Guardless Rasp Bowie ( Sold)

nighthaxan

nighthaxan

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While waiting on my next shipment of steel from Aldo, I got the idea for a Bowie stuck in my head. Well, the only steel I had was some old farriers' rasps that have been laying around for awhile, and this is what came of it.
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Instead of the typical grind and shape some fellows do on rasps, this one was forged to shape all the way.
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The blade is 5 1/2" long, and 1/4" at the ricasso with Fiji Orangewood handle scales, OAL is 11 1/4"s. The fit in hand is like a glove, so I see why the ABS guys like this handle shape over others.
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There's something about a rasp that's been flat ground, just makes me go Ooooh.
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I'm asking $Sold for this one, no sheath, includes shipping in the CONUS, international extra.
Thanks for looking, Charles.
 
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Thanks, the only reason it didn't go with a guard was because I went the full tang route, instead of a more traditional hidden/frame handle.Otherwise, a low profile guard might really help kick it off.
raiderfan1890 said:
This knife is awesome! If it had a guard I would be all over it.
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I got a nice little skinner from nighthaxan which I was very pleased with, he does nice work. I do have a question about the dimensions though. According to what you say and my math, it comes out that the handle is longer than the blade (11.25-5.50=5.75", and from the photos it looks to me that the blade is longer than the handle? John
 
John A. Larsen said:
I got a nice little skinner from nighthaxan which I was very pleased with, he does nice work. I do have a question about the dimensions though. According to what you say and my math, it comes out that the handle is longer than the blade (11.25-5.50=5.75", and from the photos it looks to me that the blade is longer than the handle? John
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Hi John, I'll clear up some of the number confusion. The 5 1/2" blade length is only the cutting edge, not including choil area, which would bring the exposed blade up to 6 1/4"s total, with a 5" handle.
 
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