Post your user blades

[sicily02]

Here is a few more I have made up. This first pic is of what I call
the Tyson knife. Brown canvas micarta for the handles and 3.5"
by a little less than 1" wide by 7/64" thick blades.

Some more Pathfinders a couple of 4" blades one 5" and a 4.25" with orange,green and brown handles.

and then couple more PSKKs 3 and 4 inch blades and my necker with a
2.75" blade

Bryan

 

[tknife]

Bryan that brown micarta looks great on there. Still need to get one of your knives too :thumbup:

 

[psy-ops]

I love this thread!:thumbup:

It is great to see the knives people are using. Even better when you put the knives with the poster and their thoughts on wilderness skills.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

bryan-- i really like those top 2 "tyson" knives... great looking stuff man...:thumbup: i think i might have to break down and order one soon..

 

[SpookyPistolero]

What's the stats on that Tyson knife, amigo? I really like the looks of that one.

 

[Rupestris]

What's the stats on that Tyson knife, amigo? I really like the looks of that one.

Same here. Would something like that be availabe in a sub-3" blade with that size handle? Say 2.5" to 2.75"?

 

[fishiker]

Bryan,
I really like your 4" PSK. What type of handle is that? Do you have them listed for sale?

 

[hollowdweller]

Here's a user khuk

User Nessmuk

User Bark River Northstar

User Cross Cut Saw

User Bushcraft

User Skookum Bush Tool

User Charlie May

 

[hollowdweller]

User Lee Reeves

User Koster Bushcraft

User Shing Baby Bushy

One more of the Skookum

 

[mtnfolk mike]

great looking stuff HD...:thumbup: i always enjoy your pics... that shing blade looks like a handy little knife, what a beauty of a handle too...

 

[hollowdweller]

great looking stuff HD...:thumbup: i always enjoy your pics... that shing blade looks like a handy little knife, what a beauty of a handle too...

Mike.

Actually we are cutting the handle wood for that in the one pic w/the crosscut.

I had Fiddleback square up the wood for me. It was a downed tree. Then I waited about a month to handle it. Looked great.

Then it warped all to hell. Guess I didn't let it dry out enough:thumbdn:

This winter I wrapped the handle in foil and boiled it, knocked the pins out and took the scales off.

Then I took the liners off, let the scales set for a while and then planed them flat using sandpaper on a table. Took a long time they were WARPED

When I got done they were too small. So I bought some of the layered fiber liner stuff that Texas Knifemaking Supply sells which is thick and used it. It gave enough size to the scales to where I could fit them back on again and the whole thing is tight again. No gaps:thumbup:

The wood is slippery elm.

 

[hollowdweller]

Here is a few more I have made up. This first pic is of what I call
the Tyson knife. Brown canvas micarta for the handles and 3.5"
by a little less than 1" wide by 7/64" thick blades.

Bryan

That's by far the nicest model of yours that I have seen. It is also one of the nicest that anyone has posted recently. Excellent blade!:thumbup:

 

[mtnfolk mike]

Mike.

Actually we are cutting the handle wood for that in the one pic w/the crosscut.

I had Fiddleback square up the wood for me. It was a downed tree. Then I waited about a month to handle it. Looked great.

Then it warped all to hell. Guess I didn't let it dry out enough:thumbdn:

This winter I wrapped the handle in foil and boiled it, knocked the pins out and took the scales off.

Then I took the liners off, let the scales set for a while and then planed them flat using sandpaper on a table. Took a long time they were WARPED

When I got done they were too small. So I bought some of the layered fiber liner stuff that Texas Knifemaking Supply sells which is thick and used it. It gave enough size to the scales to where I could fit them back on again and the whole thing is tight again. No gaps:thumbup:

The wood is slippery elm.

very cool man.. sounds like a fun/time consuming project.... never the less it came out great...:thumbup:

 

[Mentor]

Great thread! I love to see pictures of knives released from captivity and roaming free in the natural environment.

I really have to take some new pictures of my user knives this year. Here are a few older ones.

My Becker BK9, a big blade that only joins me on lengthier trips off the beaten path. I have been thinking about stripping the coating and re-finishing it, but every time I look at the scratches and scuffs I am reminded of batonning wood in the rain, clearing a path through brush, or another great outdoors experience.

This one is based on a Darrel Ralph Delta 5 kit. It holds an amazing edge despite its thickness, and has become one of my favourite blades for weekend fishing trips.

All the best,

- Mike

 

[DirtyPhill]

 

[J. J. Magnum]

My three main blades until this last year were from Diving Sparrow Knifeworks; the Savannah (ATS-34), the Little Canadian (forged ATS-34), and the Walkabout (A2).

This last year I started using my Diving Sparrow NBS (Northern Bushcraft/Survival; 1095; orange G-10) and have found it to be just about the ideal knife for me.

However, this one is waiting in the wings for some dirt time...

NBS in ATS-34 with Natural Micarta

Hopefully this weekend...

 

[othello32]

Those Diving Sparrow Knives are great looking. I'm sure they perform wondefully as well. I've been looking at them for some time, just waiting for the check book to catch up.

 

[mtnfolk mike]

great looking knives JJ... i really like abe's work... i have an NBS on order... should be here by july sometime...

 

[Jeff H]

Some of my favorite "users," though in no particular order:
ML Knives Short Kephart:

Breeden PSKKII (4")

Gossman PSK

BRKT Kephart

BRKT Mikro Canadian

Breeden Pathfinder

More to come.....

 

[mtnfolk mike]

you got some beauties there jeff...:thumbup: