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After almost a year of waiting I finally received my custom finger-hole knife from German knifemaker Günter Böhlke. I had a few unusual features in mind for this knife and Günter did a great job of integrating them into an elegant design.
The blade is a 3-1/4" hollow ground recurve made from 0.147" thick S90V. The scales are ironwood. Overall length is 6-3/4" and weight is 3.4 oz.
Günter works in leather himself, but at my request he found someone to produce a nice horizontal belt sheath in kydex for it.
I took a picture of the knife in hand, so you can get a sense of how the grip actually fits. The double guards were added partly for defensive use, but mostly to provide additional stability. They curl around the natural positions of the thumb and middle finger to improve both leverage and fine control. The idea works even better than I had hoped.
This knife will be on my belt nearly all of the time. It is small enough to be comfortable to carry, but long enough to handle most tasks efficiently. I am very pleased with this way this came out!
--Bob Q
The blade is a 3-1/4" hollow ground recurve made from 0.147" thick S90V. The scales are ironwood. Overall length is 6-3/4" and weight is 3.4 oz.
Günter works in leather himself, but at my request he found someone to produce a nice horizontal belt sheath in kydex for it.
I took a picture of the knife in hand, so you can get a sense of how the grip actually fits. The double guards were added partly for defensive use, but mostly to provide additional stability. They curl around the natural positions of the thumb and middle finger to improve both leverage and fine control. The idea works even better than I had hoped.
This knife will be on my belt nearly all of the time. It is small enough to be comfortable to carry, but long enough to handle most tasks efficiently. I am very pleased with this way this came out!
--Bob Q
