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Awesome! I really like the curves and materials in the handle!
Let's see some Survival knife concepts !!!
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Finished up!
Oh wow.
Now that's a chopper! Great work, Andy. I love the forged finish on the blade.
All the best,
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The blanks of my concept arrived in the mail from Great Lakes Water Jet on Thursday and I'm just now getting around to posting pics. As many know, David does great work and these came out spot on to the drawing. Here is a shot of one of the blanks.
It is 16 inches overall with a maximum blade height of 2.5 inches. I got two blanks, both 0.250" thick and cut from 5160. This will afford me the opportunity to screw one up or have two for use as part of a passaround and giveaway. I'm shooting for the latter.
Here is a pic of the blank between my Fiddleback Woodsman and my Koster Survivor.
I think it is more obvious from this pic that my handle shape needs a little more refinement. I'm also going to heed the advice of a respected maker and friend who suggested that I practice on a smaller, shorter, straight blade prior to trying to tackle these. Here is a sneak peak of that design as well.
It is 16 inches overall with a maximum blade height of 2.5 inches. I got two blanks, both 0.250" thick and cut from 5160. This will afford me the opportunity to screw one up or have two for use as part of a passaround and giveaway. I'm shooting for the latter.
Here is a pic of the blank between my Fiddleback Woodsman and my Koster Survivor.
I think it is more obvious from this pic that my handle shape needs a little more refinement. I'm also going to heed the advice of a respected maker and friend who suggested that I practice on a smaller, shorter, straight blade prior to trying to tackle these. Here is a sneak peak of that design as well.
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JC, those are both pretty dang cool designs, but that big one really gets my heart pumpin' 
:thumbup: I can't wait to see how they come out!
:thumbup: I can't wait to see how they come out!
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Thanks buddy, I look forward to seeing your pics !!!!:thumbup:
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Here are the results of one I drew up. I actually had two made, from two different makers from two different steels so I could compare them. The top edge is very sharp as well. It could be used for notching, chopping, skinning.
Steel on this one is 1/4 inch 1095. Width of the blade is
2 1/2 inches with a 10 1/2 inch overall length
This one is from our own Bryan Breeden in 1/4 inch O1. This one is on its way to me
And I will also give a vote for this one from PML. It is 5/16 inch thick CPM3V.
Steel on this one is 1/4 inch 1095. Width of the blade is
2 1/2 inches with a 10 1/2 inch overall length
This one is from our own Bryan Breeden in 1/4 inch O1. This one is on its way to me
And I will also give a vote for this one from PML. It is 5/16 inch thick CPM3V.
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It is thick, which is what I wanted. My hands are like bear paws unfortunately. I will let everyone know when it shows up. It is just nice seeing something I drew turn into a knife:thumbup:
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JC, those are both pretty dang cool designs, but that big one really gets my heart pumpin'
Thanks Walter. You make some pretty sweet big knives, so that is especially flattering coming from you:thumbup:
The top one kinda reminds me of this knife that I drew a short time back.....
JUst as an open question, I never quite understood the point of a nessie design or any blade with lots of belly or even a hump. Actually I find knives with rounded bellies annoying when cutting and lets not talk about sharpening. What is the reasoning behind this type of design. I don't mind the looks I just wondered what the advantages are.
Finished up!
Love it, a tactical cake knife.
With a knife like that my in-laws will never visit again. Now seriously, it looks like it means business.
bodhi,
I find the belly useful for skinning. You don't have to rely exclusively on the tip if the knife has some belly to it.
On a larger knife, some belly allows you to rock the knife while mincing onions or the like.
A wider tip, as on a Nessie, is also useful for spreading things like peanut butter.
DancesWithKnives
I find the belly useful for skinning. You don't have to rely exclusively on the tip if the knife has some belly to it.
On a larger knife, some belly allows you to rock the knife while mincing onions or the like.
A wider tip, as on a Nessie, is also useful for spreading things like peanut butter.
DancesWithKnives
This is one of my favorites. Small enough to have with you, but big enough to be usefull.
I love this knife, can you give me some specs? steel, handle material?
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Thx for the answer, I've been looking at some nessies and sooner or later I'll buy one.