Tim Olt in Action - 01/15/18
Well...one of his knives anyway.
About a year and a half ago, Tim put together one of his drop point patterns for me. He left the handle extra wide for my big mitts and upon receiving it, I went about using it for dang near everything I could. I posted a few pics of it in this post from another thread:
Taking what I learned from using that knife, I asked Tim to grind another blade for me with a handle that better fit my hand. I traced out a pattern as best I thought would work and sent it to him. The middle of this past October I got a package in the mail and this was the knife he sent me.
The blade is right at 3.75" from the front of the scales to the tip.
0.150" thick CPM154.
The handle ended up being about 5" long...and beefy.
Ironwood scales, orange liners and SS Corby bolts.
This past weekend, I finally managed to get away and make it into the woods. After waiting two days for something with decent head gear to walk out, my desire for meat in the freezer won out over my desire for antlers and I took a little meat buck. Perfect fare to put the new knife to use.
As expected, Tim's products make quick work of game processing. This "Big Hunter" was no exception and coupled with one of his B&T knives, the pair quickly broke the animal down for the trip home. Just wanted to share a little more of Tim's great work with the group.
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The B&T is made in the same theme, stainless (S30V), Ironwood scales, orange liners, and SS Corby bolts. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pics of it in action but will try to get some soon.
About a year and a half ago, Tim put together one of his drop point patterns for me. He left the handle extra wide for my big mitts and upon receiving it, I went about using it for dang near everything I could. I posted a few pics of it in this post from another thread:
Originally Posted by War_Eagle
This was the first custom knife I ever purchased and it was made by our own Tim Olt (michiganroadkill).
3.5" drop point and a handle about 4.5" long...that's probably the most important part for me and my big mitts. He was gracious to accommodate and the handle measures right at 1.125" at its widest point. Fits me wonderfully. Scales are ironwood with black liners and the blade is A2 ground to 0.16" thick IIRC.
I have used this for all types of tasks. It has cut vegetables, sliced steaks, butchered deer, cut feather sticks and kindling while camping, heck, I even used a baton and hammered it transversely through a 2" diameter oak limb once just to show off to a friend...and the icing on the cake was that it still shaved immediately after.
I haven't had my phone most times I was using it so not a lot off pics. Today I took the pooch for a little hike and figured I would snap a few photos.
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3.5" drop point and a handle about 4.5" long...that's probably the most important part for me and my big mitts. He was gracious to accommodate and the handle measures right at 1.125" at its widest point. Fits me wonderfully. Scales are ironwood with black liners and the blade is A2 ground to 0.16" thick IIRC.
I have used this for all types of tasks. It has cut vegetables, sliced steaks, butchered deer, cut feather sticks and kindling while camping, heck, I even used a baton and hammered it transversely through a 2" diameter oak limb once just to show off to a friend...and the icing on the cake was that it still shaved immediately after.
I haven't had my phone most times I was using it so not a lot off pics. Today I took the pooch for a little hike and figured I would snap a few photos.
Taking what I learned from using that knife, I asked Tim to grind another blade for me with a handle that better fit my hand. I traced out a pattern as best I thought would work and sent it to him. The middle of this past October I got a package in the mail and this was the knife he sent me.
The blade is right at 3.75" from the front of the scales to the tip.
0.150" thick CPM154.
The handle ended up being about 5" long...and beefy.
Ironwood scales, orange liners and SS Corby bolts.
This past weekend, I finally managed to get away and make it into the woods. After waiting two days for something with decent head gear to walk out, my desire for meat in the freezer won out over my desire for antlers and I took a little meat buck. Perfect fare to put the new knife to use.
As expected, Tim's products make quick work of game processing. This "Big Hunter" was no exception and coupled with one of his B&T knives, the pair quickly broke the animal down for the trip home. Just wanted to share a little more of Tim's great work with the group.
The B&T is made in the same theme, stainless (S30V), Ironwood scales, orange liners, and SS Corby bolts. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pics of it in action but will try to get some soon.