R.W. Loveless Designed "Dixon" Fighter made by @linknives. All "Loveless Designed" knives that I make are made using the original patterns and techniques learned at the Loveless shop. First double ground fighter in 5 years.... #bo
Loveless Designed 3-1/2" Drop Point Hunting knife made by @linknives with the Complete Book of R. W. Loveless Knives (Volume 1024, March 2015) as a background. Two 3-1/2" Dropped hunters... I believe Hiro Soga took the cover photo. #boblove
Forged Santoku @linknives #takefuspecialsteels #vtoku2 #desertironwood #santokuknife
Using the Sherline milling machine today to level some customer supplied Westinghouse Rag Micarta... #westinghousemicarta #ragmicarta #sherlinemill @linknives
Forged and mirror polished Santoku kitchen knife. V-Toku 2 core. #vtoku2 #santoku #takefuspecialsteels @takefuspecialsteeljapan @linknives
Special request: R.W. Loveless Designed Rare 6" Dagger in (Aogami #2) Blue Paper Steel and vintage Blue Westinghouse micarta. Just a quick photo.... I'm not a photographer, I'd rather be making knives. #bobloveless #jimmerritt #dagger #vintagem
Bob Loveless Designed rare 3.5" Semi-Skinner made by @linknives . Soldered nickel silver guard with black canvas micarta and red liners. This one will be used... #bobloveless #jimmerritt #semiskinner #hunting #huntingknife #rwl34 #erasteel
R. W. Loveless Designed Lamb Handled Semi - Skinner. Not the greatest photo, there are several reflections, but I've been working everyday in lockdown... 🙂 #bobloveless #jimmerritt #huntingknives #rwl34 #semiskinner @linknives
Rare "paper pattern" Loveless Designed Utility Stiff Horn in damascus steel. Leather work today... First photo is handled in stabilized Giraffe bone, the second is Buffalo. 1.3505 (52100) Damascus steel by Achim Wirtz, provided by @fetting_
Finishing up another Dropped point hunter in Spain. This specific hunting knife pattern was designed by Bob Loveless in 1992, made by @linknives with guidance from the Loveless shop. Once upon a time in California... 🙂#riversidecalifornia #boblovele
Made from the original pattern in the Loveless shop. I ground this Improved Handle Dropped Point Hunting knife six years ago in Los Angeles... it came back briefly recently for some repairs to the sheath. Nice to see it being used in the field. #lov
First knife of 2020. A Bob Loveless designed 4" Semi-Skinner in black linen micarta. Working on that elusive mirror polish... #bobloveless #jimmerritt #semiskinner #huntingknives
@1500 grit, not quite a mirror polish yet, but you can begin to see the range hood reflecting in the blade 🥴 Going to bench this for now... and get back to work on other knives. A lot of work that goes into polishing a hamon... #hamon #whitepaperste
Working towards a full mirror polish. Currently @600 grit, several more stages to go... Prototype with hamaguri (zero bevel convex) double grinds. #tantoknife #convexgrind #doublegrind
Work in progress... Hitatchi White Paper Steel. Roughed out to 220 grit, ready for heat treat. #tantoknife #whitepapersteel #hamon
The "Sharpened Prybar"... 1/2" thick but still cuts like a razor. I've been making this knife, or it's variant, for over 15 years now. #sharpenedprybar @linknives
Starting a special project in Cronidur 30 ... a whole lot of machining on the mini mill... #cronidur30 #integralknife #lovelessdesign #achimwirtz @linknives
Another 3/4 tang "Jacks Utility" in mirror polished Stellite 6K and green canvas micarta. My own design (sized somewhere between a Loveless City knife and Stiff Horn). @linknives #stellite6k #greencanvasmicarta
Mini Dropped Point Hunting knife (Prototype) in Desert Ironwood. @linknives #huntingknives #desertironwood #n690steel
Made many moons ago in Los Angeles. All designed by Bob Loveless, made using the actual patterns from his shop in Riverside, Calif. From left to right: Hip Pocket Hunter, Wilderness, Battle Knife. Engraved by Alvin Chewiwi. #bobloveless #jimmerritt #

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