I keep trying to fine tune a hunting knife style I like to make, these 2 are getting close to what I want but might still be a bit too large in the depth of the blade. It's fun to make them and keeps me out of the wife's way for a bit.
Hunting knives
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The Outsider
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Good job, you're on to something there.
I keep trying to fine tune a hunting knife style I like to make, these 2 are getting close to what I want but might still be a bit too large in the depth of the blade. It's fun to make them and keeps me out of the wife's way for a bit.
Looking Pretty Good there ! They look Good to me -
RJ
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agreed, and you need a nice little narrow knife for gutting and cutting out the #######
I have an old little knife marked made in West Germany that I use for gutting, great little knife, its about 15/16" deep and about 4" long, I changed the blade point from a false blade Bowie like curve to more of a curved drop point.
but those knives look great, good workmanship.
BigUglyMan
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A lot of people would be shocked at the work you can do with a small knife. My cousin has done an antelope, moose, 2x whitey, elk and 2x mulie with a design that I call the Airweight Skinner (if you search the #airweightskinner on Instagram you should find several that I've done). He absolutely loves it and ordered one for his son.
The point is, you never know what design will hit with users. If it works well for you then it should work well for other people, but never let that stop you from trying out something new.
Here's the Airweight Skinner in stainless and caribou.
The point is, you never know what design will hit with users. If it works well for you then it should work well for other people, but never let that stop you from trying out something new.
Here's the Airweight Skinner in stainless and caribou.
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I'm sketching out a template for a knife similar to the one's I've made but with a 1 1/32 belly and the same 3 3/4" blade. I like some variation of a drop point as I'm used to them and work well for me. That blade you made has a nice look and seems very practical. I agree a shorter blade is practical with 6 inch blades way too long for any use I have except butchering.
Yes, ya see guys out hunting with what looks like small swords or machetes on their hip. Biger the more he-man thay think thay are. 2.5 to 3.5 inch is all I've used for 50 years, never needed bigger.
Gibbs rule #9 always carry a knife. Been carrying a knife since I was 7. At 10 I had a shoe box full of knives. Lost some, sharpened some to death while sitting around the campfires.
There was hardly a boy at my grade school that didn't carry a knife, times have changed.
Yup ..... Most folks will be found deer hunting with too much knife. A field knife for gutting does not need to be much more than 3.5".
I have these two Barks here. The orange one has been inside deer and worked perfectly. The other is new and just rides on my belt for now. No need for much more. The only knife design I like better is the Grohman #1 belt knife as it affords skinning better but the steel lacks in them.
A lot of people would be shocked at the work you can do with a small knife. My cousin has done an antelope, moose, 2x whitey, elk and 2x mulie with a design that I call the Airweight Skinner (if you search the #airweightskinner on Instagram you should find several that I've done). He absolutely loves it and ordered one for his son.
The point is, you never know what design will hit with users. If it works well for you then it should work well for other people, but never let that stop you from trying out something new.
Here's the Airweight Skinner in stainless and caribou.
i really like that knife design.
