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A new pattern I've been working on. Feels like it will be in my pack come elk season. Details: 9" OAL 62RC S30V Flat Grind, Satin Finish, with File Work 416 SS Bolsters and Pins Stabilized Dyed Lacewood Scales with Yellow Liners Hand Carved 8-9 oz Leather Sheath
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Nice work. Really like that blade shape too.
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Nice knife. Are you a lefty?
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Thanks for the compliments!
No I am not a lefty but I do carry my rifle over my right shoulder. The constant clicking of my rifle stock hitting my knife as I hike is the reason I do a left hip sheath for myself. Truth be told I rarely hunt with my knife on my belt anymore. Most the time it is tucked away in my pack until it is needed. I assume that is why you asked.
Thanks again for the compliments.
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WOW!!! Now THAT is a knife. Good, usable design and first rate build quality from first class materials. Kudos to you sir. Bushwhacker: The constant clicking of my rifle stock hitting my knife as I hike is the reason I do a left hip sheath for myself. Truth be told I rarely hunt with my knife on my belt anymore. Most the time it is tucked away in my pack until it is needed.
I also kept my knife and cleaver in my pack when I hunted out west. Too old to do that any more though, but still don't carry my knife on my belt. All skinning, gutting and butchering is done at camp now. I envy those still able to climb mountains and hunt. You are really going to look good using that knife and good luck to you on your hunts.
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Looks like an elk reducer to me. Nice. Blue????
I must have spent toooo much time in the jungles, swamps and on the mountain tops. I would not be without an easy access working knife (belt, fixed) when out and about, plus something in the pocket, plus small back up in the pack.
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I'm a lefty so the sheath caught my eye as well. Great looking pair, well done sir!
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Mighty fine work on both the knife and sheath.
Question for ya'? Why 62Rc rather than 59 or 60?
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Good question. The hardness was chosen based on my anticipated use. This knife as a hunting knife will be primarily for gutting, skinning and cutting meat. Edge retention is more important to me then toughness in this application. I also have found that S30V can take considerable abuse at 62 RC without edge chipping. Chopping and prying are typically the tasks that destroy a high RC knife and neither should be done with a dedicated hunting knife if avoidable. That's why I also make survival knives and camp knives.
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