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

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[tongueriver]

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[Mack]

This is on the way. Just made by Scott Hanson.

 

[mitch4ging]

This is on the way. Just made by Scott Hanson.

Beautiful work!!
I am envious!

 

[Mack]

Beautiful work!!
I am envious!

Thanks, I don't think you can get more traditional than these.

 

[gravesen]

 

[Arian29]

Very nice thread, great knives’ & pics.

 

[Camillus]

Very nice

 

[Duckdog]

For today, particularly. I have an M1913 Patton Saber Hilt Section Knife with tang stamps: SA 1914, serial 9041. According to a hand-written inscription (and attached paper tag) on the leather sheath, it is named to PVT W. H. Byers, ASN 33 747 193, L Co, 116th Infantry. My limited research shows this to be PFC William H. Byers, L Co, 3rd Bn, 116th Infantry Reg, 29th Infantry Division. That unit suffered terrible casualties on 6 June, 1944 during its assault on the west side of Omaha Beach as a part of Operation Overlord. The division’s historical society's records indicate that PVT Byers was brought into the unit as reinforcement on 25 July 1944, was promoted to PFC on 26 July 1944, and KIA on 31 July, 1944. At that time, his unit was finishing its take-over of Saint-Lo', France and engaged in fierce fighting to take the town of Vire. Here are a couple of picture of the knife and sheath:

In memoriam.
- Stuart

 

[sunnyd]

Beautiful example of a M1913 PSHS Duck Dog to be sure. Great dedication "in memoriam."

Here is a Schrade 171UH..

 

[gravesen]

 

[Will Power]

 

[jmarston]

My traditional paracord wrap. AKA spruce root. I got to thinking what someone may have used to handle all those barrels of knives that came over besides a couple wooden slabs. This is surprisingly comfortable while being quite grippy. Time will tell as to how it holds up but I have I good feeling.

 

[Duckdog]

My traditional paracord wrap. AKA spruce root.

That is very cool and functional, at once.
- Stuart

 

[HFinn]

My traditional paracord wrap. AKA spruce root. I got to thinking what someone may have used to handle all those barrels of knives that came over besides a couple wooden slabs. This is surprisingly comfortable while being quite grippy. Time will tell as to how it holds up but I have I good feeling.

Did you wrap it when fresh or did you boil the root to get it soft? That's an idea I have never seen before.

 

[screened porch]

Good question, HFinn.
I think birch-bark canoes were laced with spruce roots. Adirondack guide boats were ribbed with bigger ones.

Funny the things I don't think to google. I was going to dig out my Kephart or Jaeger, but no need.

Spruce roots are pliable when wet and hold their shape when they dry. It seems you don't need to boil them.

 

[Icky Thump]

 

[jmarston]

Did you wrap it when fresh or did you boil the root to get it soft? That's an idea I have never seen before.

I simply harvested 3 or 4 roots. Stripped them and split the thicker ones. The split ones lay nice and flat, as you can see by the 1/3 closest to the blade. I wrapped them as tight as I could, utilizing the holes in the tang and tucked under my loose ends.

You only need to soak them in water if you have allowed them to dry. They are easily used fresh. I live in a spruce forest so they are easily accessible. Maybe store some for when the ground is frozen though. I may try to rewrap this handle to be a little nicer if it holds up well. The great thing is that if it gets covered in fish guts and moose blood, just cut the old off, harvest some roots and I have a new handle within a half hour!

 

[Hickory n steel]

Real nice late 60's Western there, a 48B right ?

 

[Hickory n steel]

A couple knives I recently made from 2 different old damaged handsaw blades.