New knife completed...for no particular reason

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Sheprador1973

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Just finished another after a bit of a break (main job, parenting, fostering, Covid etc). I like it, you may not and that's OK.

Straight point drop handle 'hunter' for a bit of a change.

80CrV2 steel HT'd approx 59HRC with false bevel/edge and file work.

Stabilised spalted birch handles with mother of pearl and black G10 liner material, mosaic pins and oil then wax finish. Final sanding 120-2500 grit.

Approx 75 hours work so hands are sore...be good for fallow/reds I think. Just need to make the sheath (easy) and decide on a makers mark (not so easy!).

Friendly comments welcome. Atb

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Thanks guys. Personally not a particular fan of the kirinite handles upturned blade design that is popular at the moment (but by no means knocking them). Thought I'd try something different.
 
Absolutely stunning, I love it!😍
But please accept a seriously meant question.
Why do you British like such long blades for our purpose of gutting?
I find 9-10 cm blades a lot more practical as you can still cover the tip with your index finger on opening the belly.
Just curious,
 
Rider said:
Absolutely stunning, I love it!😍
But please accept a seriously meant question.
Why do you British like such long blades for our purpose of gutting?
I find 9-10 cm blades a lot more practical as you can still cover the tip with your index finger on opening the belly.
Just curious,
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Thank you mate, much appreciated.

It's a very good question. Tbh, 90% of my deer work with a knife is done with a £10 Mora. They're not pretty but they do the job every time.

I've had feedback from several UK stalkers stating they prefer a 5-6" blade for bleeding the chest cavity of larger deer. The few deer I shoot are all shot in the chest and tracked then gralloched very quickly so I don't have the need for a longer blade (though they have other ad hoc uses in the field as well).

Getting lots of requests to start selling but not sure I'm ready quite yet. I have a few 'designs' but to me it's about the quality of finish above all else. Just trying to get better.

Thank you so.muxh for your contribution 😀
 
Rider said:
Absolutely stunning, I love it!😍
But please accept a seriously meant question.
Why do you British like such long blades for our purpose of gutting?
I find 9-10 cm blades a lot more practical as you can still cover the tip with your index finger on opening the belly.
Just curious,
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To be fair you can always cover the point of a longer blade. You have to be a bit more careful. But it isn’t impossible.
 
Sheprador1973 said:
Thank you mate, much appreciated.

It's a very good question. Tbh, 90% of my deer work with a knife is done with a £10 Mora. They're not pretty but they do the job every time.

I've had feedback from several UK stalkers stating they prefer a 5-6" blade for bleeding the chest cavity of larger deer. The few deer I shoot are all shot in the chest and tracked then gralloched very quickly so I don't have the need for a longer blade (though they have other ad hoc uses in the field as well).

Getting lots of requests to start selling but not sure I'm ready quite yet. I have a few 'designs' but to me it's about the quality of finish above all else. Just trying to get better.

Thank you so.muxh for your contribution 😀
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Bleeding the chest cavity is indeed something I have seen in Scotland. I didn‘t understand it as the blood can also be let out towards the bottom. Whatever.
I always open up the rib cage as a standard, so bleeding in advance isn‘t an issue for me.
But regardless, every people have their own way 👍.
 
Nothing wrong with that at all. Would happily use it 👍

As above, keeping the blade below 4" in length is key to a workable knife when gutting.

I have 1 that is 3-3.5" and 1 that is around 5" and you can guess which I use all the time.

If you reduced the length of the blade on that 1 to 4" and kept the spine flat all.the way down. It would be a winner for sure.

I think you need to consider making these for sale to be honest. You've got the talent. 👍
 
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Sheprador1973 said:
Just finished another after a bit of a break (main job, parenting, fostering, Covid etc). I like it, you may not and that's OK.

Straight point drop handle 'hunter' for a bit of a change.

80CrV2 steel HT'd approx 59HRC with false bevel/edge and file work.

Stabilised spalted birch handles with mother of pearl and black G10 liner material, mosaic pins and oil then wax finish. Final sanding 120-2500 grit.

Approx 75 hours work so hands are sore...be good for fallow/reds I think. Just need to make the sheath (easy) and decide on a makers mark (not so easy!).

Friendly comments welcome. Atb

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