Let's see your good old basic fixed blades, Bowie's, Stickers, etc.

Humppa said:
The Schrade Sharpfinger are also great utility knives...



It took quite some time to get these two oldies. As they don´t show off so frequently on german ebay...
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Nice haul there. I grabbed one at an estate sale last year. It is amazing how a Sharp Finger rests in the hand. I do not hunt, but I imagine it does a bang up job in that role.
 
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I gave a good regrind for my hudson bay and today a bit of patina. Previously made swedge for the knife too.
 
I found these in an antique store yesterday. Hand-made in Lansing MI, according to the vendor. Made some time ago, I would guess, because the metal spacers are proud from the wood and bone.
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The handle on the ball-peen looks like a piece of sledgehammer handle. Unfortunately they all need sheathes.
 
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Jsega51 said:
screened porch screened porch ^ That ball end is pretty dang cool. I’ve never seen anything like that before. Any idea on what the actual need for that was on a knife?
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Thanks.
It reminds me a little of the ball on a Puma fish-knife/bludgeon/scale. I wouldn't dare to reverse my grip and swing the ball at anything, but maybe as an augment to a hammer-fist it wouldn't be too dangerous.
Or maybe the maker was a surrealist.
 
JB in SC said:
Jsega51 Jsega51 Burt makes a great knife. I've been fortunate to have owned quite a few knives from him over the years. Burt's leather is superb.
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Thanks Jerry, it’s a nice one for sure. I need to get a hand forged knife from him now. This is a somewhat compact knife at 7-3/4” and found that I could only get a good 3.5 finger grip, half of my pinky rode right where the butt comes down to a point. I did a little work with the sander, smoothed it out by hand, blended the scales back in, polished everything up and then re-blued the tang. It’s nice and comfortable for me to get a full grip on now that the butt is more contoured. Can’t even tell I messed with it either lol.

I agree that the sheath is really well made. Nice and stiff with a tight retention. It’ll take some breaking in but I’m up for the challenge!
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Just finished making this little utility blade out of scrap / junk.


I dug through my bucket-o-stuff and found everything I needed.
1 - a scrap piece of a broken 1950's Craftsman handsaw blade.

2 - a scrap of mystery hardwood

3 - a clipping of thick aluminum wire.
That's not the actual thickness of the aluminum wire, I hammer drew it to the diameter I needed then peened it in place.
 
Jake, a forged knife from Burt is special. The laminated steel blades are very practical for a user, but his damascus hunters are really neat. A bit longer handle and he would lengthen the handle if you liked. The gent's Bowie is a good one too.
 
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