Carlton, My Blacksmith that makes my Shrew Hawks for me, dropped off a knife this afternoon that I had ask him to make. It's a big knife with a 10" blade, 14 1/2" overall. He made it out of a truck spring and torch tempered it to a pigeon blue. It has a leather grip riveted on because it's going to be used as a throwing knife...among other things. It could also be used as a camp knife, chopping anything from vegetables to kindling wood.
I wanted this knife for myself (like I need another knife) but if there's an interest in a knife like this I'm sure I could talk Carlton into making more of them. Of coarse then we'd have to come up with a name....Shrew Saber?? Whatdaya think?
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Shrew%20Saber1.JPG)
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Shrew%20Saber2.JPG)
It throws really well... :)
(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Shrew%20Saber3.JPG)
Kind of like a Hudson Bay design.
How about The Shrew Woodsman? A knife that big can do lots of chores...brushing in blinds, chopping kindling.....opening gates :knothead:
It's a winner, Ron.
It looks like an old-time fighting/working knife from the frontier era, back in the days when a strong knife could mean the difference between life and death.
You have a darn good blacksmith. Love the file detail work.
I have an old GI Cattaraugus knife that is a heavy-duty tool like that. Darned useful tool.
Joe
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How about The Shrew Woodsman? A knife that big can do lots of chores...brushing in blinds, chopping kindling.....opening gates :readit:
I like The Shrew Woodsman as a name for a heavy working knife like that. It is a good, honest and very descriptive name.
Like I said, it's a winner.
Joe
Just think how much better shape your gate would be in if I had that Shrew Woodsman blade rather than a sledge hammer!!! My logic is flawless!!! :smileystooges:
QuoteMy logic is flawless!!!
unlike your aim with a sledge hammer. :knothead: .. :rolleyes:
How 'bout... "Shrew-chete"?!?!? :goldtooth:
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I'm sure adkmountainken'll be around expressing his favor...I know he loves those big knives...
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That'll look great with my possibles bag! What ya think the dollar range will be?
Now thats a blade in a hlaf there Ron,, Holycow,, You aint messin around,,Nice throw too. :saywhat:
The Shrewd, as in a shrewd hunter could find many uses for such a blade.
Agreed, it would be useful for numerous applications.
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Since this IS basically a throwing knife, how about "Shrew Sticker"??... :saywhat:
Another vote for "Shrew Woodsman"
I like Shrew Saber. The Romans conquered their known world with swords not much bigger than that.
Shraxe
This may not be the knife I settle on. Carlton found another blade style that looks interesting. He's going to make one to see how WE like it.
Shrew Companion.