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'Built a cabin with my kock' has a certain ring to it.
Sounds like something Barnacle Bill the Sailor would say
'Built a cabin with my kock' has a certain ring to it.
It's chewing on some FK2 nowWell...at least a camp knife has the term “knife” in the name (as opposed to chopper). Big knives are fun, but the least used blade you will probably ever own (at least for non-Canadian, non-trail building suburbanites). I welcome the return of actual knife production to the fine jaws of the Mori.
the camp knife has a more minimally sized handle than CPK's choppers that's contoured to give a very secure grip, at the expense of possibly causing blisters with extended chopping, (there is no forward lanyard hole in part cus of this, although the pattern can accommodate a forward lanyard if one wishes).
when out 'in the camp', safety is your number 1 concern, so this knife will not leave your hand by accident. The handle is sized and shaped to stay out of the way when it's on your belt, and not rub away at your nice goretex jacket, as it's nice and smooth. You maintain a good grip via shaping and contouring, as opposed to texturing
it's a big knife that can be used in all sorts of practical ways, but it will not replace a small knife for those used to using a small knife. That being said, there is a forward position similar to the HDFK for less brutal work
this knife is designed for the outdoorsman who values a large, easy to carry knife, who knows the value of an axe and small blades. A knife this size allows one to carry a smaller axe, since it's long and thick enough to safely and efficiently split wood, (batoning). As such, there will be more material behind the edge, which not only provides a more durable work area, but also the ability for the user to adjust the edge to their taste, (ie; convexing the shoulder)
I did take a photo while I was building the model...^*sigh*
Pictures or it didn't happen.
(A guy can hope. Any teaser shots, prior to approval by the evil genius?)
Day dreaming of A CPK bird and trout in AEB-L OAL: 5 7/8 to 6" blade length just under 3 inches
Or even a scaled down d2 skinner in AEB-L would work too..
or Nathan's original spec'd skinner in AEB-L ...
or hell with it I'll just take a run of the mill CPK D2 skinner?? Can I get a proxy? Nathan.... can you get me one?
and here it is, (prior to final handle shaping);
take a note that this pattern is not yet on the schedule, so don't get worked up and bug Nate about it, m'kay?
The D2 edge retention would the main selling point on a skinner for me....snip
The suggestion of AEB-L came solely from a fisherman's perspective. Low maintenance, easy to touch up out on a week long fishing trip, decent corrosion protection in a wet environment and little fear of accidentally clacking the edge on a rock when gutting your fish.