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Another "Making Of" thread. You guys might be sick of seeing these, but I enjoy them, so here goes! This time there are two knives being made, but since they are quite different, with different purposes, I thought I would show them both. Keep in mind, I am also working on several other orders, so you won`t see the progress too quickly.
First up is a design by curth. I will let him explain the thoughts behind this one.
"When I designed it I was thing of an all around, work/hunting/outdoors knife.
I wanted it big enough to handle any task I have but not too big that I cant cover it up with an untucked shirt in case I have to run to town. I like having the thumb serrations for heavy cutting applications and I like a small choil to help keep my pointer finger in place. The blade shape is intended to be able to do a wide variety of tasks.
I have a small farm and raise dairy/meat goats and chickens, I also heat with wood and try to hunt, fish, raise and grow as much of my own food as possible. Other than when Im sleeping I always have a knife on me. I use my knives hard and every day. This one is designed to replace the variety that I have, it will be used for any cutting task I have. In the barn, out in the field, in the garden in the woods, everything, from cutting summer sausage to hydraulic hose, from opening mail to trimming hooves and of course dressing game."
Next is a design from outdoorsfan. Here are his thoughts.
"The idea behind the Treeline was basically to create a mid-sized compliment to the Trapline that would fill the role of a general purpose belt knife. While larger than the Trapline, it was not designed as a chopper but could function in the role more efficently than the Trapline and would also be more efficient as a "field" or camp knife. The straight clip point would allow for easy penetration if forced into a defensive role and one of the possible uses would be as a supplement/back-up to a pistol. The profile is about as large as I would want to carry and still remain somewhat concealable. I intend to carry it both on the belt for hiking/hunting/camping as well as in the pack to supplement a smaller fixed blade or folder. I also just really like the Bowie knife design in general and this is my interpretation."
Stay tuned, as I make progress I will post more photos.
First up is a design by curth. I will let him explain the thoughts behind this one.
"When I designed it I was thing of an all around, work/hunting/outdoors knife.
I wanted it big enough to handle any task I have but not too big that I cant cover it up with an untucked shirt in case I have to run to town. I like having the thumb serrations for heavy cutting applications and I like a small choil to help keep my pointer finger in place. The blade shape is intended to be able to do a wide variety of tasks.
I have a small farm and raise dairy/meat goats and chickens, I also heat with wood and try to hunt, fish, raise and grow as much of my own food as possible. Other than when Im sleeping I always have a knife on me. I use my knives hard and every day. This one is designed to replace the variety that I have, it will be used for any cutting task I have. In the barn, out in the field, in the garden in the woods, everything, from cutting summer sausage to hydraulic hose, from opening mail to trimming hooves and of course dressing game."
Next is a design from outdoorsfan. Here are his thoughts.
"The idea behind the Treeline was basically to create a mid-sized compliment to the Trapline that would fill the role of a general purpose belt knife. While larger than the Trapline, it was not designed as a chopper but could function in the role more efficently than the Trapline and would also be more efficient as a "field" or camp knife. The straight clip point would allow for easy penetration if forced into a defensive role and one of the possible uses would be as a supplement/back-up to a pistol. The profile is about as large as I would want to carry and still remain somewhat concealable. I intend to carry it both on the belt for hiking/hunting/camping as well as in the pack to supplement a smaller fixed blade or folder. I also just really like the Bowie knife design in general and this is my interpretation."
Stay tuned, as I make progress I will post more photos.
