Gut hook knife

[Emmons]

I just finished this knife for the Land manager of the property that I hunt boars on.  The last time I was there he gave me an old file and asked if I would make a gut hook skinning knife for him.  It was a thin file, so I did not remove all the file serrations.  The handle is the first I have done with a wood bolster.  The bolster is made from a Chilean hardwood called Tepa.  The main handle wood is a piece of hardwood I picked up in Venezuela.  1/8" brass pins in the bolster and 1/4" in the main handle.  Not the prettiest knife I have made, but I think Don Juan will be happy with it.

My simple charcoal forge for normalizing and hardening.
 

 

Knife before hardening.
 

Forge fired.
 

 

Finished knife.
 

 

File work.
 

Thanks for looking,

James

[sticshooter]

Very nice indeed. Great file work.<><

[SouthMDShooter]

Very well done. I like it

[skullworks]

Super nice job! He should love it!!!

[Bodork]

That's cool! I like the file marks in the blade. The file work is awesome also!