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Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on June 4, 2018 at 21:38

Some new photos I took today. More Tuna knives in the woods!

2009 burnt stag trapper

2014 amber stag gunstock

2015 amber stag railsplitter

2018 ivory whittler

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on June 7, 2018 at 9:04

Thanks John.  Here are a few more shots of knives that have already been shown.

2012 lockback, spear point, burnt stag, with engraved bolsters

2012 cotton king, ebony wood

2014 gunstock, burnt stag

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on July 22, 2018 at 21:15

A few new Tuna's to show off.

2013 tadpole with amber stag.

2018 carpenter whittler with burl wood and copper bolsters.

2018 carpenter whittler with burl wood and nickel bolsters.

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on October 3, 2018 at 17:53

Some of my latest and greatest Tuna Valley knives. I'm happy to show them to everyone.

2012 Sunfish Whittler - Amber Stag
2018 Knife Picks - Buckeye Burl & Burnt Stag
2018 Humpback Whittler - Mother of Pearl
2018 Yankee Muskrat - Orange Maple Burl

Permalink Reply by jeff on October 3, 2018 at 17:57

Some REAL BEAUTS ! Thank you Carl , I enjoy your pictures and Great photography . :-)

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on October 3, 2018 at 18:13

Thanks Jeff, I like practicing my photography skills, so this is the perfect hobby (or combination of hobbies)

Permalink Reply by jeff on October 3, 2018 at 18:21

Keep em coming ! Practice away ! lol

Permalink Reply by David Gallup on October 8, 2018 at 18:59

What a great bunch of Tuna Valley knives and superb photography.  Carl - do you use natural lighting or are you walking around with a back pack full of photo gear?  I wish I had learned about Tuna Valley earlier, just bought my first ones this year. 

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on October 9, 2018 at 5:47

Thanks you David! All my images are outside natural lighting. Full sunlight is bad, because knives have too many reflective pieces to them. So I try to do all my photography on cloudy overcast days.  All I have is a normal $150 camera, and a tripod.  I try taking the image at a bunch of different exposure settings, ranging from way too dark, to way too bright. And then I choose the best one from the bunch when I get back to the computer.

1 of my pet peeves is seeing a reflection of the camera lens in the bolsters or blades. So I have to take a lot of pictures, and throw 90% of them away.

The Tuna Valley line are great knives. I like that they are made in low numbers, not too many releases per year, and once it has been released, there will never be another release with that same pattern/handle ever again.  It keeps them unique and collectible.

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on November 5, 2018 at 19:42

Well, it's been a long time coming, but I finally found one of the Tuna's that I've wanted since I began collecting Tuna knives.  The 2012 swing-guard.  The only ones I had found previously always had the guard broken. This one is pure mint shape, and I'm so happy to have it.

Permalink Reply by Carl Bradshaw on November 15, 2018 at 14:13

She's a beaut. I looked for 5 years to get it. I know where a few others are at, but the people don't want to part with them. :)

Permalink Reply by jeff on November 15, 2018 at 17:10

real nice !

Carl Bradshaw said:

Well, it's been a long time coming, but I finally found one of the Tuna's that I've wanted since I began collecting Tuna knives.  The 2012 swing-guard.  The only ones I had found previously always had the guard broken. This one is pure mint shape, and I'm so happy to have it.

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