: Dymalux (Blackwood)
Fasteners: 5/16in Gulso Bolts
QPQ Black
Accessory work:
Thorn File work
3/16in Lanyard Hole
Overall Length: 8.7in
Blade Length: 4in
CUSTOM
WHITE-TAILED DEER ANTLER
Blade Steel: A2
(Air Hardening Tool Steel)
Finish: Heat Treated Finish
Handles: Southern Indiana White-Tailed Deer Antler
Fasteners: 3/16in Solid Brass Peened Pins
Notes: This was a unique piece that was done as a retirement gift. I had to look through 10 sets of antlers before I found the one that I could use to create what I had imagined. Deer antler is different from Stag in regard to its more sharp and abrupt twisting throughout the antler. This makes identifying a section to use as Handle scales difficult. I was fortunate to have the right Antler to do this project. The likelyhood of finding a similar antler to produce this effect in the future is slim.
This was my first try at a "Rope" spine. The effect was created free hand, using a 1/8in needle file.
It's amazing the difference a small file can make.
FILEWORK
This is an example of the file work that we most commonly apply to knives such as the Worker Bee and the Workhorse. I wanted to do something a little different and this is what we came up with. Nothing Fancy, just something a little unique when it comes to working knives. This is created freehand with a triangular needle file and a 3/16in chainsaw file.