This One is Mine!

G L Drew

G L Drew

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My first white tail hunt of the year is next week and I have been carrying the same ATS34 stock removal knife I made about 25 years ago. Love that knife but I have been doing some forging and wanted to field test some tool steel. I did a couple of things on this one just to try it out: the wood is cross grain and I did a mirror finish on the blade. I would not do either for a customer until I gave this one some hard use this fall.

5160 steel
Flat grind with a secondary edge
Cross grain desert ironwood handle. (I wouldn't try that with maple)
Overall length: 8 3/4 inches
Blade: 4 3/8 inches ( a little longer than I would want for white tails but maybe there is another elk hunt left in this old body)

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I'm sure the knife will perform just fine for you. And you know if you want a bullet proof handle you have to use something like micarta or G10.
nice knife.
 
ArtinNC said:
And you know if you want a bullet proof handle you have to use something like micarta or G10.
nice knife.
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I agree but I just like the warm feel and natural colors of wood. Can you tell I was a forestry major? :)
 
Great knife. You could always put in for the Kentucky draw, easier draw and easier hunt. Besides, I would love to get my mits on that knife

David
 
G L Drew said:
I agree but I just like the warm feel and natural colors of wood. Can you tell I was a forestry major? :)
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Yeah, I don't like micarta or G10, I like warm feel of wood the best also.
And I do like the high polish blades, and the knife I use is all scratched up but thats still ok with me. If I didn't want it all scratched up I wouldn't have let my grandson dig in the dirt with it.
 
T.K.C. said:
I like everything about that knife, except the mirror polish.
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I could always lend it to ArtinNC's grandson, I understand he is good at creating a nice nice gravel finish on a knife.
 
That is a stunning blade in every way. Great lines! :thumbup:

Would you explain the "secondary edge"? Thanks. :D
 
Nice one, Gerry!

I have to add here--and I'll say up front that I do like micarta and G10--that I have a bunch of 18th and 19th century knives and guns with wood handles/stocks that are still completely intact, and have seen more use in harsh conditions than the grand majority of modern "outdoorsmen" would ever put them to in a lifetime. Castles were kept secure with wooden doors, and wooden ships explored the world.

Absolutely nothing wrong with wood as a handle material for a hard-use, outdoor knife--especially ironwood.
 
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