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

Coupchoux definitely tags it with some of those old style backwoods knives. I do love those. I need to get off my duff and swap the stock scales on my Green River knife for something in stag or the Axis deer antlers I have laying around for such a thing someday. Maybe in another decade or so. Until then I'll just admire that OH and the homegrown Bowie.
 
Coupchoux said:
On my OldHiko Butcher I've cut the handle to put the new elk slabs. With a convex edge it cuts better.




$14.99 on ebay : http://www.ebay.com/itm/OH7113-Old-Hickory-Butcher-Knife-14-Blade-/280735505222?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item415d23db46
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Ah you did it with the BIG one. What I had in mind was to buy the 10" blade version, reshape the blade's tip like a bowie, reshape the tang into a coffin hilt style... and find some elk antler material... somewhere.

I was estimating my point modification would bring it back maybe to a blade length of about 7"-8" or so. I don't want to make it into a broken-back seax sorta thing.

I know the 14" blade version has a .100" thick blade and the 12" blade is .098". I'd imagine the 10" blade version would be .098" thick too. Only a hair's bit of difference between the two. Either will do. Nice and hefty but still thinnish like it ought to be.

Thanks for the inspiration mon ami.
 
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Nice and hefty but still thinnish like it ought to be.
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Yep. The prominent working traditional knife is not a robust, stout, knife but rather a thin, sharp, knife.

You take an old band sawmill blade and make a butcher knife out of it. You can cut anything with it :








 
Well I found out the 10" blade Old Hickory butcher knife has a .098" thick blade. Wonder why they just didn't make it an even .100" (1/10") thick. The difference probably isn't even noticeable at 2/1000 of an inch. Meh. Either will do just fine. Going to order one tomorrow afternoon. Yep yep.

Yeah CoupChoux, a blade doesn't need to be 1/4" thick to be a tough reliable user. With good steel, good heat treat, and good construction, a thinner blade does the job. A lot of folks today when talking about "survival knives" forget that machetes typically have thin blades much like a butcher knife.

I've used Green River knives for many years and never had any complaints with them. My favorite is the Sheep Skinner with a blade thickness of about 1/8" and it's a champ out in the woods for just about any task. The blade of a USMC Kabar is also about 1/8" thick too. What can I say? I like older things.
 
Svord of New Zealand economy drop point hunter - sharp & thin L6 steel blade, rough finish but comfortable handle, light but tough as old boots :


 
Got a new GEC H73 Canoe Hunter just before the new year. Pictured below with my H23.
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Here are a two of my traditional fixed blades

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That´s my christmas gift from my wife. A halfintegral from Otter Messer, Solingen. 440C blades and very thick stag handles. Very beautiful. Already gave it on an extra thread here at the .

This one is a Linder Jagdnicker. A typical bavarian pattern. I gave it a special thread, also

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Kind regards
Andi
 
I found this yesterday, at a local swap meet. I already posted it in the Kabar forum, but thought it would be appropriate here, also.
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It's stamped "Marbles Gladstone Mich".
 
It is both appropriate and excellent.

Congrats on the find!
 
Not old - but the hand made perfection of my latest Arno Bernard 'Wild Dog' - with a giraffe bone handle and cape buffalo sheath - is made in a traditional fashion all but lost these days. High quality Bohler N690 steel with a full, but tapered tang - pinned. The only thing missing is a lanyard hole, although I likely wouldn't use it. Both of my 'Wild Dogs' are shown, the first, from last summer, having a spalted maple handle - and deemed too pretty for much field work. So, Mrs. Santa got me this... wow... hard to tell which will be a real 'user'.

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The overall handfit shocked me - it's better, in my medium+ hands, than some well known similar sized fb's that cost a good bit more. The giraffe bone is a few hundredths of an inch thinner - but it still fits perfectly. I recyled a few 'Old Hickory' rusty's that I bought, knifeblock included, for a buck at a garage sale. I reshaped them - including the handles - fitted them to my hand. They are the only handles better fitting in my hand. Oddly, although they took a nice edge, the 'patina' included pitting - and won't stop. Great 'learning' experience. Next time, I'll pay more for less patina. Naw, I've found a great hand fit in a smaller fb.

Stainz
 
I have really been into Scagel inspired blades lately. This nice example is from Al Englesman.
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I acquired this Keen Kutter knife recently. Looks like a butcher knife or some sort of skinner maybe. The handle appear to be cocobolo or rosewood. The blade is aproximately 6.5 inches long and it is 11 inches long overall. All opinions and further information welcome. Thanks.

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Rinos! That´s a great collection of fixed blades you have there! The jobs you did on that beautiful handles are all great.

Thank you for that nice pics of theese!

Kind regards
Andi
 
Amos Iron Wolf said:
Heres a good "old" fixed blade I just got in the mail today. It is a Cattaraugus. It seems to me more like a bakelite handle, but the listing called it hard rubber. I've posted it in the Levine forum to learn more about it, but if any of you guys have some info or ID feel free to share it here.

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Ever find moe information on this one? My mother had a similar like that that she used as a kitchen knife. My oldest sister remembers it having a sheath, but that's about all I know.
 
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