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I have never introduced myself here as a knifemaker. So, anyway, here is a description of my line of knives. In another thread I highlighted my newest model.
I make currently make 7 models regularly. I've submitted the drawings to Great Lakes Waterjet, and I usually have him deliver me 20 or so blanks to add to the 10 or so I might profile myself. I try to heat treat batches of 30 or so blades, then finish them up in batches of 4 or six at a time. I only use 01 steel for my knives, and my grinds are convex. Most of the time I like using a corby bolt for the front pin. The lanyard tube I've been making up sometimes is metal, then g-10 or mikarta, then metal.
I'm moving away from making my own sheaths. I will offer them as an expensive option, but they're a money loosing proposition for me. I've now sent all 6 of my models off to JRE so they can make patterns for them. JRE makes a solid sheath, and its WAY more cost effective for me to buy them because it takes me almost as long to make a sheath as it does to make a knife. I will make one if someone insists and is willing to compensate me for the effort.
So here is the lineup:
I make two Nessmuks. THe smaller one has a 3/32" thick blade that is 4.5 with a 4.5" handle. I leave for ge scale on this knife because I think its appropoe to the design. The larger blade is mainly wider and curvier the blade is 1/8" thick and its roughly 10" long.
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I make two bushcrafters. I call them Jr and Sr. The handle is the same on them, the difference is that the Sr has a 1" longer blade at 5" long. The handle is 4.5" long, and the blade is 5/32" thick. In this pic a standard Sr is on top and a standard Jr is on the bottom with a couple of variants in the middle.
I love doing handles. Here is a pic of a Bushcrafter Jr wearing African Blackwood and Osage.
My EDC model is intended to be a daily use belt knife. Its got a ~7" OAL with maybe 3.25" being blade. The steel is 1/8" thick. The uses for this knife range from kitchen duty to boxes, or rope, or any daily task.
I decided I needed to make a neck knife, and drew up this one I call the Bow Legged Joe on a whim at my desk at work. I thought it looked silly, but after making one I was really impressed, so here it is. Its main function is a work safe knife to open boxes or trim paper, etc. It is 1/8" thick.
I make currently make 7 models regularly. I've submitted the drawings to Great Lakes Waterjet, and I usually have him deliver me 20 or so blanks to add to the 10 or so I might profile myself. I try to heat treat batches of 30 or so blades, then finish them up in batches of 4 or six at a time. I only use 01 steel for my knives, and my grinds are convex. Most of the time I like using a corby bolt for the front pin. The lanyard tube I've been making up sometimes is metal, then g-10 or mikarta, then metal.
I'm moving away from making my own sheaths. I will offer them as an expensive option, but they're a money loosing proposition for me. I've now sent all 6 of my models off to JRE so they can make patterns for them. JRE makes a solid sheath, and its WAY more cost effective for me to buy them because it takes me almost as long to make a sheath as it does to make a knife. I will make one if someone insists and is willing to compensate me for the effort.
So here is the lineup:
I make two Nessmuks. THe smaller one has a 3/32" thick blade that is 4.5 with a 4.5" handle. I leave for ge scale on this knife because I think its appropoe to the design. The larger blade is mainly wider and curvier the blade is 1/8" thick and its roughly 10" long.
Small:
Large:
I make two bushcrafters. I call them Jr and Sr. The handle is the same on them, the difference is that the Sr has a 1" longer blade at 5" long. The handle is 4.5" long, and the blade is 5/32" thick. In this pic a standard Sr is on top and a standard Jr is on the bottom with a couple of variants in the middle.
I love doing handles. Here is a pic of a Bushcrafter Jr wearing African Blackwood and Osage.
My EDC model is intended to be a daily use belt knife. Its got a ~7" OAL with maybe 3.25" being blade. The steel is 1/8" thick. The uses for this knife range from kitchen duty to boxes, or rope, or any daily task.
I decided I needed to make a neck knife, and drew up this one I call the Bow Legged Joe on a whim at my desk at work. I thought it looked silly, but after making one I was really impressed, so here it is. Its main function is a work safe knife to open boxes or trim paper, etc. It is 1/8" thick.
