Tag: Bob Loveless

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Round knives, head knives, leather knives…

Gibson round or head knife skiving Hermann Oak leather on glass
Skiving on glass.

I’ve got a few round knives completed and available on my other website at www.GibsonLeather.com. The one in the photo is a drop-point, also known as a French style round or head knife. The blade is convex ground AEB-L stainless heat treated by Bos Heat Treating (part of the Buck Knives operation) up in Post Falls, Idaho. RC-62 Rockwell, cryo-quenched and triple-tempered. The handle scales are DymaLux Walnut with stainless steel Loveless fasteners. It’s 4.25″ point-to-point, and the overall length is 5.75″.

I don’t build a lot of knives–a few here and there. I do not accept advance orders for knives or leather, but only offer what’s complete and ready to ship. For now, shipping is US only, insured via USPS Priority Mail, and satisfaction is guaranteed.

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Head knife. Round knife. You’re both right.

Not a lot to talk about, but staying pretty busy between the leather shop and the knife shop. I have a few of the round or head knives available on my other website at www.GibsonLeather.com if you’d like to go over and take a look.

Good news, it’s starting to cool off a bit here on the Redneck Riviera.

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Round knives. One of the most used leather tools.

Staying busy around here and looking forward to cooler weather. I took on a new “hobby” back in April, and started making a few leather knives. I’ve always been fascinated by the tools of the leather trade, whether it’s stamping tools or the knives we use for cutting. The round knife in the photos is the latest one from my knife shop, and it’s the first one I’m making available for sale. I won’t be making many–for a couple of reasons. The first being that I need to juggle my knifemaking projects with my leather projects. The second is the fact that I’m probably the slowest knife maker in existence.

I won’t be accepting advance orders, but I will be offering products here and there as they are completed. Comments and questions are always welcome, and feel free to reach out by email to BruceGibson@aol.com.

If you would like to own this one, it’s available over on my other website. All the specs and details are listed there. Here’s the link to it: https://gibsonleather.com/products/gibson-traditional-round-head-knife-for-leather

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