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Here's a couple knives I have finished over the last couple of weeks.
First is a simple small fixed blade with tapered tang. 1084 steel and deer antler scales with internal pins. Hand tooled sheath. Blade length is 3 inches and overall length is 6½ inches.
Next is another file knife made from a Farrier's Rasp. The guard is stainless and is soldered in place. The handle is Ebony and Osage Orange with black G10 liners and brass pins. Cutting edge is 4½ inches, .200 thick blade and overall length is 9½ inches. I am out of leather so I haven't made a sheath for it yet. I decided to try something new for the finish on the blade. I hand sanded it to 1200 grit, lightly hit it with a sand blaster with the pressure turned down low and then hand rubbed it with 1200 grit abrasive powder. I like how it turned out.
My question is concerning knife types and styles. Being new to knife making I don't know one style from the next. When I make a knife I just draw up a design that I like and make it, but I don't know what to call it.
What makes a knife a hunter, or a skinner, or a fighter, etc.? Is there an online chart or gallery somewhere with dimensions and pics? I call the top one a fish gutter cause that's what I made it for and the bottom one a camp knife cause I designed it to use while camping, but others might call it a drop point hunter or something else.
First is a simple small fixed blade with tapered tang. 1084 steel and deer antler scales with internal pins. Hand tooled sheath. Blade length is 3 inches and overall length is 6½ inches.
Next is another file knife made from a Farrier's Rasp. The guard is stainless and is soldered in place. The handle is Ebony and Osage Orange with black G10 liners and brass pins. Cutting edge is 4½ inches, .200 thick blade and overall length is 9½ inches. I am out of leather so I haven't made a sheath for it yet. I decided to try something new for the finish on the blade. I hand sanded it to 1200 grit, lightly hit it with a sand blaster with the pressure turned down low and then hand rubbed it with 1200 grit abrasive powder. I like how it turned out.
My question is concerning knife types and styles. Being new to knife making I don't know one style from the next. When I make a knife I just draw up a design that I like and make it, but I don't know what to call it.
What makes a knife a hunter, or a skinner, or a fighter, etc.? Is there an online chart or gallery somewhere with dimensions and pics? I call the top one a fish gutter cause that's what I made it for and the bottom one a camp knife cause I designed it to use while camping, but others might call it a drop point hunter or something else.
