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#200269 - 08/16/22 09:18 AM Seabirch
Gert Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/19/13 Posts: 289 Loc: The Netherlands	Just made this one, the Seabirch. inspired on the USN Seabee knife of WW2. 5 " blade of Niolox at Rc 58-59 Guard and pommel of hammered and blued mild steel Handle material is Birchbark, with some red/black spacers Brown leather sheath wit Kydex inlays front and back. Double stitched.
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#200271 - 08/16/22 10:00 AM Re: Seabirch [Re: Gert]
Windsor Knife Enthusiast Registered: 08/12/15 Posts: 1960 Loc: Colorado!	very slick. _________________________ Rob
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#200275 - 08/16/22 11:30 AM Re: Seabirch [Re: Windsor]
coachblalock Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/03/16 Posts: 1874 Loc: Lake Fork, East Texas	Gert, That is AWESOME!!! Really talented and creative!!!! _________________________ "Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.
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#200276 - 08/16/22 12:06 PM Re: Seabirch [Re: coachblalock]
tunefink Knife Enthusiast Registered: 09/13/05 Posts: 4069 Loc: Bambalam	Is the construction like stacked leather washers? Very attractive look. _________________________ Always, buying, selling and trading. www.randallmadeknife.com
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#200279 - 08/16/22 02:54 PM Re: Seabirch [Re: tunefink]
Gert Knife Enthusiast Registered: 12/19/13 Posts: 289 Loc: The Netherlands	Yes, the construction is the same as with a leather handle. Only difference is that you don't have to glue it. You just stack them up, screw the bolster on real tight, pop the knife in an oven at about 180 degrees F, and it glues itself with the resin that's present in the bark. Then you can shape the handle just like on any other knife. And it feels better in hand than leather in my opinion.
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#200308 - 08/19/22 11:41 AM Re: Seabirch [Re: Gert]
TonyLaPetri Knife Enthusiast Registered: 10/05/05 Posts: 6907 Loc: Glen Head NY	A Beauty!!!!! _________________________ Tony LaPetri RKS#1885 RKCC CM-022
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#200315 - 08/19/22 11:20 PM Re: Seabirch [Re: TonyLaPetri]
Duke Knife Enthusiast Registered: 08/21/09 Posts: 2004 Loc: Southwest Virginia	What a great looking, stout blade. Outstanding job! _________________________ Duke;RKS#5567 RKCC-CM-087 Southwest VA
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#200317 - 08/20/22 12:58 AM Re: Seabirch [Re: Duke]
Shoot870p Knife Enthusiast Registered: 01/12/17 Posts: 1547	Very nice. Walker _________________________ Shoot870p
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