One of my favorite blade styles

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I've been wanting to incoporate the Marbles Woodcraft blade shape into one of my full tang hunting knives for awhile. I'm caught up to a point where I can play a bit. :D I got some O1 and thought carbon steel would be great for the old workhorse style blade. This is what I came up with. Woodcraft blade and my handle design. I put a convex grind on it but didn't put a grind on the top of the spine behind the point. I tapered it to a very thin point for slicing. What do you think? I'm liking this and think it could be a good seller. The blade is 4" and the handle 4 1/4".

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Scott
 
I like , I like :) Especially the tip area of the blade , slap some Bubinga on that bad boy :D
 
rebeltf said:
I like , I like :) Especially the tip area of the blade , slap some Bubinga on that bad boy :D
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Bubinga? Is that a type of wood?
Scott
 
Bubinga? Is that a type of wood?
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Yep, I believe it's an African hardwood. It is nice to work and has a warmth and depth about it that make it stand out. It's usually a medium-dark brown in background with black stripes.

I like your Marble's-style knife. I also approve of the O1 steel choice, too; this is gonna be a nice instrument, imo.
 
Thanks trout tamer. I thought it was wood just never hard of it. It sounds like some nice stuff. :) I have always liked the flow of the Woodcraft blade but wasn't that crazy about the handle. Those straight round handles don't do much for me.
Scott
 
Ive always liked that old Marbles knife too. Im making one with the same tip but Im incorporating a gut hook to make better use of the raised spine.
 
Looks good. Bubinga is a very nice choice for wood. Although, I generally am getting away from natural materials on full exposed tangs due to shrinkage issues. Definitely go with some kind of stabilized material if you don't decide to use micarta or other synthetic.
 
I'm thinking of maroon linen micarta or black linen. I really like micarta. Still haven't decided yet.
Scott
 
Sorry didnt check post , someone answered it :) Yea it is really nice looking wood and my current favorite.
This isnt the first time I have heard about shrinkage , how long does it take for the wood to shrink ? I would imagine for the real hard woods it wouldnt shrink for years and years and maybe never if you kept care of the wood on the handle ?
Anyways , whatever you use I'm sure it will look nice :cool:
 
As long as you take care of it like you would a gunstock, regular wood is fine.

I'm thinking maybe some file work on the spine would be nice. Since it's a 'hunter', maybe some saw teeth for cutting thru bone would be a good choice.
 
jiminy said:
As long as you take care of it like you would a gunstock, regular wood is fine.

I'm thinking maybe some file work on the spine would be nice. Since it's a 'hunter', maybe some saw teeth for cutting thru bone would be a good choice.
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I always put filework on my knives. Just along the tang. Never tried sawteeth. Wouldn't even know where to begin with that. :confused:
Scott
 
As for the shrinkage question; I have seen handle materials shrink enough to where you can feel the sharp exposed tang in very little time. I'm talking a week or two, depending on the material and location.
 
The heat treat on this blade was a success. :D I'm thinking of either elk or maroon micarta, leaning more toward the elk. I want to use what I have. This one will go up for sale when I'm finished. I don't normally sharpen them before I finish but I wanted to check it for a successful HT. It's slivering newsprint like a razor. :D
Scott
 
I forgot I had some sambar stag scales I was saving for something special. That's what will go on this one. I should have it finished tomorrow. I'll post pics when it's completed.
Scott
 
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