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My son, David, is occasionally making these basic budget bushcraft skinners again.

Too busy (with Track, church and fiddling Music, Steelhead, wetsuit Surfing, winter Yakima Canyon Trout, visiting mom to go get his braces adjusted, Homeschooling out his senior year, and trying to get a job at Red’s Fly Shop) to take pre-orders, but I’ll do my best to have him keep turning a few out here and there.

These are 15n20 sawmill bandsaw steel, hand heat treated, 3x tempered, sheathed with kydex in a pack sheath that can be lashed to things. Sheath pinned with .22 casings.

These particular two are gripped with micarta, and personally inspected by me.

$50 each, includes postage. (40 goes to David.)

These are excellent knives.

Thanks for supporting my boys in their knifeshop apprenticeship!

(Alex, the previous budget knife builder, decided to get off the college biology track, and got a real job as a welder/fabricator and has since earned a couple welding certifications. When he applied for that job, his future boss looked at his resume and said, “You’re the knife guy, right?” Proud Dad Moment!)

I will take the one on the right with more rounded back corner of the blade edge and greater arch in the handle. PM to follow

Message returned, thanks Mike. Knife on the right is reserved.

Man, that's really cool! I'm all set on skinners, but if he decides to make a bird and trout style, or a utility style camp knife, shoot me a pm and I'll take one! Great to see young guys learning these skills.

Thanks! I’ll let him know. He might like that idea.

I’ll take the other one if not spoken for.

All yours JMD... On PM...


Both knives sold guys, thanks! Just in time for him not to mooch off me for his 2024 Fishing license!

Job well done dad!!!

Thanks!