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I'm looking at getting a good custom knife as a present to myself.
It will be used. And will replace my victorinox skinning knife. So am wanting a curved blade.
Where should I start to look?
What steel would you recommend? I'm wanting it to be tough but not super expensive. @Tahr you have some nice knives. @HNTMAD I quite like your work.
I will post a pic of one I saw before that got me thinking.
Kyle
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...85ca3dd3e9.jpg @The Claw Thanks for the pic I stole.
Overall I like the shape
what about this oneAttachment 42454
I'm liking that one!
The blade appears to be longer that the claws. Which appeals.
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More than happy to wrap it fir ya. My 2cents and both from John would be these twoAttachment 42456Attachment 42457Attachment 42458
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Bottom one. Recurves can be a bugger to sharpen.Quote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
That's nice John. What's the steel? That's important.Quote:
Originally Posted by john worthington
That Elmax that I have still got here of yours is very nice. Must get it back to Hamish.
Agree, however with a lansky it's not too bad
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For the simpletons, what is a recurve?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
if that top one is a zedteq, they are nice knives. i was impressed at how long it held its edge
I think that he has stopped making them. The steel is L6. Average stuff, but good enough. O1 that John often uses is better. But it comes down to the heat treat really.Quote:
Originally Posted by scoped
Zedteq still makes them. Have one here at moment that is recently made and requires some nice leather work
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hi guys cheers for the comments . tahr the steel is N690 with my standard heat treat and cryo. works good.
nearly got the new workshop up and running just having a light problem got them wired up and they wont go to dark now to chase the problem
cheers john
Can't go wrong with N690. I've tried it on deer. A nice modern fine grained steel, and I think quite stainless? Holds a good edge and not difficult to sharpen. Probably tougher and more forgiving than Elmax which can chip a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by john worthington
That skinner is n690, as is the one currently in production;-)
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A recurve is the blade shape that Hamish posted at the top of his post, it's a shape characteristic of the khukuri blade, it has two curves, this gives it more length in a shorter blade if you lay a string along the blade length, they cut very well and once you learn how to sharpen them, not too difficult just a tad different.
L6 and O1 are both tool steels, in that they are steel made to cut steel as opposed to tool steel which is steel made to cut wood, this means that with the right heat treatment they make brilliant blades, L6 tend to be very hard, which means the edge will hold but is tough to resharpen, O1 is probably a better steel (the best of both is Swedish-less impurities), it is both strong, holds and edge but not too hard to resharpen, however both are high carbon and will rust or stain almost as soon as you start cutting, this can be countered by oiling or you can just let it stain which will prevent it from rusting, but still a good idea to oil it regularly.
Next depends on how much you want to spend, Johns stuff is mint but you pay for quality, if you just want to try a curved skinner you can pick up a svord curved skinner with a plastic handle pretty cheap and it's a good blade, Hamish made a nice sheath for mine.
mate ya dreaming at least until i get the lights going:DQuote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
You not got candles :-DQuote:
Originally Posted by john worthington
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Another option is Ludwig from nzhandmadeknives.com
He just made another knife for me and it is brilliant!!!
And another
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My stanely knife has a bigger blade :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Scouser
It does/did the job.......:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
Bill Nikl makes beautiful knifes as well. I have one on my hunting belt, pricy and chances are you will have to wait for it but it is a beautiful, practical knife - well made and with a well made leather sheath.
I find a few knifes these days are a little shorter in then blade then I like, particularly for doing red deer. I prefer a slightly longer blade ~5" when doing around the arsehole and cutting throats... personal preference I think.
Totally agree gillie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gillie
Not sure how I would get on doing a heifer for the house or old cow for dogs with a short (4") blade.
After all this knife will be used dog Tucker, muttons and hunting
Introducing the HGD Hunter. Maybe a bit longer for you. And again a John Worthington knife
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Shit you guys make some nice knives[emoji106]
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@john worthingtonQuote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
What is the name of the knife on the back steak?
How does it sit in the hand with a handle shape like that?
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11...2d6272566f.jpg can sort that lighting problem out for you , got two low pitch sky lights that can sell/ install for you @ very good price ( new , but where replaced with different spec ones , so want them gone ? Perfect for a workshop ?Quote:
Originally Posted by john worthington
That is my knife, or was.....new one on the way. Very nice to use and handle, probably my new favourite all I have added to it is a hole for a lanyardQuote:
Originally Posted by puku
Hamish
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Oh I thought it was one of johns creations.Quote:
Originally Posted by HNTMAD
I am wondering how it would go if the blade was 5" or so. Would it make it look strange
sorry, it is one of johns but it is a knife i use lol, This is not far off 5" why do you have 5" in your mind?? seams a big waste to me, Does everything you would need except possibly ringpieceing easily
Hamish
Well my current skinning knife and also general use knife and 5.75and 5.5 inches respectively. Skinning a castle beast or similar would be fairly slow with a smaller knife.
Would it though?? Be interested in comment on people who have used big v small skinner. I have used a smaller one on deer and it actually made it easier to move around. Just my thoughts. If ya Gunna do it once do it right. Could always send to you to try??
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Have definitely found a blade around the 5" a more useful all round blade than the 3.5-4" ones I have (I'm talking thinner blades here, not some of the fatter skinners you run into)
Really nice looking knife, I must get back in touch with you John... Particularly now that you are just about up and running.Quote:
Originally Posted by john worthington
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