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Before bearthedog left for Australia, he called me to ask about making him a knife. He wanted one with my full size Kephart handle, made from walnut, with a 4" upswept blade out of 3/32" O1. Here it is, I`m considering adding it to my line, do you think there would be any interest in one like this?

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That’s a very good looking design, I like a high point and plenty of belly. :thumbup:


That said, I would not consider it an upswept or trailing point blade;

...the tip should be above the line of the spine/top of the handle to meet that criteria,

...but alas, that style of blade is not as popular as it once was. :(




"If you're not living on the edge, …you're taking up too much space."

Big Mike
 
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I don't know about how much interest but that's a SWEET knife John.....as always! :thumbup:
 
Hi John,
Very nice knife you have made for Reuben. the upswept design is one of the ones that I sell the most. It seems to be very popular I am still behind on orders for that type of blade shape. I would say add it.

Bryan
 
I think it looks great. Not my style, but I'd say you should add it. Pleant of hunter here might love that beauty! I see it as a cross between a bushcraft and a kephart. The blade shape on my old skookum was similar.
 
sicily02 said:
Hi John,
I am still behind on orders for that type of blade shape.
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Get back to work - you think it is the holidays or something??? John at least has an excuse as he was sick (expecting a Doctor's note soon) :D :D :D

Seriously, its a good looking blade John. The full size kephy handle is very comfortable. I prefer the visuals of a clip-point or your spear point to the upswept, but I also have upswept models and like to use them just as much.

From a functional standpoint, I don't see too much difference in the designs except perhaps drilling where a centered point helps. The upswept is better for skinning chores. At 3/32" it will make one hell of a slicer and again coupled with the upswept design, very good for game processing.
 
John --

You ever toy with the idea of doing a Roach Belly? I like the above design, and you aren't too far from a Roach Belly. Some nicely figured Maple would be sweet. Just a thought.
 
Rotte said:
John --

You ever toy with the idea of doing a Roach Belly? I like the above design, and you aren't too far from a Roach Belly. Some nicely figured Maple would be sweet. Just a thought.
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Not really sure what that is. Do you have a pic of one?
 
another great looking knife John.. i love that design...:thumbup: i'm sure rueben is going to love it, if he ever gets back...:o
 
Stomper said:
Not really sure what that is. Do you have a pic of one?
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PitDog's is a good example. Is that a North-River? The essential element is an almost continuous curve from ricasso to tip--lots of 'belly.'

About 4"- 6" long, although I think they were more commonly on the shorter end of that range. My understanding is that they were mostly used as hunting/skinning knives, although they may have also been referred to as "scalpers." :eek:

I think this style of knife was supplied by the Hudson's Bay company early on in the 1700's.

 
Very Nice John! I love walnut and I love that upswept blade. Reuben will be very pleased!
 
That's very similar to the one you made for me and I really like mine. :thumbup:

Jeff
 
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