Guthook

chuckM

chuckM

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A friend asked me to make him a knife with a guthook on it- i tried to talk him out of it, like why do you think that you want a gut hook anyway?- but he said that it was just what he wanted. So, i thought ,why not try?, a new challenge.... well ive considered grinding the whole mess off the top of the blade to try and salvage a decent blade out of this project. i dont know if i should start on another piece of steel or try to get control of what i have already done, im hoping that whatever advise that you guys can give me will help me decide which way and how i proceed.I ground the blade and left the point wide and then free handed the guthook bevels with a dremel sanding drum- it seemed to have the right diameter for this job and looked ok with the first side but i probably should have made a jig at this point because the other side cut angle came out slightly different- it looks like it would actually cut better like this, by displacing the flesh as it is pulled along- but the asymetrical look bothers me... any tricks or advise?
 
Chuck, the only way I've been able to get a good hook is with a chisel grind. It's a stupid frill on a knife.
 
I have only made one gut hook knife. I will try anything once, never again especially after I found out my customer used it to cut tile for his kitchen floor. Some people. Bruce
 
Howdy There....!
My advice is DON'T MAKE IT..!
I have made three skinners with guthooks and the last almost took my left thumb off when I was buffing it. BE CAREFUL....! Good luck.

"Possum"


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Thomas Clegg
 
I have done quit a few gut hook skiners, but.
First I never buff a gut hook blade, secondly the knife price goes up substantually.
This is the way I do them it works for me.
First profile the blade. Then draw the hook in with a felt pen were you want it. Then drill in the appropriate size hole at the base of the hook were the cutting edge would start.
Then grind your bevels onto the knife blade. When grinding is finished redraw the hook onto the blade and cut it out with a jewelers saw. Then I smooth the edges and put the cutting edge on hook with a round file. Clean up the file work by wrapping the file with abrasive paper. After HT I clean up and polish with more abrasive paper wraped around a wooden dowel. Then I sharpen the cutting edge of the hook with a ceramic rod chucked in my drill press.
Just remember to make the hook large enough for the game its intended for.
I used to use a dremel but found I didn't have the control I wanted. Finished hook should blend in with the profile of the blade and look something like this.
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Robert
Flat Land Knife Works
rdblad@telusplanet.net
http://members.tripod.com/knifeworks/index.html

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Yeah heres one I did . they don't work very well on deer or elk to much hair and hide.If somebody wants one to hang on the wall I'll do it but not for a working knife.Did I mention I always start out making a BIG knife.
This is Elk horn and L-6 steel from a band saw.
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Take care
TJ Smith

[This message has been edited by TJ Smith (edited 03-18-2001).]
 
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