Camp Talon

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I just finished up this Camp Knife. The blade style is what I call a Talon shaped blade. So Camp Talon.

The blade is 10 inches and is 1075 steel and is about .300 at the ricasso. The fitting are Stainless steel, some forged to shape. There is a bit of bronze in there too. The wood is some Ringed Gidgee that I've been saving for just such a knife.

The balance point is right at the blade plunge.




 
Tidy knife, Lin:thumbup: You gonna keep this'n to play with?
 
Another winner for me. I am kind of picky especially about handles and general profile and usually can see something, sometimes very small, that doesn't quite make it perfect. Not with your knives Lin, they are just perfection to me. Very inspiring to an aspiring maker like myself. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup:
 
Love at first sight :)
She'd fit right in here at Rancho Del Arnold :)
 
Great work as always, Lin.
That Ringed Gidgee works perfectly with this knife. :thumbup:

Doug
 
Top shelf, as usual!

I really like how you mix textures and materials. I enjoyed seeing/handling your knives @ Blade, I can appreciate your work much better now.

Steve
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Wonderful looking camp knife, Lin! That has so many style points going for it, and I have a real good idea how well it would preform.

That gidgee is outstanding. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
I just flat out love this knife. Definitely my kind of blade. Don't forget to add it to the camp knife thread.
 
Thanks gentlemen.

A bit of history on this blade shape. A few years back my son and I conspired to make a "perfect" Camp Knife. Although he doesn't make knives, he loves them and is quite into bush crafting. You know, the fire making fero rods, building shelter, and camping, etc. So after drawing a few blade shapes, we settled on this and I made his with a 9 inch blade. It has a rounded spine for pushing with the hand and to help with the batoning. He was not wanting bling or bright colors, so I went with brown canvas Micarta and a sculpted double guard. We also explored the use of natural colored raw hide on the outside of the sheath. The raw hide was for scuff resistance. We had to work out a couple of issues with the raw hide but we (actually, Cody Rowe) got it to work very nicely. The net result was an ample sized knife that is tough as a boot. He also ended up with a 5-1/2 inch Micarta handled bush craft knife with a square spine and a built in fero rod on the sheath.

This blade shape, which I call Talon, will be the foundation for some of my Camp Knives. When I started this particular knife, I was intending on making it with a scotchbrite finish but I just kept going and going till it was completely hand sanded and I just had to finish it out with some nice handle treatment.
 
^^^ Cool stuff. I can see this basic design working well in both fancier and more basic versions. As-is pretty much defines the sweet spot for me - premium wood handle, fine satin finish on the blade, nicely detailed fittings. Full of win.
 
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