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Title: Gut hook knife
Post by: Emmons on July 09, 2008, 09:47:00 PM

I just finished this knife for the Land manager of the property that I hunt boars on.  The last time I was there he gave me an old file and asked if I would make a gut hook skinning knife for him.  It was a thin file, so I did not remove all the file serrations.  The handle is the first I have done with a wood bolster.  The bolster is made from a Chilean hardwood called Tepa.  The main handle wood is a piece of hardwood I picked up in Venezuela.  1/8" brass pins in the bolster and 1/4" in the main handle.  Not the prettiest knife I have made, but I think Don Juan will be happy with it.

My simple charcoal forge for normalizing and hardening.
 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0756.jpg)

 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0757.jpg)

Knife before hardening.
 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0758.jpg)

Forge fired.
 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0760.jpg)

 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0766.jpg)

Finished knife.
 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0769.jpg)

 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0772.jpg)

File work.
 (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/JPStangs/IMG_0778.jpg)

Thanks for looking,

James

Title: Re: Gut hook knife
Post by: sticshooter on July 09, 2008, 09:57:00 PM

Very nice indeed. Great file work.<><

Title: Re: Gut hook knife
Post by: SouthMDShooter on July 09, 2008, 11:31:00 PM

Very well done. I like it

Title: Re: Gut hook knife
Post by: skullworks on July 10, 2008, 07:04:00 AM

Super nice job! He should love it!!!

Title: Re: Gut hook knife
Post by: Bodork on July 10, 2008, 09:07:00 PM

That's cool! I like the file marks in the blade. The file work is awesome also!