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I have been after Andy for awhile now to get me a knife...I watched him with fascination as he went from handling blades to modifying Ole Hickory blade into nessies.
Well now we see that our little spiderling is a full grown arachnid...Andy is making some well recieved and sought after blades. I m now fortunate to own one as well
The day the package arrived on my door step i was excited as all get out.
upon opening i saw what would become one of my favorite handmade knives...The fiddleback Bushcrafter....
red micarta adorned the handle and the ergonomics of it are IMPECCABLE. it fits my hand with such certainty that i could almost swear he knew my hand size and shape. the handle in 4.5 inches in Length
the thong hole is a natural micarta tube and the handle sports a SS pin and a natural micarta pin.
The blade is i think O1 (andy didnt tell me so i am guessing) with a stout spearpoint and convex grind with a microbevel. at 4 inches in length 1/8th thick and 1.25 inches tall
the whole knife is 9.5 inches and seems to be a bit handle heavy...but not so much so that it would wear you out for extended use.
now for the fun stuff....
i took the knife to outback with me the next day set about killing sticks and making tinder for praticing my fire starting. the blade made quick work of the smaller branches and had no trouble making very thin slices in the wood...but, when i went to strike a ferro rod with it I encountered a problem. The spine of the blade is rounded a bit and will not take a bite of the rod. no problem really but i like to use the spine to strike instead of using a striker.
after about two hour of playing i decided to check the edge, it needed a touch up..after a few passes on the Spyder sticks and a few strops and we are popping hair...
there are a few areas i would like to touch on...If you have largish hands this knife will not ,NOT be good for you i wear medium gloves and it fits me perfect..my father who has meaty palms and short thick fingers had a bit of trouble with the feel...you need to check out handle length.
The spine on the blade could have been a little sharper for ferro rod striking but that is really more of a personal preference than a necessity.
the spear point while well executed, was not for me as much a clip or drop point i prefer a sharper point for general use.
all in all this is a great small field blade and with a few tweeks in finish on the blade andy produces a wonder field knife...go out and get one...you wont be dissapointed.
I have been after Andy for awhile now to get me a knife...I watched him with fascination as he went from handling blades to modifying Ole Hickory blade into nessies.
Well now we see that our little spiderling is a full grown arachnid...Andy is making some well recieved and sought after blades. I m now fortunate to own one as well
The day the package arrived on my door step i was excited as all get out.
upon opening i saw what would become one of my favorite handmade knives...The fiddleback Bushcrafter....
red micarta adorned the handle and the ergonomics of it are IMPECCABLE. it fits my hand with such certainty that i could almost swear he knew my hand size and shape. the handle in 4.5 inches in Length
the thong hole is a natural micarta tube and the handle sports a SS pin and a natural micarta pin.
The blade is i think O1 (andy didnt tell me so i am guessing) with a stout spearpoint and convex grind with a microbevel. at 4 inches in length 1/8th thick and 1.25 inches tall
the whole knife is 9.5 inches and seems to be a bit handle heavy...but not so much so that it would wear you out for extended use.
now for the fun stuff....
i took the knife to outback with me the next day set about killing sticks and making tinder for praticing my fire starting. the blade made quick work of the smaller branches and had no trouble making very thin slices in the wood...but, when i went to strike a ferro rod with it I encountered a problem. The spine of the blade is rounded a bit and will not take a bite of the rod. no problem really but i like to use the spine to strike instead of using a striker.
after about two hour of playing i decided to check the edge, it needed a touch up..after a few passes on the Spyder sticks and a few strops and we are popping hair...
there are a few areas i would like to touch on...If you have largish hands this knife will not ,NOT be good for you i wear medium gloves and it fits me perfect..my father who has meaty palms and short thick fingers had a bit of trouble with the feel...you need to check out handle length.
The spine on the blade could have been a little sharper for ferro rod striking but that is really more of a personal preference than a necessity.
the spear point while well executed, was not for me as much a clip or drop point i prefer a sharper point for general use.
all in all this is a great small field blade and with a few tweeks in finish on the blade andy produces a wonder field knife...go out and get one...you wont be dissapointed.
