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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: srtben on December 17, 2010, 12:13:00 AM

Title: 3 new skinners
Post by: srtben on December 17, 2010, 12:13:00 AM
I hope everyone likes knives, cause thats what everyone is getting for christmas! I finally finished up the last batch of "presents",
some commissioned, some for family.
The top knife was a small piece of cutoff  that i was kind of playing around with shapes on and came up with, kinda diferent but very comfortable.
It has a curly maple handle and 15n20 blade.
The next 2 have elk antler handles, hammered brass pins and the same steel. the bottom one is one of a matched pair and another new design for me, I Like it alot and already have
another order for one just like it. Thanks for looking.

Ben

 (http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af354/srtben/PC100245.jpg)
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: skullworks on December 17, 2010, 05:54:00 AM
Great work! They should be VERY happy!
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on December 17, 2010, 11:59:00 AM
Looking good.
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: ermont on December 19, 2010, 07:41:00 PM
I am liking elk antler more and more. I've got a couple of antlers just sitting around. You're making me think.
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: OkKeith on December 19, 2010, 07:55:00 PM
Ben,

That top one looks a lot like a knife I made out of one side of a set of bolt cutter blades. If the point was rounded-off to the same radius as your thumb it would be almost the same.

That was one of the best knives I EVER had. I skinned hundreds of beavers and muskrats with that thing and never once cut a skin with that blunt, but edge sharp knife.

I lost it on an antelope hunt a couple of years ago.

That's a design you oughta keep! Great looking knives. Simple, clean and all business.

OkKeith
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: Steve Nuckels on December 20, 2010, 07:50:00 PM
Really nice!

Steve
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Potomac Forge
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on December 20, 2010, 08:31:00 PM
I like those.  Good work.
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: srtben on December 21, 2010, 12:32:00 AM
Thanks for all the kind words, still being very new at this, it is nice to have feedback.
Title: Re: 3 new skinners
Post by: Bodork on December 21, 2010, 10:32:00 PM
Those are good looking Ben. The receipents will be very pleased!! I'm really impressed with the antler scales. I have the hardest time getting antler scales to look good..