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My Gossman Roach Belly !!!

pitdog

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Turned out nice eh !!!:D:thumbup:

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Yep, pitdog, it looks great. I have an order placed for one and I will want the walnut scales too.

Great job by both you and Scott.
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The roach belly is a great design. I can't afford a custom one, but I have a cold steel version that makes a great skinner.
 
Oh, man - that looks like a terrific slicer and an all-around great trail knife. I'm sure it feels nice in the hand.

Still, we won't know for sure until we see some in-use pics that incorporate a fire, a hot beverage, and the dogs. ;)

All the best,

- Mike
 
That is great looking blade:D Now we need to see an action shot to show just how useful that design is.:thumbup:
 
The historical Roach Belly knife was a short blade with a pronounced upswept curve and a sharp point. It was most likely named after the common Roach Fish, which had a similarly round curving belly. It was known in 17th century Britain and quite common in the American Colonies because it was inexpensive and versatile.
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First google result.
 
Personally I would do this to it.
 

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Huh? I hope you didn't take that in some wrong way, I was just crediting the source.
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That's his sense of humor Marcelo, Don't worry about him taking it the wrong way.

Poor bastid has to read it three times, just to understand it;)


Congrats on the great knife Pit!
 
caine said:
Personally I would do this to it.
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The hump at the front gives a place to rest the finger against when skinning and helps stop any jagged bones catching your finger !

Also Scott didn't want anyone copying existing blades so I had to make it slightly different from a standard Roach Belly !

Anyway I like the hump !!!:p
 
Reminds me of the Marbles woodcraft design, except of instead of a finger guard it uses the rear of the blade as a guard.
I think it's good that someone is making a blade that isn't a "Tactical Combat" design for a change. Good going!!

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