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My 3rd & 4th, cant show my 1st & 2nd

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Well still new to the forum and knife making in general but thought I would post my third and fourth attempts at knives. Thought about my first and second but they seriously suck. :barf:

A fish & trout
N690 steel, red ivory handle with N690 bolsters.

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A Camp Utility
N690 steel, tamboti handle with N690 bolsters and my first attempt at mosaic pins and vine file work.

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Very nice! Would like to see some pics of the filework. Very cool design on the second one.
 
Hi deker & mdoyle

Thanks for the kind words, yes the camp utility (we call it a "Panga" in SA) is really a crib off the "Golok"

The only other image I have, as it is sold

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Wow that’s some impressive work for a 3rd and 4th knife. Are they forged or did you use stock removal? Did you do your own heat treat?
 
Thanks guys,
loussharp1 red ivory is a local hard wood, you might know it under another name.
Flux thanks, I am currently only using stock removal, but next big move is learning to forge as I want to make my own damascus. I have built a gas forge with fire brick and a Reil design burner so yes heat treated myself as it is too expensive to have one off's done commercialy here in SA. Cheers Leatherface!
 
Ahh - Your doing things I cant get to look as good :) :thumbup: Keep posting Pictures. I plan to post 2 newer designs in a week or so. Its fun to see where the different designs come from and develope :)
 
If you ever need to know how I did something just ask! always happy to help where I can. :)
 
Sorry being very new to the game I could be using an incorrect description for this type of utility knife. However it was designed as a fishing knife for someone and I called it a Fish & Trout as that is the name given to the Easter knife show competion category run here every year for this type of knife, I quote from their competion reg's.

"6. Bird & Trout
Traditionally fixed blades, intended for specialised and delicate cutting tasks such as dressing birds or small game, dressing and filleting fish and camping.
- Blade must be slender, providing sufficient cutting edge for filleting, yet not be of a length which would inhibit controllability.
- Sharp point and durable cutting edge required for precision cutting tasks.
- Blade must be stain resistant and handle material must be durable and water resistant.
- Especially when intended for specialist use by trout fishing enthusiasts, elaborate levels of finish, scrimshanding or engraving are not uncommon and can be most enhancing."

To be honest it was the only description I have yet to find for a fishing knife, if there is a another more recognized name for this typoe I would welcome and be grateful for the information.

It is only by making mistakes and some kind person pointing them out that we learn :-) :-)
 
Sorry just a message to myself, dork "fish & trout" duh! fish... trout same thing, sorry meant bird and trout
 
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