Grand Torino's Knife Making Skills

[ShaggyRS6]

This guy is talented! Very pleased with my purchase!

 

Edited June 30, 2019 by ShaggyRS6

[Chucktshoes]

Yeah, there are quite a few of us that have been fans of his work for a long while. 

[ShaggyRS6]

11 minutes ago, Chucktshoes said:

Yeah, there are quite a few of us that have been fans of his work for a long while. 

I hope the free plug serves him well!  He deserves it. I also might have another knife from him soon! Hopefully.

[gregintenn]

We are fortunate to have him here. I believe he substantially prices his work too low.

[ShaggyRS6]

I mentioned this in the feedback I gave in on my sale.  There is absolutely no reason for folks to buy a brand name. His stuff is better!

[dralarms]

I’ve got 2 so far and very pleased with his work. 

[peejman]

3 hours ago, dralarms said:

I’ve got 2 so far and very pleased with his work. 

Yep. 

[RED333]

GT is very good at making knifes, here are mine, the Dager on the left is not a GT knife. 4 are not in this pic, giving away as gifts.

[Grand Torino]

1 hour ago, RED333 said:

GT is very good at making knifes, here are mine, the Dager on the left is not a GT knife. 4 are not in this pic, giving away as gifts.

Seeing that big one makes me want to make one for myself.

[DJTC45]

He is a very good knife maker, I only have three, two of them I had him build for me the other I go out of the classifieds. I need another Bowie Style Knife, I still would like him to consider making me that ( "SASQUATCH" ) style but we'll have to see. Here are the two I had him build for me.

[ShaggyRS6]

41 minutes ago, DJTC45 said:

He is a very good knife maker, I only have three, two of them I had him build for me the other I go out of the classifieds. I need another Bowie Style Knife, I still would like him to consider making me that ( "SASQUATCH" ) style but we'll have to see. Here are the two I had him build for me.

Oh I like that top one. Grand Torino, can you do me that with a gut hook?

[Ronald_55]

2 hours ago, RED333 said:

GT is very good at making knifes, here are mine, the Dager on the left is not a GT knife. 4 are not in this pic, giving away as gifts.

Is the far left a scaled down Roman Gladius?

[RED333]

Just now, Ronald_55 said:

Is the far left a scaled down Roman Gladius?

No, more of a fantasy dagger, picked up from the interweb.

[TomInMN]

I don't have one, so I think it wouldn't be right for me to start it, but I would enjoy browsing a GT Knife collection thread.

C'mon, kids! Sun's out guns, er, KNIVES out! And add some details about what your knife is made of and the style, if you please.

[jhc77]

TekLoc for the belt. Need to find the info on it buried in an email. It is damascus I know that. 

 

[Jeb48]

I have only one so far. Currently on my mantel, bought for my son for next Christmas but it looks pretty good where it is so we will see.

 

Edited July 23, 2020 by Jeb48

[hipower]

11 hours ago, Jeb48 said:

I have only one so far. Currently on my mantel, bought for my son for next Christmas but it looks pretty good where it is so we will see.

Yes...it does. But would have looked better in my case! lol

[221 Fireball]

I like the small one on the far right. What do you call that one GT? And will you be making any more of those? Big knives are pretty, but small knives are great working knives.

[peejman]

2 hours ago, 221 Fireball said:

I like the small one on the far right. What do you call that one GT? And will you be making any more of those? Big knives are pretty, but small knives are great working knives.

Looks like one of his smaller sawblade knives. I have one and it's really handy. 

[Grand Torino]

2 hours ago, 221 Fireball said:

I like the small one on the far right. What do you call that one GT? And will you be making any more of those? Big knives are pretty, but small knives are great working knives.

 

45 minutes ago, peejman said:

Looks like one of his smaller sawblade knives. I have one and it's really handy. 

I can't really tell from the picture but peejman may be right about it being a sawmill knife. I will be making more sawmill blades.

[peejman]

Here's mine....  sawmill in the front, damascus in the back. 

 

[TomInMN]

25 minutes ago, peejman said:

Here's mine....  sawmill in the front, damascus in the back. 

 

Isn't there a joke about that? Something something... Sawmill up front, Damascus in the rear??

Grand Torino, would you say this is how your sawmill blades still look? I thought they'd be darker based on the recent threads you've posted.

[peejman]

1 hour ago, TomInMN said:

Isn't there a joke about that? Something something... Sawmill up front, Damascus in the rear??

Grand Torino, would you say this is how your sawmill blades still look? I thought they'd be darker based on the recent threads you've posted.

Liquor in the front, poker in the rear (?) 

Couple things about the color... My blade wasn't as dark to begin with as some of the others. I sat it at an angle to make the light reflect off the surface so the pattern in the Damascus and the primary bevel would pop more in the photo. And I've used it a fair bit so the black oxide is wearing off a little, which is normal.  The darkness of black oxide can vary significantly. 

Edited July 2, 2019 by peejman

[Grand Torino]

9 hours ago, TomInMN said:

Isn't there a joke about that? Something something... Sawmill up front, Damascus in the rear??

Grand Torino, would you say this is how your sawmill blades still look? I thought they'd be darker based on the recent threads you've posted.

I vary quite a bit on the finish from batch to batch. And some of the old sawmill steel takes the finish differently than others. The current batch of blades I'm working on are noticeably lighter than some of the previous ones. I just kinda go with what I have to work with and try to make that particular piece look as best as I feel it can.

[TomInMN]

51 minutes ago, Grand Torino said:

I vary quite a bit on the finish from batch to batch. And some of the old sawmill steel takes the finish differently than others. The current batch of blades I'm working on are noticeably lighter than some of the previous ones. I just kinda go with what I have to work with and try to make that particular piece look as best as I feel it can.

Good to know, thanks.

From what I've seen so far, you do a pretty dang good job making your pieces look good.