Yeah, they definitely go for function over form. My utility knife has about a 5mm spine and full tang, reckon I could batton a tree over with it.
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Yeah, they definitely go for function over form. My utility knife has about a 5mm spine and full tang, reckon I could batton a tree over with it.
sort the Mauser out ?
My S&W tanto neck knife came in late yesterday, have to say not impressed at all.
Very light, blunt and a biatch to sharpen as is it only a half sided partial curved blade not true hollow grind or twin bevelled edge. Can't use my Smith's sharpening system on it so will have to resort to my diamond pen to carefully edge it.
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bummer I'm watching Utube bits on my Buck 119br Cocobolo knife,
everyone says its a great all round knjfe and has had the same design for 47years
saw some EECE tactical knives think I got that right looked like a good knife.
Looking forward to playing with the Kukri, not sure about putting a Kukri up against a Winchester Bowie.
To me Bowies are more Ornamental than practical especially those Gil Hibben old west numbers.
I'll put a picture of my Buck knives only cause we love picture, and Irish is on board as well now.
I'll even dig up a pic of one that customs stole from me Twice, thieves.
cant find a pic bummer of the two fixed blade the Phenolic handle is as cheap as chips
less than $20 compared to $100 plus for the real deal, which I brought from that shop in Tassie
Who's a happy Camper WOW Jas I could not have envisioned it looking anything like this.
A credit to your skills, awesome mate awesome, That's better than a shop one any day of the week.
A bit of stubbins on the stitching and its done. but WOW again thanks Jas.
and I will use it for my Schrade folder[as pictured] and I'll buy an another Buck maybe a 112 finger groove
for the other one
Also does anyone out there have a gut hook knife that works, brand and pics please
Thats looks amazing!! A credit to your work OD!!
The Gerber skinner i got worked well but was too big for goat/lamb, its better suited for pig or deer. From what i seen and have been told in the last couple of days is the goat/lamb gut hook is only a couple mm in size so you don't pierce the stomach
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That Gerber set looks mint. Cheers for the praise :)
Will take a pic of the knife and different sharpening sets I have.
TD, the thread is waxed nylon so should hold up, I did dubbin both of the sheathes before I sent them, glad you like them. I had to guess the shape when I burnished 1 of the sheathes and used munchkin 110 copy to shape.
Gecko just came round and had a look at the S&w blade and agreed that it ruined a top blade but will do some more work on it with the diamond pen
Here is the knife and some of the sharpening kits.
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was reading some knife forum yesterday and they were putting down Good makes of knives
having no edge retention at all and general build quality is well crap.
I'm thinking this is the case with knifes being made elsewhere from poor steel.
Probably why you see Our fore fathers knives are still around and sharp to this day.
I like my older knives compared to all the newer ones
More than likely as most are now drop forged on a production line as opposed to hand forged.
As I mentioned in an earlier thread I was pleasantly surprised how well the Tactical (Anaconda) branded knife held it's edge after using to clean up some wood for munchkin to whittle on, that's something I do need to get is a nice whittling slip joint folder.
My Excalibur slip joint is another surprise with how well it holds and edge as well and that is always on my belt with my leatherman and both used daily though I admit using a ceramic rod once a fortnight helps :)
Will be interesting to see how my kukchette performs once I get it.
What style of tobacco pouch was your youngen after TD? I can make up a drawstring pouch similar to the ring pouch I posted a pic of the other day or is he after more of a bilfold style? If so I will draw up some designs for you to show him.
Will let you know cant find him ATM,,, been talking to the Kukri House in
Kathmandu about there range of knives these are the real thing not replicas.
think a 10" blade would be fine, Its no wonder that "survival" knives are shaped like this.
Very true, the others are more GP knives or hollywood styled knives, not so much user friendly.
If I could only carry 2 knives to cover everything it would be my LMF II Gerber and a kukhri type machette, get to cover everyrhing then
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Now to shape it do I soak in luke warm water[how long] then insert knife of choice wrapped in Gladwrap and let dry slowly.?
Forgot how sharp my folders are cut the crapi out of myself, I buffed them as well OMG.
Was Pig hunting up Wilcannia with the BIL the local guy asked for a knife so I handed him my Shelham folder.
He turned his nose up and said they aren't sharp, so I said try mine, to which his reply was OMG or similar.
was lucky that weekend as I just threw so knives in for the trip. Yep cut the beegeezus out of my hand reaching into a milk crate to grab something
someone put the knives in handle first blade up, boy did I let fly. all was good when the bleeding stopped LOL
@ OD pouch style two press studs was his reply, if that makes sense, let me know the details
Drove up Wilcannia just for the weekend from Melb lol 14-15hrs from memory
Not good on cutting yourself, do it all the time as well. I am using a curved vinyl blade to shape the edges of leather gear and always hit my thumbs.
With the leather used, I would soak for around 10 mins in luke warm water and slowly shape it to the knife. Only needs a thin layer of glad wrap to cover tje knife it doesnt get wet.
Slowly let it without applying heat etc to it as it may crack if dried to quickly.
I think my tobacco pouch is what he means, fold over flap that has a slit for the papers etc.
Will see what I can come up with, may even buy another really cheap pouch and strip it back and improve the style as a lot of them now are as thin as gladwrap.
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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-100-F...item257e2a8797
Any colour para cord
Hi Irish,
This is what I always used to use, with good results...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hoppes-No...p2054897.l5667
[QUOTE=oncedisturbed;508088]Very true, the others are more GP knives or hollywood styled knives, not so much user friendly.
If I could only carry 2 knives to cover everything it would be my LMF II Gerber and a kukhri type machette, get to cover everyrhing then
lol... as it happens, the only two knives I used to carry on my webbing, in the army, was a Gerber MkII and my khukri. Best combo!
@ George.... How about this?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-Skinner...item3a8e497d1b
Actually I never even thought of that, I have some Hoppes No.9 bore solvent in a bottle, shoulda tried that.
Did my 50/50 ATF/Acetone cocktail earlier, let it soak in for a good while, then remembered that I need to buy a new bit of RHS to use as the handle on my action wrench, just in time for Bunnings and Masters to be closed. D**ks. Looks like it's going to get to sit overnight now.
What would you use that sort of knife for?? Having one edge would it be more for shaving or scraping rather than cutting??
That second sharpening system looks like it'll be better for larger/ wider blades yeah?? I'm asking about about the sharpening systems coz i'm looking for a good one for wider blades like for cleavers and bowie type knifes coz i'm not confident in myself with using the old fashion stone lol, plus using the lansky its pretty fool proof so great for me hahaa I've found that knifes that rust like 440 and high grade ss and high carbon steel keep their edge longer. I've found most knifes today are chemically sharpened so they never really have that fine "bur" that makes it really sharp. I was told ( it could be wrong tho) when you sharpen a knife your creating a bur that you work to the centre of the blade and the cutting edge is to be fine cut to be polished so its as smooth as possible so you can keep the cutting edge flat as you can.
In the last couple of days i'm surprised how many people i know that have worked in animal processing, what i've found out is that most people use a rigid and a semi rigid boning knifes for lamb / goats for processing up untill you need something heavier like a cleaver or saw. Most of the skinners i see on ebay are curved blades and more suited for animals with tough skin that needs to be cut away unlike the goats we did where we inflated the carcass to separate the skin from the meat the used our knuckles to skin it occasionally using the knife to cut away the fat that didn't unstick. The gut hook isn't really needed but if you had it it'll save you a whole 2 seconds lol
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...1&d=1400554046
I'm old school and like using a stone for the edge, I sharpen all my mates knives and their wives kitchen knives through out the year
I'll then use Brasso and some wet/dry then I'll buff the edge like I did on my Buck 119br with the cocobolo handle and 6" blade [see pic]
They are sharp and stay sharp IMO, My cast iron knifes are awesome for holding and edge.
Anyway more Molle gear arrived to keep the MOLLE MONSTER happy, a long torch and battery pouch,
and my ACU "Bundy and Coke camel pac" lol good to see "CAMEL pack excepts ice cubes" YOO Hooo
Received some more Mail from Kukri house Nepal they suggested the 2 x Kukri with the Lanyard hole in the hilt
one is light brown and the other is darker, I'm getting the more traditional one, either the "FARMER' or the WW2 issue one
Ilike the traditional handle if I was ever going to display it,, Going on "U" Tube clips I should have every tree trimmed in a 5K radius in about 4 hours LOL
These are Kukri House selection
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Authentic...item233a831874
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-G...item233a6eae5d
This looks like a good survival knife
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Aranyik-H...3D151305525364
TBH I think it is more for show than being functional.
Still waiting for stuff to be delivered but did just pick up a Gerber Freeman on sale for $37 at Anaconda, very nice blade and comfortable to hold.
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You need to get an account at Anaconda lol. Only been in one store[Bayswater]
I dropped off Anaconda when they built their first store right next to Rays down Geelong.
But don't need anything they sell so far
That blade us very similar to my Buck Vangard
Hahahaha very true, wifey said the same thing. Wasnt keen on its nylon sheath so am messing around with designs for a leather version
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They're nice looking blades on both of those! How hard do you think it'll be to re shape the blades on them ?? I've been looking at some cheap knifes on ebay but thinking of re styling the blade closer to a boning type knife but more of a cross between boning and sticking .
No point as you would need to re-heat treat them and then temper then, sharpen then re-temper again to demagnetise them again before final sharpening.
Better buying a knife blank already done and make the handles up and sharpen how you wish.
Just scored a SOG machette for $33 delivered. Google the Sogfari kukri and have a look, sweet shape and size and very good brand.
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@OD, how did your arm guard go?? I'm starting to play with the bow now so once I find a string and setup the peep I'll be lining up some targets..
@ George the left knife is my Boning knife Mundail I have used this on many killers up north
my other 8"mundial [4th from left] I have used when I worked on a Shark boat processing shark bodies[3000+]
and later processing sheep and beef. It by far my sharpest knife having no shoulders.
@ camp that's the one most grab or the new 10" Chefs knife to carve the roast.
A sharp knife can only get better the more its used and sharpened, if the quality is there to start with.
Your Butchers Knives we would have used your 6" curved skinner on sharks and a 6" boner
cheap field kit
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-in1-Hun...item2c73595933
So far they are holding their own, Gecko has been putting it through it's pace. Just need to lengthen the straps for his Popeye arms so his hand doesn't fall off lol.
Let me know if you would like me to make 1 up for you.
I have some other styles of armguards now that I need to make up as they cover most of the forearm, just waiting on some more leather to be delivered as I am down offcuts for me knife sheathes at the moment.
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I can recommend OD's arm guards Westy!
My old man worked in the freezing works back in NZ and this style knife was pretty much all he used. I still have some of his old knives, that have been honed that much they're basically just spikes, and all sharper than a comic's wit!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Svord-Cur...item4ad2f12bc1
I agree with Jas. No point buying a good knife and trying to reshape it. You're better off getting the knife you want/like and sharpening that. Crap steel= crap blade unless you know how to forge....
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Esse-4-Fi...item3a89d074a9
Heres those ESSE knives only read about them, so no idea how that translate into real world applications.
Sheath sold separetley
From this day on my Gil Hibben Old West Bowie, will be called exhibit "A" lol
Compare this pic with the link very similar big $$$$ difference
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221445816...84.m1423.l2648
Those ESEE knives are excellent knives just pricey.
Just had 3 big sheets of leather delivered while Gecko was, very nice leather and will produce some good providing I don't balls up lolol.
I have nice soft black hide that will be good for your young blokes pouch TD, hunting around at the moment for some templates to mod.
Also some silver leather dye / paint came in as well for any scroll / celtic styles I end up making
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I have A3 sheets with around 7 or 8 other style including strap / button fasteners etc but elastic strap / shock cord is better for quick wearing and easier to replace if needed.
Also have some larger sizes that cover most of the forearm.
There are some pics earlier in the thread of the "cheaper & easier use" versions.
Here is a pic on A4 that I haven't staryed on and the design can be changed as required.
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Here are some pics of the sheath I am working on for the new Gerber Freeman, needs to be edged, shaped then a clean and polish.
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@ Kallen OD has a great "W" stamp we can share LOL