A Little "Snub Lore" Model

[Rick Marchand]

Hey folks,
My niece has been accepted into a ranger program here in Ontario. She will have 2-3 yrs of schooling with a lot of fieldwork ahead of her. One of her suggested personal wares was a small fixed blade. I couldn't bear the thought of her buying a Wally World special, so I quick wipped up a small user for her. I don't have pics of the one I gifted her but here is its twin that ships out to a customer, come Monday.

Snub Lore
1095
1/8" thick
6 3/4" OA length
3 1/4" blade
3 1/2" handle
Tapered tang
Handle is leather backed, hemp wrapped, epoxy soaked
Hand stitched sheath, wax dipped.

Thanks for looking.

[Bigblue17]

Nice knife. Its a shame the sheath got all dirty though.

[2knife]

Hi Rick,
Why did you opt for absence of a guard?
David

[Lorien]

she won't be able to help but make good use of that little unit. A fine shiv indeed.

[jwalk84]

Very nice! Love the handles on your blades and really like the sheath.

[JParanee]

Rick congrats to her and good on you for setting her up with a great knife

[RogerP]

I like this one a lot.

[daizee]

dang, can I trade one of my uncles for you?

[chad2]

Looks awesome rick!

[Rick Marchand]

Hi Rick,
Why did you opt for absence of a guard?
David

Many folks prefer a knife without a guard. It is just another option.


Thanks for the great replies!

[sparrow75]

Nice looking little knife

[Dago Red]

That's a great bushcrafter there! Your niece will have the best blades in her entire class I'm sure. Good luck to her.

Red

[NickWheeler]

Love your style Rick!!!

A very lucky niece indeed! Best of luck to her in the program!

[2knife]

Many folks prefer a knife without a guard. It is just another option.


Thanks for the great replies!

To me this is the same as driving with no seat belt. Hopefully she wont need it.
Thanks,
David

[North]

I like it! All knives don't have to have guards, David.

Bill

[Lorien]

To me this is the same as driving with no seat belt. Hopefully she wont need it.
Thanks,
David

Bah!

Rick, what's the name about?

[Rick Marchand]

To me this is the same as driving with no seat belt. Hopefully she wont need it.

It's all about perspective. I might look at guards like never taking the training wheels off your bike.

It is odd for some... but tell that to a culture like the Saami who rely on working blades for everyday life. Few of them have guards.

[Rick Marchand]

Bah!

Rick, what's the name about?

Snub Lore?

I had a model called the "Bushlore"(My tribute to the popular Woodlore). It eventually shortened to the "Lore". I tried to straighten a blank once and broke the tip off. It went from a 5.5" to a 3" blade with a full handle. In the spirit of make lemonade from lemons, I finished off the blade and called it the "Snub Lore". I get more orders for that blade than almost any other I make.

This one is more proprtional with the small handle... maybe it should be called "Lil' Lore".

Here is the original Snub Lore from back in 2008...

[Lorien]

... maybe it should be called "Lil' Lore".

funny, that's what my dad calls me sometimes

[Kohai999]

Many folks prefer a knife without a guard. It is just another option.

They have obviously never had their hands slip up on the blade and give them a nasty gash now, have they?

Nice looking blade regardless.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson