Fixed blades

[shinyedges]

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I'm quickly remembering why it is I haven't done much trapping since I was in college...

I'm also starting to think that the neighbor hallucinated the muskrats he says are in his pond and the creek behind it.

I've trapped a little... mostly successfully except beaver.. damn beavers never seemed to go through the trap. (The animal of course)

 

[Wild Willie]

I've trapped a little... mostly successfully except beaver.. damn beavers never seemed to go through the trap. (The animal of course)

I'm certainly no Charles Dobbins.

I've trapped 'coon, muskrats, and beaver. The last beaver I caught was actually for this same neighbor. Unfortunately, when I left the pelt and castor in his shop fridge for a few days, the fridge quit... He'd gone somewhere for a couple of days, and I was busy working (we skinned it early in the week, I'd planned on fleshing and stretching it that weekend). I'm just glad I'm not the one that opened the fridge.

 

[Wild Willie]

I'll also add, that from what I've been able to gather, beavers get trap shy in relatively short order. So if you were after them after they'd been educated by another trapper, that would make a great deal of sense.

 

[shinyedges]

I'm certainly no Charles Dobbins.

I've trapped 'coon, muskrats, and beaver. The last beaver I caught was actually for this same neighbor. Unfortunately, when I left the pelt and castor in his shop fridge for a few days, the fridge quit... He'd gone somewhere for a couple of days, and I was busy working (we skinned it early in the week, I'd planned on fleshing and stretching it that weekend). I'm just glad I'm not the one that opened the fridge.

Oh I know exactly how it smelled. Some years back we brain tanned a sheep hide. Brain tanning was used by the natives and does infact work; albeit a messy, stinky, and time consuming process.

When the deep freezer quits with several hundred pounds of pork, deer, and beef... it's an expensive and stinky day.

 

[Wild Willie]

I had always intended to brain tan a deer hide for buckskin, but grey matter is where I draw the line. Just can't stomach it. I've been covered in all manner of ichor over the years, but I can't even cut the skull cap off a buck.

I blame the old man for letting me watch too many Romero flicks at far too young an age... Along with writing an English paper senior year on prion disease.


But mostly the Romero flicks.

 

[shinyedges]

I had always intended to brain tan a deer hide for buckskin, but grey matter is where I draw the line. Just can't stomach it. I've been covered in all manner of ichor over the years, but I can't even cut the skull cap off a buck.

I blame the old man for letting me watch too many Romero flicks at far too young an age... Along with writing an English paper senior year on prion disease.


But mostly the Romero flicks.

I had to let go of any squeamishness, with the number of animals i killed and processed regularly it became almost automated. Honestly, it helped me determine the traits I prefer in knives. But yea... it doesn't smell great lolz

 

[Alone]

Are you guys trying to make me vomit?

 

[Chronovore]

I had always intended to brain tan a deer hide for buckskin, but grey matter is where I draw the line. Just can't stomach it. I've been covered in all manner of ichor over the years, but I can't even cut the skull cap off a buck.

I blame the old man for letting me watch too many Romero flicks at far too young an age... Along with writing an English paper senior year on prion disease.


But mostly the Romero flicks.

Tom Savini really brought something to the table. I think he had worked as a military photographer in Vietnam and the gore was burned into his brain.

 

[RokJok]

Getting back to blades , here's the Kitchen Corps reporting for duty.

The interesting thing to me is that blades of theoretically junk steel & semi-bad geometry, with the addition of a fine toothy edge, can be made to cut newsprint like lasers. I don't expect they'll hold up to extensive disassembly of chickens or boning beef ribs all day. But, by merit of spine thickness <1/16" as shown in paring knife picture, plus some patience & perseverance from me working them on diamond plates/rods, they can perform like crazy in the short term (newspaper cutting sessions).

Most extreme example is the Made In China long paring knife. Very short hollow sabre grind to a substantial thick shoulder right above the edge. But still smoothly carve newsprint like the rest of the blades that have *much* better geometry.

The Carmichael Stainless blade with electrical tape handle has some serious blade veering going on, as the spine shot shows.

The AEB-L steel SYKCo WD5 shown at the bottom of the $3 Harbor Freight 18" magnet bar had its guard quillion chopped off level with the bottom of the ricasso so edge heel can reach cutting board, its edge shoulder ground *way* thinner, and recently had the flats rudimentarily sanded to 400 grit (with more sanding to go, likely 600 grit final).

Enough blabbering, here's pics.

 

[Wild Willie]

I had to let go of any squeamishness, with the number of animals i killed and processed regularly it became almost automated. Honestly, it helped me determine the traits I prefer in knives. But yea... it doesn't smell great lolz

The kill, field dress, and processing don't bother me... I have more than a few deer under my belt, along with squirrels, rabbits, chickens, and a couple of snapping turtles. If we killed and cleaned it, we never actually discovered the line where ma would refuse to cook.

Tom Savini really brought something to the table. I think he had worked as a military photographer in Vietnam and the gore was burned into his brain.

I was probably 8 or 9 when I saw any of them last, but it certainly made an impression.

 

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[Horsewright]

A few fixed blades in lately for new pants. Some nice knives.

Had not heard of this guy before but the hollow grind on this knife was exceptional:

He had it exceptionally thin and slicey. It was a dismal day for shooting pics and hard to tell in the pics but the bolster is damascus:

Couple Benchmades from different customers:

This one was stitched in turquoise.

The order included a belt too:

Had to do an additional flower carved sheath for one of mine too before it shipped out to a fellow BF member:

 

[Bill Siegle]

Two JEST Bolos I recently finished

 

[HoldTheMayo]

Just a small comparison that somebody asked for ....

That’s a wicked CPE. The one with the burlap. Which model is that? The mako is pretty sharp as well.

 

[luethge]

Finally found a grail I’ve been chasing for while. SET M13 - that knife cuts like a laser. 4.5 inches of flat ground 80crv2 with Peters heat treatment .

 

[jfk1110]

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Finally found a grail I’ve been chasing for while. SET M13 - that knife cuts like a laser. 4.5 inches of flat ground 80crv2 with Peters heat treatment .

Sweet blade!!!!

 

[RayseM]

My newest by a Maine knife maker ~



Yup - an homage to a great model - at my request. I love the original(s) and this one - 1 of 1 - of Lacewood and 1095, shares the comfort, heft and utility of the original without being a clone.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

My newest by a Maine knife maker ~

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Yup - an homage to a great model - at my request. I love the original(s) and this one - 1 of 1 - of Lacewood and 1095, shares the comfort, heft and utility of the original without being a clone.

Hard, splintery wood to work with....
Looks Great!!!