Nathan the Machinist makes great skinners.

T. Erdelyi

T. Erdelyi

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Nathan the machinist was kind enough to give me a skinner he made and gave away as part of a contest, the knife arrived Friday and has been with me ever since.

Not much huntin' left here right now but it did an awsome job slicin' up a 5 lbs roast beef :D

The blade is hollow ground D2 tool steel Paul Bos HT to HRC 62 and sharpened IIRC to somewhere between 15 and 20 degrees, with a set of Osage orange scales naturally colored, to the handmade traditional sheath, this baby's a winner.

Here's a tutorial on how the knife was made very well done and an interesting thread. click me for knife tutoral

Anyway I highly recommend Nathan's knives and I'll report more as I use it more.

In the mean time here's some pics:

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That looks like a great little EDC knife. The osage has some really interesting color and depth to it I haven't seen in other pieces. Very cool.
 
Can you please measure the scales for me and tell me how wide they are? Also, do you have a link to a purchase place so that I can review prices?

TF
 
Talfuchre said:
Can you please measure the scales for me and tell me how wide they are? Also, do you have a link to a purchase place so that I can review prices?

TF
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I'll get some measurements when I get back upstairs to my caliper but you could probably go to the makers' forum and look up Nathan the Machinist and contact him for prices and availability.

I'll say this the D2 is hair splittin' sharp and after carvin' up a 5 lbs roast beef, it still shaves hair effortlessly, click on the "click me" link in this thread and it'll put you in contact with his forum name and how these knives are made.:thumbup:
 
Great pics, T. .And congrats on the victory! That knife is very nice looking. I'll keep Nathan in mind. -DT
 
That Osage is really something. You can tell it's quartersawn by all the cross grain rays. Really a special knife. Enjoy it.
 
Nathan the Machinist makes great skinners.

How can he not, with that kind of equipment??
 
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