Ray Mears' steak knife.

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irbailey

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An old mate of mine recently asked me to make him a Ray Mears "Woodlore" type knife. I can't say I'm a big fan of the design, as they remind me of steak knives, but thought I'd give it my best shot. . . .
The blade is 4 3/8" of 4mm stock saw blade steel,
Overall length is 8 7/8".
American walnut slabs with black liners and brass fittings, as requested.
I'm guessing not too many of you are fans either, as this design seems to be a particulary British thing! Let me know.
Thanks for looking,

Ian

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I love it - looks like a great knife! The design is particularly popular over in the wilderness and survival forums, very handy for backpacking. I believe Ray Mears borrowed much of the design from Swedish knives :)
 
Very nice Ian.
I could have put that to good use moments ago, as I just finished a steak that was tough as an alligator's ass. :grumpy: :D
 
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I am of the opinion that most any knife done really well is pretty good. This one is better than good.
 
Thanks for all your comments:)
Pageophile- I'm not knocking the design, its clearly a useful tool. It just doesn't do anything for me.
I much prefer the American style of knives over Scandinavian:)
Kevin- Sorry to hear about that steak:barf:

Ian
 
While it is a common type of design, it does have a well made, clean look, as does the sheath.

Peter
 
Very nice rendition. :thumbup: Now if you had been going for Bear Gryll's steak knife, you would have had to find out what kind of knife comes on a room service cart.:D
 
:D:D I'd probably have eaten those pieces of walnut too.

Good source of protein I believe:rolleyes:

Cheers, Ian
 
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