INFO: Trad Archery for Bowhunters



Author Topic: Some testing  (Read 703 times)

Offline gudspelr

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 990
Some testing
« on: October 08, 2013, 10:33:00 AM »
I had a knife not come out quite like I wanted, but decided to see if I couldn't get something good out of it.  It's a stock removal 5160 blade that I did to get some more practice grinding. I decided to give it to a friend who kills more critters than anyone else I know and see how the knife did. He first used it to gut and skin a black bear and it did very well-no sharpening needed.

When I first gave him the knife, I left a bit of a toothy edge on it, but still cut hair. When he brought it back, I put a finer edge on and it popped hair off with ease. He took it out last week and used it on a calf and cow elk. It seemed to dull sooner this time and he ran it over a sharpening tool about 3 times, then it was back to doing well.

 


 

The handle is African Blackwood, contoured like a coke bottle. My buddy found the handle very comfortable,the only real thing that wasn't so good was the blade shape-needs a little curve at the tip, but I knew that going in. I'm making him another knife now to say thanks for doing the testing and it should fit the bill much better. I gotta say-it's pretty cool getting a knife I made out and being used...and even nicer knowing it actually worked  :) .

Jeremy
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
- William Morris

Craftsmen strive to make their products both.

Offline Lamey

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1677
Re: Some testing
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2013, 10:44:00 AM »
I like the design, and personally as a user I like a fine tip like that! Good work.

Offline 2treks

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 5193
Re: Some testing
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2013, 10:47:00 AM »
I like the style as is, or A little up-sweep and it may be perfect eh? Show some pics when you get it done.
Congrats to you and the game slayer!!!
C.A.Deshler
United States Navy.
1986-1990


"Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
~ Francis Chan

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©