Bushcraft/Utility Knife

raylaconico

raylaconico

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Blade steel: 1095, 1/8" stock
Blade length: 3 1/2"
Overall length: 8 1/4"
Handle: black canvas micarta with red liners and stainless pins/tube
Sheath: leather pouch type
Price: $155 shipped USPS priority mail ConUS
Thanks,
-Ray Laconico

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Well... 3 minutes, but I had a feeling I'd best not waste time on this one.
 
Hello Ray,

This is another example of a great user knife, really nice:thumbup:

I have a noob question for you. What are your thoughts about tapering the front of the scales at a flatter angle, I guess to make it easier to choke up on?

This knife or your bushcrafter especially look like good candidates for it..I dunno
Or you can just ignore my noob idea:o
 
Doc13 said:
Hello Ray,

This is another example of a great user knife, really nice:thumbup:

I have a noob question for you. What are your thoughts about tapering the front of the scales at a flatter angle, I guess to make it easier to choke up on?

This knife or your bushcrafter especially look like good candidates for it..I dunno
Or you can just ignore my noob idea:o
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Thanks Doc. The front of the scales are at an angle. I have this one at 25 degrees. You think I should bevel it some more?
 
raylaconico said:
Thanks Doc. The front of the scales are at an angle. I have this one at 25 degrees. You think I should bevel it some more?
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i think he's refering to a cut like this. this example is one of Brian Andrews' knives and is claimed to help with chest lever cuts where your thumb is on the side of the scales.

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i think this may be one of those "you can't please everyone" features. many people probably don't want something interrupting the lines of the scales, but not everyone knows about knives that have it, or why they have it. it seems like it's probably simple to add, especially if you have a grinder and are not trying to do it with a dremel or by hand.

but if it's there, i don't think it ruins any other style of grip, and it helps in the type of gutting it's intended for. if you don't "need" it, it's an unobtrusive feature.

i don't have any knives with it yet, so i can only guestimate at what it would feel like. it seems like the thicker the scales the more useful it may be and think that it would probably be a good feature on a bushcrafter that's actually used for that kind of cutting.
 
Thank you for responding Ray!

Fixer got what I was trying to say. I have handled both angular and tapered scaled knives and have found the tapered is a little easier on the hand. It is a smoother transition from scale to blade.

Thanks again for listening.
 
Thats really pretty Ray. I like it a lot.
 
Very nice Ray, looks no nonsense kind of blade
All business!
:)
G2
 
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