kit carson fixed blade

gradall5200

gradall5200

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I got one of these kit carson imperial fixed blades a while back off the bay for $5 bucks it was pitted bad and some one really butchered it on a grinder or something and the plastic scales looked pretty faded and bad. Ive been a little bored lately so I put about 4 or 5 hours of sanding and polishing in on it and its still a long ways from perfect and my pictures are bad. But the antlers I decided to use on it was from a rack I found on a walk last fall so I decided to make use of it. its probablly not the most practical knife but believe it or not it feels pretty comfortable in my hand. I just need to cap the part of the rack that I had to cut off. Maybe a nice piece of brass or something. Gonna need a special sheath for this one. Im still a rookie at this but I thought id show you guys anyway. Any thoughts on what might look good to cap that open end? thanks guys -Joel
 
Nice peice of stag ! Is the animal still alive? I hope its not a pet with one short horn??
 
Nice job Joel. :thumbup::thumbup:
A very different shaped handle. I could think of a couple applications where that handle would be advantageous.

I would probably cover the ends of the handle with brass to match the guard.

Have you thought of what you are going to use on the antler to finish it?
If you need any ideas on that just send me an email & I would be happy to let you know what methods I use.

Keep up the good work,
Dale
 
Yes I think youve done a good job also, I was a bit surprised you made it a Y shape though?
Regards Tim
 
I know the y shape seemed a little wierd but while I was cutting on it the y shape felt great in my hands and I thought about for a second and said what the heck it made it a little different than everything else I had seen lately and youd be suprised how my hand goes around the bigger part of the stag and your fingers tuck nicely right under the smaller horn. hard to explain and understand but it just kind of works for me.
 
That make total sense Joel.

I have designed handles on fixed blades to have more handle at the rear where your hand is the wider when it is closed on a knife. I have seen factory knives that ignore this bit of anatomy and their knives don't feel right in my hand.

I bet your handle will decrease fatigue to your hand when doing a lot of cutting, like skinning an animal or butchering one.

Dale
 
good point maybe I should put a lanyard on it and carry it around my neck. Or maybe just leave it sit on the shelf.-Joel
 
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