Re: What kind of knife should I make?
[Re: Jonnytrapper]
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05/25/20 09:37 PM
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Scuba1
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Sharpfinger bird and small game knife style is what i would turn that into
Let's go Brandon
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
[Re: Jonnytrapper]
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05/25/20 10:04 PM
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Scuba1
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Its in there just screaming to come out
Let's go Brandon
"Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
[Re: Jonnytrapper]
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05/25/20 10:50 PM
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The old timers made crooked knives out of trapsprings.They left the curve in the spring to make the knife.Then they could use it to make fur stretchers snowshoes toboggans and even birchbark canoes.
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
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05/25/20 11:26 PM
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I’ll second the sharpfinger that the Kraut suggested.
I’d still like the knife I picked though.
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
[Re: Jonnytrapper]
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05/26/20 07:37 AM
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Allan Minear
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In recent years I've been leaning towards the sheep siding design of knife blade for my skinning needs for big game animals and even for skinning coyotes for that matter. But in all honesty since it's your knife that you'll be using make it a sharp one ha ha Allan
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
[Re: Jonnytrapper]
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05/26/20 07:42 AM
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I’m with scuba on this one. Sharp finger style would be handy.
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
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05/26/20 09:35 AM
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I'm no craftsman. Made this with a piece of scrap maple, a dremmel tool, a drill press, and a worksharp. Its a very serviceable tool in spite of its looks. That trap spring steel (old victor) holds an edge reasonably well and sharpens up easy. This is the blade shape I like for pelting.
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
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05/26/20 09:38 AM
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I'm no craftsman. Made this with a piece of scrap maple, a dremmel tool, a drill press, and a worksharp. Its a very serviceable tool in spite of its looks. That trap spring steel (old victor) holds an edge reasonably well and sharpens up easy. This is the blade shape I like for pelting. That's a real nice bird and trout.
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
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I don't think the thickness of a trap spring lends itself to a bushcraft knife, which tend to be rather heavy. The sharp finger sounds like a good idea to me. It's about as thick as my mora but I agree. A five inch version of the Cold Steel Red River/Western Hunter skinner pattern. With a bog oak handle done in the basket weave and brass pin as seen of regimental sgain dubhs and dirks, capped in pewter with elk ivory inset pommel. PM me for my shipping address. LOL Lol! You like um fancy! I'd probably use new steel for something like that. I wouldn't consider a trap spring knife a high end knife. Just a little something fun. I've got some 80crv2 and 1080 we can play with later.
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Re: What kind of knife should I make?
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05/26/20 10:05 AM
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Jonny trapper, I really like your thread. I have a 20 " lawn mower blade. I wonder if I could make a knife out of that.
wanna be goat farmer.
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