Mt Man knife

Bill Siegle

Bill Siegle

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Waaaaaaay back when I used to make a lot of stuff like this for the Mt Man rendezvous. Very simple(ugly to some) but tough as heck(a lot of them got used as throwers) and ugly enough not to sit around unused. I was working in the shop and decided to make one to play with tomorrow up in the woods. It is 11 3/8 overall withabout 6 5/8of that being blade. I used a piece of 1/4in 5160 for it and left the mill scale on. It still wears the tempering colors too :) A simple leather wrap makes up the handle. Now all I need to do is make a servicable sheath for it and sharpen the edge. I think I may use some old horse hide and harness rivets for the sheath.
 
Dang, Bill, that's a hunk of steel!
That's starting to look like what I don't know what I am looking for in a "big" knife. Part cleaver, part skinner, part hatchet...

That's a cool blade.:thumbup::thumbup:
 
It looks like yet another great knife Bill. It is everthing a good knife should be; comfortable, strong, and practical - without any of the usual fluff.

n2s
 
I like it. I see plenty of clearance for fingers if used like a chef's knife, and a smallish chopper, and many other uses. I would like it with a wood handle though.
 
ya savage...
ya want some Mt. man kydex (raw hide) for a sheath?
I'll probably cross paths with ya on 12/13
be safe... Ted
 
I personally think that's a fine looking ugly knife. Looks functional - kitchen or field. I can;t wait to see the sheath. Poor horse.
 
She's ugly but she has a nice personality :) Guess it is just a fantasy type thing but I have always admired the rough primitive knives I see in use all around the world. Nothing against fancy art knives or even users taken to the pinicale of perfection. I just find myself seeing the beauty in a broken machete tip with a melted plastic bottle handle or the rough forged borongs with rough rasp marks still visible in the handle. These are the blades that have been getting the job done day in day out all over the world by folks who depend on their cutlery.
 
Now see, that knife still looks good and like crap at the same time!:D

Good knife Bill, too many makers are going for that look, but end up with a bad QC look, that on the other hand looks wicked!
 
dipbait said:
That is sweet. Id love playing with that one.
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Bill Siegle makes GREAT KNIVES

Here are a few of them I have tested(2 slideshows)

http://www.putfile.com/album/56891/?action=slideshow

http://www.putfile.com/album/175283/?action=slideshow

group shot

http://www.putfile.com/pic/8459133/?action=zoom

DO NOT PURCHASE ONE OF HIS KNIVES THINKING ONE WILL BE ALL YOU NEED!!!!!!!!!!

They cut so good that you will feel the need to get another-and another--ETC.


BEST YOU Stay away from his knives--
-so he can have time to make more for ME :D

Forgot to mention--Bill is also one hell of nice guy to boot..

GET ONE OF HIS KNIVES AS SOON AS YOU CAN--YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY

Sincerely

Dr.Bill
 
Wow, just WOW...!!
Can't wait to beat (er, I mean gently test) that beauty today!

For those interested, we're meeting at Noon in Stevenson, WA, at the EOC.

All-and-sundry are welcome!!

Cheers,
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Not a lot that could fail on that beast. The style is one that I'm not usually drawn to, which makes it more interesting to me when one does appeal. That kind of thing is right in the ball park of what I think of when the subject of camp knives comes up.
 
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