Hunting knives

[BigUglyMan]

i really like that knife design.

It's a little different but seems to work well. The young feller added a cow moose to the season tally. They kill a pile of game.

 

[BigUglyMan]

This reminds me of a knife I used to have : how is it when you split skin close to the meat? Mine dug in the meat but I see that the angle of the reverse is away from the handle ...
what steel do you used for these?

Assuming you're asking me. 154CM (basically American ATS-34) is my preferred steel.

 

[eltorro]

Good steel, hard to sharpen in the field. But often one does not need to
I was interested if the blade angle keeps the tip from digging in the meat ..

 

[Magellann]

Nice design, I'm sure they work very well.

 

[silverfoxdj]

They look pretty good with that blade should work well for skinning

 

[Magellann]

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.

I agree with all your statements, I carried a 4.5" blade for years, now a 3" is more than sufficient for anything I need. I find holding an edge is the most important part of having a good hunting knife.

 

[scott_r]

They kinda look like my Buck alpha I use on occasion. Nice work!!