Matt Tackett (Tackett13) "random drop point" design custom knife

[TPVT]

Hi all.
i recently purchased a knife from Matt Tackett (tackett13 on BF). he called it "a random drop point" design.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Bushcrafter-tin-knife-for-sale!!!-PRICE-DROP

Matt is a part-time maker that is apprenticing with Chris Bowden of KFU Knives. The Backwoods and KFU forum can be found here....
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/872-Backwoods-amp-KFU-Custom-Handmade-Knives

i will start with a pic of the subject (apologies in advance for crappy phone pics).

For just some "random" knife...boy...i liked it, right out of the box. i have been meaning to do a review, but i really wanted a chance to use this knife. well...today, i got that chance.

there's work to do.

my buddy pinged me yesterday to let me know that he was back from his Ohio hunting trip and asked if i wanted to come down to help him process a couple deer. i used Matt's knife to process 2 deer...a buck and a doe.

i actually started skinning with another knife and quickly moved to this one. it has a good tip. and, it is super-sharp. it worked great for the skinning.

one thing i like about this knife is that matt tapered the tang on it. there was no shortage of meat to cut up, and this knife worked great. this knife also took a keen edge, and held if fairly well through the process. i was certainly not sharpening any more than anyone else.

tapered tang.

most knives i receive, i need to touch up the handle to fit my hand. now, that doesn't really have anything to do with a knife-maker's talents...but this knife fit my hand perfect, right out of the box. perfect contours. perfect sized handle.

and, she's a looker too. with the green micarta bolsters on top of mirindiba. i had it laying on the table and a couple of the old timers picked it up (my buddy's dad and uncle). they started with the "wow's" and "hey, what is this handle made of." "it looks like a great knife." i couldn't have been more pleased. i'm the new guy.

they had a great setup for processing. even had one of those industrial grinders.

it was a long day, but Matt Tackett's knife really served me well. this knife may be the knife i have been looking for. as of right now, i consider this my go-to hunting knife. i should probably make a sheath for it.

and, after a long day, it was even able to help me with dinner.

thanks for the great knife Matt. :thumbup:

 

[The Warrior]

Nice review. That's a sweet looking blade. I remember that one being for sale.

 

[TPVT]

Nice review. That's a sweet looking blade. I remember that one being for sale.

thanks warrior. i got a heckuva deal.

 

[jwolf90]

Great review, I love a good deer skinning pic:thumbupef sounds like a winner of a blade

 

[bacustomknives]

Cool, you need to snatch up a strop, it will help you with ease to make all 3 of are knives hair popping sharp again, if you need one limme know, i can send you to the man,im sure your knives are worth a 16.00 investment

 

[TPVT]

Cool, you need to snatch up a strop, it will help you with ease to make all 3 of are knives hair popping sharp again, if you need one limme know, i can send you to the man,im sure your knives are worth a 16.00 investment

3 knives? I hate to say it Bill, but i don't know what you're talking about. Was this post for a different thread?

 

[bacustomknives]

No i was saying me ,matt and chris all 3 freehand are edges,best way to keep them up to par is stropping them,

 

[TPVT]

ohhh, i see. in that case...i already have a strop from "the man." can't remember the guy's name, but i remember Chris recommended him one time. nice guy and he made a good strop. thanks for the thought.