Alta Bushcraft with sheath and firesteel.

J. Oeser

J. Oeser

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Here is a new model I finished up. It is a straight handled bushcraft knife with a narrower blade. Here are the specs on this particular knife.

Handles - Shadetree Black Burlap over Natural Canvas and Blue G-10 with Natural Pins and Copper Lanyard Tube.
OAL - 8.5"
Blade Length - 4"
Blade Thickness - .122"
Blade Steel - O1 @ 58-59 RC

Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

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Can't wait to get it. I love the copper hardware and especially love the sheath.
 
liking the blade , looks very nice combo , i didnt know you could get those thick spacers ,,looks great
 
vic2367 said:
liking the blade , looks very nice combo , i didnt know you could get those thick spacers ,,looks great
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I've even used 1/8" material for spacers, those seem to be at .093 or thereabouts...

Jared do you find the black shadetree burlap a little harder to work with or is it just me?? for me its hard to bring out the look for some reason, I don't know...

but as far as suggestions your knives always look great so I think any suggestion is a matter of preference and for me I would've used black thread to tie it together, but the contrast still looks good as is..
 
Loving your stuff bro! I hope you make some more models with copper pins, I'll have to pick one up!
 
Thanks everyone!

Rob, the black burlap has been fine to work with. One thing I did on this to help was sand it down and polish it with scotchbrite pads. Then I let it soak in mineral oil for a while and polished it with a white scotchbrite. Then I took it to the sink and washed it with some dawn. That helped the burlap pop again. Also the blue liners are 1/8". And I almost used black thread on the sheath. I'm still not sure how black would have looked. Maybe on the next one.:)
 
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I received this knife today and could not wait to give it a small test run. There isn't a whole in my yard to use to run it through its paces,so, I just took a couple of branches and skinned them, then made some tent pegs. I have got to be 100% honest here. This thing is by far one of the best cutting knives I have. when comparing it to some of my other bush crafting blades, it is a light saber. My other blades are EXCELLENT and I do not want to discredit them because they are thicker in stock. I will have to do some battening to be able to give it an A++ but as of right now, IM thinking if it performs the way it does in carving and cutting task, then Jared has a winner.
Oh, a couple other thing. The comfort level is awesome and the sheath is beautiful. The aggressive thumb jumping throws MAJOR sparks.
 
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Love it! Makes me wish I had gone out and worked on the big ugly I have had on the bench for years now.
 
This is what I love to hear, one of my knives being used! :thumbup: With the slight convex and saber grind it should work well batoning. And yes, one of the main reasons i put jimping on, besides grip, is to throw some serious sparks. Thanks for the kind words my friend. Enjoy it!!


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I received this knife today and could not wait to give it a small test run. There isn't a whole in my yard to use to run it through its paces,so, I just took a couple of branches and skinned them, then made some tent pegs. I have got to be 100% honest here. This thing is by far one of the best cutting knives I have. when comparing it to some of my other bush crafting blades, it is a light saber. My other blades are EXCELLENT and I do not want to discredit them because they are thicker in stock. I will have to do some battening to be able to give it an A++ but as of right now, IM thinking if it performs the way it does in carving and cutting task, then Jared has a winner.
Oh, a couple other thing. The comfort level is awesome and the sheath is beautiful. The aggressive thumb jumping throws MAJOR sparks.
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i hope you don't mind me asking but how do you get your jimping so precise and close together? i guess i just don't have steady enough hands! :-)
 
scubasteve, it's actually super easy. I use a checkering file. The one I used on this one is 20 lines per inch.
 
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