Bill Siegle
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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- Oct 3, 2000
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Need to make a steel run.......I wanted to make myself a new camp knife for an upcoming trip. Well all I had on hand in the length I wanted was 3/8in thick 5160! I decided to go for it 
I went with a blade style similar to some of the competition cutters out there. Lots of gentle belly. I took it outside before the sun fully set for a few pics and to chop up some apple wood test branches I saved. The apple got split fast and the knife was cutting into the old board I used to set the branches on. The blade is 9in long and the entire knife is 14 3/8in. I used a full flat grind for the bevels. OD Green G10 was used for the scales. At first I figured I was making a flat hatchet and while heavy, it still feels very usable and knifelike. I am sure the flat grind and six 1/2in holes under the scales helped out. I think it will make a fine user around camp 
I went with a blade style similar to some of the competition cutters out there. Lots of gentle belly. I took it outside before the sun fully set for a few pics and to chop up some apple wood test branches I saved. The apple got split fast and the knife was cutting into the old board I used to set the branches on. The blade is 9in long and the entire knife is 14 3/8in. I used a full flat grind for the bevels. OD Green G10 was used for the scales. At first I figured I was making a flat hatchet and while heavy, it still feels very usable and knifelike. I am sure the flat grind and six 1/2in holes under the scales helped out. I think it will make a fine user around camp
