New One: Bush-Ido

Rick Marchand

Rick Marchand

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Its not a tanto, waki, machete... what the hell is it?... a dirk?


Well its a Bush-Ido, now!

1075, hand forged.
5/32" thick.
12 1/4" cutting edge, 1 1/2" at widest, rough forge/etched finish.
5 1/2" handle, hemp wrapped w/ leather backing scales, epoxy soaked.
18" OA length.

Thanks
Rick

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Tip idea shown to me by Christof at Koyote Knives...
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Nice. Really nice execution of all aspects there. I'd love to get one of those sometime.
 
Nice one!! The tip is interesting, wondering if there is a reason for this particular shape.
 
I'll jump in, though I would love Brian and KGD, Rotte and Rick's feedback since they all write better.

I do a lot of straight spine bush knives, as I find the general shape to be the most useful for a wide variety of extremely varied bushcraft tasks from bowmaking to batoning to that infinitely scalable pinch grip and drawknifing. Generally with a classic leuku style straight spine you lose a touch of performance on drilling and poking. I started trying out the penetrator and used the camp knife challenge for the 'official debut' or whatever- it's a beast for drilling and gives a very strong tip with a bit more "pokiness" when using a stabbing motion than the blunter finished straight spine knives usually have.

If that makes any sense at all.
 
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I don't think it makes the tip "pokier" because it instantly makes it more obtuse. I think it simply alligns the tip while drilling to spread out the pressure between the spine and the cutting edge. In essence, you get 2 cutting surfaces that act more like a drill than just one edge twisting around a flat spine, perpendicular to the work surface. You would get the same result in a drop point. This tip bevel could be named a micro-drop point in my opinion. It also has a bonus of making a straight spine or trailing point more sheath friendly, as the tip is less likely to dig in.

Thats my take on it... thanks Yote!



Rick
 
Thanks rick. I have found that for whatever reason when I'm doing the tip like that I end up with a bit of a more acute tip angle, that may be my grinding work, though :D

When I say more "poky" I do think it's the slight change in the line from hand to tip that just makes it perform a bit better on stabbing, like you said.

and dude, I have totally torn sheaths with straight spine, totally forgot about that wonderful advantage.
 
beautiful. It looks like it could have been made a thousand years ago :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
Its not a machete says you, but I would really like to use this in the bush as a machete. It looks like it would be a wonderful camper, hiker, all around bushmans tool. I'd be curious to know the weight and see a sheath made for this awesome blade. Nice one!
 
Finished the sheath... I can make different frogs to accomodate carry styles. (baldric, dangle, cross draw, etc...)

.... and its RH/LH!!!.... lotsa options, here.

Rick

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Take that pup to some large milk jugs filled with water.
That will tell you how it cuts.

Floyd
 
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