My first hunter using 5160 steel

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I finished my field test knife for hunting using 5160 steel. 1/4" stock semi-skinner with worm grooved bone handle scales. Convex grind. All comments welcome. Thanks for looking. :)
Scott
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4" blade ? Why such thick stock [1/4"] ? My test for a hunting knife is to do the entire deer ,dress out , skin , butcher with the knife . That will tell you if you did it right.
 
It's a Looker, that's for sure.
I can't really see the scales, are they square to the recasso?
Is the blade forged or stock removal?
As for thickness:
If it is forged and tapers from the heal to the tip, 1/4" is fine and can balance the blade and give you a bit of a striking area for spliting the breast bone.
If it's a stock removal piece, the 1/4" may be a bit wide for a user?
But without the knive in our hands...I (we) really don't know crap and just talking.

Sound fair?

Dale
 
Well done Scott. Sure do like those scales. The tip area has a Larry Harley skinner look. I like that tip design for skinning. The 1/4 inch stock should make it plenty robust for hard work but her weight might wear on you by the time that dear is skinned out.

Nice looking knife Scott.

RL
 
mete, It has a 3" blade, 4" handle. I've found this combo works well. It tapers about a half inch to the point. Dale, it's stock removal, haven't advanced to forging yet. The scales are somewhat rounded near the ricasso. 1/4" stock is about all that's available in 5160 steel. I'd like to get some thinner stock but don't know who has it. I mainly use D2, but wanted to try something different. Thanks guys for the complements and I appreciate your sincerity
Scott
 
Looks pretty good, I don't know about the 1/4" stock, but the design looks like it'd work good. nice shape, and I love bone for a handle.

For the carbon steels you can get 1084 in 1/8" stock from Sheffields, and most any supplier handles O-1.
 
Here's a little better pic showing the spine and the handle. It's a dark maroon, that's why it shows up dark in the pic. I went with the thicker stock because most of my customers like the heavy thick feel. I want to test it to see if it will work out. The 3/16 thick D2 knives I make have worked out super according to feedback from customers. I've also had requests for carbon steel knives. That's the reason for using 5160.
Scott
 
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