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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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I am using no power tools on this knife. I am doing it for myself with nothing but hand tools. You will have to wait until I am done for pictures... don't want to jinx it.
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8314 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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Interesting how may gun hunters also make their own knives.
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OntheLasGallinas Super Member
Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 1042 Location: South Texas
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44marty Super Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2009 Posts: 775 Location: Cheshire, MA; USA
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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I picked up a SwingBlade last fall, and I'm glad I did. The gutting blade works even better than a gut hook. This is a high-quality knife, well balanced and easy to grip. I field dressed my deer in the snow at 12 degrees F in a 25 MPH wind. I am very glad to have been able to make such short work of the job - it was just too cold to waste any time.
The blades are super sharp, and hold an edge well. The sheath holds the knife very securely - no chance of losing this one.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
Joined: Jan 26, 2005 Posts: 2965 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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44marty wrote: |
I picked up a SwingBlade last fall, and I'm glad I did. The gutting blade works even better than a gut hook. This is a high-quality knife, well balanced and easy to grip. I field dressed my deer in the snow at 12 degrees F in a 25 MPH wind. I am very glad to have been able to make such short work of the job - it was just too cold to waste any time.
The blades are super sharp, and hold an edge well. The sheath holds the knife very securely - no chance of losing this one. |
Welcome to the HuntingNut 44Marty. Thanks for the Info I have bin lookin at them Im gonna have to get one
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hunterjoe21 Super Member
Joined: Mar 30, 2007 Posts: 1486 Location: Miles City, Montana
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Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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44marty wrote: |
I picked up a SwingBlade last fall, and I'm glad I did. The gutting blade works even better than a gut hook. This is a high-quality knife, well balanced and easy to grip. I field dressed my deer in the snow at 12 degrees F in a 25 MPH wind. I am very glad to have been able to make such short work of the job - it was just too cold to waste any time.
The blades are super sharp, and hold an edge well. The sheath holds the knife very securely - no chance of losing this one. |
I can't seem to grasp the concept for some reason. It seems to me as though you would always have a sharp edge just an accidental button push away from your palm. Please enlighten me....
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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I'll stay loyal to my Kershaw - it stays sharp & fits my hand.
That'll do for me.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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44marty Super Member
Joined: Mar 20, 2009 Posts: 775 Location: Cheshire, MA; USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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Swingblade -
The button is recessed into the handle enough to prevent accidentally changing blades. Also, the safe edge of the unused blade is flush with the handle. Gripping the handle in use also would prevent the blade from swinging unintentionally.
If you want a totally safe blade that couldn't possibly cut you, I suggest the "safety knife" on the YankeeArtifacts.com website. Pretty funny stuff.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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Well....I have decided to try a different tack with this last knife I put together.
I acquired a couple of blanks from RUSSELL Green River Works via Fleabay...nice and cheap too.
Anywayz...a couple of pics of the latest knife:
The handles scales are made from cheap and nasty 5 ply plywood...a bit of careful shaping, sanding smooth them hand rubbing about 6 coats of Linseed Oil into them made them look purty reasonable...much to my surprise.
Cheers, Vince
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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This is my next "project".
Have a nice piece of reddish hardwood (Turpentine) from which to make the handles scales.
Only thing I am a bit iffy about is the blade thickness...only 2mm...but they seem fairly strong, and take a real nice edge.
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Suzanne Super Member
Joined: Jun 27, 2009 Posts: 3323 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:38 am Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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What do you guys use for rivets? Make your own or do you buy them?
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Aloysius Super Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 2440 Location: B., Belgium
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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Suz, you can use anything that doesn't rust: stainless steel, brass, red cupper, aluminium... be it tube or solid, it all works fine. And of course you can buy special srews and mozaik pins or anything you like and does the job (don't forget a suitable drill!). You even can use hidden pins or make your own mozaik pins.
And don't forget to use an epoxyglue to fix everything permanent together.
@Vince: looking great but I like your "file" more. Are you now into throwing knives?
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ripper007 Member
Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 199 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 9:53 am Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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when I was a young boy 16 years old, I was so rough on knifes, they kept breaking.
I found a knife that suited my needs and have survived all my hunting, fishing and throwing experiences.
I still use this exact same knife today, its still razor sharp and I have used it for every thing skinning, cutting up meat, and chopping wood.
I do not have a picture of the one I have, but found a picture of it online, and it is exactly what it looked like when I first bought it.
I need to re-wrap the handle with another snake skin, after 17years the one I had on it has worn off.
the one and only knife that I have found worth while and that holds up to brutal abuse is the USMC Ka-bar Knife.
its my favorite.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15715 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: Hunting Knifes |
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Suz of the Good Looks wrote: |
What do you guys use for rivets? Make your own or do you buy them? |
I buy brass rod Suz. It comes in various sizes and you simply cut to length. As Aloysius says...there are many and varied ways of securing the handles to a knife...a trip to your local Nuts and Bolts store will offer quite a few different options.
No Aloysius...not into throwing knives mate...that is the two different styles of blank that was on Fleabay.
Have another 3 "file" knives in the works...one is in the rough shape stage...the other two still look like files...they just haven't found themselves yet.
Cheers, Vince
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