In the past, I've made several knives as ultralight hikers- spearpoint blades around 3 inches, with a specific type of raised handle design. All very light.
This is the design, beefed up for heavier field use. As a utility field knife, this one is about as comfortable and dextrous as it gets in a simple package. If I was going to call one of my knives an "original design bush/woods knife" this would be it.
I was very much working on "what I would have wanted in a utility knife in the sandbox" as I made this one. I think I would have been happier with this for general use when I was deployed than of the traditional prybars that I carried.
The blade is a spearpoint, .095 thick 15N20 steel with a convex grind and differential temper. This one is finished out to 800 grit and cold blued. Length of the blade is 4.25 inches from rear of edge to tip.
Handle is slightly raised in angle in addition to the dropped edge- the feel is less extreme than a Grohman style, with (I feel) many of the benefits. It maintains standard grip and underhand grip comfort and safety.
Coyote Brown micarta and steel pins that are also cold blued. The handle is nearly cylindrical and holds well in a variety of grips/
Overall, the length of the knife is 8 3/8 inches.
Sheath is a full flap snap closure, fully double needle hand stitched, with a regular belt loop that will handle a duty belt.
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This is the design, beefed up for heavier field use. As a utility field knife, this one is about as comfortable and dextrous as it gets in a simple package. If I was going to call one of my knives an "original design bush/woods knife" this would be it.
I was very much working on "what I would have wanted in a utility knife in the sandbox" as I made this one. I think I would have been happier with this for general use when I was deployed than of the traditional prybars that I carried.
The blade is a spearpoint, .095 thick 15N20 steel with a convex grind and differential temper. This one is finished out to 800 grit and cold blued. Length of the blade is 4.25 inches from rear of edge to tip.
Handle is slightly raised in angle in addition to the dropped edge- the feel is less extreme than a Grohman style, with (I feel) many of the benefits. It maintains standard grip and underhand grip comfort and safety.
Coyote Brown micarta and steel pins that are also cold blued. The handle is nearly cylindrical and holds well in a variety of grips/
Overall, the length of the knife is 8 3/8 inches.
Sheath is a full flap snap closure, fully double needle hand stitched, with a regular belt loop that will handle a duty belt.
Sold
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