Show and Tell and ?'s,What did you expect from a New Member lol.

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JesterGrin_1

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First off I think I fell on my head lol.

I ran across an Old Ka-Bar Buffalo Hunter skinning knife and liked the design so I placed an order for the 5" Green River Buffalo Hunter Blank and used some Oak wood for the handle scales I had laying around and split it for a book match and used 3/16 brass round stock for the pins. Finished the Oak Scales with Boiled Linseed Oil. Sorry if it does not look great as this was the first time I have done something like this.





And of course I had to make a Sheath for the knife of which this is my first time using Leather for anything but I think it turned out ok.




Now the question lol. I am looking for a good Skinner blank that will hold an edge as it will be used mainly for cutting up Wild Hog and Deer. As some of you may know a Wild Hog can kill an edge of a knife very quickly.

So a point in the right direction would be great as well as what type of steel should I look for? I was thinking D2 but I could very well be wrong?

Thank You one and all. :D
 
Welcome to The Porch, nice job on that :thumbup:
 
Great job on the knife and sheath. I'd be trying out the Green river on the Hogs. Green river also makes a pig sticker I believe.
Welcome to the porch.


Best regards

Robin
 
What a great intro! Nice work on the knife and sheath :thumbup:

Welcome to BF! The madness now begins...
 
Looks pretty darn good to me I love refinishing wood built a few guitars also stripped and refinished a few
 
JesterGrin_1 said:
So a point in the right direction would be great as well as what type of steel should I look for? I was thinking D2 but I could very well be wrong?

Thank You one and all. :D
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Howdy. If you do some Googling for "knifemaker supplies" you will come across some outfits who sell blades which are already heat treated and are ready to be finished with a handle. At least one of them sells D2 blades. I know several fellas who swear by D2 for their hunting blades.
Hope that helps.
 
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Thank You very much for the replies.

As for knife Maker supplies and or outlets. I asked the people of this good forum as I know there are good places to purchase from and Bad as well.
 
JK knives! He has a subforum here and does an amazing O1. He also offers stainless.
You can purchase any of his models as blanks. His prices are great and you can tweak the dimensions to your liking.
Or you can go flat out custom! I definitely recommend browsing the picture thread in his forum.
 
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