Modded northwest bushcrafter

[Siberianfury]

i aquired a northwest bushcraft knife in a trade quite recently and found the design perfect for the way i use a knife, anyway, the only thing i didnt like where the scales, so i had it sent up to knife maker Bernie Garland to rehandle it in Stabilised Box elder burr.

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heres the blade blank, interesting to see the skeletonised tang.

heres the knife with the scales fitted and finished up, to my mind its a great improvment.

 

[JonathanD]

That looks like a wicked little user. Love the wood on the scales.

 

[phill_ue]

Typical of Garland, a very neat job and very precise. The blade looks very nice too, should be an even better user now!

Have you got a sheath for it or are you gonna get one made up for it? Something a bit special maybe?

 

[Siberianfury]

cheers fellas,
yeah its a very nice little user, probably my favorite as it also was with the old scales.
think combination between a mora classic and a woodlore and its pretty much that, very usable, capable, strong and comfortable.

Bernie did a brilliant job on the scales, they are all in line and the handle is finished off perfectly smooth, he also did a bit of work on the grinds for me, as when i got it the knife had quite a large convex microbevel, now its back with a flatter grind and a very slightly curved belly.

As for the sheath i have a couple, the one it came with from JRE industries, but i tend to use a custom leather one with a firesteel ect, both fit very nicley.

 

[Tiley]

I got Ben Orford to rehandle my Northwest Bushcrafter and make a new sheath. Superb job - makes it a real delight to use on any number of tasks.

One day, when I finally learn how, I'll put a photo up for y'all to see Ben's artistry. 'Til then, it's like living in the Dark Ages...! Sorry!

 

[Paganwolf]

looks great mate ....