Altusjg Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 My first stag horn knife. The steel is leaf spring. The blade is 4 1/4" long with a 1/4" guard and a stag horn handle. The over all lenth is 9 1/2". Hardened in canola oil and tempered in oven at 350 deg F for 2 cycles of 3 hours each. This is my 6th or 7th knife to make and im getting better with each one!! This one will go to my brother-n-law and will be used as a hunting knife to field dress deer mostly. It balances just behind the guard and is shaving sharp. I dont exactly have a precision fit between the blade, guard and handle but expect it will come with time. All in all im pretty happy with this blade and hope it serves well in the field. Let me know what yall think and what i could have done to make it better. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiapan Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 i love the look of this knife. definitely functional and looks nice to boot. keep up the good work, and im sure the brother in law will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I like it. It looks like it will do a great job as a skinner. As you said, in time with practice, your skills will improve. I havent finished my first knife that I'm working on but in my experience, whatever we do gets better with time so long as we learn from the past. Keep up the good work and thanks for posting. Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyGeorge Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 That's a nice looking knife. It should be a nice one to serve double duty as a field dressing knife and a skinner. Good job. Your brother-inlaw should be very happy with it. Thanks for sharing it with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golgotha forge & anvil Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 great looking knife! bet ur bro-n-law will be tickled... Gene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altusjg Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Thanks for the replies. I'm sure hoping he'll like it. This is myabe my second knife made that will be put to frequent use and look forward to hearing how it holds up in the long run. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 My kind of knife. Keep 'em commin'...bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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