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    Been beating the crap out of this rwl 34 test knife for a couple of days. It's whacked through a couple of 4x2s and smashed some nails, Very impressed with the steel. Keeps its edge well and doesn't deflect. Could be run very thin. All in all an excellent stainless option that sharpens and finishes much like a simple carbon but has edge holding capability not far of more complex vanadium alloys like s30v.

    I've tested a few steels now looking for the right steel for my hunting knives, this is a front runner for me.

    Used some little tasmanian blackwood offcuts for the handle, man it's pretty timber.

    I will have a similar style rwl 34 bird and trout knife that doesn't have a home in weeks if anyone is looking for one. Just need to whack a handle on.

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    Slow progress :
    I have hardened the blade then heat treated at 200c for two hours twice. I presume my oven was not quite at 200c as the steel is still really hard on some parts of it and the file barely attacks the steel. I have carried on the grinding in the scandi edge style a bit more and finished it with diamond stone. It holds a very sharp edge very well. Not the flashiest design but I wanted a scandi grind with a drop point so as to be able to gut a deer with out piercing unwanted parts. Also the point is thick enough and strong enough to cut the wood around an arrow head buried in a tree .
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    I managed to get three knives finished over lock down, this is number two. Mamba model in 14c28n, full grind , laguna snakeskin juma combined with stabilized curly birch from Finland.
    Heading off to a southern hunter based out of Dunners.

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    New knife from Cutlers.
    It awaits testing
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boxton View Post
    New knife from Cutlers.
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    Nice profile. Love the trad skinning knife

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    Hi team, well John’s donated stabilized Rimu arrived at the weekend (huge thanks again mate), so its time to get my ‘A into G’

    First off, this will be a Bushcraft Knife, ive been getting into it lately and it’s a hobby I want to pursue in the future

    The knife will have ALL the attributes I want in this project, a true ‘one off’ even though it’s a production blank (Condor Bushlore)

    So it will have jimping, (for choking up) lanyard hole (orange paracord so I wont lose it) rounded pommel, (for ease of tip drilling) and a nice forward finger groove (for comfort)

    I will ‘base’ the overall shape on the ESEE RB3 knife (below)……
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    First off, cut the Rimu into two scales, cutting with the woods grain
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    Then in the milling machine, make both scales flat, square, parallel and the same size…..watch this space

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    While I might not be as good as I once was, Im as good once as I ever was!

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    Scouser’s Bushcraft Knife Project Phase 2

    Auckland level 3 today, so I was off to Blademasters to ‘click & collect’ my Knife Blank……

    Made a simple aluminium jig so I could machine the new shape with a carbide cutter

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    Finger groove & pommel done…..
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    Jimping grooves done…..

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    Will de-burr jimping groves with my diamond files when I get home……

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    While I might not be as good as I once was, Im as good once as I ever was!

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    Found my first sheath knife, must be 60 years old, didn’t get Chinese crap back then!Name:  85A7FDBE-2123-45A1-8784-7B301789C54A.jpeg
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    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    Found my first sheath knife, must be 60 years old, didn’t get Chinese crap back then!Attachment 179486Attachment 179488
    I had something very similar almost sixty years ago (not as old as you) but there is no way I could ever remember what happened to it. The old man was quite prone to borrowing things without asking and then assuming ownership.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    I had something very similar almost sixty years ago (not as old as you) but there is no way I could ever remember what happened to it. The old man was quite prone to borrowing things without asking and then assuming ownership.
    They were common, with leather rings for the handle, I can remember taking the handle to pieces when I was younger and how difficult it was to get it back together. The sheaths we’re riveted, I haven’t found that so far!
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    They were common, with leather rings for the handle, I can remember taking the handle to pieces when I was younger and how difficult it was to get it back together. The sheaths we’re riveted, I haven’t found that so far!
    I was a Boy Scout for five minutes when I was twelve…ish until I got kicked out for being a disruptive little prick (well that’s how I remember it) and I had the knife at that point in time. There are two knives that I would like to be reunited with (but never will be) that one and my dad’s pig sticker that his brother made for him.
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
    Rule 3: Load a firearm only when ready to fire
    Rule 4: Identify your target beyond all doubt
    Rule 5: Check your firing zone
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    Rule 7: Avoid alcohol and drugs when handling firearms

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rushy View Post
    I was a Boy Scout for five minutes when I was twelve…ish until I got kicked out for being a disruptive little prick (well that’s how I remember it) and I had the knife at that point in time. There are two knives that I would like to be reunited with (but never will be) that one and my dad’s pig sticker that his brother made for him.
    My old pig sticker, with a bone handle, is stuck in a stud at the Bach garage holding my coils of weed eater nylon!
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    I read that as coils of weed full stop for some reason...

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    To be fair I’m as pure as the day I was born, never tried any drugs that weren’t prescribed by my Doc! I’ve always seen it as a weekness, and am a little bit pedantic about what goes into my body! Saying that I smoked till I was 23 hahahaha
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    To be fair I’m as pure as the day I was born, never tried any drugs that weren’t prescribed by my Doc! I’ve always seen it as a weekness, and am a little bit pedantic about what goes into my body! Saying that I smoked till I was 23 hahahaha
    Boomer alcohol is a drug ,U ever tried that

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