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I finally had time to finish a new bushcraft knife design I have been working on. I know bushcraft means many things to many people but to me it means a small cutting and skinning tool so with those chores in mind I have been doing some testing with the design and edge grinds. In the end I like the flat grind with approximately 25* flat secondary.
I sliced up some venison and veggies, scraped a dead piece of post oak for making tinder for a fire and then finished off a fuzz stick out of the oak. The edge was still sharp enough to cut some ropes. No chipping or rolled edges along the length of the edge so I was pretty happy. It is just slightly harder to sharpen than I like so on the next batch I will increase the temp 25*
1084 1/8" spine
4" blade 1 1/4 wide
4.5 handle
Black canvas micarta scales
I sliced up some venison and veggies, scraped a dead piece of post oak for making tinder for a fire and then finished off a fuzz stick out of the oak. The edge was still sharp enough to cut some ropes. No chipping or rolled edges along the length of the edge so I was pretty happy. It is just slightly harder to sharpen than I like so on the next batch I will increase the temp 25*
1084 1/8" spine
4" blade 1 1/4 wide
4.5 handle
Black canvas micarta scales
