Green River Skinner with Maple and India Stag

Product Description for Green River Skinner with Maple and India Stag

Maker: Jay Hendrickson, M.S. (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 94280
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 4.25 in.
Cutting edge length: 4.00 in.
Total length: 8.00 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.17 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.20 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.17 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.11 in.
Item weight: 6.80 oz.
Shipment weight: 15.4 oz.
Blade: Hand forged, differentially heat treated 1095 carbon steel
Bolster: Stainless steel
Handle: Composite handle of India stag and curly maple on a full tapered tang
Sheath: High quality leather pouch sheath
Description: Mastersmith Jay Hendrickson's knives have always inspired me. There is a gentlemanly elegance to his work that matches his personality. This is matched with time-tested designs to create a knife that is both artful and tremendously high performing. Fine silver inlaid vines are combined with presentation grade curly maple and India stag. The antiqued wood gives an heirloom quality to this exceptional Jay Hendrickson hunter.
The Green River Skinner is a knife that has captured the imagination of knife collectors. Originating in a knife developed by John Russell in 1834, this knife style would soon become famous. Russell ran a factory on the Green River in Greenfield, Massachusetts. His knives found their way west and were sold to trappers, mountain men and Indians. Between 1840 and 1860, Russell shipped 5,000 knives a year to Americans moving west. These knives were marked with his Green River trademark and "Green River" entered the language as a synonym for "well done!" The Green River skinner found its way through history as the trapper and fur trader's tool, the buffalo shooter's companion, as a trade item for the Indian, as a tool for the plains farmer. Mastersmith Jay Hendrickson's Green River Skinner is true to the historic form.
Jay began by forging the 1095 carbon steel blade to shape. The appleseed grind is a hallmark of Jay's hand forged knives. A clear differential heat treatment line travels along the blade, showing the transition between soft, supportive spine and the hard edge steel. Jay believes in the hand forging process and it clearly shows in his work. By forging the blade to shape, Jay ensures optimal edge retention.
The handle is formed from presentation grade curly maple surrounded by India stag. Fine silver vines are meticulously inlaid into each side. The shape feels great in hand. All finishing and embellishments -- of both knives and sheaths -- are completed by Jay.
This knife is accompanied by high quality leather pouch sheath.
Exceptional work throughout!


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