blgoode
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Got alot done today. Got the sheath made and a quick test of it and I am very pleased!
The handle is very comfortable and the weight balance is right at the plunge of the knife bevel.
Here it is just after sharpening.
Here is the sheath that I made for it BEFORE sharpeing so I wont get cut making sure everything is good to go on the leather size.
Found a nice dry piece of wood I would use in a woods camping situation and went at it. Edge dug deep and took a beating as this was good and hard and very dry.
The knife also was very good at making shavings even though it was so large of a knife. A smaller knife with thinner stock will outshine this size kinfe any day of the week but it was very controllable and you could say this knife would get you buy in that area in a pinch:thumbup: Between Thumb and wrist size size saplings could be felled in 1 lop with a consistant follow through of the wrist.
Here she is all back home and still shaving sharp and slicing newspaper
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Overall I really like the size of this knife. Keeping the wide belly outfront really gives the 9" blade a good reach and it really bites into what your hitting. The handle is really comfortable with no hotspots at all. It could use a slightly larger butt when swinging but this detracts from its smaller use comfort so it splits the difference very well. Using a laynard will rectify that feeling if needed and again, still retain the comfort and NON bulkyness with smaller tasks. The 1/4" stock really felt good when thumbpushing or using 2 hands in a draw knife fashoon and the 9" length really shines in that area VS a 7" bladed field knife. 10" would be overkill IMHO and I think this size, 15" overall is an excellent overall size for a usable larger camp knife.
The handle is very comfortable and the weight balance is right at the plunge of the knife bevel.
Here it is just after sharpening.
Here is the sheath that I made for it BEFORE sharpeing so I wont get cut making sure everything is good to go on the leather size.
Found a nice dry piece of wood I would use in a woods camping situation and went at it. Edge dug deep and took a beating as this was good and hard and very dry.
The knife also was very good at making shavings even though it was so large of a knife. A smaller knife with thinner stock will outshine this size kinfe any day of the week but it was very controllable and you could say this knife would get you buy in that area in a pinch:thumbup: Between Thumb and wrist size size saplings could be felled in 1 lop with a consistant follow through of the wrist.
Here she is all back home and still shaving sharp and slicing newspaper
:thumbup:
Overall I really like the size of this knife. Keeping the wide belly outfront really gives the 9" blade a good reach and it really bites into what your hitting. The handle is really comfortable with no hotspots at all. It could use a slightly larger butt when swinging but this detracts from its smaller use comfort so it splits the difference very well. Using a laynard will rectify that feeling if needed and again, still retain the comfort and NON bulkyness with smaller tasks. The 1/4" stock really felt good when thumbpushing or using 2 hands in a draw knife fashoon and the 9" length really shines in that area VS a 7" bladed field knife. 10" would be overkill IMHO and I think this size, 15" overall is an excellent overall size for a usable larger camp knife.
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