Lineman skinner help

josh81

josh81

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Just curious if anybody has made one. I'm needing to get one built for a local guy and struggling as to which way to go with it. I have .130 AEB-L , d2 and cpm 3v on hand. Also considered going with .070 aeb-l and just rolling it into a convex. He's leaning towards aeb-l but not opposed to other steels. I'm struggling in the design as well. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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This is where I'm at so far.
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Just realized I may have posted this in the wrong sub forum...

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I think you're on the right track. I would make some minor changes. I like a thumb rest to be forward of the index finger position, and rather than making a dip for the thumb, you can use the arc of the blade and handle to create one almost like a harpoon style knife. Then some small changes to the handle will make the heel more comfortable to use. I would use the .130 AEB-L. This is something I'd put a lanyard hole in too, if it's really for a lineman. Just my opinions.

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kuraki said:
I think you're on the right track. I would make some minor changes. I like a thumb rest to be forward of the index finger position, and rather than making a dip for the thumb, you can use the arc of the blade and handle to create one almost like a harpoon style knife. Then some small changes to the handle will make the heel more comfortable to use. I would use the .130 AEB-L. This is something I'd put a lanyard hole in too, if it's really for a lineman. Just my opinions.

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Thanks Kuraki I think you're right. It is for lineman and he plans on using it. I was going to use a lanyard hole I just didn't draw it in. I'll make some changes tonight and post again. Another concern I have is grinding the bevels. All I have is a flat platen. I thinki could do it though.

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If you're going to keep the bevel rather short like you drew, it will be easier. Just stay on the edge of your platen rather than making contact with the entire surface. Track the belt off a bit to soften the edge. It's not too drastic of a curvature I think you'll be fine.

If you have rubber wheels on your platen, like 2 or 3" wheels, you could also use those lengthwise, maybe not to grind the bevel in all the way but to help clean up any ridges from grinding on the edge of the platen.
 
Remarkably similar in design to this one I build called the Packer's Safety knife. A packer in the western world is the guy that leads pack mules or horses around. It was actually designed by a junior rodeo judge that wanted something that he could jump into the middle of a wreck and cut free a hung up kid without stabbing the kid or horse etc. Figured I might have a bigger market with mule draggers (more of them then junior rodeo judges), so I changed the name. AEB-L, .130 stock, convex ground with just the hint of a microbevel. Will slip through rope like ya can't believe. Anyhoo very similar design.

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When I did a lot of cable work for the government, I used a folder with a hawkbill blade. IIRC it was sold as an agricultural knife for grafting. It had a lanyard ring on the butt.
The open shape was identical to your knife.
 
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Thanks guys. I mainly just wanted to make sure I was on the right track. Sounds like I'm not too far off.

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Thats going to be insanely expensive knife to use at work. Good thing Linemen are paid well !
When I did HV work, skinning knives among other tools had to be high-dielectric handles.
Hope this customer buying it for work wont be bummed out if his AHJ says he cant use it.
 
Lieblad said:
Thats going to be insanely expensive knife to use at work. Good thing Linemen are paid well !
When I did HV work, skinning knives among other tools had to be high-dielectric handles.
Hope this customer buying it for work wont be bummed out if his AHJ says he cant use it.
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I kinda wondered about that as well. Being full tang it won't matter what I use for handle material. I'll run it by him before I get too far along.

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Horsewright said:
Remarkably similar in design to this one I build called the Packer's Safety knife. A packer in the western world is the guy that leads pack mules or horses around. It was actually designed by a junior rodeo judge that wanted something that he could jump into the middle of a wreck and cut free a hung up kid without stabbing the kid or horse etc. Figured I might have a bigger market with mule draggers (more of them then junior rodeo judges), so I changed the name. AEB-L, .130 stock, convex ground with just the hint of a microbevel. Will slip through rope like ya can't believe. Anyhoo very similar design.

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My brother just n law and his wife are volunteer firefighters. We did some drawings over Christmas, and we came up with a similar design to cut clothes, seat belts etc. in emergency situations. I'm using Aeb-l and S35VN.
 
Jesse Latham has a good point, knife should be comfortable in a reverse grip where blade is facing up. I made one for my cousin and he also preferred a chisel grind. Put his name on the blade or handle somewhere too as a good knife like that on a job sight tends to go missing
 
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^ possibly a Klein, I have an orange one. (referring to Stacy's post)
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I have one (somewhere? ) too, orange handle hawkbill blade and mine has a little d ring instead of a lanyard hole.

My grandfather called it a cane knife, I'm guessing it has a use related to sugarcane.
 
Ya to be honest in not sure why he doesn't go the Klein route. Not my call I guess.

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