Thread: Show me your knives

Originally Posted by viper

So every Christmas holiday I stop making knives for other people and make something that I want to make. Last year it was a Nakiri for my wife. This year I got to make a knife that had been kicking around in the back of my mind for 6 months plus.
I had a cheap commercial skinning knife that I gave to Padox and Joe90 to use and give me feedback on.
Plenty of deer and sheep later and feedback from other users and John Worthington I modified the design in both shape and size, everything was distilled down and mock ups made.
This was the end result, plenty of belly, smaller blade at 90mm. Safer handle design and more visually attractive in shape and curves. AEB=L stainless. Composite handles. Attachment 214488

DROOOOOL.....awesome mate

@ The Bomb
Luckily I found two pieces that followed the contoures of the handle nicely.

Originally Posted by viper

@kotuku , thanks for the comments but I don't think I am anywhere near that good mate. The knife turned out well and I got to make something that I have wanted to for a while.

squire Igive credit where credits due and in your cas e ,and not for the first time its overdue. There is a wicked simplicity about your knives which makes me wanna wrap me paw round one and do some surgery on the canada/feral gooses that fall prey to my charms periodically.

Originally Posted by viper

So every Christmas holiday I stop making knives for other people and make something that I want to make. Last year it was a Nakiri for my wife. This year I got to make a knife that had been kicking around in the back of my mind for 6 months plus.
I had a cheap commercial skinning knife that I gave to Padox and Joe90 to use and give me feedback on.
Plenty of deer and sheep later and feedback from other users and John Worthington I modified the design in both shape and size, everything was distilled down and mock ups made.
This was the end result, plenty of belly, smaller blade at 90mm. Safer handle design and more visually attractive in shape and curves. AEB=L stainless. Composite handles. Attachment 214488

Sort of a cross between a drop-point and a Green River skinner, very nice and the best of both worlds. I might have to have a wee chat!

Small Skinner

A while back I made a small skinner, that would be very maneuverable when working on an animal.
Basically it´s a three finger knife and the idea was that you can keep it in your hands still whilst pushing with your fist between skin and body!
Steel is Boehler N690. Handles are striped ebony.
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Thanks for watching!

Christian

Originally Posted by littlemorepork

Small Skinner

A while back I made a small skinner, that would be very maneuverable when working on an animal.
Basically it´s a three finger knife and the idea was that you can keep it in your hands still whilst pushing with your fist between skin and body!
Steel is Boehler N690. Handles are striped ebony.
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Thanks for watching!

Christian

I am not able to open the attachments. Does anyone else have this problem?

I hope this works now!

Yup.

I do appreciate nice workmanship!

@viper...that is just plain sex on a stick betootifull .

blade shape isnt my favourite but hells bells Batman,I could make it work just to have pleasure of using it.
keep up the great work.

Some piece of shit stole my Benchmade Bugout from my truck one evening. I had fitted some Rockscale Ti scales as well as swapped out the screws for blue Ti ones also. I really liked this knife and was certain I'd get another.

I figured I needed two new knives after that. One to be a workhorse and one to be pretty (cause everyone needs a pretty EDC knife).
I bought from Knife Center a QSP Parrot and a Lionsteel/Spyderco Spyopera. The Benchmade was tough to get out of the US because of supply agreements. The 535-3 Bugout came in a S90 blade with carbon fiber scales. I think I'll still get one but not just now.
The Parrot was rated highly with a D2 spearpoint blade, micarta scales and a build far better then it's price suggests. It was the cheap knife ($30USD) for daily use and should this get pinched or lost I'd not be in a foul mood for a month. I only just got it but so far it's ideal. Sharp out the box and fits my big hands pretty well. It's on brass washers but feels like bearings as it flips nice and quick.

The Spyopera was a bit of an impulse buy. Spyderco did a colab with Lionsteel by making a Spydy version of Lionsteels popular Opera folding knife. Bohler M390 blade, Ti liners in a traditional lockback design. Everything has been crowned and feels great in the hand even though it is a smallish knife. Lionsteel is a small Italian operation and I'd always wanted to have on of their knives.

With my Spyderco PM2

Originally Posted by littlemorepork

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Jeez I like that!

Thanks Mistral!

Originally Posted by kiwijames

I bought from Knife Center a QSP Parrot and a Lionsteel/Spyderco Spyopera.

That QSP caught my eye, looks like a useful blade shape and D2 steel should keep an edge. Looks ideal for a back up knife brought one for a look see.

Yes. I'm liking mine. Maybe buy a few more and they can be spares or gifts.
Old guy EDC