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Hand Made Fixed Blade
While on vacation in Colorado a year ago, I stopped in a local sporting goods store in Durango. They had a really nice selection of hand made and semi-custom knives. I love knives only slightly less than guns! I looked over their selection of knives from a "local" maker by the name James R. Largent and fell in love with this one. He calls it the "Durango Drop Point", has a 4" blade made of AEB-L steel hardened to 60RC, spalted maple scales and file-marked. I am finally getting around to "sharing" it with others. Does anyone here have any knives made by James? Would love to see them, if so.
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09-25-2017, 02:49 PM
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Fantastic blade!
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09-25-2017, 03:57 PM
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Sweet hand made fixed blade,i like the size of it.I carry a fixed blade about the same size sometime. My knife is store bought.
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09-25-2017, 04:07 PM
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Beautiful, and looks like a good worker in a variety of chores. For me, three and a half to four inches is just about the ideal blade length for general use.
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09-25-2017, 04:36 PM
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As is the style - drop point. Seems to be the best for everything from slicing to skinning.
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09-25-2017, 05:03 PM
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Agreed. The best all-around-use fixed-blade I've ever owned is a four-inch, drop-point Bark River Highland Special, an early one with the 0.150" thick blade.
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09-25-2017, 08:33 PM
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I have a couple made by him. I will try to post some photos tomorrow.
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09-26-2017, 08:28 PM
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These are the knives I promised. Steve is really a great talent! Some of the best hand made knives out there!!
These might be for sale in the near future. I could be talked out of them if anyone is interested!!
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