Bird 'n' trout
Just finished this up earlier this week, and personally, I'm really happy with how it came out. This was my first time doing a mortise style handle, I had to go this route as I didn't have any micarta...
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Nice lines on this one. There's only one little detail that bugs my eye a bit (and it's solely my aesthetic taste, not a comment on quality etc...). I think I'd prefer to see a more petite guard on a...
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Nice work. I agree with Eric alittle heavy on the guard and little fat on the blade but we being nitpicky.
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I agree that the blade's a little wide for a traditional "bird and trout", but it's a really nicely shaped sort of spearpoint blade in it's own right. I think the width works on this one, and if it...
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Had it not been for the title, I would have said hunter. Any ideas for a sheath? I have been pondering making a hard inner sheath out of PVC, then wrapping it in epoxy coated fabric. Kinda like a...
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Or you could even rout out a channel for the blade in some more micarta, and make a leather frog/belt loop to complete the sheath. Haven't seen that before, and it'd look cool with the micarta handle...
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Yeah, I agree with ya'll, I made it with the intent of a bird n trout, but I think it really is more of a hunter. As for a sheath, I'll probably just make a normal leather sheath, although the micarta...
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Oh, and I gotta say, I'm totally psyched that this got picked to be a header photo, since I joined this forum, I've always hoped I'd finish a knife nice enough to be a header photo.
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Nice work Stephen. I would have no problem cleaning fish or dressing fowl with that knife. Congrats on the banner pic
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