John Reck knives

lb1981

Collected my Knife from John this evening , unbelievable work, the detail and finishing is absolute top class. The pictures don't do this knife justice.
Pure gent of a man
Super sharp blade , this knife is just perfection.
This will be the first of many i will be ordering from him.

dev110

you need to login to view pics is all I'm getting

lb1981

dev110 wrote: »

you need to login to view pics is all I'm getting

sorry image shack is acting up i had to put them up as attachments

dev110

Beautiful knife. Love the detail that went into it :cool:

Spunk84

Very nice

lb1981

dev110 wrote: »

Beautiful knife. Love the detail that went into it :cool:

The pics dont really do it justice

snipe02

really nice knife what did it cost

lb1981

a few more

lb1981

snipe02 wrote: »

really nice knife what did it cost

Only 120 euros , John put pics up here a few weeks back to see if anybody would be interested ,the quality of the knife and the amount of work that went into it the price is just unbelievable

patdahat

sweet looking knife there you got, what sort of cash is that setting a lad back?

lb1981

patdahat wrote: »

sweet looking knife there you got, what sort of cash is that setting a lad back?

Only 120 euros , John put pics up here a few weeks back to see if anybody would be interested ,the quality of the knife and the amount of work that went into it the price is just unbelievable

lb1981

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056535452

original thread

Mauser 308

Great looking knike. What wood is in the handle?

lb1981

Mauser 308 wrote: »

Great looking knike. What wood is in the handle?

it is a walnut hundle

garv123

great looking knife and his prices are hard to believe for the work and quality. If they stay that low id imagine everyone will have one on their belt.
I'll be adding that to my wish list.

moby30

Just want to ad that I also picked up a knife from John and it is absolutely stunning.I also got a look at a few more models that he has in the pipeline and they are unreal. John is very easy to deal with and extremely helpful and I look foward to getting a few more off him in the future.

lb1981

new designs

Deise Musashi

Nice job! What kind of length is the blade?

I like the damascus bolsters and the Ox handle on the last one! Some very accomplished filework there too.

What kind of steel is it made of, if you know?

Any sheath with it?

Well wear lad!

lb1981

Deise Musashi wrote: »

Nice job! What kind of length is the blade?

I like the damascus bolsters and the Ox handle on the last one! Some very accomplished filework there too.

What kind of steel is it made of, if you know?

Any sheath with it?

Well wear lad!

knife is a full tang 440C carbon steel. 8 5/8ths overall length, blade is 4 3/8ths
handle 4 2/8ths. blade is 1 2/8ths wide and 3/16ths thick. bolster is of birds eye damascus. handle wood is walnut, pins, mosaic handle liners/spacers and lanyard surround are brass.
file work surround entire tang. and sheath is of 8/9 oz leather.

johnreck

thank for all the positive comments.
and thanks to those who got a knife from me it was great to meet you and talk
have been asked if i am still making this knife.
answer is No im afraid.
i will be making it again but will have a slight change to the choile
and also will come with a nickel bolster as standard.
damascus bolster with hidden pins will be a little extra but not to much.
was also asked about future designs i might have.
am working on one that i hope to do a small run on its not yet right as needs a few tweaks especially to the bolster (needs to be smaller)
and some work on the handle as it dosent feel right yet but i am getting there.
anyway hear are a few pics of it in its current incarnation but hope to improve on it when i have the drive to tackel it again.
again thanks for all the comments.

woodlore hunter cross.
experimental knife design.
blade D2 steal blade 4 6/8 ths handle 4 2/8 ths
blade 5 to 6 mm thick and 1 2/8ths at widest point








reckon should keep me out of mischief for awhile at least.
also please note this just my hobby i am not a profesional maker
and i only get to do it in my limited spare time.

garv123

time to give up the day job i reckon

lovely looking knife.

johnreck

garv123 wrote: »

time to give up the day job i reckon

lovely looking knife.

EEHHH dont think so..
like to eat occasionally.

Deise Musashi

Nice blade shape, how do you find D2 to work with?

"How do you become a millionaire as a knife maker?...



start with ten million, and stay going 'til it's gone"

johnreck

Deise Musashi wrote: »

Nice blade shape, how do you find D2 to work with?

"How do you become a millionaire as a knife maker?...



start with ten million, and stay going 'til it's gone"

must say i am really liking the D2 steal i think it is possibly the best
ALL ROUND
knife steal has excellent edge and holding quite corrosion resistant
yeah real good steal. easy to work with no problems with warping.

if i wish to make money from knives im going to have to start doing more overtime
at work

lostboy75

Very old post, but just finding it now, and have to drag it up, great work