I have wanted to make those knives since Snufkin (used to be a member here) mentioned the name of the man.
I finally got around to finishing these two, my interpretation of his knives.
The knives together, with his book.
The fishing knife. The "teeth" on the spine are not intended to be a saw, they were intended to de-scale the fish, after he'd caught them, presumably!
The fishing knife, in hand. That handle is really nice to hold and manipulate.
The bush knife. The handle is somewhat different from the original, couldn't resist a few mods!
The steel is 01, 3/32 thick (about 2.5mm) The scales are made of Ash. First time i used Ash for handles, and will definitely use it again.
The fishing knife is 218 mm long, the blade, 95 mm long and 25 mm wide. The bush knife is 200 mm, blade,100mm by 27mm wide. Both are convex ground, the first time I have used this grind on my knives, so not perfected as yet. They are sharp enough though..
I have used my vinegar/chopped garlic etch on the blades.
I think with a few minor mods, the fishing knife will make a very good bushcraft knife...
Comments welcome
I finally got around to finishing these two, my interpretation of his knives.
The knives together, with his book.
The fishing knife. The "teeth" on the spine are not intended to be a saw, they were intended to de-scale the fish, after he'd caught them, presumably!
The fishing knife, in hand. That handle is really nice to hold and manipulate.
The bush knife. The handle is somewhat different from the original, couldn't resist a few mods!
The steel is 01, 3/32 thick (about 2.5mm) The scales are made of Ash. First time i used Ash for handles, and will definitely use it again.
The fishing knife is 218 mm long, the blade, 95 mm long and 25 mm wide. The bush knife is 200 mm, blade,100mm by 27mm wide. Both are convex ground, the first time I have used this grind on my knives, so not perfected as yet. They are sharp enough though..
I have used my vinegar/chopped garlic etch on the blades.
I think with a few minor mods, the fishing knife will make a very good bushcraft knife...
Comments welcome