Custom Skinner: 1095/2 Tone Dymondwood

[Drew Riley]

Just finished this one up for a customer.

7" OAL
3" from ricasso to point
3.5" handle (ricasso makes up the final .5")
Stainless Corby rivets (5/16") and lanyard tube (1/4")
Full flat grind 1095 High Carbon Steel blade HT'd by me
Dymondwood handles (walnut and sivler/black)
Kydex Sheath with 550 paracord lanyard (also small tek-lock compatible)
Jimping at base and tip of blade

Here's a shot of it in hand to show the handle colors off a little better. The hardware almost looks like it's made of brass in this pic, but they're silver/stainless steel. I think brass would have complimented the handle just as well however.

 

[amcardon]

That looks great, Brother! A lot of the skinners I see guys making just do not look comfortable or efficient (especially for the actual act of skinning or dressing big game!), this one, however, does! Personally I'm not a big fan of dymondwood but when a tool will be repeatedly soaked in blood and water then I completely agree with your choice of materials. I think I would have had the angle of the bolsters go the opposite direction, but that has nothing to do with the effectiveness or utility of the knife ;-)

Thanks for posting.

 

[Drew Riley]

That looks great, Brother! A lot of the skinners I see guys making just do not look comfortable or efficient (especially for the actual act of skinning or dressing big game!), this one, however, does! Personally I'm not a big fan of dymondwood but when a tool will be repeatedly soaked in blood and water then I completely agree with your choice of materials. I think I would have had the angle of the bolsters go the opposite direction, but that has nothing to do with the effectiveness or utility of the knife ;-)


Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the feedback. Normally I would use Micarta or G10 for handles, but the customer requested wood, so I decided to try a little something different. As for the angle of the bolster... that was something I debated for a litte bit, and for some reason just went with that angle. haha

I'm definitely looking forward to a review of the blade after the customer actually uses it for it's intendid purpose.