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[S.Kenton]

Just got this done, I didn’t forge the blade, however I did reshape it to my liking. Handle is maple held in by two steel pins leftover from my kibler kit. I stained it with aqua fortis and then shellacked it. Blade is perma blue by birchwood Casey and rubbed back with 0000 steel wool. Handle is 3-1/2 inches long and blade is 6.

 

[S.Kenton]

I had considered shortening the blade.. what do you guys think?

 

[BillKilgore]

Nice looking knife. If it is a hunting knife, I think the blade length is fine. I like hunting knife blades to be 5-6" long. If it will be used as a patch knife, I probably would have shortened it to 3-4", Regardless, it looks great.

 

[painter]

Well done.

 

[Brokennock]

Lol,,,, Mr. Kilgore and I have exactly opposite views, lol....
That's the nature of things I guess.
If I were wanting that to dress deer, pheasant, squirrels, and turkeys,,,, I'd want it shorter, much shorter. For a general purpose belt knife (I use my belt knife to cut patches or the tops of my shot cups) I think it looks good. Looks like it would be good for slicing roasts into steaks too....

Well done @S.Kenton

 

[Splitear]

Lol,,,, Mr. Kilgore and I have exactly opposite views, lol....
That's the nature of things I guess.
If I were wanting that to dress deer, pheasant, squirrels, and turkeys,,,, I'd want it shorter, much shorter. For a general purpose belt knife (I use my belt knife to cut patches or the tops of my shot cups) I think it looks good. Looks like it would be good for slicing roasts into steaks too....

Well done @S.Kenton

Exactly. The tip would look to be too delicate for skinning chores, but it looks to be a good multi-purpose patch knife.

Great looking piece @S.Kenton!

 

[Brokennock]

Just got this done, I didn’t forge the blade, however I did reshape it to my liking. Handle is maple held in by two steel pins leftover from my kibler kit. I stained it with aqua fortis and then shellacked it. Blade is perma blue by birchwood Casey and rubbed back with 0000 steel wool. Handle is 3-1/2 inches long and blade is 6.

How flexible is it? It almost looks like it would be a good boning, and maybe filet knife.

 

[S.Kenton]

It’s not super flexible, but it would be a great butchering knife! I started out wanting to make this as a patch/ field dressing knife, then my plans went off the rails a little bit.. lol

 

[S.Kenton]

Exactly. The tip would look to be too delicate for skinning chores, but it looks to be a good multi-purpose patch knife.

Great looking piece @S.Kenton!

It’s actually a very stout tip with a medium heavy spine. I also rehardened the cutting edge of the knife a couple of times… it’s razor sharp and seems to hold an edge nicely!

 

[Splitear]

It’s actually a very stout tip with a medium heavy spine. I also rehardened the cutting edge of the knife a couple of times… it’s razor sharp and seems to hold an edge nicely!

Oh, I wasn’t referring to the integrity of the knife, I was thinking about use. With a tip like that, I’d poke so many holes in a hide skinning.

Now for butcher work, that would be perfect.

 

[S.Kenton]

Oh, I wasn’t referring to the integrity of the knife, I was thinking about use. With a tip like that, I’d poke so many holes in a hide skinning.

Now for butcher work, that would be perfect.

Oh yes I totally agree with that! I may just simply make another one more for patch cutting and field dressing

 

[Ricochet]

I think it looks great! It should work from squirrels to fish quite nicely!