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First off, the specs:
O1 Steel
Blade thickness 3/32
OAL 8.5
Blade Length 4
Handle Thickness ~1
Scandi Grind
Handle is bocote and curly maple with black liners
Glamour Shot:
This knife is patterned after Andys LadyFinger model. The only difference is that this one does not have a guard, and as a result of that, the blade is a smidge wider (1 1/16 at widest). The standard LadyFinger was quite appealing, but I new that it would be more useful to me without the guard and Andy was happy to make that modification. Also, Andy went a little thicker than usual with the handles to accommodate my long-fingered-ness. About a month after putting in the order, I had the knife, and Andy was very communicative throughout the whole process.
The main reason I found the LadyFinger appealing was the narrow blade profile. This makes it very nimble while carving/whittling, which, together, account for about 90% of my knife usage. I also really liked the profile of the handle. The swell is placed far enough forward that it lock my hand in right up next to the cutting edge, which is a feature I like, again, because of its usefulness in carving.
Anyway, I have had the knife for almost two months now, so Ive gotten a good deal of use out of it. I have used in both of the fall Bushcraft International challenges, and also extensively for general carving and bushcraft/camp tasks. Some are pictured below.
Fuzz Stick:
Some practice notches:
The spine was well squared, and was able to make some shavings from this piece of wood:
Some light cross grain batoning:
Standard batoning:
Drilling:
Roughed out a spoon:
More coming ..
O1 Steel
Blade thickness 3/32
OAL 8.5
Blade Length 4
Handle Thickness ~1
Scandi Grind
Handle is bocote and curly maple with black liners
Glamour Shot:
This knife is patterned after Andys LadyFinger model. The only difference is that this one does not have a guard, and as a result of that, the blade is a smidge wider (1 1/16 at widest). The standard LadyFinger was quite appealing, but I new that it would be more useful to me without the guard and Andy was happy to make that modification. Also, Andy went a little thicker than usual with the handles to accommodate my long-fingered-ness. About a month after putting in the order, I had the knife, and Andy was very communicative throughout the whole process.
The main reason I found the LadyFinger appealing was the narrow blade profile. This makes it very nimble while carving/whittling, which, together, account for about 90% of my knife usage. I also really liked the profile of the handle. The swell is placed far enough forward that it lock my hand in right up next to the cutting edge, which is a feature I like, again, because of its usefulness in carving.
Anyway, I have had the knife for almost two months now, so Ive gotten a good deal of use out of it. I have used in both of the fall Bushcraft International challenges, and also extensively for general carving and bushcraft/camp tasks. Some are pictured below.
Fuzz Stick:
Some practice notches:
The spine was well squared, and was able to make some shavings from this piece of wood:
Some light cross grain batoning:
Standard batoning:
Drilling:
Roughed out a spoon:
More coming ..
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i love everything about it.. Andy's work is just amazing...
