Two styles of camp/bushcraft knives.

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Hey everyone. It has occurred to me that I bought a membership so I could sell knives on Bladeforums and I never actually got around to trying it out. These two are the first I've sold here (please have patience with me).

If interested, first "I'll take (whichever) knife" gets it. Please follow up with a PM and I'll get back to you ASAP.


The first is a small camp knife with a flat ground (or very high saber) 1/8" O1 tool steel blade. The handle is natural/brown canvas micarta with green G10 liners, brass hardware (1/8" lanyard tube and corby rivets), and sealed with West Systems G-flex epoxy. There is jimping on the spine with sharp 90° corners and a forced patina. The handle is lightly contoured and is very comfortable. The blade was heat treated by Peters to 59 Rockwell C. Blade length is 3.5" with an overall length of 8". Asking $SOLD which includes both a leather sheath and shipping. Please note that the sheath pictured is an old one I keep on hand for photos and is not the sheath you will receive (yours will be nicer).

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The second knife is a larger camp/bushcraft knife with a drop that's just a hair shy of a spear point. Also 1/8" O1 and flat ground. Forced patina, jimping, and sharp 90° corners. This handle is Oreo Burlap Micarta from Shadetree Custom Composites with 1/8" OD green G10 liners and brass hardware (1/8" lanyard tube and corby rivets). The handle is well contoured and fills the hand comfortably. It is sealed with West Systems G-flex epoxy. The blade was heat treated by Peters to 59 Rockwell C. Blade Length is 4.25" with an overall length of 9". Asking $205 which includes shipping and a leather sheath.

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Thanks for having a look.
 
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Nice lookers! What is the finish on the 2nd knife? It looks blued.


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Thanks. It's a forced patina using instant coffee (on both knives, actually). It's by far the best thing I've used. It comes out very even and dark and most importantly, it's food safe.
 
Thanks, Frank. It's very easy to do and holds up well. I have a hard time not putting it on every knife I make now.
 
Since I get emails about the forced patina every time I post a knife, this is how it's done.

Two teaspoons of generic instant coffee per cup of hot water. I get my water up to 180°. You need only enough hot water to fully submerge the amount of blade that you wish to darken. Clean the blade thoroughly and suspend it in the container you choose. Make sure the tip is off the bottom or it will sit in the sediment that accumulates and become much darker than the rest of the blade. Let the blade sit as long as you want. Longer=darker up to a point. Make sure you wash and dry the blade thoroughly afterwards.
 
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