WS&S Camp knife

SDS

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I am posting up the camp knife that I entered into the WS&S camp knife challenge. All of the specs on the knife can be found in the following thread along with how it fared in the overall testing:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687445&highlight=camp+knife+challenge

The knife is at the post office and I am going to pick it up in the morning. I will check the knife to see if it needs any touching up and will also sharpen it up.

***Please read this***

The money that comes from this knife is to be sent to "Ren the devils trailboss" here on bladeforums. You can paypal him at ***edited**** or you can send him a money order. The money will go to a family in need. See this post by Ren to find out more about the family this will help: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=696083

If you would like to send any additional money that would be great but I am asking $125 for this knife. As soon as Ren lets me know that he has received the money the knife will be shipped out. I will cover the shipping cost.

There are two little boys and their Christmas at stake here guys, help them out if you can.

If you have any questions please feel free to either email me at shawn@sdsknifeworks.com or pm me here. The first "I'll take it" post in this thread takes priority over any pm or email messages.

3/16" D2 steel
blade length is 4 5/8"
blade width is 1 1/2"
OAL = 9 1/8"

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(photos taken by Brian Andrews, from the challenge thread)

Thanks,
SDS
 
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Great looking knife. Really stand up thing you are doing. I wish I could participate in this one. I'm shure somebody will.
 
3/16" D2 steel
blade length is 4 5/8"
blade width is 1 1/2"
OAL = 9 1/8"

I should have put this in this thread to start with. Sorry about that. I'll see if I can get some better pictures up later.


Here is the description I added when this was submitted to the competition:

"The knife I made is a general use camp knife. I love big knives but over
the years I've learned that I just don't like to carry them and they end
up laying around instead of with me when I need them. This knife was
designed to be large enough to handle most camp chores without being too
large to comfortably carry.

I made it out of D2 because that is a steel that I have used a lot and I
trust the heat treat I have for that steel. I've been able to abuse this
steel without failures or chipping. Once sharpened it holds an edge for a
long time and I really like it for a using steel.

The thicker steel was used to increase the overall strength of the knife.
The full flat grind was used to decrease the overall weight.

The handle design was made to be comfortable for long term use while still
offering good grip when trying to do light chopping. Although I
personally prefer natural materials I used micarta on this one to increase
the durability. It's hard to argue the practicality of micarta and the
canvas micarta's offer really good grip without feeling "cold".

I'm curious to see how this shorter blade stacks up against the larger
knives in this evealuation. Of course the knife can be made with longer
blades but I like knives in this size range for the reasons listed above.
The greatest knives in the world aren't going to do you any good if you
don't have them with you when you need them.

I hope this answers some of the questions about why I chose this design
and used the materials I did. If there is anything else I can tell you
that would help out please don't hesitate to let me know."

SDS
 
Windtalker, the knife is still available and it is yours. If you will send payment to Ren as described above (paypal to cornsales@cablespeed.com ) I will ship the knife. Please send your address to me at shawn@sdsknifeworks.com.

Just send the extra shipping to Ren and it can go to the family. I'll cover shipping from here.

If there are any other instructions needed for shipping to your country just include them in the email.

This knife is now sold pending funds.

Thank you very much,
SDS
 
Rick, thanks but Ren is the one who started this ball rolling. Just glad the kids will have a good Christmas.

SDS
 
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