#1164, One of the Five

[Stuart Mitchell]

I posted a photo yesterday of five recently finished knives, #1164 was one of that five.

Here it is.





I described it in that previous thread as a brand new pattern, is that true? Make your own mind up

It is of course new but it is a heavily modified version of my YDS knife, modified in as much as it has been tinkered with around the ricasso area, it is shorter having a blade of 90mm in length and it is more slender.

It is nimble and light, it feels like a surgeons scalpel in hand

This particular one started life at 3mm stock, as I showed in the tang tapering thread though, and this one having a tapered tang, none of that 3mm remains, I also have a couple coming through using 2mm stock. That is Kate Moss on a diet territory.

A few more photos...

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

A couple more...













Does it have a name? It has a working title one.

Am I revealing it? Nope, not yet

 

[Keith Edmunds]

Up until very recently I'd not handled either the Victorinox or Caribou 4" Rabbit knives, but since then have appreciated the blade dimensions - the Victorinox being a little narrower. Handles on both are designed for frequent 'larder' use and I believe both blades have a limited lifespan with regards to resharpening.

Of course, not comparing the above directly but, it does seem like a blade shape that many stalkers are finding all the more useful - less deep, especially at the tip. I can see a 2mm version also having a niche.

 

[willie_gunn]

That really does look almost perfect as a knife for muntjac and roe.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

 

[sh1kar]

That really does look almost perfect as a knife for muntjac and roe.

it is I have the v v similar YDS

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

it is I have the v v similar YDS

Yes it is, shorter and slimmer though, think of a YDS's younger sibling.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Have a look at this thread please, I need a name.... Stuart Mitchell’s project no 1164

 

[willie_gunn]

Have a look at this thread please, I need a name.... Stuart Mitchell’s project no 1164

I quite like Parvus, meaning small in Latin.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

I quite like Parvus, meaning small in Latin.

Thank you, watch this (or another), space

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Have a look at this thread please, I need a name.... Stuart Mitchell’s project no 1164

Forget this please, thank you, sorted...

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Sales thread...

For Sale: - Portland90, Introductory Offer Thread

There are a couple of threads running about this new model knife, as well as being a new model itself it also the first knife of what will become a refreshed, 2023, Portland Series of knives, named after Portland Works, the historic Sheffield building that houses my workshop. There is a super...

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

 

[zimtrout]

Jesus that is lovely!
If you are doing any blanks please put me down for one!!!

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

Jesus that is lovely!
If you are doing any blanks please put me down for one!!!

Will do.

I do tend not to sell blade blanks of the patterns that I make regularly as knives though.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

This is now back with me, refurbished and fitted into Kydex.

I’ll post a for sale thread when I’m home.

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

This is now back with me, refurbished and fitted into Kydex.

I’ll post a for sale thread when I’m home.

Scrub this.

 

[sauer]

Dinnae call it parvus ! Sorry to sugggester
Sorry but that just brings to mind disease !

Bonny knife tho
Paul

 

[Stuart Mitchell]

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These have been on my mind, I started these before the little mods were made to the final design of the P90 and before I made the decision to create the LE, introductory offer run, so with a little lull in the LE build and whilst awaiting materials for the Triple Green X6 I decided to make them up, I went with a very different feel than the P90 LE run...

I went with Cocobolo...

Not finished yet, they will be tomorrow though, they'll be priced competitively too in an attempt to see them gone before the weekend.

 

[sauer]

Is that a longer than usual handle to blade ratio in regards to length ?

Paul