Custom Bark River Knives Avalible For Immediate Delivery.

[Mike Stewart]

Hey Devils,

I have been putting some of these on KF--on the Mike's Office Cleaning Sale.

I thought I would put Today's knives over here too.

If you want any of these get hold of Bart-1 (Bob) or cwo4uscgret( Tim), they can get you anything you want off this list or PM me and I'll help you get one. Bob or Tim will have a Special Price for you. Both of them are actually Stocking Bark River Dealers.

Here Are The Ones I Finished Out Today.

Custom Snowy River #135
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Snowy_River_135.jpg

Overall Length:8.125 Inches
Blade Length:3.9 Inches
Steel: 12C27 -- .120 Inch thick @ 58rc
Weight:3.5 Ounces

This Snowy River Is a True One of a Kind. The handle is Sambar stag Sebmented with Birch Bark Spacers.Reid made the Birch Bark Stack.

Suggested Retail: $199.95
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Custom Plains Knife # 136
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Plains_Knife_136.jpg

Overall Length:8.125 Inches
Blade Length:3.775 Inches
Steel: 1095 -- .105 Inche Thick --@ 58rc
Weight:4.125 Ounces

This is a very unique Stright blade Custom. The Handle slabs are Natural Elder Burl Segmented with Jade Green Big Leaf Maple--Brcketed by White and Red Spacers.

Suggested Retail: 209.95
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Custom Plains Knife # 137
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Plains_Knife_137.jpg

Overall Length:8.125 Inches
Blade Length:3.775 Inches
Steel: 1095 -- .105 Inche Thick --@ 58rc
Weight:4.5 Ounces

This is a very unique Stright Blade Custom. The handle slabs are Desert Ironwood Segmented by Yellow Maple Burl--Brcketed by White and Red Spacers.

Suggested Retail: 209.95
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Custom Plains Knife # 138
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Plains_Knife_138.jpg

Overall Length:8.125 Inches
Blade Length:3.775 Inches
Steel: 1095 -- .105 Inche Thick --@ 58rc
Weight:4.5 Ounces

This is a very unique Stright Blade Custom. The handle slabs are Amboynia Burl Segmented by Purple Maple Burl with Red & White Fiber Spacres.

Suggested Retail: 209.95
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Custom Bosnian Skinner # 139
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Bosnian_Skinner_139.jpg

Overall Length:10 Inches
Blade Length: 5.4 Inches
Steel: 12C27 -- .150 Inch Thick @ 58rc
Weight:7.125 Ounces

This Custom Bosnian Skinner has Antique Ivory Micarta Slabs Segmented with Double Turquoise Spacer Bracketed by Black & white Fiber Spacers.

Suggested Retail: $239.95
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Custom Lil' Scout # 140
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Scout_140.jpg

Overall Length:8 Inches
Blade Length:3.75 Inches
Steel 12C27 - .130 Inch Thick @ 58rc
Weight:5.250 Ounces

This Lil' Scout has Black Canvas Handle Slabs Segmented with a Red, White and Blue Set of Stripes.

Suggested Retail:$179.95
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Custom Copperhead # 141
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Copperhead_141.jpg

Overall Length:8.1 Inches
Blade Length:3.75 Inches
Steel: 12C27 - .130 Inch Thick @ 58rc
Weight:5.250 Ounces

This Custom Copperhead has Black Canvas Micarta Slab handles segmented with Red, White & Blue Stripes.

Suggested Retail: $179.95
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Custom Trailing Point Skiner # 142
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Trailing_Point_142.jpg

Overall Length:8.55 Inches
Blade Length:4.125 Inches
Steel: 12C27 .135 Inch Thick
Weight:6.125 Ounces

This Custom Trailing Point Skinner has Black Canvas Micarta Slab Handles with Red,White & Blue Stripes.

Suggested Retail:$199.95
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Custom Slim Hunter # 143
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Skinner_143.jpg

Overall Length:7.625 Inches
Blade Length:3.75 Inches
Steel 12C27 - .130 Inch Thick - @ 58rc

This Slim Hunter Has Pinless Amboynia Burl Slabs with Twin Blue Maple Burl Spacers Bracketed by Black Fiber Spacers.

Suggested Retail: $ 179.95
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Custom Mini-Skinner # 144
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Mini_skinner_144.jpg

Overall Length: 6.4 Inches
Blade Length:2.75 Inches
Steel: 12C27 - .158 Inch Thick @ 58 rc
Weight:3.65 Ounces

This Custom Mini-Skinner has Amboynia Burl Handle Slabs Segmented with Red-Orange Spiney Agate Spacer bracketed by Red & White Fiber. It has Mosaic Pins.

Suggested Retail: $ 174.95
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Custom 7 Inch fighter # 145
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_7_Inch_Fighter_145.jpg

Overall Length:12.5 Inches
Blade Length: 7 Inches
Steel 1095 -- .235 Inch Thick @ 58rc
Weight:11.75 Ounces

This Custom Fighter Has a Sambar Stag Crown and Twin Aged Copper Burl Spacers.

Suggested Retail: $ 289.95
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Custom SOCOM Style Teddy # 146
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_SOCOM_Teddy_146.jpg

Overall Length:11 Inches
Blade length: 6 Inches
Steel A-2 -- .215 Inch Thick @ 58rc
Weight:9.25 Ounces

This Custom SOCOM Style Teddy had Black Paper Micarta Handle.

Suggested Retail: $259.95
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Custom Teddy # 147
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_147.jpg

Overall Length: 11.1
Blade Length:
Steel A-2 -- .215 Inch Thick @ 58rc
Weight: 9 Ounces

This Custom Teddy has a Beautiful Piece of California Buckeye Burl with an Antique Ivory Micarta Spacer.

Suggested Retail: $ 269.95
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Custom 6 Inch Fighter # 148
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_6_Inch_Fighter_148.jpg

Overall Length:12.1 Inches
Blade Length: 6 inch
Steel: A-2 -- .215 Inch Thick @ 58rc
Weight:11.75 Ounces

This Custom 6 Inch Fighter has a Sambar Stag Crown and A Blue Maple Burl Spacer.

Suggested Retail: $ 279.95
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Thanks for Lookin them over.

Mike.............................................. ........:coolkid:

[The General]

Custom 7 Inch fighter # 145

WOW!!!!!!!!

[Mr.LaBella]

OK #' 144 145 and the Persian 139 must be mine?!?


:faint: Mike:madaddy: :coolkid: :jdsmokin: :jdwink2: :evilness:

[Iceman]

I love a nice TEDDY !!!!!!! AND those TEDDYs are nice !!!! :ronl: :wes: :ronl: :chaos: :ronl:

[BennytheBlade]

Fighters, Copperheads and Teddys OH MY

Those are first rate Mike.

[Mike Stewart]

This one came off the line this morning. # 149

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_149.jpg

Custom Teddy with Buckeye Burl and Maroon Linen--The Retail is $269.95.

Thanks,

Mike.................................

[The General]

How are those woods joined Mike?:wes:

[Mike Stewart]

The Tang Goes Through all of them and they are also Epoxied to each other.

Here is one Jimmy is building. All the Blocks are pre-cut, drilled mated up and fit with spacers before any epoxy is applied. The knife is then dry assembled and checked for fit.

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/2/Assembly_of_Segmented_Handle_knife.jpg


Once it is right--all the individual blocks are epoxied in place and the knife is put in a long clamp until it is totally set. The holes in the material are totally filled with epoxy.

Then it is hafted to shape. The blade is finished out last.

This knife will not have a Pommel. The Wood on this one is Amboynia Burl with Tulipwood Spacers.

I'll post a picture of it when Jimmy finishes it out.

Mike....................................:coolkid:

[GrahamKnives]

:jdsmokin: :jdsmokin: Wow Mike, those are looking good. I would have to say my favorite would be #135 and #148

[Umberto]

Geez Mike.
Lordy.

[The General]

This one came off the line this morning. # 149

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_149.jpg

Custom Teddy with Buckeye Burl and Maroon Linen--The Retail is $269.95.

Thanks,

Mike.................................

Is that a swedge I see?

[Mike Stewart]

It most Certianly is.

It is not sharp but Jimmy Like to put those in the Customs he Finishes.

Mike......................................

[The General]

It most Certianly is.

It is not sharp but Jimmy Like to put those in the Customs he Finishes.

Mike......................................

It really adds something to the knife! Can my Teddy have that on it Mike?:ronl:

[Mike Stewart]

Yes--I'll bribe Jimmy.

[The General]

Yes--I'll bribe Jimmy.

:kingkaxt: Sweet!:chuck:

[Stabber]

:spin: Awesome customs Mike!!:spin: All those handle varieties look fantastic:jdwink2:

[Mike Stewart]

Here is the next step on the one above.

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/2/Step_2.jpg

Everything is mated up and epoxied together.

It will be set up and ready to grind later Today.

Mike................................:jdsmokin:

[Mike Stewart]

Here it is Rough Shaped.

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/2/Step_3.jpg

It is slowly comin' To Life.

Mike.............................................. ...:jdsmokin:

[Mike Stewart]

Here It is Finished Out.

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_159.jpg


The Kid Does Nice Work.

Mike....................................:madaddy:

[The General]

He certainly does! How many man hours would you say go into a knife like that from start to finish?

[Mike Stewart]

I never Figured it out per knife.

We track on Number of Man Hours per day against total daily production of the Whole Shop.

A Knife like that would take me at least 40 Minutes.:madaddy:

You can't count the time for the Epoxy to Dry.........................:spin:

[The General]

40 mins?:devilzeek :devilzeek :devilzeek :devilzeek :devilzeek :devilzeek :devilzeek

[Mike Stewart]

I have been timed at 20 minutes on smaller ones.

If you come to the Grind-In sometime--I'll take a lot of the magic out of it for you.

This year we are starting with fully hardened Unground blanks again but these will be Stick Tangs. Last year we did Full Tangs.

Keep in mind that there are 14 of us--that includes Lesley , Jilly and Abby.

Doing 100 Knives in a day means a lot of work and knowing what you are doing.

Mike..........................:spin:

[Matches]

.40 minutes? The one knife I ever made from scratch took a few weeks...trust me, it didn't come out anywhere near as nice as this under an hour job:spin:

[Mike Stewart]

This one sold at 9:30 last Night.
http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_159.jpg

Thanks,
Mike.......................................

[TheBadGuy]

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_149.jpg

This is as nice as it gets for me. Is this one still available out of curiousity?

[Mike Stewart]

I'll check Tomorrow when I get to the Plant.

Mike................................

[The General]

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_149.jpg

This is as nice as it gets for me. Is this one still available out of curiousity?

You know you want it...:thefinger

Great knife!:devilzeek

[Mike Stewart]

http://barkriverknives.com/albums/album117/Custom_Teddy_149.jpg

This is as nice as it gets for me. Is this one still available out of curiousity?

that one is Gone.

I can Build you one just like it.

I have one Teddy Blade left.

Mike.........................:devilzeek

[The General]

Teddy's rule, I am so glad you went with the blood groove on them!:jdwink3:

Really gives the knife a distinctive look.

[Mike Stewart]

FULLER---FULLER

NOT BLOOD GROOVE

:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:

[The General]

I beam!:wes: