PSK knife in simulated field use

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Gossman Knives

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These are small no frills personal survival kit knives I've been making that are pretty handy for such a small knife. They are O1 steel, 1/8" thick, 1" wide and 6" overall with a full thin convex grind. There are four holes for cord wrapping the handle. I went outside and took an old coffee can that might be found on the trail and cut a section out to use as a canned heat stove. The knife flew through the can and went on to whittle shavings for tinder and sharpen stakes for holding down a shelter cover. Cutting the can took away the shaving sharpness but it was still sharp enough to "get the job done". These are fun little knives to make. O1 is a great steel.
Scott
 
Scott, that is a nice small-knife design....straightforward, clean, and mighty handy looking!

Is it one of your full-convex grinds or hollow-ground as it appears to my eyes? TIA.
 
I love smaller fixed blade knives like that , compact cutting power ! One could carry a few since they are so small :)
Nice little job there Mr. Razorback and thank you for not calling it a neck knife heheh that name gets overused nowadays IMO. :D
 
RokJok said:
Scott, that is a nice small-knife design....straightforward, clean, and mighty handy looking!

Is it one of your full-convex grinds or hollow-ground as it appears to my eyes? TIA.
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Thanks. It's a full convex grind. The shadow makes it look hollow. I got it ground thinnly.
Scott
 
sodak said:
Nice one, Scott! Let me know when you're ready to sell some!
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I've gone through about 9 foot of O1, sold 18 so far. I'll have some more made in the next couple of weeks.:)
Scott
 
Scott, how does it compare size wise to the Becker Necker? You've got a very nice looking piece there.
Bob
 
rdg said:
Scott, how does it compare size wise to the Becker Necker? You've got a very nice looking piece there.
Bob
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Honestly Bob, I never seen or handled a Becker Necker.:o I can tell you the PSK knife's total length is 6".
Scott
 
Thanks Scott. I really like your knives. I've been drooling over them for a while now. Maybe I can do more than drool one of these days!
Bob
 
Thanks Bob, I appreciate the compliment.;) BTW, I'm going to send one of these to Normark/Eric and he's going to set it up with one of his kydex carry systems. He's the man when it comes to kydex sheathing.:thumbup:
Scott
 
I just received my PSK from Scott and have to say that I can't wait to put it through it's paces. I did the handle and I am brain storming on a way to cary it as a neck knife every day. Here is a picture of the way I did the handle.
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Any chance of real scales as an option? I can't stand paracord handles because they aren't all that tough and are totally unsanitary.
 
Ron that cord wrap looks great. Nice job. :thumbup:
Boats, I make a similar piece with handles scales called the Boartooth. It costs more then the PSK knife. I came up with the PSK knife as an affordable knife for people's kits. Alot of people have just been using the knife plain as is.
Below is a pic of the Boartooth. It comes with a sheath where the PSK knife does not. The PSK is sold blade only.
Scott

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This PSK knife is quite nice. I now have a couple (or three :D) and have been quite pleased. The holes are in all the appropriate places, but I like it without any wrapping. As soon as Normark is done with his vacation, I'm going to put some pants on them.

They are smaller blade-wise than the Becker Necker, 3 fingers on the handle, and I have medium hands. That's about what I wanted from a small knife. This could be a necker, or a notebook/briefcase/pocket knife. I'm going to change the grind on one to a thin flat grind so that I can compare it to the convex grind.

So far, it's served me well, in a very nice package. Nice and small, with all the strength of a fixed blade. Exactly what I wanted.
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Are there not any prices here, or did I miss them?

Doc
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Posting prices by sellers in sub-forums other than the sales area is dicouraged, if I'm not mistaken.

Scott, PM sent
 
mewolf is correct. Any inquires, please PM or email me. Thanks for the interest. mewolf, PM sent.
Scott
 
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