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Hunting Knives

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  • 28-03-2017 10:24pm
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    TonyConlon
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Just wondering if there are many knife makers in Ireland. I make folders and fixed blade knives myself so was interested in seeing a few more Irish makers works but some I have found on here, like Davy Moore, seem to have finished up and no pictures of the knives are on line any more.


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    Gravelly
    Registered Users Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭Gravelly


    I don't know anything about them, but this company from Roscommon looks interesting: http://smythknives.com/


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    daithi55
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    hi tony just wondering where you get your materials.. id love to try make one


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    decky1
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    Have a lovely copy of The Complete Encyclopedia of Knives' for sale, hardback 484 pages mint cond-- anyone interested? any offers?


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    TonyConlon
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    daithi55 wrote: »
    hi tony just wondering where you get your materials.. id love to try make one

    I source a lot of my materials from America. I get the steel from there. I do the heat treatment myself.


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    stevegentech
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    Hi Tony I'm Davy's son Steve used to make knives with my dad any questions you have I can answer for you I'm sure I can dig up some photos of our knives for you and tell you how we made them and with what materials


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    stevegentech
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    Hi Tony I'm Davy's son Steve used to make knives with my dad any questions you have I can answer for you I'm sure I can dig up some photos of our knives for you and tell you how we made them and with what materials


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    J.R.
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    TonyConlon wrote: »
    I make folders and fixed blade knives myself

    Tony - why not stick up some photos of the knives you've made? - would be a very interesting thread.


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    aaakev
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    Davie Crawford, broc knives makes some really nice blades. I bought one a couple of years ago, a big multipurpose outdoor knife called the horseman. He has a good selection and makes a few nice hunting knives


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    mallards
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    Picked this knife up in Berlin, handmade in a Swedish style I think with reindeer and walnut handle. If I never carried another one I'd still be happy.


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    J.R.
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    That's a beauty - is there any fastener on the leather sheath to stop it falling out?


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    mallards
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    Cheers. No fastener JR. But the leather sheath is so neat it's like a hand in a glove. It holds it very tight and I've done a lot of crawling with it to get into position.


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    aaakev
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    aaakev wrote: »
    Davie Crawford, broc knives makes some really nice blades. I bought one a couple of years ago, a big multipurpose outdoor knife called the horseman. He has a good selection and makes a few nice hunting knives

    Few pics of mine


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