Knife Pics

[DVW]

Just thought I would post a few pics of knives now and then. Here are a few "kit" knives meaning that I bought the blades and just finished them. I thought that they would make good boning knives. Buying the blades makes it inexpensive and fast to put together. These are made from AUS-8A stainless steel and the six inch blade is very flexible. The handle materials are canvas micarta, wood, and black paper micarta.

[DVW]

These kit knives are actually sold as steak knives. The blades are five inches long and 1/16" thick. It is fairly stout and should work well for removing meat from the leg bones. I am guessing that the steel is either 440A or AUS-6A. Handle materials are black paper micarta and canvas micarta. It is really inexpensive to get knives this way. I probably only have $15 into each one. Granted, they won't hold an edge as long as if I had ground them myself out of ATS-34 or CPM S-30V, but at this price it is a quick and easy way to play with different sizes, shapes and handle materials.

[tomlightfield]

Beautiful knives DVW and very nice job by you!!!

[DVW]

Finished another fillet/boning kit knife today. This is the last one of them for a while. It has a Diamondwood handle.



I started three more hunting knives. Here they are rough ground from 1/8 inch thick D2. I don't have a drop point for myself anymore so I am keeping one of them. The other drop point is going to my brother-in-law who just started hunting this last season. The bottom skinner is for a friend at work. I thought that it would be fun to take pictures of them as they progress through the process.

[Hunting Man]

That's a nice looking fillet knife would work well on Pike!

[DVW]

Originally Posted by Hunting Man

That's a nice looking fillet knife would work well on Pike!

Thanks. Speak up if you see something that you want.

[DVW]

Here are six blades all ground and back from being heat treated. Now to polish them and put the handles on. Two of the un-ground knives in the post above are in this group.

[tomlightfield]

These are the second set of pics I have seen of your knives, your handiwork is ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING!!!

[DVW]

Thanks,
Here is the third one from the top all finished. It has a Whitetail deer antler handle.


Full sized picture is on this web site.

Dan's Knives: Drop Point Hunter for Donation

[Hunting Man]

I see it's up for donation. If you feel like selling it and donating the money send me a price quote and lets see if we can make a deal. Very nice knife!