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

[Duckdog]

Jsega51 That's a great looking knife, Jake, really nice. Thanks for sharing it, as I hadn't seen a Foster knife before.
- Stuart

 

[Jsega51]

D Duckdog Thanks Stuart, I love those old Queen knives. Simply traditional in all definition of the word.

 

[HST]

I’m ready to put this slab of INFI through the paces.

 

[Bugdoc]

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...

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.

 

[A.L.]

I gave a good regrind for my hudson bay and today a bit of patina. Previously made swedge for the knife too.

 

[Horsewright]

This one went to a fellow BF member and poster here on the porch.

 

[screened porch]

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.

The handle on the ball-peen looks like a piece of sledgehammer handle. Unfortunately they all need sheathes.

 

[Jsega51]

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?

 

[Ironbut]

 

[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?

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.

 

[Horsewright]

This one didn't last very long around here:

Or this one:

 

[Amir Fleschwund]

Got to keep this thread on page one...

I bought this home made bowie at little pawn ‘n gun in the Mo Ozarks back in the ‘80s. View attachment 860326View attachment 860327

 

[JB in SC]

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.

 

[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.

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!

 

[Hickory n steel]

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.

 

[JB in SC]

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.

 

[JB in SC]

It is a fixed blade, but not typical. Very handy however. Reese Bose parer in D2.

 

[Hickory n steel]

It is a fixed blade, but not typical. Very handy however.

That blade makes me think of my western 48a for some reason.
Real nice, I like it.

 

[jwb01]

My favorite working knife.

 

[ISKski]

Burt really knows how to make a knife (and sheath!).

This is a "Blue Collar Hunter" ground out of O1 and Curly Maple.

Hunting for Sassafras roots in the GA mtns.