Small Skinner

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JamesPEmmons

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Here is the frist knife finished in my new shop (moved from Chile to Canada). I am still working on tooling up the shop, but I now have enough equipment to make a knife. Grinder and etching machine are next on my list.

Specs.
5160
8" OAL
3" cutting edge with fasle edge on top
Brass bolster
Walnut handle with mosaic pins and black spacers (oil finished)
Leather pouch sheather (still needs to be hot waxed)

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Comments are welcomed.

Thanks,

James
 
I reallhy like the handle. The walnut/pins/liner really works nice with the brass. I like the blade geometry too. I haven't seen too many skinners made from 5160 as I've heard it won't hold an edge as well.

great job!
 
Good lookin knife!
5160 may not hold and edge as well as some steels but, while skinning if you see she's getting dull hit it on a good stone a couple strokes per side will bring it back up to hair splittin again.
Where as some knives will dull and because of their steel it takes major work on a stone to bring the edge back up again. So there is trade offs to all of the steels.
 
Nice work. I like that sheath, with the snap in that position, does it open itself when you draw the knife?
 
Thank you everyone for the comments.

5160 is not my first choose for this style knife. This is the 15th knife I have completed and is the last piece of 5160 I had bought to learn on. The knives I am currently working on are O1, which I like working with a lot more.

The knife is patterned after the Puma Companion with some changes. The more I handle this knife and look at it, it seems to be growing on me. When I first finished it I was not sure about the thumb rest. I am working on one now without the thumb rest and 1" more blade lenght.

Caper would be a better fitting description for this knife.

No the snap does not open when you put the knife out, you just flip the snap open with your thumb. I think I will put some leather over the snaps on the inside to avoid scratching the bolster when putting the knife in and out of the sheath.

Thank you everyone again, always enjoy others input.

James
 
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