Finally Finished these 3

[CShepherd]

Well, I started these three about 5 months ago. Yeah, I know, I'm not just slow, I'm in park.

Anyway, I'm very happy with how these have come out.

The top two are my Southern Hunter pattern. This is about all you need to gut/skin a whitetail, would make a great camping/hiking knife, even a larger EDC.

The bottom one is my interpretation of a Bird and Trout. Love these little knives with their thin blades.

They are all three made out of O1.

This one was made for a good friend up in Ohio. We're trading this out towards a Ruger pistol. This one is scary sharp. It's the first time I've had one that was hair popping sharp. The bald spot on my leg will testify to it's sharpness. 2thumbs I used Cocobolo and burnt orange liners.

This one is for a fundraising auction my church is holding in July (in fact the wife and I are coordinating it). If you're in Cleveland, TN on July 24 look us up. It is dressed with a really nice set of Cocobolo scales and red and black liners. I'll try to get a better pic of it since I'll have it until the auction.

I make a basic pouch style sheath for my knives. I actually prefer this type of sheath and if they're made correctly they will hold a knife under most activities. I don't often hang upside down so that's not a major concern.

And here's my Bird and Trout. This one will be sold as I need the funds for some more belts. Will definitely have to make myself one of these. This one sports Green Canvas Micarta. Love the Micarta. One of my favorite handle materials to work with.

All 3 are full flat ground with a convex secondary bevel. I really like this combination for general field work and the convex edge is so each to touch up.

Now it's time to start on the next batch. Maybe these will get done quicker.

Thanks for looking. Any and all comments/critiques are always welcome. I've definitely got to work on my logo. I'm getting a bit of ghosting around it. Probably holding it too long.

Charlie

 

[Fletch Helical]

Nice looking knives. The only thing I would say, and this is just a personal opinion on looks is the spines seem a bit to straight. I like knives to have some kind of curve, thumb ramp, etc along the spine. Nothing against the way they came out, I think the finished product looks great. I just think some kind of type of curvature along the spine usually gives a full tang knife a bit better look or "flow". Some makers have a phobia of sorts against straight lines.

 

[LRB]

The human eye abhors straight, or parallel lines. However those don't look too bad to me. Sometimes straight is appropriate for the intended use. My concern would be that the edges appear a little thick, but that could be the photos. Other than that, nice job!

 

[CShepherd]

Nice looking knives. The only thing I would say, and this is just a personal opinion on looks is the spines seem a bit to straight. I like knives to have some kind of curve, thumb ramp, etc along the spine. Nothing against the way they came out, I think the finished product looks great. I just think some kind of type of curvature along the spine usually gives a full tang knife a bit better look or "flow". Some makers have a phobia of sorts against straight lines.

Thanks for the critique. On the skinners there is actually a wee bit of a curve to them. Guess it's very minimal.

I actually wanted the straigh back to the Bird and trout to accentuate the belly of the blade. Also like the very fine point. I do plan on doing another version with more curve.

Charlie

 

[CShepherd]

The human eye abhors straight, or parallel lines. However those don't look too bad to me. Sometimes straight is appropriate for the intended use. My concern would be that the edges appear a little thick, but that could be the photos. Other than that, nice job!

I appreciate the comment and will agree that with the convex secondary bevel it does make them look quite thick. I had ground these down to quite a bit less than .020 before doing the secondary bevel.

Next go around I'll take a closer look at this step.

This is what will make my knives better.

Thanks,

Charlie